Jurich Selected to All-Decade Team
May 23, 2005 | Baseball
May 23, 2005
IRVING, Texas - Former University of Louisville outfielder Mark Jurich has been selected as one of 11 members of the Conference USA Baseball All-Decade Team.
Jurich, who has recently returned to play for the Rome Braves in the South Atlantic League after having facial surgery in March, is one of the most decorated players in the history of Cardinal baseball, three times earning All-Conference honors during his career (2001-2004). He was a two-time All-American.
The squad is led by former Tulane All-American Jake Gautreau, the league's only two-time Player of the Year, who was named the Player of the Decade. The Baseball Coach of the Decade award was won by Tulane's Rick Jones, who has led the Green Wave to four Conference USA regular season championships and four C-USA Tournament titles. Voting on the awards was done by each of the league's current baseball coaches.
Tulane produced a league-high four selections on the 11 member All-Decade team. Houston was the only school to have three, while Cincinnati, Louisville, Southern Miss and USF each had one player named to the squad.
C-USA is celebrating its 10th anniversary during the 2004-05 season. In conjunction, the league has named a Team of the Decade for each of the conference's 19 sports.
C-USA BASEBALL ALL-DECADE TEAM
Jake Gautreau, Tulane (1999-2001) - PLAYER OF THE DECADE Only two-time C-USA Player of the Year honoree (2000 & 2001)...2001 Golden Spikes Finalist, and three-time All C-USA member (All-Freshman in 1999, first team 2000-01)...Baseball America Freshman All-American in 1999, and earned All-America honors in 2000 (ABCA First Team, Collegiate Baseball Third Team) and 2001 (ABCA, Baseball America, Baseball Weekly, NCBWA First Team)...NCBWA District VII Player of the Year in 2001...helped lead Tulane to three straight NCAA Regionals, including a trip to the College World Series in 2001...ranks third in C-USA history in home runs (58), fourth in RBI (233), sixth in total bases (511), tied for 12th in runs scored (200), tied for 13th in doubles (54), 15th in hits (275)...drafted in the 1st round (14th overall) by the San Diego Padres in 2001.
Mark Jurich, Louisville (2001-2004) He was named to the C-USA All-Freshman Team (2001), was twice First Team All-C-USA (2002, 2004), two-time preseason All-Conference (2003, 2004), two-time NCBWA All-American (2002, 2004), two-time All-Region (2002, 2004), C-USA and National Player of the Week, and was a member of the 2002 Gold Medal Winning USA Baseball National Team...Led the Cards to its first ever NCAA Regional in 2002...Is ninth in C-USA history in doubles (58), 14th in total bases (457), second in triples (12), and ninth in home runs (47). In 2002 he hit .365 with 16 home runs and 60 RBI...His 2004 season saw him hit .353 with 19 doubles, 19 home runs and 60 RBI...He committed just six errors in four years in the outfield.
Kevin Youkilis, Cincinnati (1998-2001) An All-American in 2001...Earned three All-Conference honors, including first team honors in 2000 and 2001...Led C-USA in hitting (2001), runs (2000), home runs (2000) and walks (2000, 2001)...Ranked among C-USA leaders in career RBI (9th-203), hits (5th-313), home runs (4th-58), doubles (9th-58), runs (2nd-279) and total bases (5th-536)...Holds or shares 10 UC records ... .366 career average.
Brad Sullivan, Houston (2001-03) Lettered at UH from 2001-03...2002 Consensus First-Team All-American...2001 Baseball Weekly Freshmen First-Team All-American...2002 NCAA Regional at Mesa All-Tournament Team...Two-time member of ABCA All-South Central Region Team (2002, 2003)...2002 C-USA Pitcher of the Year and 2002 All-Conference USA First-Team honoree...Two-time member of the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2001-02)....Five-time C-USA Pitcher of the Week honoree...Three-time Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week and one-time NCBWA National Player of the Week...Tied UH record with 13 wins and set another record with 157 strikeouts in 2002...Finished career as UH and C-USA career leader with 409 strikeouts...Member of Team USA in 2002.
Shane Nance, Houston (1997-2000) Lettered at UH from 1997-00...1997 Collegiate Baseball Freshmen First-Team All-American...Named to All-Tournament Team at 2000 NCAA Regional at Cougar Field...1998 All-Conference USA First Team honoree....2000 NCAA Houston Regional Most Outstanding Player...Two-time member of the C-USA All-Tournament Teams (1999, 2000)....Six-time C-USA Pitcher of the Week honoree... Finished as UH career leader with 32 wins and 411.1 innings pitched and ranked second in school history with 388 strikeouts... Member of Team USA in 1998-99.
