Hearod Named to ABCA South Region All-Star Team
6/11/2003 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The post-season awards keep coming for University of Alabama senior right fielder Beau Hearod.
On Wednesday, the Jennings, La., native was named to the 2003 American Baseball Coaches Association All-South Region Team as a second-team selection.
Hearod was named First-Team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association on Tuesday and last week was named to the 2003 Verizion Academic All-American Baseball Team for the second consecutive year. The senior was a second-team selection after compiling a 3.62 GPA in Finance. Hearod was a third-team selection as junior in 2002.
In 62 games this season, Hearod batted .346 (80-for-231) with an SEC-leading 20 home runs and 82 RBI for the Crimson Tide. In addition, the Jennings, La., native added 64 runs, 18 doubles, four triples and eight stolen bases.
He led the Crimson Tide in runs scored (64), triples (4), home runs (20), RBI (82) and slugging percentage (.719).
The 82 RBI tied Andy Phillips (1999) and Doug Duke (1986) for the third-highest total in school history. In addition, Hearod is one of only five UA players with 80 or more RBI in a single season.
His home run total makes him just the 12th player in school history to hit 20 home runs in a season and the first since Aaron Clark hit 20 home runs in 2001.
A 2003 First-Team All-SEC selection, Hearod was drafted in the 10th round by the Houston Astros in last week’s Major League Baseball draft and will be assigned to the New York-Penn League, where he will begin play next week with the Tri-City ValleyCats in Troy, NY.
First Team
1B Michael Aubrey Tulane
2B Justin Christian Southeast Missouri
SS Aaron Hill LSU
3B Brian Buscher South Carolina
OF Josh Anderson Eastern Kentucky
OF Jeff Cook Southern Miss
OF Clint King Southern Miss
C Brian Rose Florida
DH David Coffey Georgia
SP David Marchbanks South Carolina
SP Tim Alvarez Southeast Missouri
SP Paul Maholm Mississippi State
RP Steven Register Auburn
Second Team
1B Mike Breyman Kentucky
2B Tug Hulett Auburn
SS Zach Borowiak Southeast Missouri
3B Neil Sellers Eastern Kentucky
OF Beau Hearod Alabama
OF Jon Kaplan Tulane
OF Ryan Patterson LSU
C Drew Ivaney South Florida
SP Jeremy Sowers Vanderbilt
SP David Austien South Florida
SP Nate Bumstead LSU
RP Carlos Ferndandez Louisville
