A year in which the SEC saw Brent Rooker lead the league in eight offensive categories, saw him voted player of the year of the league.
Rooker had not only one of the best seasons in Mississippi State history, but also had one of the best years in the history of the SEC.
Rooker led the league with a .415 batting average, 73 RBIs, 20 home runs, and was even tied for first in stolen bases with 18. It is not often a guy leads the league in batting average and home runs and batting average, and even more rare a guy leads the league in home runs and stolen bases.