Andrew Toles tabbed to SEC All-Freshman Team

HOOVER, Ala. – University of Tennessee outfielder Andrew Toles has been named to the Southeastern Conference All-Freshman Team, the league office announced Tuesday morning.

A first-year Volunteer from Fayetteville, Ga., Toles made an immediate impact at UT. The Opening Day centerfielder for the Big Orange, he started 50 contests during his rookie campaign, hitting .270 with 11doubles, a team-high three triples, one home run and 25 RBIs. He also finished fourth in the SEC with 21 stolen bases, the third-most ever by a Tennessee freshman.

A fourth-round pick by the Florida Marlins in last year’s MLB Draft, Toles posted 19 multi-hit contests in his first season at Rocky Top, tying him for second on the squad. He also tallied seven multiple-RBI games and hit safely in 35 of the 51 games in which he played.

Toles’ award marks the seventh straight season that Tennessee has had at least one player on the SEC All-Freshman Team. The Vol trio of James Adkins, J.P. Arencibia and Julio Borbon started the trend in 2005, with Tony Delmonico continuing it the following season. Yan Gomes and Jeff Lockwood both earned the honors in 2007 and Kentrail Davis and P.J. Polk followed suit in 2008. Current junior Zach Osborne made it five consecutive seasons in 2009 before Chris Fritts earned the honors last year.

A complete listing of the 2011 All-SEC awards can be found below.

2011 SEC BASEBALL AWARDS

SEC PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Mike Zunino, Florida
SEC PITCHER OF THE YEAR – Grayson Garvin, Vanderbilt
SEC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR – Tony Kemp, Vanderbilt
SEC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR – James McCann, Arkansas
SEC COACH OF THE YEAR – Ray Tanner, South Carolina

FIRST TEAM
1B – Aaron Westlake, Vanderbilt
2B – Scott Wingo, South Carolina
3B – Thomas McCarthy, Kentucky
SS – Casey McElroy, Auburn
C – Mike Zunino, Florida
OF – Mikie Mahtook, LSU
OF - Preston Tucker, Florida
OF – Tony Kemp, Vanderbilt
DH – Brian Johnson, Florida
P – Grayson Garvin, Vanderbilt
P – Michael Roth, South Carolina
RP – Matt Price, South Carolina

SECOND TEAM
1B – Christian Walker, South Carolina
2B – Josh Adams, Florida
2B – Alex Yarbrough, Ole Miss
3B – Jason Esposito, Vanderbilt
SS – Nolan Fontana, Florida
C – Tony Caldwell, Auburn
OF – Taylor Dugas, Alabama
OF – Mason Katz, LSU
OF – Chad Wright, Kentucky
DH – Conrad Gregor, Vanderbilt
P – DJ Baxendale, Arkansas; Hudson Randall, Florida
P – Sonny Gray, Vanderbilt; Alex Meyer, Kentucky
RP – Caleb Reed, Mississippi State

ALL FRESHMAN TEAM
1B – Dominic Ficociello, Arkansas
2B – JaCoby Jones, LSU
3B – Zack Powers, Florida
SS – Adam Frazier, Mississippi State
C – Ty Ross, LSU
OF – Tony Kemp, Vanderbilt
OF - C.T. Bradford, Mississippi State
OF – Andrew Toles, Tennessee
DH – Conrad Gregor, Vanderbilt
P – Karsten Whitson, Florida
P – Forrest Koumas, South Carolina
RP – Kevin Ziomek, Vanderbilt

ALL DEFENSIVE TEAM
P – Sonny Gray, Vanderbilt
1B – Dominic Ficociello, Arkansas
1B – Christian Walker, South Carolina
2B – Scott Wingo, South Carolina
SS – Nolan Fontana, Florida
3B – Jason Esposito, Vanderbilt
C – Mike Zunino, Florida
OF – Taylor Dugas, Alabama
OF – Mikie Mahtook, LSU
OF - Zach Cone, Georgia
OF – Jackie Bradley Jr., South Carolina