Braun And Carrillo Take Away Top Honors At ACC Banquet
May 23, 2005
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Miami baseball team was represented well on the eve of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournamet at the ACC Baseball Banquet, held on the banks of the St. Johns River Monday evening. Junior third baseman Ryan Braun was named the ACC Player of the Year and junior pitcher Cesar Carrillo was voted ACC Pitcher of the Year. Sophomore left fielder Jon Jay joined Braun and Carrillo on the All-ACC first team, while senior right fielder Paco Figueroa was named to the second team.
The head coaches of all 11 ACC schools voted on the awards.
Braun batted .412 with 16 home runs and led the ACC with 71 RBIs, a .747 slugging percentage, 145 total bases and 68 runs scored.
“This is a tremendous honor and privilege to be voted as the top player in what I think is the best baseball conference in the country,” Braun said. “I think it’s a tribute to my teammates and my consistency. My success has come as a result of their success.”
Carrillo led the ACC with a 12-1 record this season with a 2.27 ERA and 106 strikeouts against 18 walks in 103 innings pitched. The Chicago, Ill. native won 24 consecutive decisions to start his career to rank fourth on the NCAA’s Division I all-time consecutive decisions won list before losing for the first time last Thursday at Clemson.
“This award could have gone to a lot of other great pitchers in this conference,” Carrillo said. “It feels good to win this award in Miami’s first year in the ACC and I have to thank my teammates for helping me get it,” Carrillo said.
Jay was second in the ACC with a .435 average, .520 on-base percentage and led the Hurricanes with 16 doubles to go along with 50 RBIs. Figueroa had a career year, batting .371 with 12 doubles, four home runs, 34 RBIs and a conference-leading five triples.
Each of the 11 school’s seniors were recognized at the banquet, including UM’s Vince Bongiovanni, Brandon Camardese, Paco Figueroa, Brendan Katin and Dan Touchet.
Georgia Tech took home the two other major awards, with Danny Hall be named ACC Coach of the Year and Matt Weiters being named ACC Freshman Player of the Year.
Miami will open its first-ever ACC Tournament against North Carolina State at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville.
The complete list of All-ACC Honors follows:
First Team
# Name, School Position
33 Aaron Bates, NC State…………………………………………………….. First Base
26 Steven Blackwood, Georgia Tech………………………………………….. Outfield
8 Ryan Braun, Miami……………………………………………………….. Third Base
13 Cesar Carrillo, Miami………………………………………………. Starting Pitcher
16 Joey Devine, NC State………………………………………………….. Relief Pitcher
5 Tyler Greene, Georgia Tech……………………………………………….. Shortstop
4 Taylor Harbin, Clemson……………………………………………….. Second Base
35 Kris Harvey, Clemson……………………………………………………… DH/Utility
22 Bryan Henry, Florida State………………………………………… Starting Pitcher
14 Wes Hodges, Georgia Tech………………………………………………. Third Base
30 Jon Jay, Miami…………………………………………………………………. Outfield
22 Jeff Kamrath, Virginia……………………………………………… Starting Pitcher
21 Jake Muyco, NC State…………………………………………………………. Catcher
2 Shane Robinson, Florida State…………………………………………….. Outfield
32 Matt Weiters, Georgia Tech ……………………………………………… DH/Utility
20 Robert Woodard, North Carolina…………………………………. Starting Pitcher
Second Team
# Name, School Position
10 Tyler Chambliss, Florida State………………………………………. Relief Pitcher
19 Aaron Cheesman, Florida State…………………………………………….. Catcher
3 Ramon Corona, NC State………………………………………………. Second Base
21 Sean Doolittle, Virginia…………………………………………………… DH/Utility
20 Stephen Faris, Clemson……………………………………………. Starting Pitcher
16 Paco Figueroa, Miami……………………………………………………….. Outfield
34 Chad Flack, North Carolina………………………………………………. First Base
14 Josh Horton, North Carolina……………………………………………… Shortstop
35 Jeff Kindel, Georgia Tech…………………………………………………….. Outfield
26 Kevin Lynch, Florida State……………………………………………. Relief Pitcher
3 Ryne Malone, Florida State………………………………………………. First Base
33 Andrew Miller, North Carolina……………………………………. Starting Pitcher
19 Jeremy Slayden, Georgia Tech……………………………………………… Outfield
1 Mike Trapani, Georgia Tech…………………………………………… Second Base
4 J.B. Tucker, Wake Forest…………………………………………………….. Catcher
30 Blake Wood, Georgia Tech………………………………………… Starting Pitcher
11 Ryan Zimmerman, Virginia…………………………………………….. Third Base
Player of the Year…………………………………………………….. Ryan Braun, Miami
Pitcher of the Year………………………………………………….. Cesar Carrilo, Miami
Freshman of the Year………………………………………. Matt Weiters, Georgia Tech
Coach of the Year……………………………………………… Danny Hall, Georgia Tech
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SEBaseball.com Names Carrillo ACC Pitcher of the Year
TUSCALOOSA, Ala — Miami pitcher Cesar Carrillo earned Pitcher of the Year honors from SEBaseball.com. Florida State centerfielder Shane Robinson earned honors as the ACC Player of the Year, while Georgia Tech hitter/pitcher Matt Wieters earned Freshman of the Year honors. Coach of the Year honors went to Clemson’s Jack Leggett.
Carrillo finished his regular season with a 12-1 record and a 2.27 ERA. Carrillo lost his final start of the regular season halting his consecutive decisions won streak at 24, fourth-best all-time in NCAA history. It was also the first loss the Hurricanes experienced in the 35 times Carrillo has pitched at Miami.
SEBaseball.com ACC - First Team1B Aaron Bates, NC State2B Taylor Harbin, ClemsonSS Tyler Greene, Georgia Tech3B Ryan Zimmerman, VirginiaC JB Tucker, Wake ForestOF Shane Robinson, Florida StateOF Jon Jay, MiamiOF Steven Blackwood, Georgia TechDH Ryan Braun, MiamiUT Matt Wieters, Georgia TechSP Cesar Carrillo, MiamiSP Bryan Henry, Florida StateSP Robert Woodard, North CarolinaRP Tyler Chambliss, Florida StateRP Joey Devine, NC State--ACC - Second Team1B Chad Flack, North Carolina2B Ramon Corona, NC State3B Wes Hodges, Georgia TechSS Josh Horton, North CarolinaC Jake Muyco, NC StateOF Travis Storrer, ClemsonOF Paco Figueroa, MiamiOF Truan Mehl, MarylandDH Jeremy Slayden, Georgia TechUT Kris Harvey, ClemsonSP Andrew Miller, North CarolinaSP Blake Wood, Georgia TechSP Jeff Kamrath, VirginiaRP Kevin Lynch, Florida StateRP Casey Lambert, Virginia
Player of the Year: Shane Robinson, Florida StatePitcher of the Year: Cesar Carrillo, MiamiNewcomer of the Year: Matt Wieters, Georgia TechCoach of the Year: Jack Leggett, Clemson
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