University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Cook, Douglas Named ABCA All-South
6/13/2002 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Cook, Douglas Named ABCA All-South
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Southern Miss outfielder Jeff Cook and pitcher Shea Douglas were both named to the 2002 American Baseball Coaches Association All-South Region Second Team as selected by the ABCA All-America Committee.
The two juniors were part of 26 players who were named to the All-South Region first and second teams.
Cook, a 5-foot-10, 185-pound junior from Hattiesburg, Miss., led Southern Miss in a number of batting categories, including runs (67), hits (82), home runs (16), total bases (143) and RBIs (63). He also was one of three Golden Eagles named to the All-Conference USA First Team.
Douglas, a 6-foot-2, 210-pound junior from Vicksburg, Miss., was the No. 1 starter for the Golden Eagles this season. He became the first Southern Miss pitcher to win 10 games in a season since 1991 and had season-highs in both wins (10) and strikeouts (108). Douglas finished with a 3.14 ERA, allowing 40 runs, 35 earned, on 91 hits in 100.1 innings. He also was a first team all-conference selection and was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 32nd round of Major League Baseball's 2002 First-Year Player Draft.
The Golden Eagles finished the season with a 36-22 record and a fourth-place finish in Conference USA.
ABCA FIRST TEAM ALL-SOUTH REGION
SP - Alex Hart, Jr., Florida
SP - Lane Mestepey, So., LSU
SP - Nick Bourgeois, Jr., Tulane
SP - Lance Cormier, Sr., Alabama
RP - Blake Taylor, Sr., South Carolina
C - Jeremy Brown, Jr., Alabama
1B - Yaron Peters, Sr., South Carolina
2B - Peter Stonard, So., Alabama
3B - Pat Osborn, Jr., Florida
SS - Drew Meyer, Jr., South Carolina
OF - Chaz Lytle, Jr., Georgia
OF - Bubba Lavender, Sr., Morehead State
OF - Scott McClanahan, Sr., Alabama
ABCA SECOND TEAM ALL-SOUTH REGION
SP - Shea Douglas, Jr., Southern Miss
SP - Brad Purcell, Sr., Southeast Missouri State
SP - Joseph Blanton, Jr., Kentucky
RP - Joey Charron, So., Tulane
RP - Doug Vincent, Jr., Tennessee Tech
C - Chris Hamblen, Jr., Cincinnati
1B - James Jurries, Sr., Tulane
2B - Jake Allen, Jr., Tennessee Tech
3B - Kevin Matuszek, Jr., Morehead State
SS - Mark Kiger, Sr., Florida
OF - Jeff Cook, Jr., Southern Miss
OF - Mark Jurich, So., Louisville
OF - Justin Sims, Jr., Middle Tennessee State
