SEC baseball awards announced

[Coach34]

SEC PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Tony Kemp, Vanderbilt
SEC PITCHER OF THE YEAR - Aaron Nola, LSU
SEC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR - Alex Bregman, LSU
SEC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR - Sam Frost, Mississippi State
SEC COACH OF THE YEAR - Tim Corbin, Vanderbilt


FIRST TEAM
1B - Mason Katz, LSU
2B - Tony Kemp, Vanderbilt
3B - Christian Ibarra, LSU
SS - Alex Bregman, LSU
C - Stuart Turner, Ole Miss
OF - Hunter Renfroe, Mississippi State
OF - Mike Yastrzemski, Vanderbilt
OF - Raph Rhymes, LSU
DH/UTL - Keaton Steele, Missouri/A.J. Reed, Kentucky
P - Ryne Stanek, Arkansas
P - Aaron Nola, LSU
RP - Jonathan Holder, Mississippi State


SECOND TEAM
1B - Garrett Cooper, Auburn
2B - Brett Pirtle, Mississippi State/JaCoby Jones, LSU
3B - Curt Powell, Georgia/Andrew Mistone, Ole Miss
SS - Mikey Reynolds, Texas A&M/Mikey White, Alabama
C - Grayson Greiner, South Carolina
OF - Connor Harrell, Vanderbilt
OF - Brian Anderson, Arkansas
OF - Krey Bratsen, Texas A&M
DH/UTL - Daniel Mengden, Texas A&M
P - Tyler Beede, Vanderbilt
P - Bobby Wahl, Ole Miss
RP - Tyler Webb, South Carolina


ALL FRESHMAN TEAM
1B - Josh Lester, Missouri
2B - Kyle Overstreet, Alabama
3B - Xavier Turner, Vanderbilt
SS - Alex Bregman, LSU
C - Greg Fettes, Kentucky
OF -Kyle Barrett, Kentucky
OF - Vincent Jackson, Tennessee
OF - Harrison Bader, Florida
DH/UTL - Zander Wiel, Vanderbilt
P - Jack Wynkoop, South Carolina
P - Sean McLaughlin, Georgia
RP - Carson Fulmer, Vanderbilt/Ray Castillo, Alabama


ALL DEFENSIVE TEAM
P - Daniel Mengden, Texas A&M
1B - Mason Katz, LSU; Cole Lankford, Texas A&M
2B - Tony Kemp, Vanderbilt
SS - Adam Frazier, Mississippi State
3B - Christian Ibarra, LSU
C - Stuart Turner, Ole Miss
OF - Austin Cousino, Kentucky
OF - Mike Yastrzemski, Vanderbilt
OF - Hunter Renfroe, Mississippi State

[msstate7]

Frazier must of got some votes without watching. He's been very shaky lately

[maroonmania]

Frazier must of got some votes without watching. He's been very shaky lately

You speak the truth, lately he's been hot with the bat but cold with the glove.

[Sandman14]

Assists
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1. Adam Frazier, MS........... 209
2. Mikey White, UA............ 202
3. Kyle Overstreet, UA........ 193
4. Kyle Farmer, UG............ 179
5. J.T. Riddle, UK............ 177
6. Matt Reida, UK............. 174
7. Casey Turgeon, UF.......... 165
8. Alex Bregman, LS........... 161
9. Austin Anderson, UM........ 156
Tony Kemp, VU.............. 156
11.Brett Pirtle, MS........... 153
12.Mikey Reynolds, AM......... 147
13.Max Schrock, SC............ 145
14.A.J. Simcox, UT............ 144
15.Dan Glevenyak, AU.......... 140

Fielding double plays
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1. Kyle Overstreet, UA........ 63
2. Adam Frazier, MS........... 54
3. Mikey White, UA............ 52
Austen Smith, UA........... 52
5. Mason Katz, LS............. 46
6. Garrett Cooper, AU......... 45
7. Kyle Farmer, UG............ 44
J.T. Riddle, UK............ 44
9. Vickash Ramjit, UF......... 41
10.Wes Rea, MS................ 40
11.Brett Pirtle, MS........... 39
12.Conrad Gregor, VU.......... 37
13.JaCoby Jones, LS........... 35
14.4 tied at.................. 34

[Todd4State]

Wes Rea is better defensively than Katz or Lankford. Tyler Beede made second team All-SEC? What does he have to do? He's 14-0 I think.

[SaltyDawg]

Beede 14-0, 2.10 ERA, 97 SO, Opp. Avg. .179

Nola 10-0, 1.94 ERA, 105 SO, Opp. Avg. .194

Stanek 9-2, 1.40 ERA, 76 SO, Opp. Avg. .215

[601Dawg]

Wes Rea is better defensively than Katz or Lankford. Tyler Beede made second team All-SEC? What does he have to do? He's 14-0 I think.

Wasn't Lamkford the guy who went Bill Buckner on us?

