All-MEAC Baseball Team Announced

GREENSBORO, NC - Wesley Timmons of Bethune-Cookman College has been named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Player of the Year and headlines the 2002 All-MEAC Baseball Team. Voters were the conference baseball coaches and sports information directors.

Timmons, ashortstop, leads the MEAC in quite a few individual categories, including hitting (.448 batting avg.), runs scored (70), doubles (22), total bases (130), hits (82) and on base percentage (.560). He ranks second in slugging percentage (.777), walks (36), sacrifice flies (6), runs batted in (56) and stolen bases (36). He has led the Wildcats to an overall record of 34-17, including huge wins over the Iowa Hawkeyes and defending national champions Miami Hurricanes. During the week of the Wildcats win over Iowa, Simmons was recognized as the national player of the week runner-up for his efforts, which included 14 hits, eight RBIs, four home runs, two doubles, and six stolen bases.

Last year's MEAC Player of the Year, Jason Battle of North Carolina A&T State University, was selected to the All-MEAC First Team.

Shavon Phillips of Delaware State University was selected as this year's Rookie of the Year. Phillips posted an earned run average of 3.81, while collecting eight wins in 82 innings pitched, with 83 strikeouts.

This year's coaches honors went to North Carolina A&T head coach, Keith Shumate.

2002 ALL-MEAC BASEBALL FIRST TEAM

Player	School	Pos.	Cl.	Hometown
Bret Underwood	Del. St.	INF	SO	Wilmington, DE
Scott Holmes	FAMU	INF	SR	Ocala, FL
Wesley Timmons	B-CC	INF	SR	Jacksonville, FL
Jason Battle	NCA&T	OF	SR	Rocky Mount, NC
Phil Sullinger	Del. St.	OF	SR	Wilmington, DE
Frank Scott	FAMU	OF	JR	Orlando, FL
Chris Branning	FAMU	C	SO	Cottondale, FL
Cesar Montes de Oca	B-CC	P	SR	Barquisimeto, VZ
Scott Martin	Del. St.	DH	JR	Middletown, DE

Player of the Year: Wesley Timmons, B-CC
Rookie of the Year: Shavon Phillips, Del. St.
Coach of the Year: Keith Shumate, NCA&T

2002 ALL-MEAC BASEBALL SECOND TEAM

Player	School	Pos.	Cl.	Hometown
Adonis Smith	NCA&T	INF	SR	Goldsboro, NC
Jose Ramos	B-CC	INF	SR	Maunabo, PR
Kevin Maloney	Del. St.	INF	SO	Newark, DE
Malcolm King	Del. St.	OF	SR	Oakland, CA
Carlos Geathers	NCA&T	OF	SR	Whitefield, NC
Micah Simmons	B-CC	OF	SR	Jacksonville, FL
Jose Vasquez	B-CC	C	SR	Toa Alta, PR
Mike Connell	FAMU	P	JR	Crawfordville, FL

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