Maholm, Maniscalco, Gendron Earn All-SEC Honors

STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Three members of Mississippi State University's 14th-ranked baseball team have earned All-Southeastern Conference honors for 2003.

Junior left-handed pitcher Paul Maholm of Holly Springs, Miss., was named to the 12-player All-SEC first team. Senior shortstop Matthew Maniscalco of Oxford, Ala., and junior third baseman Steve Gendron of Tampa, Fla., earned second-team honors.

The all-conference team, selected by the head coaches of the league's 12 teams, was announced Monday by the Southeastern Conference.

Maholm, a second-team All-SEC selection as a sophomore, has compiled an 8-2 record with a 2.53 earned run average. The MSU ace has ranked among the SEC's leaders in earned run average for much of the season and paces the MSU pitching staff in wins, innings pitched (92.2) and strikeouts (92). He enters this week's SEC Tournament ranked sixth in career strikeouts (264), seventh in career wins (26) and eighth in career innings pitched (297.0).

Maniscalco, a four-year starter at shortstop at Mississippi State, is enjoying a career-best senior season. A starter in a school-record 238 consecutive games, Maniscalco takes a career-high .346 batting average into Wednesday's SEC Tournament opener against Mississippi. He paces the team with 83 hits, 49 runs scored and 18 stolen bases while ranking second on the team with 14 doubles, seven home runs and 37 RBI.

Gendron, one of three Bulldogs to start all 55 games this season, has also ranked among MSU's offensive leaders throughout the season. Currently hitting at a .330 clip, Gendron stands second on the club with 76 hits and 13 stolen bases and sports the second-highest fielding percentage among SEC third basemen (.941).

The three all-SEC selections represents the most for Mississippi State since 1999.

LSU shortstop Aaron Hill was tabbed SEC Player of the Year, South Carolina left-hander David Marchbanks named SEC Pitcher of the Year, Mississippi relief pitcher Stephen Head chosen SEC Freshman of the Year, and LSU head coach Ray "Smoke" Laval named SEC Coach of the Year.

2003 All-SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE BASEBALL TEAMS

FIRST TEAM
Name, Team	B-T	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
1B - Clay Harris, LSU	R-R	6-4	225	So.	Slidell, La.
2B- Tug Hulett, Auburn	L-R	5-10	175	So.	Shreveport, La.
3B - Brian Buscher, South Carolina	L-R	6-0	201	Sr.	Jacksonville, Fla.
SS - Aaron Hill, LSU	R-R	6-0	200	Jr.	Visalia, Calif.
C- Landon Powell, South Carolina	S-R	6-3	225	Jr.	Apex, N.C.
OF - Beau Hearod, Alabama	R-R	5-10	210	Sr.	Jennings, La.
OF - Ryan Fox, Arkansas	R-R	6-2	207	Sr.	Rogers, Ark.
OF - Jordan Czarniecki, Tennessee	R-R	6-1	175	Sr.	Anderson, Ind.
DH - Ryan Patterson, LSU	R-R	5-10	195	So.	Rowlett, Texas
P - Paul Maholm, Mississippi State	L-L	6-2	214	Jr.	Holly Springs, Miss.
P - David Marchbanks, South Carolina	L-L	6-3	202	Jr.	Simpsonville, S.C.
RP - Steven Register, Auburn	R-R	6-1	162	So.	Columbus, Ga.

SECOND TEAM
Name, Team	B-T	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
1B - Karl Amonite, Auburn	L-R	6-5	222	Jr.	Woodlsee, Ontario
2B - Blake Gill, LSU	L-R	5-10	200	So.	Bradenton, Fla.
3B - Steve Gendron, Miss. St.	R-R	6-3	199	Jr.	Tampa, Fla.
SS - Matthew Maniscalco, Miss. St.	R-R	5-10	184	Sr.	Oxford, Ala.
C - Brian Rose, Florida	R-R	6-2	225	Sr.	Miami, Fla.
OF - Javan Moran, Auburn	R-R	5-11	174	Jr.	Valdosta, Ga.
OF - Jon Zeringue, LSU	R-R	6-2	210	So.	Thibodaux, La.
OF - Ben Harrison, Florida	R-R	6-4	205	Jr.	Key West, Fla.
DH - Bobby Huddleston, Auburn	R-R	6-1	235	Sr.	Montgomery, Ala.
P - Jeremy Sowers, Vanderbilt	L-L	6-1	175	So.	Louisville, Ky.
P - Nate Bumstead, LSU	R-R	6-2	215	Jr.	Las Vegas, Nev.
RP - Stephen Head, Ole Miss	L-L	6-2	190	Fr.	Raymond, Miss.

SEC PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Aaron Hill, LSU
SEC PITCHER OF THE YEAR - David Marchbanks, South Carolina
SEC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR - Stephen Head, Ole Miss
SEC COACH OF THE YEAR - Smoke Laval, LSU

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Maholm, Maniscalco, Gendron Earn All-SEC Honors