Spring Break
Poythress, May receive accolades
TYLER ESTEP
Issue date: 6/4/09 Section: Sports
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Junior first baseman Rich Poythress, who set a school record with 86 RBIs this season, was named a Second-Team All-American, while third baseman Colby May made the Freshman All-America squad.
Poythress, the 18th All-American in Georgia history, finished the season with a .376 average and 25 home runs, including a three-homer performance in the Diamond Dogs' 24-8 dismantling of Ohio State to start their NCAA Regional.
He currently sits at second on Georgia's all-time list with 185 RBIs, and fifth on the home run list with 43.
May, a Guyton native, was part of a freshman class that excelled for Georgia in 2009. He started all 62 games for the Diamond Dogs (38-24), and was second behind Poythress with a .339 average. He also hit 11 home runs and drove in 42 in becoming Georgia's 21st Freshman All-American, and first since 2006.
After routing Ohio State to open their Regional on Friday (powered by an eight-run first inning), the Diamond Dogs came back flat on Saturday, dropping an 8-2 decision to host Florida State.
At one point during that game, starter Trevor Holder set down 15 of 17 Seminoles, but it was the beginning and end that got him and the Diamond Dogs. Holder surrendered four runs in the first two innings, and the 'Noles exploded for four more in the eighth to break open a close game.
Georgia then faced Ohio State again in an elimination game, with the Buckeyes getting the better of them this time, falling 13-6 to end their season.
With three home runs Sunday, Georgia ended the season with a school-record 109 homers. But head coach David Perno would have traded it for another win or two.
"We had a good year without a doubt," Perno said in a release, "we just didn't play well enough today."
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