LAURINBURG, N.C. – USC Aiken's Nick Aranas and Bill Rice were selected to the 2010 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region Baseball Second Team on Thursday, May 20, 2010.

Aranas was the second team's designated hitter, while Rice was tabbed to the second team as an outfielder. The all-region plaudits are the second of the offseason for the duo. Aranas was a Daktronics NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region First Team designated hitter and Rice was a Rawlings/ABCA All-Southeast Region Second Team outfielder.

Both have claimed three postseason awards in total as both Aranas and Rice were named to the 2010 Peach Belt Conference All-Conference First Team.

Aranas finished the regular season leading the Pacers with a .415 (83-for-200) batting average. The batting average is the third-best in the Peach Belt Conference.

In total, the Lexington, S.C. native finished the 2010 season in the top 15 in the PBC in six different categories.

Aranas was second-best among all Pacers in 2010 with 53 RBIs and 46 runs scored. He was second on the squad in total bases over the course of the year as well with 129.

Aranas slugged a team second-best .645 and had a team-high on-base percentage of .481. Aranas captured a team-high 29 multiple hit games in 2010, including 21 two-hit games. He was second on the squad in multiple RBI games with 14. He was also second on the squad with 25 extra-base knocks. He had a team-high tying 13 doubles to go along with three triples and nine home runs.

The Lexington High School product owned the team season-high hitting streak, securing a hit in 14 consecutive games at one point during the regular season.

Rice finished his first season in a Pacer uniform with a team-high 15 home runs. Rice concluded his season in the top 11 in the Peach Belt Conference in 11 different categories.

Rice ended the regular season hitting a team second-best .374 (77-for-206). He was tops among all Pacers during the year with 68 RBIs and 58 runs scored. He was also the team leader in total bases with 145. 

The junior transfer out of Gloucester County College ended his year with a team-best .704 slugging percentage and a team second-best .444 on-base percentage. He stole 13 bases and finished the 2010 Pacer season with 123 putouts.

Rice was best among all Pacers in multiple RBI games with 18. He was second on the squad in multi-hit games with 25. 

Rice led all Pacers in 2010 with 33 extra base hits on the 15 home runs, 13 doubles and five triples. He was the team leader or tied for the overall team lead in all three categories.

The Sewell, N.J. native, who was named the Peach Belt Conference Player of the Week on Feb. 22, 2010, broke the school record for most home runs in a single game with three in a win over Georgia Southwestern. He was 5-for-5 with seven RBIs and four runs scored overall in the game.

2010 NCBWA All-Southeast Region Baseball Teams

Player of the Year - Bryan Fogle, Erskine

Pitcher of the Year - Martin Dewald, GCSU

Coach of the Year - Tom Carty, GCSU

First Team
C  - Sean Cotton, Tusculum
1B - Jason Rogers, Columbus State
2B - Chas Anthony, Erskine
3B - Craig Lyerly, Catawba
SS - Barrett Kleinknecht, Francis Marion
OF - Bryan Fogle, Erskine
     Sean Harrell, GCSU
     Jeremy Nowak, Mount Olive
     Shawn Ward, GCSU
UT - Seth Kivett, UNC Pembroke
DH - Mike Knox, Mount Olive
SP - Martin Dewald, GCSU
     Chris Rearick, North Georgia
     William Buzhardt, Erskine
     Don Sandifer, Francis Marion
RP - Atlee Pearson, Erskine
     Brian Willis, UNC Pembroke

Second Team
C  - Richard Pirkle, GCSU
1B - Jared Richmond, Tusculum
2B - Jason Veyna, GCSU
3B - Jordan Erisman, North Georgia
SS - Mills Rogers, Carson-Newman
OF - Bobby Leeper, Mount Olive
     Wade Moore, Catawba
     Bill Rice, USC Aiken
     Jeff Lockwood, Carson-Newman
UT - Jesse Lancaster, Mount Olive
DH - Nick Aranas, USC Aiken
SP - Nathan Furr, Catawba
     Jackson Massey, Mount Olive
     Carter Capps, Mount Olive
     Matt McGovern, UNC Pembroke
RP - Brandon Forshee, Francis Marion
        Wil Honeycutt, Catawba

Honorable Mention
C  - John Roberts, Armstrong Atlantic
1B - John Bolden, Erskine
2B - Logan Isaacs, Wingate
OF - Mike Kitt, Mars Hill
     Kyle Allen, GCSU
     Chad Sage, North Georgia
DH - Sean Finucane, Tusculum
     Brian Dice, Lenoir-Rhyne
SP - Thomas Campbell, Columbus State
     Trevor Mullins, Catawba
     Jonathan Armold, Flagler
RP - Luke Wilhelm, Pfeiffer