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All-SEC and Academic All-SEC Honors

Former Georgia All-America shortstop Reggie Andrews was honored at the 2012 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament in Hoover, Ala., as part of the inaugural group of SEC Baseball Legends. Four legends from four schools are recognized each year, and the 2012 class featured players from the University of Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas and Florida. Georgia’s Cris Carpenter was part of the 2016 class of Legends. There was no 2020 SEC Tournament or 2020 Legends class due to COVID-19.

GEORGIA: Reggie Andrews, SS, 1953-55

A native of Macon who lettered 1953-55…Captain of the 1955 team…A 2nd team ABCA All-American in 1955 (the second All-American in Georgia baseball history) and 1955 Team MVP…A three-time All-SEC selection (195355)…NCAA 3rd District All-Star Team in 1953 and 1955…Part of two SEC Championship teams (1953, 1954) and one Eastern Division Championship team (1955), all under Coach Jim Whatley…Career batting average of .301 with 7 home runs and 72 RBI.

GEORGIA: Cris Carpenter, RHP, 1985-87

A native of Gainesville who lettered 1985-87…A two-time All-America pitcher and All-SEC punter... Helped Georgia to its firstever College World Series appearance (1987) as the Bulldogs went 42-21 and finished ranked No. 7... Ranked second in school history with 33 saves, fourth in appearances (97), fifth in wins (22), sixth in ERA (2.93) and seventh in strikeouts (260)... Ranked second in school history with a 40.0 career net punting average...An MLB first round pick (14th overall) by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1987...Made MLB debut 11 months later and enjoyed an eight-year MLB career.

2019 All-SEC: Aaron Schunk (3B) and LJ Talley (2B)

Starting in 1986, league coaches selected a 1st and 2nd team.

1949 Billy Henderson, rf 1950 Billy Henderson, rf 1951 Jim Umbricht, ss 1952 Harry Babcock, rf 1953 Reggie Andrews, ss Jack Roberts, p 1954 Reggie Andrews, ut 1955 Reggie Andrews, ss Allen Parrish, p 1956 Sonny Saye, 1b 1957 Wendall Tarleton, lf 1959 Tommy Lewis, lf 1961 Milledge White, ut 1962 Ronnie Braddock, of 1963 Ronnie Braddock, of 1970 Bob Cannon, p 1973 Billy Griffith, 1b 1975 Larry Littleton, of Bubba Wilson, of 1977 Bubba Kizer, ut David Lanning, 3b 1978 Bubba Kizer, ss David Lanning, 3b Joe Stewart, of 1979 Rodney Bellamy, ss Buck Belue, of David Lanning, ut 1980 Rodney Bellamy, ss Jeff Pyburn, of 1981 Peyton Mosher, p Bob White, c Mike Wirth, of 1982 Buck Belue, of Rick Fuentes, of David Jackson, ut Mike Wirth, 1b 1983 Jeff LeRiger, ss Jeff Treadway, 2b 1984 Dennis Chastain, p Jeff Rutter, of 1985 Ron Wenrich, of 1986 Jimmy Harrell, ss Cris Carpenter, p Derek Lilliquist, p (2) 1987 Derek Lilliquist, p Scott Bohlke, of (2) Cris Carpenter, p (2) Steve Carter, of (2) Roger Miller, c (2) Donn Perno, 2b (2) 1988 Roger Miller, c (2) 1989 Dave Fleming, p Roger Miller, c J.R. Showalter, ss 1990 Dave Fleming, p Brian Jester, dh J.R. Showalter, ss Jeff Cooper, 3b (2) 1992 Blaise Kozeiewski, ss Ray Suplee, of 1995 Todd Crane, of (2) Brian Powell, p (2) 1996 Chris Stowers, of 1999 Brian Rainwater, of Josh Hudson, 2b (2) 2000 Jeff Keppinger, ss 2001 Doc Brooks, dh Andy Neufeld, 3b (2) Jeff Keppinger, ss (2) Jeffrey Carswell, rhp (2) 2002 Chaz Lytle, of Jeffrey Carswell, rhp (2) 2004 Josh Smith, 3b Will Startup, lhp Justin Holmes, ss (2) Josh Morris, 1b (2) Marshall Szabo, 2b (2) 2006 Joshua Fields, rhp (1) Josh Morris, 1b (2) Joey Side, of (2) 2008 Gordon Beckham, ss Bryce Massanari, c Joshua Fields, rhp Trevor Holder, rhp (2) Stephen Dodson, rhp (2) 2009 Rich Poythress, 1b Bryce Massanari, dh (2) 2012 Curt Powell, 3b (2) Alex Wood, lhp (2) 2013 Curt Powell, 3b (2) 2017 Michael Curry, dh 2018 Keegan McGovern, of (1) Michael Curry, dh (2) Adam Sasser, 1b (2) 2019 Emerson Hancock, rhp (1) LJ Talley, 2b (2) Aaron Schunk, 3b (2) 2020 n/a (COVID-19)

