Andrew Benintendi named SEC Player of the Year

Arkansas' Andrew Benintendi was named the SEC Player of the Year, Vanderbilt's Carson Fulmer is the SEC Pitcher of the Year, LSU's Alex Lange is the SEC Freshman of the Year, LSU's Paul Mainieri is the SEC Coach of the Year and Mississippi State's Seth Heck is the SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Benintendi leads the SEC in batting average both overall (.415) and in conference games only (.443). He currently ranks sixth nationally in batting average, and is the conference leader and ranks fourth nationally in home runs this season (17). Benintendi is the national leader in slugging percentage with a .771 clip and is in the top-five in the nation in on-base percentage at .511. He was the only SEC player to hit better than .400 in conference play. Benintendi has reached safely in 26 consecutive games, including 41 of his last 59 plate appearances. He has hit safely in 24 of the last 26 games, including a career-long 10 consecutive games. He did not strikeout over his final 46 plate appearances of the regular season. Benintendi is the first Arkansas player to be named SEC Player of the Year.

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