May 22, 2007
OKLAHOMA CITY - Kyle Russell (Texas) has been named Big 12 Player of the Year, while the Pitcher of the Year
accolade went to teammate, Adrian Alaniz (Texas), highlighting the 2007 All-Big 12 Baseball Postseason Awards. Trevor
Coleman (Missouri) earned Freshman of the Year, and teammates David Newman and Brandon Hicks (Texas A&M) share
the honor for Newcomer of the year. Tim Jamieson (Missouri) and Augie Garrido (Texas) were named Co-Coach of the
Year.
The All-Big 12 honors are selected by the league's head coaches. No. 5 Texas placed a conference-leading seven
players on the all-conference squads, while No. 18 Oklahoma State placed six -- UT has five on the first team and two on
the second team while Oklahoma State has three on the first and three on the second.
Russell becomes the second Longhorn to earn the Player of the Year award. The Tomball, Texas native leads the nation
and Big 12 in home runs this year with 27 entering the Big 12 Championship. His 33 RBI places him first in conference
play and he is hitting .358. Russell is tied for third in conference play with runs scored (26), has 69 hits and 19 runs scored
during the `07 league season. The sophomore was selected as one of 16 semifinalists for the Dick Howser Trophy Award
by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
Alaniz holds a 2.75 ERA in Big 12 games and is a two-time honoree of Big 12 Pitcher of the Week this season. He has
thrown 49 strikeouts during conference play and has pitched three complete games this season. The junior was selected
as one of 10 semifinalists for the Roger Clemens Award, honoring the top pitcher in college baseball by the Greater
Houston Baseball Association.
Coleman has tallied eight home runs this year, 39 RBI and has started 41 our of 42 games for the Tigers. Current
teammates and juniors, David Newmann and Brandon Hicks (Texas A&M) joined the Aggies from San Jacinto JC.
Newmann holds a 3.75 ERA and has recorded 45 strikeouts during conference play this season. Hicks is hitting .344 with
83 hits and 54 RBI as he enters tournament play.
This marks Jamieson's first Coach of the Year honor and Garrido's third (2002, 04,06). Jamieson led the Tigers to a 39-
14 season finish and a 19-8 conference finish. Garrido's Longhorns ended their season 42-14 and 21-6 to claim Big 12
regular season title. This marks the second consecutive year UT has won the regular season title under Garrido.
| PLAYER OF THE YEAR: | Kyle Russell, Texas, OF, So., Tomball, Texas/Tomball |
| PITCHER OF THE YEAR: | Adrian Alaniz, Texas, RHP, Jr., Sinton, Texas/Sinton |
| FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: | Trevor Coleman, Missouri, C, Fr., Dripping Springs, Texas/Dripping Springs |
| CO-NEWCOMERS OF THE YEAR: | David Newmann, Texas A&M, LHP, Jr., Houston, Texas/San Jacinto JC
Brandon Hicks, Texas A&M, INF, Jr., Houston, Texas/San Jacinto JC |
| CO-COACH OF THE YEAR: | Tim Jamieson, Missouri
Augie Garrido, Texas |
ALL-BIG 12 FIRST TEAM
| Name, School | Pos. | Cl. | Hometown/Previous School |
| Chance Wheeless, Texas | 1B | Jr. | Round Rock, Texas/Round Rock |
| Tyler Mach, Oklahoma State | 2B | Sr. | Kent, Wash./Edmonds CC |
| Beamer Weems, Baylor | SS | So. | Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne |
| Bradley Suttle, Texas | 3B | So. | Boerne, Texas/Boerne |
| Preston Clark, Texas | C | So. | Rockwall, Texas/Rockwall |
| Corey Brown, Oklahoma State | OF | Jr. | Tampa, Fla./H.B. Plant |
| Ty Wright, Oklahoma State | OF | Sr. | Tyler, Texas/Willis Point |
| Kyle Russell, Texas | OF | So. | Tomball, Texas/Tomball |
| Jacob Priday, Missouri | DH | Jr. | Sikeston, Mo./Sikeston |
| Luke Anders, Texas A&M | DH | So. | College Station, Texas/A&M Consolidated |
| Blake Stouffer, Texas A&M | UTL | Jr. | San Antonio, Texas/Alamo Heights |
| Aaron Crow, Missouri | RHP | So. | Wakarusa, Kan./Washburn Rural |
| Adrian Alaniz, Texas | RHP | Jr. | Sinton, Texas/Sinton |
| Kyle Nicholson, Texas A&M | RHP | Sr. | College Station, Texas/A&M Consolidated |
| Daniel Edwards, Kansas State | RP | Jr. | Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood |
ALL-BIG 12 SECOND TEAM
| Name, School | Pos. | Cl. | Hometown/Previous School |
| Rebel Ridling, Oklahoma State | 1B | Jr. | Sentinel, Okla./Midland JC |
| Parker Dalton, Texas A&M | 2B | Sr. | Houston, Texas/Memorial |
| Brandon Hicks, Texas A&M | SS | Jr. | Houston, Texas/San Jacinto College |
| Matt Mangini, Oklahoma State | 3B | Jr. | Cary, N.C./North Carolina State |
| Jackson Williams, Oklahoma | C | Jr. | Broken Arrow, Okla./Broken Arrow |
| Byron Wiley, Kansas State | OF | So. | Tomball, Texas/Tomball |
| Evan Frey, Missouri | OF | Jr. | Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville |
| Roger Kieschnick, Texas Tech | OF | So. | Rockwall, Texas/Rockwall |
| Jeff Tezak, Nebraska | DH | Jr. | Poway, Calif./Palomar CC |
| Jordy Mercer, Oklahoma State | UTL | So. | Taloga, Okla./Taloga |
| Tony Watson, Nebraska | LHP | Jr. | Grimes, Iowa/Dallas-Center Grimes |
| Stephen Porlier, Oklahoma | RHP | So. | Sugarland, Texas/Tulane |
| James Russell, Texas | LHP | Jr. | Colleyville, Texas/Navarro College |
| Randy Boone, Texas | RP | Sr. | Yoakum, Texas/Yoakun |
HONORABLE MENTION
RP Justin Friend, Oklahoma State; RP Paul Smyth, Kansas; RP Kyle Gibson, Missouri; RP Nick Cassavechia, Baylor;
P Luke Wertz, Nebraska; P Johnny Dorn, Nebraska; P Brad Hutt, Kansas State; P Rick Zagone, Missouri; P David
Newmann, Texas A&M; P Heath Taylor, Oklahoma; P Kendal Volz, Baylor; OF Joe Dunigan, Oklahoma; OF Aaron Ivey,
Oklahoma; OF Keanon Simon, Oklahoma State; OF Jordan Danks, Texas; OF Ben Feltner, Texas A&M; OF John Allman,
Kansas, OF Kyle Murphy, Kansas; OF Ben Booker, Baylor; DH Russell Moldenhauer, Texas; C Buck Afenir, Kansas; C
Craig Stinson, Texas A&M; C Matt Czimskey, Baylor; C Matt Smith, Texas Tech; C Mitch Abeita, Nebraska; 2B Travis
Tucker, Texas; 2B Ryne Price, Kansas; 3B Robby Price, Kansas, 3B Craig Corriston, Nebraska; 3B Kyle Mach, Missouri;
3B Raynor Campbell, Baylor; SS Aaron Reza, Oklahoma; SS Jordy Mercer, Oklahoma State; SS Kyle Martin, Texas Tech;
UTL Joseph Hughes, Oklahoma; 1B Andrew Brown, Nebraska; 1B Aaron Baker, Oklahoma; 1B James Leverton, Texas
Tech