All-SEC Eastern Division

(Named Only From 1957-1985)

1957 Jim Callaway, 2b Wendall Tarleton, lf 1961 Tommy Vandiver, of Milledge White, 3b 1962 Ron Braddock, of Joe Gher, 1b Joey Miller, ss 1963 Ronnie Braddock, of Don Pierce, p 1965 Tom Reid, ut 1966 Bob O’Callaghan, of 1967 Kit Bradshaw, of Bobby Etter, of 1968 Buddy Copeland, p Jim Simpson, of 1969 Bill Miller, of 1970 Bob Cannon, p Mike Harrelson, of 1971 Arch Johnson, ut 1972 Jim Carter, c 1973 Billy Griffith, 1b 1975 Bill Ivie, p Larry Littleton, of Micky Register, p Bubba Wilson, of 1976 Bubba Wilson, ut 1977 Chuck Fore, p Bubba Kizer, ss David Lanning, 3b 1978 Don Clatterbuck, ut Bubba Kizer, ut David Lanning, 3b Joe Stewart, of 1979 Rodney Bellamy, ss Buck Belue, of David Lanning, 3b 1980 Rodney Bellamy, ss Jeff Pyburn, of 1981 Peyton Mosher, p Bob White, c Mike Wirth, of 1982 Buck Belue, of Rick Fuentes, of David Jackson, 3b Jeff Treadway, 2b Mike Wirth, 1b 1983 Ron Bunnell, c Rick Fuentes, of Jeff LeRiger, ss Jeff Treadway, 2b 1984 Marty Brown, dh Dennis Chastain, p Jeff Rutter, of 1985 Marty Brown, dh Paul Somogye, 3b Ron Wenrich, of

The SEC Player of the Year began in 1993; the others followed: SEC Pitcher of the Year (2003), SEC Freshman of the Year (2000) and SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year (2004). In 2008, Georgia became the first school in SEC history to sweep the SEC Player of the Year, Pitcher of the Year, Scholar Athlete of the Year and Coach of the Year awards. Gordon Beckham won the Player and Scholar Athlete awards while Joshua Fields was named the league’s top pitcher and David Perno was the Coach of the Year.

Gordon Beckham earned SEC Player of the Year and SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2008

ALL DEFENSIVE TEAM

Starting in 2008, SEC coaches have selected a nine-member All Defensive squad. 2008 Rich Poythress, 1b 2009 Trevor Holder, rhp Rich Poythress, 1b 2011 Zach Cone, of 2019 LJ Talley, 2b Cam Shepherd, ss 2020 n/a (COVID-19)

2008 SEC Pitcher of the Year Joshua Fields

ALL FRESHMAN TEAM

Starting in 2005, SEC coaches selected an 11-member All Freshman squad.

