NEW ORLEANS -- East Carolina University sophomore infielder Darryl Lawhorn has been named to All-Conference USA for the second straight year, as announced by the league office on Tuesday prior to the 2003 C-USA Baseball Tournament.

Lawhorn is a second team selection.

The Pirates also placed two players on the Conference USA All-Freshman Team. Third baseman Mark Minicozzi and catcher Jake Smith both were honored, marking the first year that ECU has had two representatives on that squad.

Lawhorn leads the Pirates this season with a .325 batting average and 46 runs scored. He has hit 13 home runs and had 42 RBI while playing primarily at shortstop and in the outfield. He was also named All C-USA as a freshman, earning first team honors last season.

Minicozzi, a redshirt freshman, has batted .263 with seven home runs and 31 RBI as ECU's everyday third baseman.

Smith, a true freshman, has played in 39 of ECU's 55 games to date and hit .298 with nine home runs and 25 RBI.

The Pirates begin defense of their 2002 Conference USA Tournament crown when they take on Houston at 10 a.m. ET in a first-round matchup.

2003 CONFERENCE USA BASEBALL AWARDS

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Michael Aubrey, Tulane

PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Clayton Jerome, TCU

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
J.R. Crowel, Tulane

COACH OF THE YEAR
Corky Palmer, Southern Miss

FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
IF Michael Aubrey, Tulane
IF Hyung Cho, Houston
IF Tony Giarratano, Tulane
IF Mike Settle, TCU
OF Jeff Cook, Southern Miss
OF Jonny Kaplan, Tulane
OF Clint King, Southern Miss
C Devin Ivany, South Florida
DH Chris Neuman, TCU
P Clayton Jerome, TCU
P Brad Sullivan, Houston

SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
IF Jeff Baisley, South Florida
IF Darryl Lawhorn, East Carolina
IF Myron Leslie, South Florida
IF George Sandel, Charlotte
OF Josh Bolen, Louisville
OF Jake Duncan, TCU
OF Kyle Leon, UAB
C Brad Willcutt, Southern Miss
DH Ryan Martin, Memphis
P David Austen, South Florida
P Bob McCrory, Southern Miss
P Ryan Wagner, Houston

ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Brian Bogusevic, OF/P, Tulane
J.R. Crowel, LHP, Tulane
Matt Farrington, OF, Houston
Stephen Gostkowski, RHP, Memphis
Nick Haley, 2B, Louisville
Marc Maddox, 1B, Southern Miss
Mark Minicozzi, 3B, East Carolina
Billy Mohl, RHP, Tulane
Jake Smith, C, East Carolina
Travis Tully, OF, Houston
Boomer Whiting, IF, Louisville