Link Jarrett Named SEC Assistant Coach Of The Year; Hunter Morris Hitter Of Year

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With all eyes on the upcoming season, SEBaseball.com

is taking a final look back at the 2010 SEC season this week and has

tabbed Auburn’s Link Jarrett as the SEC Assistant Coach of the Year

and the departed Hunter Morris as the Hitter of the Year. Trent Mummey

and Brian Fletcher joined Morris on the web site’s All-SEC First Team

while Ryan Jenkins and Austin Hubbard were on the Second Team.

Jarrett, who was in his first year as the Director of Player

Development in 2010, turned Auburn’s offense into one of the most

feared in the nation. Under Jarrett’s guidance, Auburn led the nation

in home runs (131), home runs per game (2.05) and slugging percentage

(.591), was second in hits (816), sixth in batting average (.348) and

runs (584) and ninth in scoring (9.1 R/g). Under his direction, Auburn

had 15 players hit .308-or-better and had five players hit double-digit

home runs.

According to SEBaseball.com editor Mark Etheridge, “Auburn had the

nation's top offense and much of the credit has to go to new hitting

coach Link Jarrett. Auburn's team batting average rose to .348 from .286

and the team slugged 131 home runs.”

Morris, who was named an All-American by all of the major baseball

publications, led the SEC in home runs (23), RBI (76), slugging (.743)

and total bases. A fourth-round pick of the Milwaukee Brewers, Etheridge

pointed to his leadership in his junior season as part of the reason why

he was chosen as the Hitter of the Year.

“The cleanup hitter in a lineup that ended the year with a

school-record .348 batting average, 131 home runs and 293 extra-base

hits, he hit a team-best .386 and helped Auburn advance to the SEC

Tournament for the first time since 2003 and the NCAA Tournament for the

first time since 2005. Auburn's triple crown winner, he established

Auburn school records for home runs and total bases in a single season

while his 105 hits was the third most by an Auburn player in a single

season. He also scored a team-high 66 runs during his junior

campaign.”

[aubtigerfan21 0]

Great. 

[Cat4AU 0]

Awesome.  Congratulations to all!

War Eagle!

[IManAUBURNlifer 0]

Thank you Coach Pawlowski for bringing Coach Jarrett to the Plains! Congrats Hunter and Coach Jarrett! Looking forward to another successful baseball season and a deeper run in the NCAA tournament