2005 Joshua Fields, dh 2009 Colby May, 3b 2012 Hunter Cole, of 2013 Sean McLaughlin, rhp 2015 Keegan McGovern, of 2016 Michael Curry, c 2017 Cam Shepherd, ss 2018 Mason Meadows, c 2019 Cole Wilcox, rhp 2020 n/a (COVID-19) 2021 Corey Collins, dh Jaden Woods, lhp

SEC COMMUNITY SERVICE TEAM

In 1999, the SEC expanded its Community Service Team concept to include men’s and women’s sports at-large, which included baseball. Then in 2004, the SEC recognized one student-athlete per team in every sport for their outstanding community service. 2001 Tony Burchett, c 2013 Blake Dieterich, lhp 2004 Will Startup, lhp 2014 Mike Mancuso, rhp 2005 Will Startup, lhp 2015 Mike Mancuso, rhp 2006 Adam McDaniel, rhp 2016 Trevor Kieboom, 1b 2007 Adam McDaniel, rhp 2017 Keegan McGovern, of 2008 Matt Olson, of 2018 Keegan McGovern, of 2009 Colby May, 3b 2019 Aaron Schunk, 3b/rhp 2010 Justin Earls, lhp 2020 Emerson Hancock, rhp 2011 Colby May, 3b 2021 Riley King, of/inf 2012 Kevin Ruiz, of

SEC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

The SEC began naming a player of the week in 1985 and in 1987 made it a player and pitcher award. In 2006, the SEC added a Freshman of the Week too.

SEC Player of the Week

(Since 1985) 1985 Kerry St. Clair (4/2) 1986 Derek Lilliquist (3/31) 1987 Roger Miller (3/16) Pete Freeman (4/20) 1988 J.R. Showalter (4/5) 1989 J.R. Showalter (4/3) Roger Miller (5/8) 1990 Jeff Cooper (3/27) Brian Jester (4/17) J.R. Showalter (5/8) 1992 Blaise Kozeniewski (3/30) Ray Suplee (5/4) 1994 Chris Stowers (4/18) 2000 Doc Brooks (4/3) 2003 Justin McClain (5/12) 2004 Justin Holmes (5/10) 2006 Matt Robbins (3/13) 2008 Gordon Beckham(3/17) Gordon Beckham(3/24) 2009 Rich Poythress (3/30) 2018 *Keegan McGovern (2/26) *#Adam Sasser (5/7) 2019 *Tucker Maxwell (3/11) 2020 Tucker Bradley (3/2) 2021 *Connor Tate (4/12)

*also Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week; #NCBWA Player of the Week

SEC Pitcher of the Week

(Since 1987) 1987 Derek Lilliquist (3/23) Cris Carpenter (4/13) Derek Lilliquist (5/4) 1989 Dave Fleming (3/26) 1990 Dave Fleming (5/1) 1991 Jim Musselwhite (5/5) 1993 Alex Barylak (4/5) 1994 Brian Powell (5/9) 1997 Josh Gandy (4/14) 1999 Cliff Brand (3/15) 2000 Chris Clark (3/13) 2001 Scott Murphy (4/19) Jeffrey Carswell (4/30) 2004 Will Startup (4/5) 2006 Brooks Brown (2/27) Brooks Brown (4/24) Mickey Westphal (5/1) 2007 Nathan Moreau (5/7) 2008 Joshua Fields (4/7) 2011 Alex Wood (3/14) Tyler Maloof (4/4) Michael Palazzone (5/2) 2012 Alex Wood (3/5) Alex Wood (5/7) 2014 Ryan Lawlor (5/5) Robert Tyler (5/12) 2016 *Robert Tyler (4/4) 2018 Kevin Smith (5/21) 2019 *Tony Locey (4/8) Emerson Hancock (4/22) Tony Locey (5/13) 2020 Cole Wilcox (3/2) 2021 *Jonathan Cannon (4/12)

*also Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (Since 2006) 2006 Nathan Moreau (5/8) 2009 Johnathan Taylor (2/23) 2014 Robert Tyler (3/10) Robert Tyler (3/31) 2016 Kevin Smith (2/22) Michael Curry (4/18) *Michael Curry (5/16) 2017 Cam Shepherd (4/5) 2018 Ryan Webb (3/26) 2019 Cole Wilcox (5/6) 2021 Corey Collins (3/15)

Corey Collins

Cole Wilcox

Emerson Hancock: 2020 SEC Community Service Team and MLB 1st Round Pick

Tucker Maxwell: National and SEC Player of the Week on March 11, 2019

Double Dawg Honors From The SEC In March

Tucker Bradley hit .412 with eight runs scored, three home runs and nine RBI in a three-game sweep of Georgia Tech. Meanwhile, Cole Wilcox tossed seven scoreless innings with 11 strikeouts to help the Bulldogs post their first shutout on Tech’s campus since 1964.

