MILLINGTON, Tenn. – On Day One of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament, the SCAC announced the 2012 All-SCAC Team in front of the crowd before Game Three between Birmingham-Southern and Dallas. The Millsaps Majors Baseball Team landed seven players on the All-SCAC Team due to their tremendous performances throughout the season.
 
Wes Perkins, a sophomore out of Geismar, La., had a huge season for Millsaps batting .361 with 16 doubles (2nd SCAC), one triple, seven home runs (2nd SCAC), 48 RBIs (2nd SCAC), and a slugging percentage of .608. He was a menace during SCAC play, leading conference play with a .518 average with five home runs as he batted third for the Majors and did a great job behind the plate throughout the season. While also being named to the All-SCAC Team, Perkins received three votes for Player-of-the-Year with Bruce Maxwell of BSC beating him out with eight votes to win the award.
 
Samuel Doucet, a freshman shortstop out of Baton Rouge, La., was named All-SCAC shortstop after at terrific first year. The youngster is batting .308 with eight doubles, two homers, and 26 RBIs on the season while doing a terrific job in the field as Millsaps' shortstop. He also helped Millsaps on the mount with a 3.52 ERA and a 1-1 record. Doucet received four votes for Newcomer of the Year, but was edged out by BSC's freshman pitcher, Blake Stevens.
 
Keith Shumaker, a freshman third baseman from Brandon, Miss., is batting .312 on the season with six doubles and 22 RBIs as he had a tremendous first season for the Majors. He took on a massive role of batting clean up all year for Millsaps and came through with big hits all season.
 
Ryan Zemke, a senior from Baton Rouge, La., had a breakout year for the Majors as did an incredible job in left field with a .394 average including 11 doubles, four triples, one home run, and 35 RBIs at the plate for the Majors. He added a .561 slugging percentage and was 4-for-5 in stolen bases on the season.
 
Jules Roussel, a senior from Dutchtown, La., was named to the All-SCAC Team for the third year in a row as he has a .322 average including 11 doubles, three triples, four home runs, and 22 RBIs. He added a .524 slugging percentage as he had a strong second half of the season in SCAC play with a .347 average and two home runs.
 
Stephen Gates, a junior out of Cocoa, Fla., picked up designated hitter honors from the SCAC as he finished the regular season with a .409 average (3rd SCAC) including 15 doubles, one triple, four home runs, a .565 slugging percentage, and 37 RBIs. Gates was clutch all season long as he came up with big hit after big hit to lead the Majors in the leadoff spot.
 
Will Edwards, a junior from Kosciusko, Miss., was the ace for the Majors all season with a 2.68 ERA and an 8-3 record in 13 starts. He pitched 84.0 innings while only giving up 25 earned runs and striking out 74 (3rd SCAC). He beat two ranked teams during the season with unbelievable performances against BSC and Piedmont, getting the win in both. He got one vote for Pitcher-of-the-Year as the rest went to Trinity's Ben Klimesh.
 
To see the complete All-SCAC Team, click here.