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Yglesias, Garner, And Page Sweep "Major" Awards in All-SCAC Baseball Voting

Millsaps College -- The Millsaps College baseball team, after winning its first conference baseball title since 1994 and sixth overall, was awarded with Player-, Pitcher- and Coach-of-the-Year honors in exclusive 2003 all-Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) voting by the league's head coaches.

Matt Yglesias, a senior shortstop from Baton Rouge, La., was selected as the SCAC Player-of-the-Year. Yglesias, a four-time all-SCAC selection, hit a team-high .370 on the season with two home runs, eight doubles, and two triples. Yglesias finished in the leagues' top five in on-base percentage (.487), runs scored (45) and walks (27). He also stole 21 bases and drove in 33 runs.

Doug Garner, a junior right-hander from Mobile, Ala., was selected as SCAC Pitcher-of-the-Year. Garner finished the season with eight wins against three losses and a team-best ERA of 2.67 (third in the SCAC). His eight wins tied for the conference lead, as he appeared in 12 games, threw 81.0 innings, struck out 62 hitters, and allowed opposing hitters a .219 batting average – second best in the conference.

Millsaps head coach Jim Page, in his 15th season as the Majors' skipper, was named the SCAC Coach-of-the-Year – the fifth time in his career he has been honored with the award. Page led his squad to a 13-5 Western Division mark, 27-15 overall record, and the SCAC tournament championship. Over his career, Page has compiled a 335-226-1 record, which includes six Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference titles and three trips to the NCAA Division III National Championships, including this year's NCAA tournament-bound team.

The Majors placed a league-high seven players on the All-SCAC first team. Along with Yglesias and Garner, juniors Bo Roberts (catcher), Scott Staines (third base), and Stuart Phillips (center field) all made the league's top team. Senior K.K. Aldridge (second base) was named to the first team for the fourth time, while senior pitcher Chat Lenhart earned All-SCAC honors for the third time.

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