Walker, Roth among 7 Gamecocks honored
Seven Gamecocks were honored with the SEC’s annual baseball awards, it was announced Tuesday.
Junior first baseman Christian Walker was named to the SEC first team by a vote of the league’s 12 head baseball coaches. Junior closer Matt Price was selected to the SEC second team.
Senior pitcher Michael Roth of South Carolina was named SEC Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Roth was also selected to the SEC All Defensive Team.
Junior centerfielder Evan Marzilli joined Roth on the SEC defensive team.
Freshmen Tanner English, Grayson Greiner and Joey Pankake were named to the SEC All Freshman Team.
Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own players. The complete 2012 All-SEC Team follows:
... SEC PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Raph Rhymes, LSU
... SEC PITCHER OF THE YEAR - Chris Stratton, Mississippi State
... SEC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR - Austin Cousino, Kentucky
... SEC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR - Michael Roth, South Carolina
... SEC COACH OF THE YEAR - Gary Henderson, Kentucky
FIRST TEAM
1B - Christian Walker, South Carolina
2B - Alex Yarbrough, Ole Miss
3B - Matt Reynolds, Arkansas
SS - Anthony Gomez, Vanderbilt
C - Mike Zunino, Florida
OF - Raph Rhymes, LSU
OF - Preston Tucker, Florida
OF - Taylor Dugas, Alabama
DH/UTL - Brian Johnson, Florida
P - Chris Stratton, Mississippi State
P - Kevin Gausman, LSU
RP - Steven Rodriguez, Florida
SECOND TEAM
1B - Matt Snyder, Ole Miss
2B - Bo Bigham, Arkansas
3B - Curt Powell, Georgia
SS - Nolan Fontana, Florida
C - Luke Maile, Kentucky
OF - Austin Cousino, Kentucky
OF - Ryan Tella, Auburn
OF - Mason Katz, LSU
DH - Drew Steckenrider, Tennessee
P - Alex Wood, Georgia
P - Corey Littrell, Kentucky
P - Bobby Wahl, Ole Miss
RP - Matt Price, South Carolina
ALL FRESHMAN TEAM
1B - A.J. Reed, Kentucky
2B - Will Maddox, Tennessee
3B - Josh Tobias, Florida
SS - Joey Pankake, South Carolina
C - Grayson Greiner, South Carolina
OF - Austin Cousino, Kentucky
OF - Tanner English, South Carolina
OF - Hunter Cole, Georgia
OF - Ben Moore, Alabama
DH/UTL - A.J. Reed, Kentucky
P - Aaron Nola, LSU
P - Tyler Beede, Vanderbilt
RP - Jonathan Holder, Mississippi State
ALL DEFENSIVE TEAM
P - Ryan Eades, LSU
P - Kendall Graveman, Mississippi State
P - Michael Roth, South Carolina
1B -Dominic Ficociello, Arkansas
2B - Alex Yarbrough, Ole Miss
SS - Nolan Fontana, Florida
3B - Matt Reynolds, Arkansas
C - Mike Zunino, Florida
OF - Evan Marzilli, South Carolina
OF - Taylor Dugas, Alabama
OF - Austin Cousino, Kentucky
This story was originally published May 29, 2012 at 11:05 AM with the headline "Walker, Roth among 7 Gamecocks honored."