The Sun Belt Conference announced its 2012 All Sun Belt Teams tonight…The Owls were represented well with Senior pitcher Ryan Garton, junior relief pitcher R.J. Alvarez and senior second baseman Mike Albaladejo earning first-team All-Sun Belt honors, while junior catcher Mike Spano was a second-team selection….here's the breakdown for the conference at large:


2012 ALL-SBC FIRST TEAM

Chance Cleveland (UALR, Jr., SP)

Jacob Lee (Arkansas State, Sr., SP)

Ryan Garton (Florida Atlantic, Sr., SP)

R.J. Alvarez (Florida Atlantic, Jr., RP)

Blake Johnson (UALR, Jr., C)

Logan Pierce (Troy, Jr., 1B)

Mike Albaladejo (Florida Atlantic, Sr., 2B)

Jeremy Sy (Louisiana-Monroe, Sr., SS)

Mike Martinez (FIU, Sr., 3B)

Sean Bignall (UALR, Sr., OF)

Jabari Henry (FIU, Jr., OF)

Justin Guidry (Middle Tennessee, Sr., OF)

Whitt Dorsey (South Alabama, Jr., DH)

Myles Parma (UALR, Jr., UTIL)



2012 ALL-SBC SECOND TEAM

Randy Zeigler (Louisiana-Monroe, Jr., SP)

Johnathan Frebis (Middle Tennessee, Fr., SP)

Jarron Cito (South Alabama, Jr., SP)

John Koch (Arkansas State, Jr., RP)

Mike Spano (Florida Atlantic, C, Jr.)

Joey Rapp (Louisiana-Monroe, Sr., 1B)

Johnny Thomas (Middle Tennessee, Jr., 2B)

Dustin Jones (Arkansas State, So., SS)

Hank LaRue (Middle Tennessee, So., 3B)

Cameron Bentley (UALR, Sr., OF)

Pablo Bermudez (FIU, Sr., OF)

Jordan Patterson (South Alabama, So., OF)

Adam Kirsch (FIU, Jr., DH)

Scott Wilcox (WKU, So., UTIL)



2012 PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Jeremy Sy (Louisiana-Monroe, Sr., SS)


2012 PITCHER OF THE YEAR

Jacob Lee (Arkansas State, Sr., SP)


2012 FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR

Johnathan Frebis (Middle Tennessee, Fr., SP)


2012 RON MAESTRI COACH OF THE YEAR

Tommy Raffo, Arkansas State

Tommy Raffo at ASU loses a game more in league play, loses the lone game versus the Owls, and somehow he is the Coach of the Year…….

Explain that!