University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Stoy Named to 2001 FedEx Conference USA All-Tournament Team
5/24/2001 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Stoy Named to 2001 FedEx Conference USA All-Tournament Team
Hattiesburg, Miss. - Southern Miss outfielder Clint Stoy was named to the 2001 FedEx Conference USA 11-man all-tournament team, voted on by the league's media and sports information directors, who covered the tournament May 16-20 at Zephyr Field in New Orleans, La.
Stoy finished the tournament with a .357 batting average (5/14) in three games played. He had two doubles and five runs batted in for the Golden Eagles, who finished 2-2 during the five-day event. Stoy also had a .500 slugging percentage and .357 on-base percentage.
USM defeated No. 2 Houston, 6-2, on day one, No. 3 South Florida, 18-5 on day two and advanced to the semifinal round on Saturday. South Florida defeated the Golden Eagles twice on Saturday, 6-4 and 7-4, advancing to the championship game against the eventual tournament champion, Tulane.
Southern Miss batted .320 overall as a team for the tournament with nine doubles, three triples, a home run, two stolen bases and 25 runs batted in. Its slugging percentage was .442 and its on-base percentage was .392.
The Golden Eagles finished the season with a 27-32 record and 11-16 in Conference USA. They entered the tournament as the No. 7 seed and advanced to the tournament's final four teams. USM loses four starters and five letterwinners from the 2001 squad.
2001 FedEx Conference USA All-Tournament Team
INF Ben Drawdy, South Florida (.536, 3 doubles, 6 runs scored)
INF Mike Eylward, South Florida (.455, 2 doubles, 4 RBIs)
INF Anthony Giarratano, Tulane (.360, 8 runs scored, 3 RBIs)
INF Jake Gautreau, Tulane (.375, 2 2B, 4 RBIs, 4 runs scored)
OF Daniel Boyd, South Florida (.348, 5 runs scored, 2B, 3B, 6 RBIs)
OF Bill Naharodny, South Florida (.421, 2 HR, 4 RBIs)
OF Clint Stoy, Southern Miss (.357, 2 2B, 5 RBIs)
C Scott Madden, Tulane (.500, 4 runs scored, 2B, 4 RBIs)
DH Kris Courier, South Florida (.438, 2 HR, 7 RBIs)
SP Beau Richardson, Tulane (10.1IP, 3H, 6R, 0ER, 7K, 2BB)
RP Barth Melius, Tulane (1-0, 2 Saves, 5.1IP, 0R, 1H, 3K, 0BB)
Tournament MVP: Barth Melius, Tulane
