2012 SEC BaSEB all M Edia Guid E - Southeastern Conference

Honors
ALABAMA • ARKANSAS • AUBURN • FLORIDA • GEORGIA • KENTUCKY • LSU
National Player of the Year Award Winners
Dave Magadan
1983, Alabama
Alabama’s David Magadan was named the sixth recipient of the Golden
Spikes Award, college baseball’s answer to football’s Heisman Trophy, for
his banner season in 1983, one in which he led the Crimson Tide to a second
place finish nationally. Magadan, who hit .439 for his Alabama career,
hit an amazing .525 his last year, which included a phenomenal 10 for 11
series in the SEC Tournament. In a 15-2 triumph over Florida, Magadan
was 5-for-5 with a pair of home runs and doubles. For the season, Magadan was 114 for 217,
including 31 doubles, just one of many SEC records then owned by the Tampa, Fla., native.
Magadan was also voted “Player of the Year” by Baseball America making him the first SEC
player ever to be named the nation’s best.
Will Clark
1985, Miss. State
Mississippi State’s Will Clark was the eighth winner of the Golden Spikes
Award after a stellar career under Coach Ron Polk and a banner 1985
collegiate season.
Clark batted .420 while slugging SEC-leading totals of 25 homers, 77
RBI and 158 total bases in leading the Bulldogs to a tie for third place with
Arkansas in the ’85 NCAA College World Series. Mississippi State finished
the season with a 50-15 mark, then the most overall wins ever by an SEC team.
The New Orleans, La., native ended his career with a Mississippi State career record batting
average of .391 and 61 career homers (second-highest total in SEC history behind teammate
Rafael Palmeiro with 67) in three seasons. Clark then signed as the second player chosen in the
’85 Major League Baseball Draft by the San Francisco Giants. He led the ’84 Olympic Team
with a .429 average and three home runs in four games at Dodger Stadium and was selected
as Amateur Baseball Player of the Year in 1985 by the U.S. Olympic Committee.
Derrick Lilliquist
1987, Georgia
Georgia’s Derrick Lilliquist, pitcher for the SEC regular season champion
and College World Series participant Bulldogs, was named the national
Pitcher of the Year by Baseball America in 1987. He was also chosen an
All-America by the American Baseball Coaches Association, The Sporting
News and Baseball America.
In 1987, Lilliquist posted a 14-3 record with an earned run average of
2.24. He continues to hold the Georgia record for strikeouts in a season with 190, achieved
in 1987.
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in 1987, Lilliquist reached the major leagues with the Braves
in 1989 and has also played with the San Diego Padres and Cleveland Indians. The Winter
Park, Fla. native, also belted 19 home runs and 63 runs batted as a designated hitter during
his junior season in 1987.
Ben McDonald
1989, LSU
LSU pitcher Ben McDonald was the 12th winner of the prestigious
Golden Spikes Award in 1989 after leading his team to its second College
World Series appearance in his three-year career.
In 1989, McDonald notched a 14-4 record and a 3.49 ERA while setting
the SEC mark for strikeouts with 202. He also recorded four saves in leading
LSU to an 18-9 second place SEC showing and a 55-17 overall mark. The
squad earned a fourth place finish in the CWS. McDonald was tabbed a consensus All-America
and the recipient of the Collegiate Baseball/ESPN Pitcher of the Year Award.
McDonald also knew success on the international level. He led the U.S. to the gold medal
in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea by posting complete game wins over Korea (5-3) and
Puerto Rico (7-2). The right-handed fireballer allowed only two earned runs in 18 innings at the
Olympics, while striking out 17 and walking four.
Lloyd Peever
1992, LSU
LSU’s Lloyd Peever, pitcher for the SEC Champion Tigers, was the winner
of the Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year Award in 1992. Peever was
also a first-team All-America selection by the American Baseball Coaches
Association and Baseball America.
Peever recorded a perfect 14-0 record in 1992 with an earned run
average of 1.978. He led the SEC in wins and was second in ERA. In 104.2
innings, he allowed just 67 hits and 20 walks.
Peever , a junior from Stonewall, Okla., turned pro following the 1992 season and was a
fourth-round draft selection of the Rockies.
