All-area team
By Matt Middleton | Staff Writer
Sunday, June 21, 2009

Georgia player of the year: Jeff Rice, Sr., 2B, Evans

South Carolina player of the year: Dalton Gress, Sr., OF/RHP, South Aiken

Coach of the year: T.J. Davis, Lakeside

First team
Pos.NameSchoolYearComment
CWill SalleyWestsideSr.Capped standout career with .431 average, 38 RBI, 5 HR, 30 R
INFCameron StallingsLaneySr.Middle Georgia signee hit .460 and nearly led team to rare state playoff berth
INFPatrick ArringtonLakesideSr.Shortstop doubled 8 times and drove in 30 runs for region champs
INFLogan GainesWestsideSr.South Georgia signee led area with .551 average; 6 HRs
INFJeremy RosierScreven CountySr.Set school record by hitting .524 for region champs
OFPatrick GamblinHarlemSr.Winthrop signee hit .466 with 30 RBI; also pitched 43 2/3 innings
OFTaylor GroverMidland ValleySr.Hit .462 with 33 RBI; had 3.45 ERA as team's top pitcher
OFTaylor RozierNorth AugustaSr.Wofford recruit led team with 7 HR and 26 RBI
UTLShawn McCainGreenbrierJr.Great postseason (12-for-16) capped breakout season; hit .425 with 29 RBI
RHPTucker Hawley South AikenSr.Alabama recruit had 1.27 ERA in 45 2/3 innings for region champs
LHPChad FarmerGreenbrierJr.First-year varsity player one of top strikeout pitchers in Georgia (113 in 69 IP)
Second team
Pos.NameSchoolYearComment
CBrandon Paul AquinasSr.Presbyterian signee hit .433 and doubled 10 times
INFKevin CaughmanEvansSr.Hit. 424, scored 30 times; solid at shortstop
INFWill AndersonThomsonSr.Region 3-AAA player of the year batted .380
INFCaleb BellFox CreekJr.Class A all-state selection hit .500 and drove in 38
INFDerek ClaytonHarlemSr.Led Bulldogs with .528 average and 32 RBI
OFHamp WadeEdmund BurkeSr.Hit .482 with 11 HR for GISA state semifinalists
OFGlenn CassedyEvansSo.All-around game powered Knights: .398 avg, 6 doubles, 24 RBI
OFRyan HutchinsLakesideSr. Led region champs in virtually every pitching category and also hit .432
UTLMike GramLakesideSr.Respected hitter walked 31 times and hit .419 with 34 RBI
RHPTaylor GuerrieriNorth AugustaSo.Led team with 1.56 ERA; South Carolina recruit also hit 5 HRs
LHPChristian BraggWestsideJr.Forced to pitch in every big game ; won eight times and struck out 90

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Catcher: Tyler Barden (Evans), Bryson Crouch (Cross Creek), Dillon Grantham (North Augusta), Aaron Rachels (Harlem), Michael Weaver (Edmund Burke).

Infield: Phillip Anderson (Thomson), Joel Collins (Screven County), Cody Cozart (Cross Creek), Aaron Davis (Westside), Cody Ewest (Thomson), Cole Cromer (Midland Valley), Evan Darr (North Augusta), LaTron Hunter (Laney), Brandon Ingram (Silver Bluff), Tony Miller (Hephzibah), Devin Rachels (John Hancock), Spencer Starnes (Lakeside), Jeff Stoner (Lakeside), Cody Usry (Thomas Jefferson), Tripp Warrick (North Augusta).

Outfield: William Banks (Augusta Christian), Derek Beasley (Harlem), Nate Bowman (South Aiken), Dontavis Brown (Thomson), Sam Daniel (Greenbrier), Ian Jesse (Aquinas), Joseph Hall (Augusta Prep), Kevin McCrary (Brentwood), Zach Morris (Harlem), Tevin Nelson (Evans), Brad Miller (Aquinas), Blake Ross (Greenbrier), Rob Swan (Thomas Jefferson), Will Tankersley (Thomson).

Pitchers: Steven Bleile (North Augusta), Matt Blume (Evans), Michael Bone (Westminster), Harrison Brawley (Lakeside), Abe Cartledge (Thomson), Rick Chandler (Richmond Academy), Troy Cowart (Silver Bluff), Josh Evans (Brentwood), Michael Farr (Evans), Andrew Faulkner (South Aiken), Erin Hawk (Aquinas), Stephen Leopard (South Aiken), Chris Phillips (North Augusta), Brandon Sharpe (Edmund Burke), Jackson Whitley (Augusta Christian).

From the Sunday, June 21, 2009 edition of the Augusta Chronicle
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