May 24, 2004

Salem, Va. - Wake Forest junior shortstop Ben Ingold was selected to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference second team, the league announced at its annual pre-tournament banquet on Monday night.

Ingold, a three-year starter and native of Durham, N.C., has started at shortstop in all of Wake Forest's 49 games. He leads the Deacons with a .367 batting average, 14 doubles and a .426 on-base percentage. Ingold's 43 RBI ranks second on the team and his 11 stolen bases rank third.

Ingold's .367 average was the sixth-best in the ACC during the regular season.

Ingold becomes the 11th Wake Forest shortstop to be named to the All-ACC teams since the inception of the conference in 1954.

The 31st ACC Baseball Tournament begins Tuesday night in Salem, Va., as the Deacons take on Maryland at 7:30 p.m.

2004 First Team All-ACC
Chris Iannetta, North Carolina - Catcher
Kevin Hart, Maryland - First Base
Eric Patterson, Georgia Tech - Second Base
Ryan Zimmerman, Virginia - Third Base
Stephen Drew, Florida State - Shortstop
Brandon Boggs, Georgia Tech - Outfield
Marshall Hubbard, North Carolina - Outfield
Eddy Martinez-Esteve, Florida State - Outfield
Daniel Bard, North Carolina - Starting Pitcher
Mike Rogers, NC State - Starting Pitcher
Vern Sterry, NC State - Starting Pitcher
Joey Devine, NC State - Relief Pitcher
Anthony Buffone, Maryland - At-Large
Kris Harvey, Clemson - At-Large
Joe Koshansky, Virginia - At-Large
Tim Layden, Duke - At-Large
Micah Owings, Georgia Tech - At-Large

2004 Second Team All-ACC
Lou Santangelo, Clemson - Catcher
David Hicks, NC State - First Base
Bryan Zech, Florida State - Second Base
Brad McCann, Clemson - Third Base
Mark Reynolds, Virginia - Shortstop
Steven Blackwood, Georgia Tech - Outfield
Clifton Remole, Georgia Tech - Outfield
Javi Socorro, Duke - Outfield
Andrew Dobies, Virginia - Starting Pitcher
Andrew Kown, Georgia Tech - Starting Pitcher
Andrew Miller, North Carolina - Starting Pitcher
Patrick Hogan, Clemson - Relief Pitcher
Ben Ingold, Wake Forest - At-Large
Rhett James, Florida State - At-Large
Ryne Malone, Florida State - At-Large
Greg Mangum, North Carolina - At-Large

ACC Player of the Year: Joe Koshansky, Virginia
ACC Rookie of the Year: Daniel Bard, North Carolina
ACC Coach of the Year: Brian O'Connor, Virginia