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2007 SWAC Baseball All-Conference team
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&Ms 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 States James Sims was selected as Newcomer of the Year and Kyle Smith of Texas Southern was named Freshman of the Year. Richard, a 511, 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 65, 200-lb senior from Dallas, TX, was also ranked fourth in earned run average (3.52) and innings pitched (76.2). Sims, a 60, 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 510, 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 65 200 SR P Dallas, TX Josh Froneberger ALST 62 190 JR P Atlanta, GA Wrandal Taylor PVAM 511 190 JR P Beaumont, TX Cortez Cole JSU 510 180 FR C Shannon, MS Sean Bard MVSU 63 230 JR 1B Cape Girardeau, MO Shawn Taylor ALCN 511 190 SR 2B Colorado Springs, CO Michael Richard PVAM 511 180 SR SS Lake Charles, LA Chris Stamps JSU 510 190 JR 3B West Point, MS Doyle Harrington JSU 60 193 JR DH Jackson, MS Marcus Davis ALCN 64 205 SR OF Magee, MS LaDale Hayes AAMU 61 175 SO OF Stafford, VA Anthony McLin JSU 61 215 SR OF Florence, MS
SECOND TEAM
NAME SCHOOL HT WT CL POS HOMETOWN Joseph Gonzalez ALCN 511 175 JR P Los Angeles, CA Roy Merritt SU 60 180 SR P Houston, TX Justin Moring UAPB 62 205 SO P Pine Bluff, AR Michael Thomas SU 64 220 FR C Houston, TX Calvin Anderson SU 67 240 SO 1B Seattle, WA Delvin Sanders TXSO 59 165 SR 2B Dallas, TX Brandon Revis SU 510 165 SR SS Houston, TX Wilford White PVAM 510 170 JR 3B Houston, TX Selmon Pearson ALST 62 210 SR DH Mobile, AL Juan Mendoza SU 61 210 JR OF Oakland, CA Myrio Richard PVAM 61 190 FR OF Lake Charles , LA Jose Rivera UAPB 63 215 SR OF Chicago, IL
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Kyle Smith TXSO 510 175 FR OF Atlanta, GA
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR James Sims JSU 60 200 JR OF Houston, MS
OUTSTANDING HITTER OF THE YEAR Michael Richard PVAM 511 180 SR SS Lake Charles, LA
PITCHER OF THE YEAR Matthew Chase PVAM 65 200 SR P Dallas, TX
PLAYER OF THE YEAR Michael Richard PVAM 511 180 SR SS Lake Charles, LA
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