Eckwood43
05-25-2004, 11:57 AM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- LSU junior outfieder Jon Zeringue and Ole Miss utility player/designated hitter Stephen Head were selected 2004 Southeastern Conference Co-Baseball Players of the Year, Florida's junior righthander Justin Hoyman was named Pitcher of the Year and Alabama pitcher Wade LeBlanc was named 2004 SEC Freshman of the Year by a vote of the league's 12 head baseball coaches. The coaches also tabbed Arkansas skipper Dave Van Horn and Georgia head coach David Perno as SEC Co-Coaches of the Year. Arkansas catcher Brady Toops was named SEC Baseball Scholar Athlete of the Year.
Zeringue, Head and Hoyman lead a list of players named to the first and second-team All-SEC squads for this season. Zeringue batted .404 on the season and appeared in virtually all SEC offensive leader categories. Head batted .357 while boasting a 2.43 ERA as a two-way star for the Rebels. Florida's Hoyman tied for the SEC lead in wins with 10 and led in innings pitched with 117.1.
Van Horn and Perno led their teams to 19-11 records in conference play, outright divisional titles and will share the SEC Championship regular season title. Arkansas last won the title in 1999, while Georgia won it in 2001. As a freshman, LeBlanc was masterful from the mound, collecting at 2.08 ERA while being second in the league in both innings pitched and batters struck out, while leading the SEC in batters struck out looking. Toops leads the SEC in runners thrown out in 2004 with 22.
Coaches are not permitted to vote for their own players, thus a unanimous selection earns 11 of the 12 first-team votes. No player was a unanimous selection to this year's team. The complete 2004 All-SEC Team follows:
Full link to the All-SEC team:
http://www.secsports.com/index.php?url_channel_id=6&url_publish_channel_id=3929&url_subchannel_id=&well_id=2
Zeringue, Head and Hoyman lead a list of players named to the first and second-team All-SEC squads for this season. Zeringue batted .404 on the season and appeared in virtually all SEC offensive leader categories. Head batted .357 while boasting a 2.43 ERA as a two-way star for the Rebels. Florida's Hoyman tied for the SEC lead in wins with 10 and led in innings pitched with 117.1.
Van Horn and Perno led their teams to 19-11 records in conference play, outright divisional titles and will share the SEC Championship regular season title. Arkansas last won the title in 1999, while Georgia won it in 2001. As a freshman, LeBlanc was masterful from the mound, collecting at 2.08 ERA while being second in the league in both innings pitched and batters struck out, while leading the SEC in batters struck out looking. Toops leads the SEC in runners thrown out in 2004 with 22.
Coaches are not permitted to vote for their own players, thus a unanimous selection earns 11 of the 12 first-team votes. No player was a unanimous selection to this year's team. The complete 2004 All-SEC Team follows:
Full link to the All-SEC team:
http://www.secsports.com/index.php?url_channel_id=6&url_publish_channel_id=3929&url_subchannel_id=&well_id=2