Baseball 5/20/2019 Kent Reichert
Carolina's Kerry Named to Freshman All-SEC Team
The freshman from Clemmons, N.C., is 4-1 with a 2.62 ERA heading into the SEC Tournament.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Freshman righthanded pitcher Brett Kerry has been named to the Freshman All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) team, as announced by the league office this afternoon (Monday, May 20). Kerry becomes the 22nd Gamecock to earn this honor as he is one of 12 rookies honor by the conference. Kerry enters SEC Tournament play with a 4-1 record and a 2.62 ERA with seven saves in 22 appearances and two starts. He has held opponents to a .200 batting average and has 65 strikeouts in 58.1 innings pitched. In the SEC, Kerry is 2-1 with a 2.95 ERA with four saves and 39 strikeouts in 42.2 innings. The freshman helped the Gamecocks get into the SEC Tournament after striking out four and allowing just five hits and two runs in 6.1 innings in a win over No. 5 Mississippi State. Kerry is a two-time SEC Freshman of the Week (March 4, May 13). He had seven strikeouts in 3.1 innings pitched in a win over Clemson on March 1 and had saves in back-to-back wins against Kentucky on May 10 and 11. He has pitched in three innings or more in 10 appearances, including a career-high 6.1 on Saturday. JT Ginn of Mississippi State was named the conference's Freshman of the Year. In other specialty awards, Vanderbilt's JJ Bleday was named the SEC Player of the Year and Mississippi State's Ethan Small earned Pitcher of the Year. Vanderbilt's Tim Corbin was named Coach of the Year and Tennessee's Garrett Stallings earned Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Kerry and the Gamecocks open SEC Tournament play Tuesday night (May 21) against LSU. First pitch is set for 30 minutes after the Tennessee-Auburn game, which starts at 4:30 p.m. CDT (5:30 p.m. EDT). 2019 SEC Baseball Awards Player of the Year: JJ Bleday, VanderbiltPitcher of the Year: Ethan Small, Mississippi StateFreshman of the Year: JT Ginn, Mississippi StateCoach of the Year: Tim Corbin, VanderbiltScholar-Athlete of the Year: Garrett Stallings, Tennessee First-Team All-SECC: Philip Clarke, Vanderbilt1B: Tanner Allen, Mississippi State2B: Justin Foscue, Mississippi State3B: Austin Martin, VanderbiltSS: Grae Kessinger, Ole MissOF: JJ Bleday, VanderbiltOF: Jake Mangum, Mississippi StateOF: Alerick Soularie, TennesseeDH/UT: Nelson Maldonado, FloridaSP: Ethan Small, Mississippi StateSP: Emerson Hancock, GeorgiaRP: Tyler Brown, Vanderbilt Second-Team All-SEC TeamC: Cooper Johnson, Ole Miss1B: Trevor Ezell, Arkansas 2B: LJ Talley, Georgia3B: Aaron Schunk, GeorgiaSS: Casey Martin, ArkansasOF: Dominic Fletcher, ArkansasOF: Heston Kjerstad, ArkansasOF: Antoine Duplantis, LSUDH/UT: Matt Goodheart, ArkansasSP: TJ Sikkema, MissouriSP: Zack Thompson, KentuckyRP: Matt Cronin, Arkansas Freshman All-SEC TeamJT Ginn, SP, Mississippi State Kumar Rocker, SP, Vanderbilt Doug Nikhazy, SP, Ole Miss Cole Henry, SP, LSU Cole Wilcox, SP, Georgia Patrick Wicklander, SP, Arkansas Connor Noland, SP, Arkansas Ryan Bliss, 2B, Auburn Christian Franklin, OF, Arkansas Joseph Menefee, RP, Texas A&M Kendrick Calilao, 1B, Florida Brett Kerry, RP, South Carolina SEC All-Defensive TeamC: Cooper Johnson, Ole Miss1B: Trevor Ezell, Arkansas*1B: Julian Infante, Vanderbilt*2B: LJ Talley, Georgia3B: Austin Martin, VanderbiltSS: Cam Shepherd, GeorgiaOF: Dominic Fletcher, ArkansasOF: Jake Mangum, Mississippi StateOF: Zach Watson, LSUP: Garrett Stallings, Tennessee *Tie (Ties are not broken)South Carolina's Freshman All-SEC Selections2019 - Brett Kerry2017 - Carlos Cortes2016 - Chris Cullen, Adam Hill, LT Tolbert, Braden Webb2013 - Jack Wynkoop2012 - Tanner English, Grayson Greiner, Joey Pankake2011 - Forrest Koumas2010 - Evan Marzilli, Matt Price, Christian Walker2009 - Nolan Belcher, Jackie Bradley Jr.2008 - Whit Merrifield2006 - Mike Cisco, Andrew Crisp, Justin Smoak2004 - David Cash, Arik Hempy
