BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (May 12) - The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Baseball team had three players to received First Team All-Southwestern Athletic Conference honors, announced today by the conference office, voted on by league head coaches and sports information directors.
Andre Davis,
Blake Estep and
Kevin Walsh all earned first team all-conference honors.
Davis, a 6-6, 225 senior infielder/pitcher from Castro Valley, Calif., earned first team all-conference honors this season as a first baseman. Davis saw action in 38 games as he finished the season with 51 hits in 140 at-bats for a .364 batting average, while scoring 34 runs and driving in 39 on the season. He recorded 19 hits for extra bases in 12 doubles, one triple and six homers.
On the mound, he finished the season with a 2.28 ERA in 27.2 innings pitched for a 2-2 record and five saves. Also on the season, he struck 35 batters and allowed just 19 hits and seven earned runs. Davis struck out a season high five batters against Louisiana Tech (2-20-15).
Estep, a 6-3, 175 junior pitcher from Choctaw, Okla., earned all-conference honors as a starting pitcher. This past season, he made 16 appearances on the mound, while starting in 12 of them. He finished the season with a 6-3 record and a 5.09 ERA, allowing 86 hits, 40 earned runs and striking out 52.
Rounding out the cast of first teamers is Walsh, a 6-3, 220 senior relief pitcher from Magnolia, NJ. He finished the season with a 4-2 record and a 1.70 ERA. In 23 appearances on the mound, Walsh gave up 29 hits, eight earned runs and struck out 54 batters on the season. He struck out a season high six batters against Prairie View A&M (3-7-15) and struck out five against Ole Miss. (3-18-15) and Southern University (4-19-15).
UAPB Baseball Milestones:- Second consecutive SWAC Western Division Championship (2014, 2015)…
- Second most wins in school history with 25…
- Recorded wins over Missouri, Mississippi State, Kansas and Louisiana Tech…
- Third consecutive 20-plus win season…
