Atlanta, GA—The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conferences announces the 2011 SIAC Baseball Preseason All-Conference Team. The 2011 preseason team is led by Benedict senior first baseman Corey Bryant and junior pitcher Eric Cordova.
As a junior, Bryant was named SIAC Player of the Year after leading the SIAC with 12 home runs with a batting average of .340. The 2010 All-SIAC first team selection finished second in the SIAC with a .698 slugging percentage and 58 RBIs while also totaling 31 stolen bases.
In 2010, Cordova posted a 10-win season with an ERA of 3.92, both of which led the SIAC. He threw five complete games along with 74 strikeouts on his way to earning All-SIAC first team honors.
Benedict led the 2011 preseason team with eight selections, including six first-team selections. Reigning champion Albany State had six selections followed by Claflin with five.
2011 SIAC BASEBALL PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
1st Team
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Position
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Player
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School
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Year
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Catcher
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Christopher Moye
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Benedict College
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Junior
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1st Base
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Corey Bryant
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Benedict College
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Senior
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2nd Base
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Selwyn Young
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Benedict College
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Senior
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Short Stop
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William Smalls
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Albany State University
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Junior
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3rd Base
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Brandon Gipson
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Benedict College
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Senior
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Outfield
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Julius McDougal
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Claflin University
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Junior
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Outfield
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Dion Bryant
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Stillman College
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Junior
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Outfield
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Donald Smith
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Claflin University
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Junior
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Designated Hitter
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Brandon Small
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Albany State University
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Junior
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Starting Pitcher
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Eric Cordova
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Benedict College
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Junior
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Starting Pitcher
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Leonard Williams
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Claflin University
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Senior
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Relief Pitcher
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Donald Williams
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Benedict College
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Senior
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2nd Team
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Position
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Player
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School
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Year
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Catcher
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Fedor Herrera
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Claflin University
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Senior
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1st Base
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Jeremy Williams
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Tuskegee University
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Sophomore
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2nd Base
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Corbin Williams
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Albany State University
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Sophomore
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Short Stop
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Michael Jordan
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Benedict College
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Junior
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3rd Base
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Brandon Small
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Albany State University
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Junior
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Outfield
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Eddie Mathis
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Albany State University
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Junior
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Outfield
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William Thomas
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Benedict College
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Senior
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Outfield
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Robert Brown
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Clark Atlanta University
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Senior
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Designated Hitter
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Donald Smith
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Claflin University
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Junior
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Starting Pitcher
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Ken Nesbitt
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Albany State University
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Junior
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Starting Pitcher
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Matt Adel
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Kentucky State University
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Senior
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Relief Pitcher
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William Buford
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Tuskegee University
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Sophomore
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