Richard, Chase head 2007 SWAC Baseball All-Conference team
LaTaiya C. Barnes
5/15/07

 

The votes have been tallied and the 2007 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball All-Conference team has been selected. Leading the way is Prairie View A&M’s Michael Richard. Richard was named Player of the Year and Outstanding Hitter of the Year. Fellow teammate Matthew Chase was named Pitcher of the Year, Jackson State’s James Sims was selected as Newcomer of the Year and Kyle Smith of Texas Southern was named Freshman of the Year.

Richard, a 5’11, 180-lb senior shortstop, lead the SWAC in batting averages. The Lake Charles , Louisiana, native hit a .407, 1st in the conference and 33rd in the nation in NCAA Division I. He also leads the conference in stolen bases (39) and ranked 8th in the nation.

A 2007 preseason All-SWAC first team selection, Chase lead the SWAC in wins with nine, and tied for 12th place in NCAA Division I. The 6’5, 200-lb senior from Dallas, TX, was also ranked fourth in earned run average (3.52) and innings pitched (76.2).

Sims, a 6’0, 200-lb junior outfielder, helped lead JSU to a first place regular-season finish in the Eastern Division. Sims ranked 1st in the SWAC in plate appearances (236), at bats (195) and runs scored (69). The Houston, Mississippi native also ranked second in doubles with seven.

Smith, led TSU in batting average, with .361. The 5’10, 175-lb freshman from Atlanta, GA, also lead the Tigers in runs batted in (26), slugging pct. (.500) and total bases (54).

Jackson State, Prairie View and Southern University each had five members on the all-conference teams; Alcorn State followed with three players. Alabama State, Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Texas Southern each had two while Alabama A&M had one player.

 

2007 SWAC Baseball All-Conference Team

                                                                  FIRST TEAM

 

NAME                                    SCHOOL        HT       WT      CL       POS     HOMETOWN

Matthew Chase            PVAM             6’5       200      SR       P          Dallas, TX

Josh Froneberger          ALST               6’2       190      JR        P          Atlanta, GA

Wrandal Taylor            PVAM             5’11     190      JR        P          Beaumont, TX

Cortez Cole                  JSU                  5’10     180      FR       C         Shannon, MS

Sean Bard                    MVSU             6’3       230      JR        1B        Cape Girardeau, MO

Shawn Taylor               ALCN             5’11     190      SR       2B        Colorado Springs, CO

Michael Richard           PVAM             5’11     180      SR       SS        Lake Charles, LA

Chris Stamps                JSU                  5’10     190      JR        3B        West Point, MS

Doyle Harrington          JSU                  6’0       193      JR        DH       Jackson, MS

Marcus Davis               ALCN             6’4       205      SR       OF       Magee, MS

LaDale Hayes               AAMU                        6’1       175      SO       OF       Stafford, VA

Anthony McLin            JSU                  6’1       215      SR       OF       Florence, MS

 

 

SECOND TEAM

 

NAME                                    SCHOOL        HT       WT      CL       POS     HOMETOWN

Joseph Gonzalez           ALCN             5’11     175      JR        P          Los Angeles, CA

Roy Merritt                  SU                   6’0       180      SR       P          Houston, TX

Justin Moring                UAPB              6’2       205      SO       P          Pine Bluff, AR

Michael Thomas           SU                   6’4       220      FR       C         Houston, TX

Calvin Anderson           SU                   6’7       240      SO       1B        Seattle, WA

Delvin Sanders TXSO              5’9       165      SR       2B        Dallas, TX

Brandon Revis  SU                   5’10     165      SR       SS        Houston, TX

Wilford White               PVAM             5’10     170      JR        3B        Houston, TX

Selmon Pearson            ALST               6’2       210      SR       DH       Mobile, AL

Juan Mendoza  SU                   6’1       210      JR        OF       Oakland, CA

Myrio Richard              PVAM             6’1       190      FR       OF       Lake Charles , LA

Jose Rivera                   UAPB              6’3       215      SR       OF       Chicago, IL

 

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR

Kyle Smith                   TXSO              5’10     175      FR       OF       Atlanta, GA

 

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR

James Sims                   JSU                  6’0       200      JR        OF       Houston, MS

 

OUTSTANDING HITTER OF THE YEAR

Michael Richard           PVAM             5’11     180      SR       SS        Lake Charles, LA

 

PITCHER OF THE YEAR

Matthew Chase            PVAM             6’5       200      SR       P          Dallas, TX

 

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Michael Richard           PVAM             5’11     180      SR       SS        Lake Charles, LA