Drew Harper, Blaine Ivey Earn Second Team All-GSC Honors

Sports Information Director

   Juniors Drew Harper and Blaine Ivey have been selected to the 2009 All-Gulf South Conference Baseball Second Team, announced by the league office on Thursday.

   Harper (Meridian, Miss.) finished third on the team with a .346 batting average after racking up 37 hits in 107 at bats throughout the season. He also totaled eight doubles, one homerun and 16 RBI, while picking up a team-high seven stolen bases on 10 attempts. He finished the season slugging .449 and reaching base in just over 40 percent of his at bats.

   Primarily a right-fielder, Harper collected 38 putouts and two assists with only one error for a final .976 fielding percentage.

   Ivey (Baton Rouge, La.) finished the season fifth on the team with a .305 batting average with 43 hits in 141 at bats. Ivey led the team in homeruns (10) and RBI (29), while slugging .603 and reaching base in 38 percent of his at bats.

   Ivey bounced around the field defensively, playing 18 games in right field, 13 games as the designated hitter, 10 games behind the plate as catcher, and one game as the team's pitcher. Throughout the season, he picked up 70 putouts and 12 assists with three errors for a final .965 fielding percentage.

   Ouachita Baptist's Will Gowdy was dubbed the GSC-West Player of the Year, while fellow Tiger teammate Brock Green earned GSC-West Freshman of the Year honors.

   Southern Arkansas led the GSC-West with 10 overall selections to the all-conference squads, including seven first team selections and three second team selections. Delta State finished a close second with seven overall selections, six first team and one second team.

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