[cid:image001.jpg@01D880DC.2127B340]FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE College of Charleston Baseball News June 15, 2022 Contact | Whitney Noble, Associate Director of Athletics Communications & Creative Content Office Phone | 843.953.3683 | E-Mail | [log in to unmask] PRIVETTE COLLECTS THIRD ALL-AMERICA HONOR CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa --- College of Charleston sophomore William Privette continued to add to his mantle with his third award of the day after earning a spot on the Perfect Game All-America Second Team announced Perfect Game officials Wednesday. The honor marks Privette’s third All-America recognition of the season and makes him the Cougars’ first three-time All-American since Taylor Clarke in 2015. He is also Charleston’s first Perfect Game All-American since Clarke was selected that season. Privette was previously selected to both the NCBWA and Collegiate Baseball All-America Second Teams. The 2022 CAA Pitcher of the Year is also a finalist – the first-ever from the CAA – for the NCBWA Stopper of the Year to be announced Friday. Privette finished the 2022 campaign as the only pitcher in program and CAA history to post an earned run average under 1.00, setting a new single-season school and league mark with a 0.91 ERA. He currently paces the nation in ERA (0.91), hits allowed per nine innings (4.70) and WHIP (0.78) while ranking 10th with a CAA-best 12 saves. The 6-foot-6 fireballer played an integral role in the Cougars’ run to their second CAA regular season title in program history this season logging the third-most innings on the team while pacing the staff with a miniscule .148 batting average against. He worked at least two full innings in 19 of his 25 appearances this season with 10 of his 12 saves coming in outings spanning at least two frames. Privette struck out 80 batters in 59.1 innings of work averaging more than 12 K’s per nine frames. -www.CofCSports.com- [signature_366785563] ----- To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE SPORTS as the body of the message.