ROCK HILL, S.C. - With the opening round of the 2015 South Atlantic Conference Baseball Tournament scheduled to get underway on Thursday, the conference office announced its All-SAC awards winners, as Anderson University baseball standouts Steven Cooper, LJ Newman and Kyle Bailey were all named to all-conference teams.

Cooper headlined the trio, as he claimed a spot on the All-SAC Second Team, while Newman was placed on the Honorable Mention list. Bailey claimed his first-ever all-conference accolade by being tabbed as the conference's Gold Glove winner for second basemen.

For the second straight season, Cooper lands on a postseason team, as he ranks sixth in the conference in home runs with nine and eighth in RBI with 42. The junior is seven hits shy from his second consecutive year with 70 or more hits for a season, as he ranks 11th in the league with 63 on the campaign.

Cooper's season has been headlined by a five-hit performance against Tusculum on March 28, and a walk-off two-run home run to defeated Brevard on April 3. The Williamston, S.C. native also knocked a home run in every game of a three-game at Lenoir-Rhyne earlier this season.

Newman claims his first postseason all-conference accolade, as leads the team and ranks third in the SAC in doubles with 17 for the year. The Piedmont, S.C. native has recorded eight games this season where he notched three hits, to go along with his hitting streak of 13 and 11 games. The catcher also ranks eighth in the SAC in hits with 66 and sixth in total bases with 106.

The junior also leads the SAC in the most runners thrown out from the catcher position with 13, as he has made 27 starts behind the plate this season.

Making 39 starts in the middle infield this season, Bailey has made just six errors and holds a .966 fielding percentage on the season. The Grayson, Ga. native was a part of 24 doubles plays this season, which slots him 11th in the SAC, as he becomes the second middle infielder in as many years to claim the Gold Glove Award after teammate Brett Cash claimed the Gold Glove honor a season ago.

The Trojan trio looks to lead Anderson on Thursday when it begins its SAC Tournament campaign against seventh-seeded Brevard in the opening round. First pitch from McNair Field in Forest City, N.C. is scheduled for 7 p.m.

All-SAC First Team
C- Will Albertson, Catawba
1B - Albert Baur, Newberry
2B - Shane Billings, Wingate
SS - Ryan Perkins, Lenoir-Rhyne
3B - Nick Morabito, Lincoln Memorial
OF - Thomas Spitz, Wingate
OF - Blake Houston, Catawba
OF - Brandan Sheridan, Newberry
DH - T.J. Wharton, Catawba
RP - Devan Watts, Tusculum
P - Craig Brooks, Catawba
P - Placido Torres, Tusculum
P - Wesley Camp, Newberry

All-SAC Second Team
C- Kyle Floyd, Lincoln Memorial
1B - Steven Cooper, Anderson
2B - Brantley Rumford, Lenoir-Rhyne
SS - Evan Rogers, Mars Hill
3B - Matthew De La Rosa, Lenoir-Rhyne
OF - JoJo Bradley, Newberry
OF - Rayshelon Carolina, Mars Hill
OF - Bo Ausmus, Carson-Newman
DH - Bradley Brown, Wingate
RP - Daniel Nations, Newberry
P - Shafer Shepard, Catawba
P -Vince Apicella, Carson-Newman
P- Jamie Miller, Carson-Newman

Honorable Mentions
C- LJ Newman, Anderson
1B - Evan Jurjevic, Carson-Newman
2B - Jeovanny Tolentino, Tusculum
SS - Chris Waylock, Tusculum
3B - Jacob Bass, Newberry
OF - Andrew Bowerman, Tusculum
OF - Colby Barnette, Wingate
OF - Sammy Song, Coker
DH - Nolan Schrenker, Newberry
RP - Ryan McClintock, Catawba
P - Cole Cromer, Newberry
P - Hunter Donaldson, Brevard College
P - Jonathan Rosenberger, Newberry

Gold Glove
C - Will Albertson, Catawba
P - Craig Brooks, Catawba
1B - Albert Baur, Newberry
2B - Kyle Bailey, Anderson
3B - Jacob Bass, Newberry
SS - Evan Rogers, Mars Hill
LF - Rayshelon Carolina, Mars Hill
CF - Tommy Scala, Mars Hill
RF - Alex Kirby, Newberry

Player of the Year
Will Albertson, Catawba

Pitcher of the Year
Craig Brooks, Catawba

Freshman of the Year
Bradley Brown, Wingate

Coach of the Year
Russell Triplett, Newberry