Tucker Bradley: National and SEC Player of the Week on March 2, 2020

In 1984, the SEC developed the Academic Baseball Honor Roll to recognize those athletes who had a 3.0 grade point average (either cumulative or during the past year), and had 24 semester or 26 quarter hours countable toward a degree. Prior to the 1996-97 season, the SEC dropped the requirement of earning a letter for that season. Starting in 2002, the recipients were chosen from the previous calendar year. A total of 148 Bulldogs have been honored 266 times. 1984 Robert Cogan, p Kevin Finn, of 1985 Scott Bohlke, p Robert Cogan, p 1986 Scott Bohlke, p Read Davis, p Darren Howard, lf 1987 Scott Bohlke, of Matt Hoitsma, p 1988 Rich Bielski, of 1989 Matt Hoitsma, p Roger Miller, c 1990 Jeff Cooper, 3b Matt Hoitsma, p Brian Jester, dh 1991 Ray Suplee, of 1992 Blaise Kozeniewski, ss 1993 John Yselonia, 1b 1994 Chris Ciaccio, p Todd Crane, of Darren Hamrick, 1b 1995 Chris Ciaccio, p Todd Crane, of Michael Toci, c Chad Whittemore, c 1998 Chris Hays, 1b Lance Shannon, of 1999 Chris Hays, 1b Kyle Hudlow, 2b David Lamberth, ss/2b 2000 Troy Davis, lhp Chris Hays, 1b Matt Steele, rhp Mark Thornhill, 3b 2001 Jon Armitage, ss/2b Shaun Helmey, rhp David Lamberth, 2b/ss Kyle Magee, rhp Mark Thornhill, 1b 2002 Jon Armitage, ss Shaun Helmey, rhp Kyle Magee, rhp Mark Thornhill, 1b Brad Whitfield, c Matt Woods, rhp 2003 Jon Armitage, of Chris Anderson, rhp Matt Cavender, 1b David Coffey, of Kris Edge, of Justin Holmes, ss Kyle Keen, of Brad Mathews, lhp Justin McClain, 1b William Sartain, rhp Chad Thornhill, 1b Chris Webb, rhp Matt Woods, rhp 2004 Justin Holmes, ss Winton Mays, 3b Ryan Pittmon, of Will Startup, lhp Chad Thornhill, 1b Rip Warren, lhp Chris Webb, rhp 2005 Brooks Brown, rhp Joey Carroll, rhp Johnny Dobbs, rhp Winton Mays, 3b Adam McDaniel, 3b Matt Olson, of Matt Robbins, c/dh Will Startup, lhp 2006 Joey Carroll, rhp Bobby Felmy, of Joshua Fields, rhp Adam McDaniel, rhp Matt Olson, of Matt Robbins, c/dh Miles Starr, inf Rip Warren, lhp 2007 Gordon Beckham, ss Trevor Holder, rhp Justin Holloway, rhp Jason Leaver, lhp Adam McDaniel, rhp Matt Olson, of Ryan Peisel, 3b Miles Starr, 2b/ss 2008 Gordon Beckham, ss Matt Cerione, of Stephen Dodson, rhp Steve Esmonde, rhp John Herman, rhp Trevor Holder, rhp Jason Leaver, lhp Alex McRee, lhp Nick Montgomery, rhp Robbie O’Bryan, 1b Matt Olson, of Ryan Peisel, 3b Miles Starr, 2b/ss Ryan Woolley, rhp 2009 Steve Esmonde, rhp Justin Grimm, rhp Trevor Holder, rhp Jason Leaver, lhp Alex McRee, lhp Robbie O’Bryan, 1b Miles Starr, 2b/ss 2010 Steve Esmonde, rhp John Herman, rhp Levi Hyams, inf Zach Laughlin, rhp Lance Martin, of/2b Colby May, 3b