Kyle Crowell, Houston (1998-2000) Lettered at UH from 1998-00...1999 NCBWA Second-Team All-American and was a 2000 Baseball America First-Team All-American...Two-time C-USA Pitcher of the Year (1999, 2000), making him the only Cougar hurler to accomplish that feat...Two-time All-Conference USA First-Team honoree (1999, 2000)....Five-time C-USA Pitcher of the Week honoree...Tied UH single-season record with 13 wins in 2000...Threw 36.2 consecutive scoreless innings in 1999 to set a school record...Member of Team USA in 1999.
Jeff Cook, OF, Southern Miss (2000-03) Named to five All-American teams in 2003...Three-time All-Conference USA ... 2003 All-C-USA Tournament ... Helped lead Southern Miss to 2003 C-USA regular season and tournament titles and NCAA Tournament...2003 All-Hattiesburg Regional ... Five time C-USA Hitter of the Week...Three times named National Hitter of the Week three times by Collegiate Baseball and the NCBWA...Tied for league lead in home runs (23, 2003)...Ranks in C-USA career Top 10 in RBIs, HRs and total bases...Top 15 in hits, runs scored...C-USA Scholar Athlete of the Year (2003).
Michael Aubrey, Tulane (20001-03) 2003 Golden Spikes Finalist and summer 2002 USA Baseball Amateur Athlete of the Year...All C-USA honors all three years, and earned C-USA Freshman (2001) and Player of the Year honors (2003)...Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, The Sporting News National Freshman of the Year in 2001...Freshman All-American in 2001 (BA, BW, CB) and All-American in 2003 (ABCA, Baseball America, Baseball Weekly, CollegeBaseballInsider.com, Collegiate Baseball, NCBWA First Team)...NCBWA District VII Player of the Year in 2003...posted a .369 career batting average with 268 hits, 52 doubles, 38 home runs and 200 RBI...while toeing the rubber, posted an 11-2 mark to go with 4.82 ERA 82 Ks and a .277 opponent batting average in 132.1 innings...drafted in the first round (11th overall) by the Cleveland Indians in 2003.
James Jurries, Tulane (1999-2002) Only player in C-USA history to earn first-team all-league honors all four years...second player in C-USA history to earn Freshman (1999) and Player of the Year (2002) honors...BA, CB and CBI.com National Freshman of the Year in 1999...Freshman All-American in 1999 (CB) and All-American in 1999 (BA & BW 1st Team, CB & NCBWA 2nd Team) and 2002 (BA & NCBWA 2nd Team, BA 3rd Team)...NCBWA District VII POY in 2002...ranks first in C-USA history in hits (352), total bases (618) and runs scored (284), second in home runs (62) and RBI (257), fifth in doubles (66), seventh in batting average (.369), and ninth in stolen bases (80).
Chad Sutter, Tulane (1996-99) Earned All-Conference USA honors all four years of his career, including First Team in '97 and '99...First player in C-USA history to earn Freshman (1996) and Player (1999) of the Year...Freshman All-American in 96, and All-America honoree in 1999 (Collegiate Baseball & NCBWA First Team, Baseball Weekly & CollegeBaseballInsider.com Second Team)...C-USA's all-time home run (75) and RBI (280) leader...Also ranks second in C-USA history in total bases (583), fourth in hits (315), tied for sixth in runs scored (227)...Helped Tulane win C-USA regular season in 1997 and 1998, and tournament crowns in 1996, 1998-99...Advanced to NCAA Tournament three times, including 1999 when TU earned a No. 1 seed...drafted in the 23rd round by the New York Yankees in 1999.
Ross Gload, USF (1995-97) A two-time first team All-C-USA selection (1996, 1997) ... Named Conference USA Player of the Year in 1997 ... Received All-American honors in 1996 and 1997.... Holds the conference record for career batting average, hitting .388 in his two seasons in Conference USA ... Led USF to an 86-43 record as a member of C-USA, including the inaugural conference regular season title in 1996... Was named to the All-East Regional Team in 1997 ... USF went to three-consecutive NCAA Tournaments with Gload as a member of the Bulls... Finished his USF career hitting .375 with 54 home runs (a USF record) and 241 RBI (also a school record)... Holds the USF record for home runs (21), and doubles (25) in a single season.
Rick Jones, Tulane (1996-present)C-USA BASEBALL COACH OF THE DECADE Winningest coach in C-USA history...Led Tulane to regular-season titles in 1997, 1998, 2001 and 2005, and tournament titles in 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2001...Guided the Green Wave to nine NCAA Regionals in 10 years, including a school-record seven straight trips dating back to 1998...Tulane has advanced to the Super Regionals twice, and the College World Series in 2001...39 of his players have earned All C-USA honors on 60 occasions, 15 have been named All-American, 10 were Freshman All-Americans and 37 have gone on to play pro ball...C-USA Coach of the Year in 1997 and 2001...Coached C-USA Player of the Year from 1999-2003, and has three of the last six C-USA Freshmen of the Year...Five of his players have played for Team USA.
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