Junior (2004):
Pinckney became the third Emory player, but the first positionplayer, to be named a first-team All-American. Pinckney was alsowas named first team all-region and took home co-MVP honors for theUniversity Athletic Association (along with teammate Rob Segear).He finished among the national leaders in three statisticalcategories, placing 33rd in doubles, 35th in triples and 38th inRBI. Pinckney subsequently was drafted in the 34th round by andsigned with the Boston Red Sox. He batted .415 with 21 doubles,seven triples, seven home runs and 60 RBI in 48 games. Pinckney isthe third Eagle ever to hit .400 or better in consecutive seasons.At the conference tournament, Pinckney batted .417 with a home runand five RBI. In just two years on the team, Pinckney finished inthe top 10 in school history in numerous categories, includingfirst in batting average (.433), first in slugging percentage(.726), second in on-base percentage (.499), second in triples(14), fifth in home runs (13), sixth in doubles (42), eighth in RBI(115) and eighth in total bases (270).
Sophomore (2003):
In his first season on the team, Pinckney, a sophomore thirdbaseman, led Emory in batting average (.450), on-base percentage(.518), slugging percentage (.730), hits (85), RBI (55), doubles(21), triples (seven) and walks (26), and tied for the lead in homeruns (six). Pinckney broke the Eagles' single-season record forhits, and ranks second all-time in Emory season record book for RBIand total bases, third in batting average and slugging percentage;and fifth in on-base percentage. Pinckney was named first teamall-conference, all-tournament at both the NCAA Division IIICollege World Series and the NCAA Division III regional, and secondteam all-region by the American Baseball Coaches Association.Pinckney was 8-for-13 (.615) at the College World Series, includinga 4-for-4 day with three doubles against No. 21 DeSales (Penn.) May4. In all, Pinckney hit .533 (16-for-30) in postseason play.Pinckney's 18-game hitting streak was the longest of the season forEmory. He had 30 multihit games, which led the team. Those includedthree three-hit games and three four-hit games. He had eight gameswhere he picked up at least 3 RBI. Pinckney went 4-for-5 with 4RBI, three runs scored and a stolen base in a 15-12 win over Taylor(Ind.) March 22. He went 6-for-8 with a run scored and 4 RBI tolead a doubleheader sweep over Savannah College of Art and Design(Ga.) April 19. He hit a three-run pinch-hit home run againstLynchburg (Va.) March 2. Pinckney hit safely in 22 of his first 23games and ended the year on an 11-game hitting streak.
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"I came to Emory for the chance to play baseball and to learnthe game from a well-rounded coaching staff that knows the game andenlightens the players."
