USC Aiken pair earns All-Peach Belt baseball honors

USC Aiken baseball standouts Jack Hobson and Josh Sharp have been named first-team all-Peach Belt Conference, as announced by the league office.

Hobson, a sophomore from Sarasota, Fla., is coming off a banner week and is among the top 10 in the PBC in numerous categories. While sporting a .310 batting average, Hobson has started and played in 48 games. He has established career highs in runs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, RBI, slugging percentage, slugging percentage, walks, on-base percentage and stolen bases. His 16 home runs are tied for the third most in USCA's Division II history and are the second most in the PBC this season.

Hobson was named the PBC Player of the Week on April 28 after going 10-for-17 with four home runs and 13 RBI in the sweep of USC Beaufort.

Sharp, a senior from Lawrenceville, Ga., has been one of the most productive student-athletes in the PBC. Holding a .374 batting average, Sharp established a single-season program best with 11 triples while also etching his name into the record book for career triples. This season, Sharp has started every game. He leads the team in batting average, runs, hits, doubles, triples, total bases, slugging percentage, walks, on-base percentage and steals.

He has also established single-season highs for runs, doubles, triples, home runs, slugging percentage, walks, on-base percentage and stolen bases. Sharp leads Division II with 11 triples and triples per game (.22). He is tied for the NCAA lead (all divisions) with his 11 triples.