Second baseman James Jurries has been named Conference USA's Freshman of the Year.

Senior Chad Sutter, freshman James Jurries take honors, respectively.

May 18, 1999

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Senior catcher Chad Sutter and freshman second baseman James Jurries have been named Conference USA Player and Freshman of the Year, the league office announced Tuesday. The Green Wave also placed a total of eight players on the All-Conference USA First and All-Conference USA Freshman Teams.

Sutter holds the triple crown for the Green Wave, as he leads the team in batting average (.395), RBI (77) and home runs (19). This season he broke the Tulane career records for both home runs (275) and RBI (71). Sutter leads Conference USA with 19 home runs, and he is second in batting average (.395) and slugging percentage (.720). He has a .993 fielding percentage and has committed only two errors as the Wave,s catcher.

Jurries started each of the Wave,s 56 games at second base and leads the team in doubles (16) and triples (4) and has recorded 18 home runs. This season, he has recorded a team leading 87 hits, 78 runs scored, and 165 total bases. In 236 at bats, Jurries has 87 hits and 36 strikeouts. Of the 87 hits, 38 have been multiple-base hits. Jurries broke the freshman season home run record when he hit his 17th of the season. Jurries has also been named first-team all-conference and to the C-USA all-freshman teams.

Shortstop Andy Cannizaro, left fielder Jake Burnham, right fielder Jason Sparks, right-handed pitcher Henry Bonilla, left-handed pitcher Jared Berkowitz and reliever Brandon Belanger all received first-team Conference USA honors.

The Wave had the most First Team All-Conference selections with a record eight.

Freshman third baseman Jake Gautreau was named to the C-USA all-freshman team. Gautreau is fourth in C-USA with 16 home runs.

Tulane plays its first game of the 1999 Conference USA Tournament on Wednesday at 12:30.

1999 CONFERENCE USA BASEBALL AWARDS

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Chad Sutter, Tulane

PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Kyle Crowell, Houston

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
James Jurries, Tulane

COACH OF THE YEAR
Rayner Noble, Houston

FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
IF Michael Artman Southern Miss
IF Andy Cannizaro Tulane
IF Brandon Caraway Houston
IF James Jurries Tulane
IF J.P. Woodward Houston
OF Jake Burnham Tulane
OF Dusty Haley Southern Miss
OF Matt Singer Cincinnati
OF Jason Sparks Tulane
C Chad Sutter Tulane
DH Craig House Memphis
P Jared Berkowitz Tulane
P Henry Bonilla Tulane
P Kyle Crowell Houston
P Craig House Memphis
RP Brandon Belanger Tulane

SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
IF Dan DeMent UAB
IF Ben Drawdy South Florida
IF Doug Lorenz Louisville
IF Craig Tewes Cincinnati
IF Kevin Youkilis Cincinnati
OF Jeremy Albritton Southern Miss
OF Mike Pilger South Florida
OF Will Smith UAB
OF Anthony Snowell Cincinnati
OF Jason Wood Saint Louis
C Jarrod Bitter Houston
DH Darren Welch Southern Miss
P Scott Glaser South Florida
P Shane Nance Houston
P Jason Stanford UNC Charlotte
P Josh Stewart Memphis
RP Bryan Moore Houston

ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
IF Chris Cuccia South Florida
IF Brandon Davis UAB
IF Jay Fik Memphis
IF Jake Gautreau Tulane
IF James Jurries Tulane
OF Mike Barclay South Florida
OF Brian Bowman UNC Charlotte
C Chris Hamblen Cincinnati
C Barrett Smith Memphis
C/DH Darren Welch Southern Miss
P John Gorham South Florida