BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Four LSU players received recognition Tuesday on the annual Southeastern Conference postseason teams selected by the league coaches.
Junior centerfielder Mikie Mahtook was voted first-team All-SEC, and he was named to the SEC All-Defensive team. Sophomore outfielder/first baseman Mason Katz was voted second-team All-SEC, and second baseman JaCoby Jones and catcher Ty Ross were named to the SEC All-Freshman squad.
Florida catcher Mike Zunino was selected 2011 SEC Baseball Player of the Year, Grayson Garvin of Vanderbilt was named SEC Pitcher of the Year and Vanderbilt outfielder Tony Kemp was named SEC Freshman of the Year by a vote of the coaches. The coaches also tabbed South Carolina skipper Ray Tanner SEC Coach of the Year. James McCann of Arkansas was named SEC Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Mahtook, a native of Lafayette, La., is hitting .383 (75-for-196) this season with 12 doubles, five triples, 14 homers, 56 RBI and 29 stolen bases. He ranks first in the league in stolen bases, second in home runs and batting average, and third in RBI.
Mahtook has a .993 fielding percentage with just one error in 146 chances.
Katz, a product of Metairie, La., is batting .337 (64-for-190) with 21 doubles, two triples, four homers and 53 RBI. He leads the SEC in doubles, and he is fourth in the league in RBI.
Jones, a native of Richton, Miss., is batting .338 (66-for-195) with 11 doubles, one triple, four homers, 32 RBI and 12 stolen bases. Ross, a product of Naples, Fla. has started 44 of LSU’s 56 games behind the plate, batting. 223 (33-for-148) on the year with five doubles, one homer and 20 RBI.
Coaches are not permitted to vote for their own players.
The complete 2011 All-SEC Team follows:
FIRST TEAM
1B – Aaron Westlake, Vanderbilt
2B – Scott Wingo, South Carolina
3B – Thomas McCarthy, Kentucky
SS – Casey McElroy, Auburn
C – Mike Zunino, Florida
OF – Mikie Mahtook, LSU
OF- Preston Tucker, Florida
OF – Tony Kemp, Vanderbilt
DH – Brian Johnson, Florida
P – Grayson Garvin, Vanderbilt
P – Michael Roth, South Carolina
RP – Matt Price, South Carolina
SECOND TEAM
1B – Christian Walker, South Carolina
2B – Josh Adams, Florida
2B – Alex Yarbrough, Ole Miss
3B – Jason Esposito, Vanderbilt
SS – Nolan Fontana, Florida
C – Tony Caldwell, Auburn
OF – Taylor Dugas, Alabama
OF – Mason Katz, LSU
OF – Chad Wright, Kentucky
DH – Conrad Gregor, Vanderbilt
P – DJ Baxendale, Arkansas; Hudson Randall, Florida
P – Sonny Gray, Vanderbilt; Alex Meyer, Kentucky
RP – Caleb Reed, Mississippi State
ALL FRESHMAN TEAM
1B – Dominic Ficociello, Arkansas
2B – JaCoby Jones, LSU
3B – Zack Powers, Florida
SS – Adam Frazier, Mississippi State
C – Ty Ross, LSU
OF – Tony Kemp, Vanderbilt
OF- C.T. Bradford, Mississippi State
OF – Andrew Toles, Tennessee
DH – Conrad Gregor, Vanderbilt
P – Karsten Whitson, Florida
P – Forrest Koumas, South Carolina
RP – Kevin Ziomek, Vanderbilt
ALL DEFENSIVE TEAM
P – Sonny Gray, Vanderbilt
1B – Dominic Ficociello, Arkansas
1B – Christian Walker, South Carolina
2B – Scott Wingo, South Carolina
SS – Nolan Fontana, Florida
3B – Jason Esposito, Vanderbilt
C – Mike Zunino, Florida
OF – Taylor Dugas, Alabama
OF – Mikie Mahtook, LSU
OF- Zach Cone, Georgia
OF – Jackie Bradley Jr., South Carolina
SEC PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Mike Zunino, Florida
SEC PITCHER OF THE YEAR – Grayson Garvin, Vanderbilt
SEC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR – Tony Kemp, Vanderbilt
SEC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR – James McCann, Arkansas
SEC COACH OF THE YEAR – Ray Tanner, South Carolina