June 13, 2006

HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Southern Miss' Daniel Best and Marc Maddox were named as third-team All-Americans by Pro-Line Cap Company and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers' Association, as announced by the organization, today.

Best was named a first-team honoree to the American Baseball Coaches Association's All-South Region team and was named a second-team All-Conference USA selection. He finished with a 6-2 record with 13 saves and a 2.22 ERA in 52.2 innings pitched. He struck out 50, walked 11 and opponents hit .227 against him. Best tied the school single-season save record and set the career save record with 25. He was drafted as the first pick of the 14th round by the Kansas City Royals.

Maddox was a second-team selection to the All-South Region team, a first-team All-Conference USA honorees, the Conference USA Scholar Athlete of the Year, as well as being named a first-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American. He hit .313 with seven doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 70 RBIs. Maddox scored 61 runs, walked 32 times and stole a team-high 14 bases. He was drafted as the first pick of the ninth round by the Kansas City Royals.

Southern Miss finished 39-23 in 2006 and made a school-record fourth-straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Golden Eagles return five position starters, two starting pitchers with more than five starts and 16 letterwinners to the team next season.

Pro-Line is in its second year as a sponsor of the NCBWA. It produces and distributes plaques for National Hitter and Pitchers of the Week during the regular season and has extended its award production to include plaques for each member of the Pro-Line/NCBWA All-American team.

Pro-Line Cap Company is a completely custom, cut and sew headwear manufacturer. All caps are built as ordered to their customer's satisfaction. Based in Fort Worth, Texas, Pro-Line is the official cap of 33 state high school baseball associations and the official "on the field" cap of over 100 Division I college baseball teams.