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Baseball Awards From C-USA reports
Top Individual Honors
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
James Jurries, Tulane Jurries
ranks in Conference USA's all-time top 10 in nine different statistical
categories, owning the league records for career total bases (605) and runs
scored (279), while ranking second in hits (335), home runs (61) and RBI
(255). This season, Jurries leads the league in slugging percentage (.791),
on-base percentage (.510), total bases (167), runs scored (72), home runs
(19) and RBI (68). He has also hit 15 doubles, stolen 27 bases and walked 41
times. This marks the fourth straight season that a Tulane player has earned
Player of the Year honors (Jake Gautreau in 2000, 01 and Chad Sutter 1999).
PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Brad Sullivan, Houston
Sullivan has established a new school record for strikeouts in a season with
134, while posting a 10-1 record. Opponents are hitting a league-low .170
against him and he has a conference-best 2.18 ERA. Three times this season
Sullivan was named C-USA Pitcher of the Week and twice he earned National
Pitcher of the Week honors. He has recorded five double figure strikeout
games this season, including a school-record 16 in just seven innings
against Memphis on April 12. This is the third time in the last four years
that a Houston hurler has won Pitcher of the Year honors (Kyle Crowell in
1999, 2000).
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Darryl Lawhorn, East Carolina
Lawhorn has broken ECU's freshman season records for hits (90), home runs
(16), RBI (56), and total bases (155). He is eight hits and 13 total bases
shy of the school's overall season records for both those categories.
Lawhorn's hit total is tied for the conference lead and he ranks second in
batting (.413), on-base percentage (.502) and total bases (155).
Lawhorn has started every game for the Pirates
as a freshman and was named C-USA Hitter of the Week on April 8 for his
performances against Elon, Campbell and league rival Houston.
COACH OF THE YEAR
Lelo Prado, Louisville Prado
was named Coach of the Year after leading the Cardinals to school records
for conference wins (21) and overall wins (39). Picked in the preseason
coaches poll to finish ninth, Louisville entered the final weekend of the
season with a chance to win the regular season title before finishing second
behind No. 10-ranked Houston. Prado led the Cardinals into the national
rankings this season for just the second time in school history and has U of
L on the verge of its first-ever NCAA appearance. Prado, who was named ABCA
National Coach of the Year in back-to-back seasons after leading the
University of Tampa to the 1992 and 1993 Division II National Championships,
will serve as the head coach for USA Baseball's National Team this summer.
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