Epps Earns All-ACC Tournament Honors

May 29, 2011

Clemson, SC –

Senior Chris Epps (Stone Mountain, GA) earned All-ACC Tournament honors as one of three outfielders for his performance in three games at Durham (NC) Bulls Athletic Park from May 25-28. He was 3-for-9 (.333) with two home runs, one double, five RBIs, two runs, a 1.111 slugging percentage, three walks, one hit-by-pitch, a .538 on-base percentage, and one steal to lead the Tigers to two wins in three games.

Epps’ three-run homer in the fourth inning against #8 Georgia Tech on May 25 broke a scoreless tie in the Tigers’ 9-0 victory. Then against N.C. State on May 28, he hit another long homer in Clemson’s 6-3 victory. On the season, Epps is batting .290 with six doubles, two triples, 10 homers, 39 RBIs, 40 runs, a .412 on-base percentage, and 10 stolen bases in 57 games (53 starts).