Todd Helton
1995, Tennessee
Tennessee’s Todd Helton, standout first baseman and pitcher for the SEC
Champion Volunteers, was the winner of the Mizuno/Collegiate Baseball,
Baseball America and the Baseball Weekly/USA Today Player of the Year
awards. He was also the recipient of the Dick Howser Player of the Year
Award.
Helton batted .407 with a league-high 105 hits, 20 home runs, 92 runs batted in, 86 runs
scored, 27 doubles and a .775 slugging percentage. On the mound, he was equally as impressive.
The Knoxville, Tenn. native, had a SEC-best 1.66 earned run average while achieving an
8-2 record. His hits per 9 innings ratio of 5.68 was the best in the league and he recorded 12
saves, second best in the league.
Tim Hudson
1997, Auburn
Auburn’s Tim Hudson, standout outfielder and pitcher for the Tigers, was
the winner of the Smith Award, given annually to the top collegiate baseball
player in the country.
Hudson batted .396 with 18 home runs and 95 RBI, which was second
in the SEC. On the mound, Hudson recorded a 15-2 mark with a 2.97 ERA.
His win total was tops among all NCAA Division I pitchers. He led the SEC
in wins, strikeouts (165), hits allowed per 9 innings (6.62) and his opponents batting average
was a league-low .199.
Hudson ended his collegiate career after his Tigers’ appearance in the College World Series
and was a 6th round pick by the Oakland A’s.
Brad Wilkerson
1998, Florida
Florida’s Brad Wilkerson, an outstanding pitcher, first baseman, outfielder
and designated hitter, was named the National Player of the Year by
the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
Wilkerson batted .347and led the SEC Champion Gators with 23 home
runs and 70 runs batted in. He also led Florida in pitching with a 10-5
record, a 4.98 earned run average while striking out 136 batters, an SECbest.
Wilkerson was a two-time All-SEC first-team selection and consensus All-America pick
in1998. Wilkerson was the 33rd selection in the 1998 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft,
taken by the Montreal Expos.
Eddy Furniss
1998, LSU
LSU’s Eddy Furniss, the Tigers’ standout first baseman, was named the
recipient of the Dick Howser Award, given annually to the nation’s outstanding
collegiate player.
Furniss led the SEC in slugging percentage (.898) and on-base percentage
(.545). Furniss, a four-year star for the College World Series-bound
Tigers, hit a team-high .403 with 28 home runs and 76 runs batted in.
Furniss was a two-time All-SEC first-team selection and a unanimous choice among the
league’s coaches in 1998. A consensus All-America in 1998, Furniss was a fourth round selection
in the 1998 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Kip Bouknight
2000, South Carolina
South Carolina’s Kip Bouknight, pitcher for the SEC Champion
Gamecock’s, was named the recipient of the Rotary Smith Award, as well
as National Player of the Year by Collegiate Baseball and the American
Basebcall Coaches Association.
Bouknight led the nation in wins with 17, while only having one loss
on the year. His 2.81 ERA was second in theleague while he led all SEC
pitchers in strikeouts with 143.
A consensus All-America in 2000, Bouknight was also named SEC Player of the year.
Recepient of SEC Pitcher of the Week honors for the week of April 10. Bouknight was also
recognized for his roll in the classroom by being named to the 2000 SEC Baseball Academic
Honor Roll.
David Price
2007, Vanderbilt
David Price of Vanderbilt won the fourth annual Brooks Wallace Award
for national collegiate player of the year. Price was consensus All-America
and 2006-07 Southeastern Conference Male Athlete of the Year. He also
recently captured the Dick Howser Trophy and Golden Spikes Award as well
as being named American Baseball Coaches Association Player of the Year.
He led the SEC in five different pitching categories and helped Vandy to a
school-record-season victories’ total at 54-13 overall and is the Commodores’ first men’s athletics
national player of the year in any sport. Price was chosen as the first player in the 2007 Major
League Baseball Draft by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and closed the year at 11-1 overall with
194 strikeouts in 133 1/3 innings pitched (13.1 strikeouts every nine frames). He did not lose a
decision in his 17 starts and struck out 10 or more batters in 12 of those first 17 appearances.
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