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June 4, 2002
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – University of Virginia baseball player David Stone (Frederick, Md./Gov. Thomas Johnson) was named to the 2002 Verizon Academic All-America University Division Baseball Second Team by the College Sports Information Directors Association of America (CoSIDA). Stone was selected to the Verizon Academic All-America’s Second Team and was one of only 34 players in the country named to one of the three teams (first, second or third team). Earlier this season, Stone was named to the 2002 Verizon Academic All-America District III Baseball Team by CoSIDA.
Stone’s selection by Verizon marks the second time in his career that he has received the honor. Last year, he was chosen to the 2001 Verizon Academic All-America University Division Baseball Team as a Third Team choice. Stone was also a 2001 Verizon Academic All-America District III Baseball Team choice.
Stone, a fourth-year outfielder, started all 57 games he has appeared in during the 2002 season in left field. He recorded a team-high 53 runs was second on the squad with a .360 batting average and was also second on the team with 76 hits (including 15 doubles and four home runs). Stone posted a team-high 26 stolen bases on 33 attempts and was fourth on the squad with 36 RBI. On March 15th, 2002, Stone became Virginia’s all-time career leader in bases on balls when he walked in UVa’s 11-10 victory over the then #1 ranked Florida State Seminoles. Less than a month later, he also became Virginia’s all-time career leader in stolen bases when he recorded a stolen base against Wake Forest on April 13th, 2002.
Stone stands first all-time in the history of Virginia baseball with 156 career bases on balls and 83 career stolen bases. He is also second all-time at UVa with 276 career hits and fourth all-time at Virginia with 174 runs in a career. Stone also holds the single season school record at UVa with 26 stolen bases in a single season.
For his career, Stone started all 226 games he appeared in and posted a career batting average of .324. He recorded 276 hits, scored 174 runs, posted 113 RBI and stole 83 bases as a Cavalier. Stone was a Biology major at Virginia and graduated with a 3.902 grade point average.
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