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[su_spacer size=”40″] McGovern, a 6-3, 207-pound native of Willacoochee, Ga., appeared in 48 games with 43 starts in left field. He batted .268 with nine doubles, three home runs and 17 RBI and posted a perfect fielding percentage in 69 total chances. He registered 11 multi-hit games including an impressive debut in the season opener when he went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBI against Eastern Illinois. Also, McGovern tallied three-hit games against Florida State and on the road versus Alabama and Auburn.
[su_spacer size=”40″] Starting in 2005, SEC coaches have selected an 11-member Freshman All-SEC squad. McGovern joins Bulldog pitcher Joshua Fields (2005), third baseman Colby May (2009), outfielder Hunter Cole (2012) and pitcher Sean McLaughlin (2013) to be selected to the team.
[su_spacer size=”40″] Also on Monday, the coaches All-SEC first and second teams were released by the league along with the Player of the Year (Andrew Benintendi, Arkansas), Pitcher of the Year (Carson Fulmer, Vanderbilt), Freshman of the Year (Alex Lange, LSU), Scholar-Athlete of the Year (Seth Heck, Miss. State) and Coach of the Year (Paul Mainieri, LSU).
[su_spacer size=”40″] Georgia’s season ended this past Saturday as the Bulldogs finished 26-28. Up next, Georgia should have a handful of players and signees selected in Major League Baseball’s First-Year Player Draft which is June 8-10.
[su_spacer size=”40″] The MLB Network and MLB.com will televise the first two rounds (75 total picks) of the draft starting Monday, June 8 at 7 p.m. Overall, the draft will feature 40 rounds over a three-day period and be available on MLB.com.