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Anderson And Cannon Honored By SEC
May 23, 2022 | Baseball
ATHENS, Ga.------ University of Georgia graduate center fielder Ben Anderson has been named the SEC Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year while junior pitcher Jonathan Cannon made the All-SEC first team in a vote of the league coaches, the SEC announced Monday.
Anderson, a co-captain and native of LaGrange, Ga., has already earned a degree in Biochemistry. He is working on a master's degree in Comparative Biomedical Sciences with plans to go to medical school after his baseball career.
He is batting .279 with five doubles, four triples, eight home runs and 32 RBI in 53 starts. He was the 2022 Boyd McWhorter SEC Postgraduate Scholarship institutional winner for UGA. He had a 31-game on base streak and thrice has led off games with home runs including to start the season. He has provided exceptional defense in 134 total chances including three assists. He is a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District selection, an annual member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll and the Dean's List. He is a member of LEAD, the UGA Athletic Association Leadership Academy and the baseball player council.
Cannon, a junior native of Alpharetta, Ga., headlines the Bulldog pitching staff with a 9-3 mark and 3.62 ERA in 12 starts. In 74.2 innings, he has 65 strikeouts and 10 walks on the year. He leads the SEC in victories and ranks in the top 10 in ERA and Innings Pitched. Recently, he was named a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy Award. He is on the Golden Spikes Midseason Award watch list.
Starting in 2004, the SEC recognized a SEC Scholar-Athlete in baseball, and Anderson becomes the third Bulldog to be honored, joining Gordon Beckham (2008) and Keegan McGovern (2018). Cannon is the first pitcher since Emerson Hancock in 2019 to earn First Team All-SEC honors.
The Bulldogs (35-20) return to action Tuesday at the SEC Tournament. As the No. 6 seed, they will face No. 11 seed Alabama at 10:30 a.m. ET (SEC Network).
Anderson, a co-captain and native of LaGrange, Ga., has already earned a degree in Biochemistry. He is working on a master's degree in Comparative Biomedical Sciences with plans to go to medical school after his baseball career.
He is batting .279 with five doubles, four triples, eight home runs and 32 RBI in 53 starts. He was the 2022 Boyd McWhorter SEC Postgraduate Scholarship institutional winner for UGA. He had a 31-game on base streak and thrice has led off games with home runs including to start the season. He has provided exceptional defense in 134 total chances including three assists. He is a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District selection, an annual member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll and the Dean's List. He is a member of LEAD, the UGA Athletic Association Leadership Academy and the baseball player council.
Cannon, a junior native of Alpharetta, Ga., headlines the Bulldog pitching staff with a 9-3 mark and 3.62 ERA in 12 starts. In 74.2 innings, he has 65 strikeouts and 10 walks on the year. He leads the SEC in victories and ranks in the top 10 in ERA and Innings Pitched. Recently, he was named a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy Award. He is on the Golden Spikes Midseason Award watch list.
Starting in 2004, the SEC recognized a SEC Scholar-Athlete in baseball, and Anderson becomes the third Bulldog to be honored, joining Gordon Beckham (2008) and Keegan McGovern (2018). Cannon is the first pitcher since Emerson Hancock in 2019 to earn First Team All-SEC honors.
The Bulldogs (35-20) return to action Tuesday at the SEC Tournament. As the No. 6 seed, they will face No. 11 seed Alabama at 10:30 a.m. ET (SEC Network).
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