David, who collected seven-of-eight first-place votes was named
American Baseball Coaches Association Player of the Year and the
American Southwest Conference West Division Hitter of the Year with
a .432 batting average, 79 runs scored, 11 doubles, 26 home runs,
73 RBI, an .879 slugging percentage, a .506 on-base percentage and
eight-of-nine stolen bases.
Moreland, with five first-place votes, was named D3baseball.com
Pitcher of the Year, American Baseball Coaches Association first-team
All-America, ABCA South Region Pitcher of the Year and USA South
Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year with a 13-0 record, a 1.97
earned run average, 1.30 walks per nine innings and 9.53 strikeouts
per nine innings. Opponents batted .198 against him.
Regional Position Players of the Year
New England: Chris Burleson, SS, Southern Maine (Jr.,
Portland, Maine [Deering])
Named American Baseball Coaches Association third-team All-America,
the Little East Conference Player of the Year with a .383 batting
average, 63 runs scored, 10 doubles, five triples, nine home
runs, 50 RBI, a .633 slugging percentage, a .491 on-base percentage
and 19-of-23 stolen bases.
New York: Shane Wolf, Utility, Ithaca (Sr., Freeville,
N.Y. [Lansing])
Named D3baseball.com first-team All-America, American Baseball
Coaches Association first-team All-New York Region and first-team
All-Empire 8 Conference with a .321 batting average, 39 runs
scored, 10 doubles, three home runs, 31 RBI, a .438 slugging
percentage, a .396 slugging percentage and seven-of-seven stolen
bases … as a pitcher, compiled a 10-1 record with a 2.80 earned
run average, 1.40 walks per nine innings and 9.55 strikeouts
per nine innings … opponents batted .251 against him.
Mid-Atlantic: Dale Curry, C, Alvernia (Sr., Philadelphia,
Pa. [Father Judge])
Named American Baseball Coaches Association second-team All-America,
D3baseball.com third-team All-America and the President's Athletic
Conference Player of the Year with a .424 batting average, 49
runs scored, 20 doubles, one triple, 10 home runs, 64 RBI, a
.775 slugging percentage, a .494 on-base percentage and two-of-three
stolen bases.
South: Trae Bailey, SS, Christopher Newport (Jr., Chesapeake,
Va. [Great Bridge])
Named second-team All-America by both the American Baseball
Coaches Association and D3baseball.com, ABCA South Region Player
of the Year and USA South Athletic Conference Player of the
Year with a .427 batting average, 53 runs scored, 21 doubles,
four triples, 10 home runs, 62 RBI, a .772 slugging percentage,
a .508 on-base percentage and eight-of-eight stolen base.
Mideast: Brian Moran, OF, Grove City (Sr., Columbia, Md.
[Chapelgate Christian])
Named first-team All-America by both the American Baseball Coaches
Association and D3baseball.com with a .454 batting average,
45 runs scored, nine doubles, four triples, eight home runs,
50 RBI, a .769 slugging percentage, a .559 on-base percentage
and 34-of-37 stolen bases.
Central: Brian Kolb, SS, Wheaton (Ill.) (So., Carlsbad,
Calif. [Sante Fe Christian])
Named American Baseball Coaches Association first-team All-America,
ABCA first-team All-Central Region and College Conference of
Illinois and Wisconsin Player of the Year with an NCAA Division
III-leading batting average of .527, 45 runs scored, 19 doubles,
two triples, six home runs, 52 RBI, an .808 slugging percentage,
a .559 on-base percentage and 25-of-25 stolen bases.
Midwest: Doug Coe, C, Wisconsin-Stevens Point (Sr., Appleton,
Wis. [North])
Named American Baseball Coaches Association first-team All-America,
D3baseball.com second-team All-America and Wisconsin Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference Position Player of the Year with a .438
batting average, 51 runs scored, 12 doubles, 15 home runs, 59
RBI, an .810 slugging percentage and a .542 on-base percentage.
West: Derek David, 3B, McMurry (Sr., Richmond, Texas [Richmond/Western
Texas JC])
Named American Baseball Coaches Association Player of the Year
and the American Southwest Conference West Division Hitter of
the Year with a .432 batting average, 79 runs scored, 11 doubles,
26 home runs, 73 RBI, an .879 slugging percentage, a .506 on-base
percentage and eight-of-nine stolen bases.
Regional Pitchers of the Year
New England: Tim Kiely, P, Trinity (Conn.) (Sr., Swampscott,
Mass.)
Named first-team All-America by both the American Baseball Coaches
Association and D3baseball.com and New England Small College
Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year with an 11-1 record,
1.48 earned run average, 1.48 walks per nine innings and 9.93
strikeouts per nine innings.
New York: Joe Zongol, P, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
(Sr., Flower Mound, Texas [Southington, Conn. HS])
Named Debaseball.com second-team all-America, American Baseball
Coaches Association second-team All-New York region and the
Liberty League's Pitcher of the Year with a 9-2 record, a 1.99
earned run average, 3.14 walks per nine innings and 8.58 strikeouts
per nine innings … opponents batted .210 against him.
Mid-Atlantic: Ryan Kulik, P, Rowan (Sr., Marlton, N.J.)
Named American Baseball Coaches Association first-team All-America,
D3baseball.com third-team All-America and the New Jersey Athletic
Conference Pitcher of the Year with an 8-2 record, a 1.77 earned
run average, 2.29 walks per nine innings and 13.74 strikeouts
per nine innings … opponents batted .181 against him.
South: Kenny Moreland, P, Christopher Newport (Sr., Springfield,
Va. [Lee])
Named D3baseball.com Pitcher of the Year, American Baseball
Coaches Association first-team All-America, ABCA South Region
Pitcher of the Year and USA South Athletic Conference Pitcher
of the Year with a 13-0 record, a 1.97 earned run average, 1.30
walks per nine innings and 9.53 strikeouts per nine innings
… opponents batted .198 against him.
Mideast: Dan Remenowsky, P, Otterbein (Sr., Appleton,
Wis. [North])
Named American Baseball Coaches Association second-team All-Mideast
Region and the Ohio Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year
with a 5-2 record, one save, a 2.23 earned run average, 2.97
walks per nine innings and 8.46 strikeouts per nine innings
… opponents batted .240 against him.
Central: Brent Kulavic, P, Illinois Wesleyan (So., Springfield,
Ill. [Pleasant Plains])
Named D3baseball.com honorable mention All-America, ABCA first-team
All-Central Region and the College Conference of Illinois and
Wisconsin Pitcher of the Year with a 6-1 record, a 1.82 earned
run average, 1.82 walks per nine innings and 8.95 strikeouts
per nine innings … opponents batted .205 against him.
Midwest: Lonnie Robinson, P, St. Thomas (Minn.) (Sr.,
Brooklyn Park, Minn. [Osseo])
Named American Baseball Coaches Association second-team All-America
and first-team All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
with an 8-1 record, a 2.94 earned run average, 1.82 walks per
nine innings and 9.80 strikeouts per nine innings … opponents
batted .212 against him.
West: Wayde Kitchens, P, Chapman (Jr., Oceanside, Calif.
[Vista])
Named American Baseball Coaches Association first-team All-America
with an 8-0 record with a 0.69 earned run average, 4.15 walks
per nine innings and 9.00 strikeouts per nine inning … opponents
batted .150 against him.
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