Academic All-SEC (From 1971-83)

The Academic All-SEC team was developed to recognize the outstanding athletes who are also outstanding students. To be eligible, a student-athlete must: 1) have a 3.0 grade point average for either the past year or for their career; 2) be a sophomore or higher in academic classification; and 3) have 24 semester hours countable toward a degree. There were 19 Bulldogs honored 24 times during this period. 1971 Mike Harrelson, cf 1972 Phil Baker, 3b Richard Groover, ut Alan Okun, p 1973 Phil Baker, 3b 1974 Steve Carp, rf Jim Turner, cf Sparky Wilson, ss Charles Winslette, dh 1975 Phil Baker, ut Bill Ivie, p 1977 Bubba Kizer, ss 1978 No team was named 1979 Jeff Pyburn, cf Ken Rabun, p Bob White, c 1980 Bubba Chrismer, rf Wade McKinney, p Jeff Pyburn, cf Gene Richie, p Bob White, c 1981 Mark Harris, p Bob White, c 1982 Rick Fuentes, rf Craig Kizer, p 1983 none Alex McRee, lhp Robbie O’Bryan, 1b Michael Palazzone, rhp Kevin Ruiz, 1b 2011 Bryan Benzor, rhp Zach Cone, of Brett DeLoach, c Kyle Farmer, ss Grayson Griffith, rhp Chase Hawkins, lhp John Herman, rhp Jonathan Hester, 1b Lance Martin, of/2b Colby May, 3b Clayton McKenney, rhp Michael Palazzone, rhp Curt Powell, 3b Kevin Ruiz, of Carson Schilling, c Peter Verdin, of 2012 Bryan Benzor, rhp Brett DeLoach, c Chase Hawkins, lhp Jonathan Hester, 1b Taylor Hicks, rhp Levi Hyams, 2b Colby May, 1b Michael Palazzone, rhp Curt Powell, 3b Ross Ripple, rhp Kevin Ruiz, of Jay Swinford, rhp Peter Verdin, of Alex Wood, lhp 2013 Bryan Benzor, rhp Justin Bryan, of Hunter Cole, of Brett DeLoach, c/dh Blake Dieterich, lhp Grant Earls, rhp Kyle Farmer, ss Curt Powell, 3b Ross Ripple, rhp Brandon Stephens, c 2014 Hunter Cole, 3b/of Grant Earls, rhp David Gonzalez, rhp Taylor Hicks, rhp Mike Mancuso, rhp Sean McLaughlin, rhp/of Pete Nagel, rhp Ross Ripple, rhp DJ Smith, of Brandon Stephens, c Austin Wallce, rhp Conor Welton, of 2015 Taylor Hicks, rhp Connor Jones, lhp Ryan Lawlor, lhp Sean McLaughlin, rhp Brandon Stephens, c Austin Wallace, rhp Zach Waters, rhp Stephen Wrenn, of 2016 David Gonzalez, rhp Connor Jones, lhp Trey Logan, inf Mike Mancuso, rhp Cody McCance, 2b Keegan McGovern, of Aaron Rzucidlo, c Austin Wallace, rhp Mitchell Webb, 3b Stephen Wrenn, of 2017 Ryan Avidano, lhp Blake Cairnes, rhp Michael Curry, c/dh Andrew Gist, lhp Adam Goodman, lhp Trey Logan, inf Keegan McGovern, of Drew Moody, rhp Adam Sasser, 1b Shaefer Shepard, rhp Kevin Smith, lhp Patrick Sullivan, 1b LJ Talley, inf Mitchell Webb, 3b 2018 Ryan Avidano, lhp Tucker Bradley, of Blake Cairnes, rhp Michael Curry, c/dh Tim Elliott, rhp Justin Glover, lhp Adam Goodman, lhp Riley King, inf Trey Logan, inf Keegan McGovern, of Mason Meadows, c Logan Moody, rhp Christian Ryder, rhp Aaron Schunk, 3b/rhp Cam Shepherd, ss Kevin Smith, lhp Patrick Sullivan, 1b LJ Talley, 2b Trevor Tinder, rhp Mitchell Webb, 3b/of James Williams, rhp 2019 Tucker Bradley, of John Cable, dh Tim Elliott, rhp Justin Glover, lhp Adam Goodman, lhp Emerson Hancock, rhp Riley King, of/3b Mason Meadows, c Darryn Pasqua, rhp Christian Ryder, rhp Aaron Schunk, 3b/rhp Cam Shepherd, ss C.J. Smith, lhp/of Patrick Sullivan, 1b LJ Talley, 2b Cole Tate, inf Connor Tate, of/inf 2020 Ben Anderson, of Tucker Bradley, of/lhp Justin Glover, lhp Jack Gowen, rhp Emerson Hancock, rhp Randon Jernigan, of Riley King, of/inf Mason Meadows, c Darryn Pasqua, rhp Will Proctor, rhp Chaney Rogers, of/1b Cam Shepherd, ss C.J. Smith, lhp Patrick Sullivan, 1b Cole Tate, inf Connor Tate, inf/of Ryan Webb, lhp Cole Wilcox, rhp 2021 Ben Anderson, of Jonathan Cannon, rhp Ryland Goede, 1b Charlie Goldstein, lhp Kameron Guidry, inf Ben Harris, lhp Randon Jernigan, of Riley King, of/inf Joshua McAllister, inf Mason Meadows, c Bryce Melear, rhp Logan Moody, rhp Darryn Pasqua, rhp Michael Polk, rhp C.J. Smith, lhp Josh Sinson, of Cole Tate, ss Connor Tate, of

