McGovern Headlines All-SEC Bulldogs

ATHENS------University of Georgia senior Keegan McGovern earned Southeastern Conference Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors as well as being named First Team All-SEC, the league announced Monday.

McGovern was one of four Bulldogs to receive SEC honors as voted on by the league coaches. Georgia junior designated hitter Michael Curry and junior first baseman Adam Sasser were named Second Team All-SEC while catcher Mason Meadows earned a spot on the All Freshman SEC squad.

McGovern, a 6-2, 220-pound native of Willacoochee, Ga., is the first Bulldog since Gordon Beckham in 2008 to be named the SEC Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year. An annual member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll, McGovern needs just one more class to earn a degree in Biology. Also, he is a two-time member of the SEC Community Service Team. On the field in 2018 as a co-captain, he has led eighth-ranked Georgia (37-17) to its finest season in a decade. In 52 starts in left field, McGovern ranks among the league leaders in several offensive categories including a .330 batting average, 15 home runs, 62 runs scored and 44 RBI plus has a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 102 total chances including four assists.

Curry, a 5-11, 212-pound native of Gainesville, Ga., leads the team with 47 RBI while batting .327 with 10 home runs in starting all 54 games. Sasser, a 6-4, 245-pound native of Evans, Ga., owns a .321 batting average with nine home runs and 41 RBI in 53 games. Meadows, a 6-1, 221-pound native of Roswell, Ga., has appeared in 46 games with 39 starts behind the plate. He is batting .288 with three home runs and 25 RBI.

Georgia earned a first round bye in this week's SEC Tournament held at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Ala. The Bulldogs will play Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. ET against the winner of the Vanderbilt/Texas A&M contest slated for Tuesday's first round.

2018 SEC Baseball Awards
Player of the Year: Jonathan India, Florida
Pitcher of the Year: Brady Singer, Florida
Freshman of the Year: Heston Kjerstad, Arkansas
Coach of the Year: Kevin O'Sullivan, Florida
Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Keegan McGovern, Georgia
Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Nico Mascia, Tennessee

First-Team All-SEC
C: JJ Schwarz, Florida
1B: Kole Cottam, Kentucky
2B: Carson Shaddy, Arkansas
3B: Jonathan India, Florida
SS: Braden Shewmake, Texas A&M
OF: Keegan McGovern, Georgia
OF: Jake Mangum, Mississippi State
OF: Ryan Olenek, Ole Miss
DH/UT: Luke Heyer, Kentucky
SP: Brady Singer, Florida
SP: Casey Mize, Auburn
RP: Michael Byrne, Florida

Second-Team All-SEC Team
C: Nick Fortes, Ole Miss
1B: Adam Sasser, Georgia
2B: Michael Helman, Texas A&M
3B: Casey Martin, Arkansas
SS: Will Holland, Auburn
OF: Eric Cole, Arkansas
OF: Wil Dalton, Florida
OF: Heston Kjerstad, Arkansas
DH/UT: Michael Curry, Georgia
SP: Blaine Knight, Arkansas
SP: Jackson Kowar, Florida
RP: Parker Caracci, Ole Miss

Freshman All-SEC Team
C: Mason Meadows, Georgia
1B: Tanner Allen, Mississippi State
2B: Anthony Servideo, Ole Miss
3B: Casey Martin, Arkansas
OF: Heston Kjerstad, Arkansas
OF: Daniel Cabrera, LSU
OF: Steven Williams, Auburn
DH/UT: Edouard Julien, Auburn
SP: Ma'Khail Hilliard, LSU
SP: Tanner Burns, Auburn
RP: Cody Greenhill, Auburn

SEC All-Defensive Team
C: Grant Koch, Arkansas
1B: Cole Zabowski, Ole Miss
2B: Luke Jarvis, Auburn
3B: Jonathan India, Florida
SS: Connor Kaiser, Vanderbilt
OF: Zach Watson, LSU
OF: Jake Mangum, Mississippi State
OF: Dominic Fletcher, Arkansas
P: Will Neely, Tennessee

Players Mentioned

Michael Curry

Keegan McGovern

Mason Meadows

Adam Sasser

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