SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Southern Conference Sports Media Association announced its all-conference baseball teams and individual awards on Tuesday (May 19). College of Charleston’s Joey Bergman was tabbed Player of the Year while The Citadel’s Wes Wrenn was named Pitcher of the Year. Western Carolina infielder Ross Heffley was chosen as the Freshman of the Year while Elon’s Mike Kennedy was voted as the Coach of the Year.

Bergman entered the week as the nation’s top hitter, boasting a .465 batting average to go along with a SoCon-record 86 runs scored. The junior third baseman is one hit away from 100 for the season, and in SoCon games, Bergman batted a blistering .504 with a .607 on-base percentage.

The dependable Wrenn was stellar on the mound this season for the Bulldogs, logging a league-high 93.2 innings and three complete games while compiling a 9-2 record and a 3.84 ERA. The senior right-hander has allowed two or fewer earned runs in six of his last nine starts, and he has gone the distance in each of his past two outings.

Heffley led all freshmen with a .392 batting average while starting in 53 of 54 Catamounts’ games during his rookie season. The infielder had 18 doubles, 48 RBIs and 47 runs scored.

Kennedy was named Coach of the Year after guiding Elon to its second consecutive regular season championship and number one seed in the upcoming SoCon Tournament. The Phoenix closed its league schedule by winning 17 straight against SoCon opponents. Elon is ranked 22^nd in the latest Baseball America rankings and carries a 17-game win streak against unranked opponents.

College of Charleston led all schools with seven honorees, including four on the first team. Appalachian State, The Citadel and Elon each had four players named to the all-conference squad while eight SoCon teams had at least one player represented.

2009 SCSMA All-Southern Conference Baseball Team

First Team

P     Wes Wrenn, The Citadel

P     Chris Mederos, Georgia Southern

RP   Zach Quate, Appalachian State

C     Griffin Benedict, Georgia Southern

1B    Chris McGuiness, The Citadel

2B    Brandon Sizemore, College of Charleston

SS   Brent Greer, Western Carolina

3B    Joey Bergman, College of Charleston

OF   Pat Irvine, Elon

OF   Sonny Meade, The Citadel

OF   Matt Mansilla, College of Charleston

DH   Ryan Daniels, College of Charleston

Second Team

P     Jesse Simpson, College of Charleston

P     Jimmy Reyes, Elon

RP   Thomas Girdwood, Elon

C     Richard Jones, The Citadel

1B    Joash Brodin, College of Charleston

2B    Wes Hobson, Appalachian State

SS   Michael Gilmartin, Wofford

3B    Isaac Harrow, Appalachian State

OF   Cory Harrilchak, Elon

OF   Clay McCord, College of Charleston

OF   Rand Smith, Appalachian State

DH   Danny Weiss, Davidson

Player of the Year – Joey Bergman, College of Charleston

Pitcher of the Year – Wes Wrenn, The Citadel

Freshman of the Year – Ross Heffley, Western Carolina

Coach of the Year – Mike Kennedy, Elon