2101 6th Avenue North, Suite 700 • Birmingham, AL 35203 • Phone: (205) 251-7573 • Fax: (205) 297-9820 • www.swac.org For Immediate Release Contact: Tom Galbraith • Assistant Commissioner for Communications February 21, 2011
[email protected] • (205) 241-3468 SWAC Preseason Baseball Teams / Predicted Order of Finish Announced Birmingham, Ala. – The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced today its 2011 preseason all-SWAC baseball teams, along with the league’s predicted order of finish as selected by the head coaches and sports information directors from the 10 member institutions. Southern University first baseman Frazier Hall earned preseason Player of the Year honors. Hall is the 2010 SWAC Player of the Year and batted .387 with 49 RBI, 16 doubles and 8 home runs a year ago. Hall also compiled a .637 slugging percentage and scored 49 runs in 2010. Jackson State University starter Quntavious Drains earned preseason Pitcher of the Year honors. Drains finished 2010 with a 13-4 record and a 4.85 ERA. He led the league in strikeouts with 93 in 117.0 innings pitched. Preseason Player of the Year Frazier Hall, Southern (6-3, 225, Sr., Baton Rouge, La.) Preseason Pitcher of the Year Quintavious Drains, Jackson State (6-2, 195, Jr., Atlanta, Ga.) 2011 SWAC Preseason First Team • Starting Pitcher Quintavious Drains, Jackson State (6-2, 195, Jr., Atlanta, Ga.) Adrian Turner, Grambling (6-1, 205, Sr., Kenosha, Wisc.) • Relief Pitcher Terrance Washington, Jackson State (6-1, 200, Sr., Hollandale, Miss.) • Catcher B.J. McDonley, Arkansas-Pine