[Todd4State]

Wasn't Lamkford the guy who went Bill Buckner on us?

Yes indeed he was. Right through the wickets.

[The Croom Diaries]

Frazier got absolutely robbed. Here are his stats vs. the two doufuses that were voted ahead of him.

Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%
Mike Reynolds .306 58-55 216 55 66 12 3 1 23 87 .403 31 11 31 2 .417 1 3 21-23 91 151 16 .938
Adam Frazier .352 60-60 256 54 90 16 6 0 30 118 .461 20 2 25 2 .399 3 5 7-11 100 210 11 .966
Mikey White .286 60-60 220 32 63 11 1 2 29 82 .373 17 10 43 3 .363 1 5 3-8 91 202 10 .967

That was a crappy copy and paste job, so here is a cleaner version: http://www.forwhomthecowbelltolls.com/2013/5/28/4372790/the-case-for-adam-frazier-running-through-the-shortstops-all-sec

[SaltyDawg]

I, too, thought that it was a joke when I first saw it. But, then I read Bonner's article on it to get some perspective in SEC play- changed my mind a little bit. I still think Frazier should have been on 2nd team, at the very least- but it wasn't as glaring as I originally thought.

[The Croom Diaries]

I, too, thought that it was a joke when I first saw it. But, then I read Bonner's article on it to get some perspective in SEC play- changed my mind a little bit. I still think Frazier should have been on 2nd team, at the very least- but it wasn't as glaring as I originally thought.

Well maybe there needs to be some criteria for what makes you an all-SEC selection. Is it the best ball player? The best SEC only stats? The best overall season stats? Clearly here it was who had the best SEC only stats. But there are a few problems - 1. Frazier played against the toughest schedule of any of them. 2. Fraizer went through a slump early on in the SEC schedule that tempered his numbers but it obviously wasn't that he couldn't hit SEC pitching, he always had and did so in the back half of the schedule. 3. If the reason MSU is where we are today with a top 10 RPI, then the non-conference had a lot to do with it and Frazier's stats were accumulated while beating those good non-conference teams....but that didn't count here. 4. if SEC stats are all that matter, then league batting title, HR title, ERA title, etc. should be based only on SEC stats...but they aren't.

[SaltyDawg]

Well maybe there needs to be some criteria for what makes you an all-SEC selection. Is it the best ball player? The best SEC only stats? The best overall season stats? Clearly here it was who had the best SEC only stats. But there are a few problems - 1. Frazier played against the toughest schedule of any of them. 2. Fraizer went through a slump early on in the SEC schedule that tempered his numbers but it obviously wasn't that he couldn't hit SEC pitching, he always had and did so in the back half of the schedule. 3. If the reason MSU is where we are today with a top 10 RPI, then the non-conference had a lot to do with it and Frazier's stats were accumulated while beating those good non-conference teams....but that didn't count here. 4. if SEC stats are all that matter, then league batting title, HR title, ERA title, etc. should be based only on SEC stats...but they aren't.

That should be the first thing that is determined and set it stone.

Overall, I completely agree with you. I was simply pointing out that it was closer than I originally thought.

[Will James]

I, too, thought that it was a joke when I first saw it. But, then I read Bonner's article on it to get some perspective in SEC play- changed my mind a little bit. I still think Frazier should have been on 2nd team, at the very least- but it wasn't as glaring as I originally thought.

This right here.

Reynolds vs Frazier - Frazier's avg is higher but take a gander at the OBP. If Frazier had approached the plate this year like he did last year he would have been a no doubt 2nd teamer. But he cut his walks by over 50% and in SEC play your leadoff needs to get on base at least at a .400 clip but really should be higher.

White vs Frazier - look at the SEC stats. Both are about even defensively but White stepped the **** up when it counted.

So all in all I'd say Frazier is these guys equal but he definitely did not get robbed, and they did put him in there for the defense team.

ETA I think the lack of pitching spots on the All SEC is absurd. At least 4 SP and 2 RP per team is needed

[The Croom Diaries]

Reynolds vs Frazier - Frazier's avg is higher but take a gander at the OBP. If Frazier had approached the plate this year like he did last year he would have been a no doubt 2nd teamer. But he cut his walks by over 50% and in SEC play your leadoff needs to get on base at least at a .400 clip but really should be higher.


I thought the voting was based on the position you play in the field, not your place in the batting order.

[dickiedawg]

That was a crappy copy and paste job, so here is a cleaner version: http://www.forwhomthecowbelltolls.com/2013/5/28/4372790/the-case-for-adam-frazier-running-through-the-shortstops-all-sec

Someone tell me what the heck a shoe-in is?

[Homedawg]

If the team were about what you did and not who you are(or supposed to be) and who you play for then J Jones shouldn't be co-second team with pirtle. Pirtle has better stats overall, and in the league games. Jones, however is the much better draft propect and that obviously got him some extra votes.