If John Cable doesn’t have the most recognizable walk-up song, it’s definitely one of the catchier tunes.

Current Bulldog players may or may not know Jimmy Dean for the sausage that bears his name. Most certainly couldn’t tell you that Dean in 1961 penned the song that introduces the Bulldog DH on his walk to the plate in games at Foley Field.

Nevertheless, Georgia’s version of Big, Bad John is certainly living up to the subject of Dean’s song.

After going 9 for 15 with a home run and seven RBI in last week’s series against Alabama, the graduate boosted his average to .316 as he continues to be a major cog in the middle of the lineup for Georgia, which opens play in the SEC Tournament Wednesday morning at 10:30 a.m.

“I got it (the song) from the team, they wanted me to do it,” Cable said. “I don’t have it on my personal play list, but I listen to it a lot now.”

Third baseman Aaron Schunk has a slightly different take on how Cable’s song came to be.

“Actually, we forced John to do that,” Schunk said. “We heard it at lunch one day and we told him he had to do it; he didn’t have a choice - it was going to be his walk-up song.”

However, the final choice didn’t come without a little research.

“Somebody looked up ‘John’ on Spotify and we just went with it,” Schunk said. “It’s a good song.”

Head coach Scott Stricklin is just glad Cable’s on his side.

The way Stricklin puts it, Cable – who came to Georgia as a graduate transfer from New Orleans – simply had it in his mind to become a Bulldog when the two made contact last June about the possibility of joining the program.

“He’s just been clutch. Every single time he’s up there, you feel like he’s going to get a hit, and loud hits, too,” Stricklin said. “Every at-bat he’s putting the barrel on the ball. He’s that quiet guy. Doesn’t say a whole lot, he just shows up and hits doubles. He’s just been really good for us and again, it’s just luck. We lucked into that.”

Schunk said Cable – 6-foot-2 and 230 pounds – has brought a lot to the clubhouse as well.

“In the locker room, he’s a goofball, probably the biggest little kid you will ever meet,” Schunk said. “I can’t imagine guys who have to stare at him when he’s in the box, it’s probably isn’t a lot of fun, especially as hot as he is with the bat.”

As Cable points out, he’s not the only one.

Georgia heads into the SEC Tournament swinging the bats arguably better than they have all year. Along with outscoring the Crimson Tide 30-7, Georgia out-hit Alabama in the three games 47-20 with Cable playing big roles in each.

“Our pitchers have been carrying us pretty much this whole year and to have that going, it’s big,” Cable said. “The past two weeks we’ve been taking really good swings, have had really good at-bats, even at Auburn we put up some runs, but it really started at the Jacksonville State game. Everybody is stepping up, no matter who it is, we’re getting big two-out hits; we’ve just got to keep it going."

Five players - Emerson Hancock, Aaron Schunk, LJ Talley, Cam Shepherd and Cole Wilcox have earned All-SEC honors, the league office announced Monday.

Hancock was named First Team All-SEC, senior second baseman LJ Talley and junior third baseman Aaron Schunk made Second Team All-SEC, pitcher Cole Wilcox was part of the Freshman All-SEC squad plus Talley and junior shortstop Cam Shepherd headline the SEC All-Defensive Team.

Hancock (8-2, 1.31 ERA), a semifinalist for The Golden Spikes Award and the Dick Howser Trophy, leads the SEC and ranks fourth nationally in ERA. In nine of his 12 starts this year, he allowed zero or one run. His two losses came 1-0 to No. 10 LSU and 2-0 at Tennessee. In eight SEC starts, Hancock went 4-2 with a 1.69 ERA and held opponents to a .157 batting average.

Talley and Schunk are also enjoying career years. Talley is batting a team-leading .346 with eight home runs and 40 RBI. He has started all 56 games and is fielding .986. Schunk, an Atlanta native and semifinalist for the Olerud Award as a two-way standout, is hitting .343 with a team-best 11 home runs and 44 RBI in 50 games. On the mound, he’s 1-2 with a 2.53 ERA and 11 saves in 16 appearances.

Wilcox, a native of Chickamauga is 3-1 with a 4.17 ERA in 17 appearances including four starts. In SEC action, Wilcox is 3-1 with a 2.57 ERA with 41 strikeouts in 35 innings pitched.

Shepherd, a native of Duluth, Ga., has put together one of the finest defensive seasons ever by an SEC shortstop, going error-free in 30 SEC games in a total of 109 chances. For the year, he’s fielding .990 with just two errors in 206 total chances. Shepherd is batting .232 with six home runs and 30 RBI.