2008 SEC Baseball Awards Issued

[SouthLink02 8]

SEC PLAYER OF THE YEAR - *Gordon Beckham, Georgia

SEC PITCHER OF THE YEAR - Joshua Fields, Georgia

SEC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR - Hunter Morris, Auburn

SEC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR - Gordon Beckham, Georgia

SEC COACH OF THE YEAR - David Perno, Georgia

* unanimous selection

FIRST TEAM

1B - Justin Smoak, South Carolina

2B - Josh Adams, Florida / Ryan Wilkes, Kentucky

3B - Pedro Alvarez, Vanderbilt / Logan Forsythe, Arkansas

SS - *Gordon Beckham, Georgia

C - Bryce Massanari, Georgia

OF - Collin Cowgill, Kentucky

OF - Sawyer Carroll, Kentucky

OF - Matt den Dekker, Florida/ Brandon May, Alabama David Macias, Vanderbilt

DH - Alex Avila, Alabama

P - Patrick Keating, Florida

P - Chris Rusin, Kentucky

RP - Joshua Fields, Georgia

SECOND TEAM

1B - Hunter Morris, Auburn

2B - Alex Feinberg, Vanderbilt

3B - James Darnell, South Carolina

SS - Ryan Flaherty, Vanderbilt / Reese Havens, S. Carolina

C - Yan Gomes, Tennessee

OF - Avery Barnes, Florida

OF - Dominic de la Osa, Vanderbilt

OF - Kentrail Davis, Tennessee

DH - Phil Disher, South Carolina

P - Lance Lynn, Ole Miss

P - Trevor Holder, Georgia / Stephen Dodson, Georgia

RP - Scott Bittle, Ole Miss

ALL FRESHMAN TEAM

1B - *Hunter Morris, Auburn

2B - *Josh Adams, Florida

3B - David Cunningham, Auburn

SS - *Josh Rutledge, Alabama

C - *Micah Gibbs, LSU

OF - *Kentrail Davis, Tennessee

OF - Whit Merrifield, South Carolina

OF - Brian Fletcher, Auburn

DH - P.J. Polk, Tennessee

P - Drew Pomeranz, Ole Miss

P - Grant Dayton, Auburn

RP - Russell Brewer, Vanderbilt

ALL DEFENSIVE TEAM

P - Jared Bradford, LSU

1B - Rich Poythress, Georgia

2B - Ryan Wilkes, Kentucky

SS - Reese Havens, South Carolina

3B - Jake Smith, Alabama

C - Brett Basham, Ole Miss

OF - Matt den Dekker, Florida

OF - Collin Cowgill, Kentucky

OF - David Macias, Vanderbilt

http://secsports.com/index.php?s=&url_...hange_well_id=2

[aumd03 2]

Looking at the all-freshman team, it looks like whoever inherits this team inherits 3 more years of solid talent.

[SouthLink02 8]

Wow, I didn't know you all had 4 All-Freshman players

Maybe your coach should stick around