University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Cook and King Named Collegiate Baseball All-Americans
5/30/2003 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Cook and King Named Collegiate Baseball All-Americans
Southern Miss outfielders Jeff Cook and Clint King have each been named to the Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball All-American team, it was announced today. Both players were named as third team selections, and they represent USM?s first postseason All-American selections since 1994.
King and Cook were among five players from Conference USA that earned All-American honors. Houston sophomore reliever Ryan Wagner was named to the first team, Tulane junior first baseman Michael Aubrey was listed on the second team and TCU righthander Clayton Jerome joined Cook and King as third team selections.
King and Cook are the top two home run producers in Conference USA, with King smashing 22 homers and Cook bashing 21 round-trippers entering NCAA regional play. King has driven in 71 runs this season to rank sixth on USM?s single-season list, while Cook is one spot behind him with 70. King?s .397 batting average is second in C-USA, while Cook ranks fourth with a .378 average.
King leads the team in hits (93), on-base percentage (.457) and slugging percentage (.778). He has 33 multiple-hit games (23 with two hits and 10 with three hits) and 18 multiple-RBI games. King currently ranks No. 8 in home runs, No. 30 in RBI and No. 43 in batting average. He took home Conference USA Tournament MVP honors after going 6-for-15 with two doubles, two home runs and five RBI to lead the Golden Eagles to the tournament title.
Cook leads the team in stolen bases (13) and runs scored (63), while posting an on-base percentage of .448 and a slugging percentage of .772. During the course of this season, he has become Southern Miss? all-time leader in hits (288), runs scored (194), home runs (48) and total bases (494), and enters the NCAA Tournament just nine RBI shy of becoming the school?s all-time leader in that category as well.
2003 LOUISVILLE SLUGGER/COLLEGIATE BASEBALL ALL-AMERICANS
FIRST TEAM
Pitchers
RHP Jeff Niemann, Rice
LHP Scott Lewis, Ohio St.
LHP David Marchbanks, South Carolina
RHP Vern Sterry, North Carolina St.
RHP Jered Weaver, Long Beach St.
RHP Tim Stauffer, Richmond
Rel. Ryan Wagner, Houston
Position Players
C Ryan Garko, Stanford
1B Billy Becher, New Mexico St.
2B Rickie Weeks, Southern
3B Jamie D'Antona, Wake Forest
SS Dustin Pedroia, Arizona St.
OF Josh Anderson, Eastern Kentucky
OF Jordan Foster, Lamar
OF Brad Snyder, Ball St.
DH Ryan Gordon, N.C. Greensboro
UT Scott Beerer, Texas A&M
SECOND TEAM
Pitchers
LHP Glen Perkins, Minnesota
RHP Wade Townsend, Rice
RHP John Hudgins, Stanford
RHP Chris Niesel, Notre Dame
LHP Abe Alvarez, Long Beach St.
LHP Trent Peterson, Florida St.
RHP Barry Hertzler, Central Connecticut St.
Rel. Huston Street, Texas
Position Players
C Tony Richie, Florida St.
C Mitch Maier, Toledo
1B Michael Aubrey, Tulane
1B Jeff Larish, Arizona St.
2B Lee Curtis, Coll. of Charleston
3B Ryan Roberts, Texas-Arlington
SS Aaron Hill, Louisiana St.
OF Shane Costa, Cal. St. Fullerton
OF Jeremy Cleveland, North Carolina
OF Adam Boeve, Northern Iowa
UT John Gragg, Bethune-Cookman
THIRD TEAM
Pitchers
LHP Jeremy Plexico, Winthrop
RHP Tom Mastny, Furman
LHP Aaron Marsden, Nebraska
RHP Clayton Jerome, TCU
LHP Randy Beam, Florida Atlantic
LHP Paul Maholm, Mississippi St.
RHP Kyle Sleeth, Wake Forest
LHP Tim Alvarez, S.E. Missouri St.
RHP Philip Humber, Rice
Rel. Daniel Hodges, Florida St.
Rel. Will Fenton, Washington
Rel. Steven Register, Auburn
Rel. Chad Cordero, Cal. St. Fullerton
Position Players
C Jason Jaramillo, Oklahoma St.
C David Castillo, Oral Roberts
1B Matt Hopper, Nebraska
1B Kelly Hunt, Bowling Green
1B Eddie Kim, James Madison
1B Chris Alexander, New Mexico
2B Luke Appert, Minnesota
2B Marc Tugwell, Virginia Tech.
2B Justin Christian, S.E. Missouri St.
2B Enrique Cruz, Rice
3B Neil Sellers, Eastern Kentucky
3B Kevin Kouzmanoff, Nevada
3B Brian Buscher, South Carolina
3B Brian Snyder, Stetson
SS Anthony Lunetta, Southern California
SS Dusty Young, New Mexico
SS Stephen Drew, Florida St.
OF Clint King, Southern Miss
OF Jeff Cook, Southern Miss
OF Jeff Van Houten, Arizona
OF Dustin Majewski, Texas
