Andy Phillips to be Recognized as Southeastern Conference Baseball Legend at 2015 Tournament

Alabama baseball assistant coach Andy Phillips will be recognized at the 2015 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament from May 19-24 for his efforts as a player, being selected as one of four former standouts from the conference’s member institutions that make up the 2015 SEC Baseball Legends Presented by AT&T.

“The SEC Baseball Legends Presented by AT&T allows us to honor the deep tradition and history of baseball in our league,” said SEC Commissioner Mike Slive. “We are grateful to our friends at AT&T for helping to continue to make this program possible.”

Phillips is one of the most decorated players in the storied history of Alabama baseball. A member of famed coach Jim Wells’ first signing class, Phillips rewrote the Alabama record books and in the process took the Crimson Tide baseball program to new heights with three trips to the College World Series across his four-year career. A consensus All-America selection as a senior, Phillips was named the 1999 National Collegiate Baseball Writer’s Association District III Player of the Year.

The Demopolis, Ala., native wrapped up his career at the Capstone as the school record-holder in eight career statistical categories, including most games played (244), games started (224), at-bats (905), runs scored (222), total hits (322), home runs (61), RBI (224) and total bases (590). As a senior, Phillips played in 64 games and batted .398 (103-259) with 22 home runs and 66 RBI. He added 71 runs scored, 22 doubles, 30 walks and 16 stolen bases for an Alabama team that captured the SEC Tournament Championship and finished third at the College World Series.

The 2015 class of legends features Phillips along with David Eckstein of Florida, Mark Johnson of Texas A&M and Larry Schmittou of Vanderbilt.

Each legend will be recognized individually throughout the two quarterfinal matchups on Friday and will have on-field recognition and an awards presentation by Commissioner Slive on Saturday, May 23, during the semifinals of the SEC Tournament.

Four legends are recognized each year, with representatives from Arkansas, Georgia, Auburn and Kentucky set to be honored in 2016.