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UT's Gomes, Davis on SEC second team

Tennessee catcher Yan Gomes and outfielder Kentrail Davis were named to the All-SEC second team announced Tuesday morning. Davis and designated hitter P.J. Polk made the All-Freshman team.

Teams were decided by a vote of the SEC's 12 coaches.

All-SEC teams and awards voted on by the league’s 12 head coaches:

SEC PLAYER OF THE YEAR -   Gordon Beckham, Georgia

SEC PITCHER OF THE YEAR - Joshua Fields, Georgia

SEC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR - Hunter Morris, Auburn

SEC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR - Gordon Beckham, Georgia

SEC COACH OF THE YEAR - David Perno, Georgia

unanimous selection

FIRST TEAM

1B - Justin Smoak, South Carolina

2B - Josh Adams, Florida; Ryan Wilkes, Kentucky

3B - Pedro Alvarez, Vanderbilt; Logan Forsythe, Arkansas

SS -   Gordon Beckham, Georgia

C - Bryce Massanari, Georgia

OF - Collin Cowgill, Kentucky

OF - Sawyer Carroll, Kentucky

OF - Matt den Dekker, Florida; Brandon May, Alabama; David Macias, Vanderbilt

DH - Alex Avila, Alabama

P - Patrick Keating, Florida

P - Chris Rusin, Kentucky

RP - Joshua Fields, Georgia

SECOND TEAM

1B - Hunter Morris, Auburn

2B - Alex Feinberg, Vanderbilt

3B - James Darnell, South Carolina

SS - Ryan Flaherty, Vanderbilt; Reese Havens, S. Carolina

C - Yan Gomes, Tennessee

OF - Avery Barnes, Florida

OF - Dominic de la Osa, Vanderbilt

OF - Kentrail Davis, Tennessee

DH - Phil Disher, South Carolina

P - Lance Lynn, Ole Miss

P - Trevor Holder, Georgia; Stephen Dodson, Georgia

RP - Scott Bittle, Ole Miss

ALL FRESHMAN TEAM

1B -   Hunter Morris, Auburn

2B -   Josh Adams, Florida

3B - David Cunningham, Auburn

SS -   Josh Rutledge, Alabama

C -   Micah Gibbs, LSU

OF -   Kentrail Davis, Tennessee

OF - Whit Merrifield, South Carolina

OF - Brian Fletcher, Auburn

DH - P.J. Polk, Tennessee

P - Drew Pomeranz, Ole Miss

P - Grant Dayton, Auburn

RP - Russell Brewer, Vanderbilt

ALL DEFENSIVE TEAM

P - Jared Bradford, LSU

1B - Rich Poythress, Georgia

2B - Ryan Wilkes, Kentucky

SS - Reese Havens, South Carolina

3B - Jake Smith, Alabama

C - Brett Basham, Ole Miss

OF - Matt den Dekker, Florida

OF - Collin Cowgill, Kentucky

OF - David Macias, Vanderbilt

© 2008, The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.

       4 Comments

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 20, 2008 at 3:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)

WOW....3 (2 of which are freshmen) guys get all-conference and that's it? We should have finished in 1st place with all this talent stockpiled on the team.

Posted by ncvol on May 20, 2008 at 4:48 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Congrats TN Vols......

Posted by sdye16 on May 20, 2008 at 5:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Yes, we have 3 guys who made all-conference. Two freshmen as you mentioned, and 1 sophomore. The next couple of years will be better. Too many moronic fans who believe that a team gets better instantly after getting a new coach. (With a few exceptions: Pearl and the b-ball team.) Congrats to those three and I look forward to watching the next few years.

Posted by tndrum on May 21, 2008 at 11:48 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Like I've said before, regardless of their record, Kentrail Davis is worth the price of admission. We all better get out and see him while he's here. It'll make watching him on Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN that much more fun in a few years.

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