LaFountain and Whiting Honored By C-USA

May 24, 2005

HATTIESBURG, MS - University of Louisville senior J.T. LaFountain and junior Boomer Whiting were both named to the Conference USA Second Team on Tuesday. It marked the first time since 2002 that the Cardinals had multiple honorees on the conference teams.

LaFountain made the team as an infielder, hitting .332 during the regular season with 12 doubles, and a team best seven home runs and 47 RBI. LaFountain led the league with eight sacrifice flies. He currently ranks in the top ten in seven different career categories at U of L, placing fourth in games played(205), sixth in at bats(723), eighth in runs scored(161), a tie for first in hit by pitches (33), fifth in doubles(46), eighth in hits (226) and sixth in walks (107).

The fifth-year senior from Utica, New York, and son of U of L Athletic Hall of Famer and baseball All-American Jim LaFountain, was previously a 2003 C-USA All-Tournament selection.

Whiting, an outfielder from New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, led the team during the regular season with a .333 average and lead C-USA with 26 steals in 29 attempts, the fourth best single season in school history. He is tied for eighth with 32 career steals, and fifth on the all-time list, having been hit by 27 pitches.

Whiting also leads the team with 56 runs scored and has been plunked 14 times this season, tied for second in school history. He has nine doubles, four home runs and 31 RBI as the leadoff hitter in the U of L lineup. He has not committed an error in the outfield this season. He was named to the 2003 C-USA All-Freshman Team,

Tulane's Micah Owings was named Player of the Year, the Green Wave's Brad Emaus earned Freshman of the Year honors and Head Coach Rick Jones took home his third Keith LeClair Conference USA Coach of the Year award. TCU hurler Lance Broadway was pitcher of the year.

The Cardinals finished the season 32-22 with a 15-14 C-USA record, making them the number seven seed in the C-USA Tournament in Hattiesburg, Mississippi this week. Louisville opens the eight-team, double elimination tourney against number two seed TCU on Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. ET. The two seed has not won a game in the tournament since 1999.

2005 CONFERENCE USA BASEBALL AWARDS

PLAYER OF THE YEARMicah Owings, Tulane

PITCHER OF THE YEARLance Broadway, TCU

FRESHMAN OF THE YEARBrad Emaus, Tulane

KEITH LeCLAIR COACH OF THE YEARRick Jones, Tulane

FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCEIF  Shelby Ford, TCUIF  Brad Emaus, TulaneIF  Marc Maddox, Southern MissIF  Tommy Manzella, TulaneOF  Brian Cavanaugh, East CarolinaOF  Nathan Southard, TulaneOF  Travis Tully, HoustonC   Brad Willcutt, Southern MissDH/UT   Micah Owings, TulaneP   Brian Bogusevic, TulaneP   Lance Broadway, TCUP   Ricky Brooks, East CarolinaP   Matt Farrington, HoustonRP  Daniel Best, Southern Miss
SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCEIF  Jeff Baisley, USFIF  Chad Huffman, TCUIF  J.T. LaFountain, LouisvilleIF  Mark Minicozzi, East CarolinaIF  Trey Sutton, Southern MissOF  Jason Lowery, Southern MissOF  Boomer Whiting, LouisvilleOF  Adam Willard, CharlotteC   Greg Dini, TulaneDH/UT   Kevin Roberts, HoustonP   Ryan Bird, Saint LouisP   J.R. Crowel, TulaneP   T.J. Hose, East CarolinaP   Casey Hudspeth, USFRP  Erik Walker, Charlotte

ALL-FRESHMAN TEAMBrad Emaus, 3B, TulaneT.J. Hose, RHP, East CarolinaMatt McGuirk, DH, TCUDale Mollenhauer, IF, East CarolinaKeith Moreland, RHP, CharlotteSean Morgan, RHP, TulaneRyan Peisel, OF, East CarolinaTrey Sutton, 2B, Southern MissDaniel Thomas, RHP, USFClint Toomey, OF, UABAndrew Walker, C, TCU

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