AUGUSTA, Ga. - USC Aiken had three student-athletes chosen to the 2009 Peach Belt Conference All-Academic Baseball Team it was announced by the league office late Sunday evening.

USC Aiken's John Sherrer (LaGrange, Ga./LaGrange) was selected to the first team, while Jason Cochcroft (Gilbert, S.C./Gilbert) and Chris Grandinetti (Broomfield, Colo./Broomfield) were tabbed to the second team.

Sherrer, who was named to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District 3 Baseball College Division Team earlier this week, just recently graduated from USC Aiken with a degree in Business Administration. He finished his time in the classroom at USC Aiken with a 3.586 grade point average.

The primary catcher for the nationally ranked Pacers in 2009, Sherrer ended his final season in a Pacer uniform with a .357 batting average. He collected 55 hits in total for the Pacers in 2009.

The LaGrange, Ga. native finished the year with 13 extra-base hits, which included 10 doubles. He also obtained a triple and two home runs. In total, Sherrer acquired 43 runs and 31 RBIs.

In the field, Sherrer had 287 putouts.

A sophomore Business Administration major, Cochcroft currently owns a 3.46 GPA.

A weekend starter for USC Aiken, Cochcroft finished the 2009 campaign for the Pacers with a team-high tying seven wins on the hill. He was 7-3 overall on the year from the mound.

In 14 appearances, including 13 starts, Cochcroft struck out 34 batters. He pitched in a team-best 84.0 innings.

In an injury plagued sophomore campaign, Grandinetti played in 38 games for the Pacers in 2009. He started all 38 games in which he appeared.

In the 38 contests, Grandinetti hit .328. Grandinetti had 14 extra-base knocks en route to 19 total RBIs.

In the classroom, Grandinetti carries a 3.64 GPA. He has yet to choose a major.

The All-PBC Academic baseball team is part of a new season-long program recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of PBC student-athletes in the classroom as well as on the field. To be eligible for the All-Academic team, a student-athlete must 1) participate in at least half of his/her team's events and be either a starter or significant contributor; 2) achieved a 3.20 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and 3) completed at least one full academic year at his or her current institution. The Peach Belt Conference Sports Information Directors oversee and select the teams.

Founded in 1991, the Peach Belt Conference is home to 26 NCAA Division II National Championships. The conference features 11 member institutions in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia that compete in 12 championship sports. The 2008-09 members of the PBC are Augusta State University, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Clayton State University, Columbus State University, Francis Marion University, Georgia College & State University, Georgia Southwestern State University, Lander University, North Georgia College & State University, University of North Carolina at Pembroke and the University of South Carolina Aiken.

The 2009 Peach Belt Conference regular season champions, USC Aiken (42-19) concluded its season having been a part of its fifth consecutive NCAA Division II Baseball regional. The Pacers' 42 wins in 2009 leave the program entering the 2010 campaign with five consecutive 40-win seasons.