All-SCAC Team The Millsaps baseball team had four players make the All-SCAC Team for the 2011 season. Senior third baseman Will Hawkins hit .368 on the season after playing, and starting, in all 42 games for the Majors. The Nettleton native led the team with eight homeruns and 49 RBI. His .602 slugging percentage led the team. He also led the Majors in hits (63), runs scored (45), doubles (14), stolen bases (19) and total bases (103). Senior pitcher Aaron Williams finished the season with six wins to lead the Major squad. The Covington, La., native posted a 3.96 ERA in 14 appearances, all starts. He also led the team in complete games with four. Williams threw 72.2 innings, 11 innings more than any other hurler on the Major staff. Senior pitcher Jason Riggins posted the second best ERA on the staff this season with 3.23 in 16 appearances. The Dallas native collected five wins in 61.1 innings pitched. He led the Majors with three saves. He also led the team in strikeouts with 58. Second baseman Kevin Wall finished the season with a .324 batting average and a .974 fielding percentage. The Birmingham student, who was a freshman, started in all 38 games he played, he was third on the team in hits with 44, second in doubles with 12, and had 13 stolen bases. Stephen Gates, Jake Mills, and Jules Roussel were named honorable mentions for their efforts this season.
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