University of North Carolina Athletics
Flack, Woodard Highlight Carolina Baseball Award Winners
June 8, 2005 | Baseball
June 8, 2005
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Freshman infielder Chad Flack and sophomore right-hander Robert Woodard received most valuable player and pitcher honors for the University of North Carolina baseball team when it handed out its annual postseason awards earlier this week. Additionally, junior reliever Jonathan Hovis was named most dedicated, and senior utility man Justin Webb took home most improved honors.
Flack and Woodard claimed the S.H. Basnight Awards for most valuable player and pitcher, respectively, while Hovis received the Francis "Tripp" Bourne Award as most dedicated. Webb was awarded the Walter Rabb Award as most improved.
A second-team all-conference choice, Flack hit .335 with a UNC rookie record 15 home runs and 49 runs batted in, which ranked second on the team. He also shared the team lead in slugging at .593. Flack played in 59 games and showed outstanding defense at both first and third base, posting a .979 fielding percentage. He was also named to the NCAA Gainesville Regional all-tournament team after batting .455 with a homer and four RBI.
Woodard went unbeaten with an 8-0 record and is now 16-2 for his career. He opened the season in the bullpen, but quickly found his way into the starting rotation and was Carolina's top starter by the end of the season. A first-team All-ACC choice, Woodard made 23 appearances, including 11 starts, and his 2.11 earned run average was the lowest by a Tar Heel with at least 10 starts since 1990. Woodard worked a team-high 98.1 innings and struck out 79, while walking just 19. He capped an outstanding stretch run with a complete game, six-hitter against Notre Dame in the opening game of the NCAA Gainesville Regional.
Hovis made a team-high 27 appearances and posted a 2.51 ERA. He had a 5-4 record and added a career-best five saves. In 61 innings, Hovis struck out 64 batters and walked just 18, while holding opponents to a .241 batting average. He ranked among the ACC leaders in ERA, saves, strikeouts per nine innings and opponent batting average.
Webb moved to catcher for much of the season but also saw time at first base, third base and in the outfield. He batted .280 with career-best totals of nine home runs and 41 RBI. Entering this season, Webb had just two career homers and 32 career RBI. He also added eight doubles and one triple, while posting a .453 slugging percentage. In ACC play, Webb tallied six home runs and 31 RBI. He was also outstanding defensively, recording a .979 fielding percentage in a team-high 515 chances.
