Commodore Jensen Lewis Named to All-Southeastern Conference Team by League Coaches

Commodore Jensen Lewis Named to All-Southeastern Conference Team by League Coaches

5/25/2005

Birmingham, Ala. – Vanderbilt’s Jensen Lewis (6-3, 195, RHP, Cincinnati, Ohio) was named to the All-Southeastern Conference Second Team today by a vote of the league’s 12 head baseball coaches. 

Lewis leads the SEC-leading pitching staff with an 8-3 record and 2.62 ERA.  He has 15 appearances and 14 starts and earned one save this season.  He has pitched 92.2 innings and has given up 34 runs on 74 hits.  He has struck out 95 batters and walked 23.  Opponents own a .218 batting average against him. He is one of only 12 pitchers in Vanderbilt baseball history – dating back to 1886 – who have won 17 games in a career with a 17-12 record in three seasons.  He pitched his first career game shutout in an 8-0 victory at Kentucky (May 13) where he struck out a career-high 13 batters.  He pitched his first career complete game in an 11-3 win at #4 South Carolina (April 15) where he retired the last 16 consecutive batters.  Lewis earned SEC Pitcher of the Week honors Feb. 21 when he went 7.0 innings facing 24 batters in a 5-2 win over VMI in the first series of the season.  He struck out nine batters and VMI owned a .053 batting average against him.  He was recently named to the 2005 SEC Good Works Team.

Florida sophomore first baseman Matt LaPorta was selected 2005 SEC Baseball Player of the Year, Tennessee’s junior righthander Luke Hochevar was named SEC Pitcher of the Year and Tennessee catcher J.P. Arencibia was named SEC Freshman of the Year.  The coaches also tabbed Florida skipper Pat McMahon as SEC Coach of the Year. LSU pitcher Jason Determann was named SEC Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Coaches are not permitted to vote for their own players, thus a unanimous selection earns 11 of the 12 first-team votes.
 
2005 Southeastern Conference Baseball Honors

SEC PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Matt LaPorta, Florida
SEC PITCHER OF THE YEAR – *Luke Hochevar, Tennessee
SEC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR – J.P. Arencibia, Tennessee
SEC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR – Jason Determann, LSU
SEC COACH OF THE YEAR – Pat McMahon, Florida
* unanimous selection
 
FIRST TEAM                     
1B – Matt LaPorta, Florida 
2B – Adam Davis, Florida 
3B – Chase Headley, Tennessee 
SS – Steven Tollesen, South Carolina 
C- Josh Bell, Auburn 
OF – Ryan Patterson, LSU 
OF – Brian Pettway, Ole Miss  
OF – Eli Iorg, Tennessee
OF – Gabe Scott, Alabama 
DH – Stephen Head, Ole Miss 
P – Luke Hochevar, Tennessee 
P – Greg Smith, LSU 
RP – John Madden, Auburn
 
SECOND TEAM                    
1B – Steve Pearce, South Carolina 
2B –  John Shelby, Kentucky 
3B –  Chris Coghlan, Ole Miss 
SS –  Justin Tordi, Florida 
C – Brian Jeroloman, Florida 
OF – Jeff Corsaletti, Florida 
OF – Clete Thomas, Auburn
OF – Nick Stavinoha, LSU 
DH – Blake Gill, LSU   
P – Clay Dirks, LSU 
P – Jensen Lewis, Vanderbilt 
RP – Connor Falkenbach, Florida
 
ALL FRESHMAN TEAM                     
1B – Justin Henry, Ole Miss  
2B – Ryan Wilkes, Kentucky
2B – Cale Iorg, Alabama 
3B – Brandon McArthur, Florida
3B – Chris Jackson, LSU 
SS – Zack Cozart, Ole Miss 
C –  J.P. Arencibia, Tennessee 
OF – Julio Borbon, Tennessee 
OF – Antone DeJesus, Kentucky 
OF – Clint Arnold, Arkansas 
DH – Jordan Mayer, LSU
DH – Joshua Fields, Georgia 
P – James Adkins, Tennessee 
P – Nick Schmidt, Arkansas 
RP – David Robertson, Alabama