2012 SEC BaSEB all M Edia Guid E - Southeastern Conference
2012 SEC BaSEB all M Edia Guid E - Southeastern Conference
2012 SEC BaSEB all M Edia Guid E - Southeastern Conference
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YEAR IN REVIEW<br />
ole miss • MISSISSIPPI STATE • SOUTH CAROLINA • TENNESSEE • VANDERBILT<br />
<strong>SEC</strong> ANNOUNCES ANNUAL BASEBALL HONORS<br />
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Florida catcher Mike Zunino was selected 2011 <strong>SEC</strong> Baseb<strong>all</strong> Player of the Year, Grayson Garvin of Vanderbilt<br />
was named <strong>SEC</strong> Pitcher of the Year and Vanderbilt outfielder Tony Kemp was named <strong>SEC</strong> Freshman of the Year by a vote of the league’s 12<br />
head baseb<strong>all</strong> coaches. The coaches also tabbed South Carolina skipper Ray Tanner <strong>SEC</strong> Coach of the Year. James McCann of Arkansas<br />
was named <strong>SEC</strong> Baseb<strong>all</strong> Scholar-Athlete of the Year.<br />
Tanner guided the top-seeded and nation<strong>all</strong>y No. 1-ranked Gamecocks to the school’s third <strong>SEC</strong> Championship in baseb<strong>all</strong> and the<br />
first since the 2002 regular season. Carolina also claims at least a share of the <strong>SEC</strong> Eastern Division title, the school’s fifth (1999, 2000,<br />
2002, 2003, 2011). Florida and Vanderbilt will also share the <strong>SEC</strong> regular season championship with South Carolina.<br />
Coaches are not permitted to vote for their own players. The complete 2011 All-<strong>SEC</strong> Team follows:<br />
<strong>SEC</strong> PLAYER OF THE YEAR — Mike Zunino, Florida<br />
<strong>SEC</strong> PITCHER OF THE YEAR — Grayson Garvin, Vanderbilt<br />
<strong>SEC</strong> FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR — Tony Kemp, Vanderbilt<br />
<strong>SEC</strong> SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR — James McCann, Arkansas<br />
<strong>SEC</strong> COACH OF THE YEAR — Ray Tanner, South Carolina<br />
FIRST TEAM<br />
1B - Aaron Westlake, Vanderbilt<br />
2B - Scott Wingo, South Carolina<br />
3B - Thomas McCarthy, Kentucky<br />
SS - Casey McElroy, Auburn<br />
C - Mike Zunino, Florida<br />
OF - Mikie Mahtook, LSU<br />
OF - Preston Tucker, Florida<br />
OF - Tony Kemp, Vanderbilt<br />
DH - Brian Johnson, Florida<br />
P - Grayson Garvin, Vanderbilt<br />
P - Michael Roth, South Carolina<br />
RP - Matt Price, South Carolina<br />
<strong>SEC</strong>OND TEAM<br />
1B - Christian Walker, South Carolina<br />
2B - Josh Adams, Florida<br />
2B - Alex Yarbrough, Ole Miss<br />
3B - Jason Esposito, Vanderbilt<br />
SS - Nolan Fontana, Florida<br />
C - Tony Caldwell, Auburn<br />
OF - Taylor Dugas, Alabama<br />
OF - Mason Katz, LSU<br />
OF - Chad Wright, Kentucky<br />
DH - Conrad Gregor, Vanderbilt<br />
P - DJ Baxendale, Arkansas; Hudson Rand<strong>all</strong>, Florida<br />
P - Sonny Gray, Vanderbilt; Alex Meyer, Kentucky<br />
RP - Caleb Reed, Mississippi State<br />
ALL FRESHMAN TEAM<br />
1B - Dominic Ficociello, Arkansas<br />
2B - JaCoby Jones, LSU<br />
3B - Zack Powers, Florida<br />
SS - Adam Frazier, Mississippi State<br />
C - Ty Ross, LSU<br />
OF - Tony Kemp, Vanderbilt<br />
OF - C.T. Bradford, Mississippi State<br />
OF - Andrew Toles, Tennessee<br />
DH - Conrad Gregor, Vanderbilt<br />
P - Karsten Whitson, Florida<br />
P - Forrest Koumas, South Carolina<br />
RP - Kevin Ziomek, Vanderbilt<br />
ALL DEFENSIVE TEAM<br />
P - Sonny Gray, Vanderbilt<br />
1B - Dominic Ficociello, Arkansas<br />
1B - Christian Walker, South Carolina<br />
2B - Scott Wingo, South Carolina<br />
SS - Nolan Fontana, Florida<br />
3B - Jason Esposito, Vanderbilt<br />
C - Mike Zunino, Florida<br />
OF - Taylor Dugas, Alabama<br />
OF - Mikie Mahtook, LSU<br />
OF - Zach Cone, Georgia<br />
OF - Jackie Bradley Jr., South Carolina<br />
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