Magadan was also voted "Player of the Year" by Baseball America making him the first SEC player ever to be named the nation's best. (AP Photo)
Clark batted .420 while slugging SEC-leading totals of 25 homers, 77 RBI and 158 total bases in leading the Bulldogs to a tie for third place with Arkansas in the '85 NCAA College World Series. Mississippi State finished the season with a 50-15 mark, then the most overall wins ever by an SEC team.
The New Orleans, La., native ended his career with a Mississippi State career record batting average of .391 and 61 career homers (second-highest total in SEC history behind teammate Rafael Palmeiro with 67) in three seasons. Clark then signed as the second player chosen in the '85 Major League Baseball Draft by the San Francisco Giants. He led the '84 Olympic Team with a .429 average and three home runs in four games at Dodger Stadium and was selected as Amateur Baseball Player of the Year in 1985 by the U.S. Olympic Committee.(AP Photo)
In 1987, Lilliquist posted a 14-3 record with an earned run average of 2.24. He continues to hold the Georgia record for strikeouts in a season with 190, achieved in 1987.
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in 1987, Lilliquist reached the major leagues with the Braves in 1989 and has also played with the San Diego Padres and Cleveland Indians. The Winter Park, Fla. native, also belted 19 home runs and 63 runs batted as a designated hitter during his junior season in 1987.
In 1989, McDonald notched a 14-4 record and a 3.49 ERA while setting the SEC mark for strikeouts with 202. He also recorded four saves in leading LSU to an 18-9 second place SEC showing and a 55-17 overall mark. The squad earned a fourth place finish in the CWS. McDonald was tabbed a consensus All-America and the recipient of the Collegiate Baseball/ESPN Pitcher of the Year Award.
McDonald also knew success on the international level. He led the U.S. to the gold medal in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea by posting complete game wins over Korea (5-3) and Puerto Rico (7-2). The right-handed fireballer allowed only two earned runs in 18 innings at the Olympics, while striking out 17 and walking four.(AP Photo)
Peever recorded a perfect 14-0 record in 1992 with an earned run average of 1.978. He led the SEC in wins and was second in ERA. In 104.2 innings, he allowed just 67 hits and 20 walks.
Peever , a junior from Stonewall, Okla., turned pro following the 1992 season and was a fourth-round draft selection of the Colorado Rockies.
Helton batted .407 with a league-high 105 hits, 20 home runs, 92 runs batted in, 86 runs scored, 27 doubles and a .775 slugging percentage. On the mound, he was equally as impressive. The Knoxville, Tenn. native, had a SEC-best 1.66 earned run average while achieving an 8-2 record. His hits per 9 innings ratio of 5.68 was the best in the league and he recorded 12 saves, second best in the league.(AP Photo)
Hudson batted .396 with 18 home runs and 95 RBI, which was second in the SEC. On the mound, Hudson recorded a 15-2 mark with a 2.97 ERA. His win total was tops among all NCAA Division I pitchers. He led the SEC in wins, strikeouts (165), hits allowed per 9 innings (6.62) and his opponents batting average was a league-low .199.
Hudson ended his collegiate career after his Tigers' appearance in the College World Series and was a 6th round pick by the Oakland A's.(AP Photo)
Wilkerson batted .347and led the SEC Champion Gators with 23 home runs and 70 runs batted in. He also led Florida in pitching with a 10-5 record, a 4.98 earned run average while striking out 136 batters, an SEC-best.
Wilkerson was a two-time All-SEC first-team selection and consensus All-America pick in1998. Wilkerson was the 33rd selection in the 1998 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft, taken by the Montreal Expos.(AP Photo)
Furniss led the SEC in slugging percentage (.898) and on-base percentage (.545). Furniss, a four-year star for the College World Series-bound Tigers, hit a team-high .403 with 28 home runs and 76 runs batted in.
Furniss was a two-time All-SEC first-team selection and a unanimous choice among the league's coaches in 1998. A consensus All-America in 1998, Furniss was a fourth round selection in the 1998 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Bouknight led the nation in wins with 17, while only having one loss on the year. His 2.81 ERA was second in the league while he led all SEC pitchers in strikeouts with 143.
A consensus All-America in 2000, Bouknight was also named SEC Player of the year. Recepient of SEC Pitcher of the Week honors for the week of April 10. Bouknight was also recognized for his roll in the classroom by being named to the 2000 SEC Baseball Academic Honor Roll.
He led the SEC in five different pitching categories and helped Vandy to a school-record-season victories' total at 54-13 overall and is the Commodores' first men's athletics national player of the year in any sport. Price was chosen as the first player in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and closed the year at 11-1 overall with 194 strikeouts in 133 1/3 innings pitched (13.1 strikeouts every nine frames). He did not lose a decision in his 17 starts and struck out 10 or more batters in 12 of those first 17 appearances.