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Southern's Fred Lewis Goes In Second Round of MLB DraftJune 4, 2002Baton Rouge, LA - Southern University baseball left-fielder, Fred Lewis, has been drafted in the second round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft. Lewis was selected 66th overall by the San Francisco Giants.
"This is a tremendous opportunity for Fred. We are extremely proud for him and what he has been able to accomplish in a short time here", says Southern University head baseball coach Roger Cador. "This young man came in to Southern and worked extremely hard, and the San Francisco Giants recognized that. He has improved greatly in some of the areas of his game that he needed to, and it has paid off. He came to us as a great two-sport athlete (football/baseball), but chose to concentrate on baseball." The junior outfielder transferred to Southern University after playing two seasons at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. "My hat goes off to my two assistants for getting him here. Barrett (Rey) and Arnold (Brathwaite) did a tremendous job of recruiting him and helping him to to this point in his career", adds Cador. Lewis (6-2, 180, L/R), a Wiggins, MS native hit .406 for the Jaguars in 2002, third on the team, behind 1st Team All-American Rickie Weeks, and 3rd team All-American, Antoin Gray. Lewis was also 3rd on the team in hits (71), tied for 1st in stolen bases (14), 3rd in total bases (109), 4th in runs scored (54) and was 4th in slugging percentage (.661). Lewis was named to the second team all-SWAC team in 2002, and was a member of the 2002 SWAC Tournament All-Tourney Team.
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