Carolina's Kerry Named to Freshman All-SEC Team
The freshman from Clemmons, N.C., is 4-1 with a 2.62 ERA heading into the SEC Tournament.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Freshman righthanded pitcher Brett Kerry has been named to the Freshman All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) team, as announced by the league office this afternoon (Monday, May 20). Kerry becomes the 22nd Gamecock to earn this honor as he is one of 12 rookies honor by the conference. Kerry enters SEC Tournament play with a 4-1 record and a 2.62 ERA with seven saves in 22 appearances and two starts. He has held opponents to a .200 batting average and has 65 strikeouts in 58.1 innings pitched. In the SEC, Kerry is 2-1 with a 2.95 ERA with four saves and 39 strikeouts in 42.2 innings. The freshman helped the Gamecocks get into the SEC Tournament after striking out four and allowing just five hits and two runs in 6.1 innings in a win over No. 5 Mississippi State. Kerry is a two-time SEC Freshman of the Week (March 4, May 13). He had seven strikeouts in 3.1 innings pitched in a win over Clemson on March 1 and had saves in back-to-back wins against Kentucky on May 10 and 11. He has pitched in three innings or more in 10 appearances, including a career-high 6.1 on Saturday. JT Ginn of Mississippi State was named the conference's Freshman of the Year. In other specialty awards, Vanderbilt's JJ Bleday was named the SEC Player of the Year and Mississippi State's Ethan Small earned Pitcher of the Year. Vanderbilt's Tim Corbin was named Coach of the Year and Tennessee's Garrett Stallings earned Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Kerry and the Gamecocks open SEC Tournament play Tuesday night (May 21) against LSU. First pitch is set for 30 minutes after the Tennessee-Auburn game, which starts at 4:30 p.m. CDT (5:30 p.m. EDT). 2019 SEC Baseball Awards Player of the Year: JJ Bleday, VanderbiltPitcher of the Year: Ethan Small, Mississippi StateFreshman of the Year: JT Ginn, Mississippi StateCoach of the Year: Tim Corbin, VanderbiltScholar-Athlete of the Year: Garrett Stallings, Tennessee First-Team All-SECC: Philip Clarke, Vanderbilt1B: Tanner Allen, Mississippi State2B: Justin Foscue, Mississippi State3B: Austin Martin, VanderbiltSS: Grae Kessinger, Ole MissOF: JJ Bleday, VanderbiltOF: Jake Mangum, Mississippi StateOF: Alerick Soularie, TennesseeDH/UT: Nelson Maldonado, FloridaSP: Ethan Small, Mississippi StateSP: Emerson Hancock, GeorgiaRP: Tyler Brown, Vanderbilt Second-Team All-SEC TeamC: Cooper Johnson, Ole Miss1B: Trevor Ezell, Arkansas 2B: LJ Talley, Georgia3B: Aaron Schunk, GeorgiaSS: Casey Martin, ArkansasOF: Dominic Fletcher, ArkansasOF: Heston Kjerstad, ArkansasOF: Antoine Duplantis, LSUDH/UT: Matt Goodheart, ArkansasSP: TJ Sikkema, MissouriSP: Zack Thompson, KentuckyRP: Matt Cronin, Arkansas Freshman All-SEC TeamJT Ginn, SP, Mississippi State Kumar Rocker, SP, Vanderbilt Doug Nikhazy, SP, Ole Miss Cole Henry, SP, LSU Cole Wilcox, SP, Georgia Patrick Wicklander, SP, Arkansas Connor Noland, SP, Arkansas Ryan Bliss, 2B, Auburn Christian Franklin, OF, Arkansas Joseph Menefee, RP, Texas A&M Kendrick Calilao, 1B, Florida Brett Kerry, RP, South Carolina SEC All-Defensive TeamC: Cooper Johnson, Ole Miss1B: Trevor Ezell, Arkansas*1B: Julian Infante, Vanderbilt*2B: LJ Talley, Georgia3B: Austin Martin, VanderbiltSS: Cam Shepherd, GeorgiaOF: Dominic Fletcher, ArkansasOF: Jake Mangum, Mississippi StateOF: Zach Watson, LSUP: Garrett Stallings, Tennessee *Tie (Ties are not broken)South Carolina's Freshman All-SEC Selections2019 - Brett Kerry2017 - Carlos Cortes2016 - Chris Cullen, Adam Hill, LT Tolbert, Braden Webb2013 - Jack Wynkoop2012 - Tanner English, Grayson Greiner, Joey Pankake2011 - Forrest Koumas2010 - Evan Marzilli, Matt Price, Christian Walker2009 - Nolan Belcher, Jackie Bradley Jr.2008 - Whit Merrifield2006 - Mike Cisco, Andrew Crisp, Justin Smoak2004 - David Cash, Arik Hempy