SEC BASEBALL SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

Starting in 2004, the SEC recognized an SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year in baseball. 2008: *Gordon Beckham, ss 2018: Keegan McGovern, of *Beckham also was named the SEC Player of the Year in 2008.

SEC FIRST-YEAR ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL

Starting in 2004, the SEC recognized freshman Honor Roll studentathletes who had a 3.0 grade point average and had completed 24 semester hours. A total of 60 Bulldogs have been honored. 2004 Joey Carroll, rhp Adam McDaniel, ss/3b Matt Olson, of 2005 Blake Carver, lhp Joel Reeves, rhp Clay Whittemore, c 2006 Gordon Beckham, ss Justin Holloway, rhp Jason Leaver, lhp Nathan Moreau, lhp 2007 Steve Esmonde, rhp Michael Freeman, 2b Alex McRee, rhp Robbie O’Bryan, 1b Ryan Woolley, rhp 2008 Drew Haggard, rhp 2009 Zach Cone, of Chase Hawkins, lhp Zach Laughlin, rhp Michael Palazzone, rhp Kevin Ruiz, of Johnathan Taylor, of Peter Verdin, of 2010 Brett DeLoach, c 2011 Austin Wheeler, of 2012 Justin Bryan, of Hunter Cole, of Pete Nagel, rhp DJ Smith, of John Taylor, rhp 2013 Sean McLaughlin, rhp/of Jess Posey, 3b 2014 Michael Carpin, rhp Connor Jones, lhp Stephen Wrenn, of 2015 Trey Logan, inf Keegan McGovern, of Mitchell Webb, 3b 2016 Addison Albright, lhp Michael Curry, c Adam Goodman, lhp Patrick Sullivan, 1b LJ Talley, 2b 2017 Tucker Bradley, of/lhp Tim Elliott, rhp Justin Glover, lhp Christian Ryder, rhp James Williams, rhp 2018 Emerson Hancock, rhp C.J. Smith, lhp/of 2019 Randon Jernigan, of Cole Wilcox, rhp 2020 Jonathan Cannon, rhp Will Childers, rhp Charles Goldstein, lhp Ben Harris, of/lhp Spencer Keefe, of Bryce Melear, rhp Michael Polk, rhp Josh Stinson, of/inf 2021 Dwight Allen II, of Hank Bearden, rhp Collin Caldwell, lhp Max DeJong, rhp Fernando Gonzalez, c Parks Harber, 3b Will Pearson, rhp Garrett Spikes, of Liam Sullivan, lhp

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