Harris (Kennesaw, Ga. / Kennesaw Mountain HS) proved to be one of the Big South's top offensive catchers all season, ranking second on Gardner-Webb's stat sheet with a .312 batting average and posting career-high numbers in home runs (3), triples (4) and RBI (34) during the regular season.

The redshirt junior also threw out 24 base runners on the season, which tied for tops in the Big South and showed solid improvement behind the plate. Harris played in 55 games, all starts, seeing all but 10 of those games behind the plate. The 6-0, 210-pounder often caught all three games during weekend series in league play.

Hodge (Matthews, N.C. / Butler HS) earned second-team All-Big South honors at shortstop after a spectacular freshman campaign that saw him bat .368 in league play and hit safely in 21 of 24 Big South games he started.

The 6-foot-1, 165-pounder batted .310 overall on the season with a team-high 44 runs scored and 14 steals. He added 10 doubles, two triples, a home run, and 23 RBI. His 17-game hit streak midway through the season was the longest of any player in the Big South Conference in 2012 - a streak that saw Hodge bat an eye-popping 33-of-66 (.500) during those 17 games.

Hodge scored 25 of his run total in Big South play, collected more than half (35) of his hits, and drove in more than half (12) of his runs. His .435 on-base percentage in Big South action led the team by 35 points and his 42 total bases ranked second.

Defensively, Hodge drew rave reviews and was especially sharp during Big South regular season play. He commited just five errors against league foes in 135 chances (.963 fielding percentage) and made highlight-reel plays routinely - including several to end tight games.

Hodge is the first shortstop to earn All-Conference honors for Gardner-Webb since the program's move to Division I 11 seasons ago. He finished only two votes shy of the league's Freshman of the Year award.

Gardner-Webb also saw redshirt senior Dusty Quattlebaum (Boiling Springs, N.C. / Crest HS) honored as a member of the Big South Conference All-Academic Team for the second season in a row.

The 6-foot-2, 215-pound first baseman carries a 3.83 cumulative GPA in Sports Management and was again one of the Bulldogs' top sluggers. Quattlebaum batted .306 on the season with a career-high seven home runs and a team-high 42 RBI. He added 31 runs scored and led the team with a .464 slugging percentage.

Quattlebaum was earlier named to the Capital One Academic All-District III first-team for the second season in a row. That award is voted on by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Major award winners in the Big South Monday night were: Player of the Year - Daniel Bowman (Coastal Carolina); Co-Pitchers of the Year - Eddie Butler (Radford) and Aaron Burke (Coastal Carolina); Coach of the Year - Gary Gilmore (Coastal Carolina); Freshman of the Year - Alex Close (Liberty) and Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Tucker Frawley (Coastal Carolina).

The 2012 Big South Tournament, presented by Brookwood Farms BBQ and Triangle Rent A Car begins Tuesday morning at 9:30 am at High Point University's Willard Stadium.

No. 4 seed Gardner-Webb (30-26) will face off with No. 5 seed Radford (28-26-1) in that first game. Co-Pitcher of the Year Eddie Butler will take the mound for the Highlanders and will face off against sophomore righty Andrew Barnett (4-3, 4.29 ERA) for the Runnin' Bulldogs.