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DALLAS (NCBWA) Seventeen standout players are featured on the first
team of the 2009 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
Division II All-America Team, the organization announced today.
Augusta State's Shannon Wilkerson was named NCBWA Division
II Player of the Year, while Gabriel Duran of Dowling was
chosen as the association's Pitcher of the Year. Dan O'Brien
of UC San Diego was selected NCBWA Division II Coach of the Year.
Wilkerson hit .441 with 24 homers and 82 runs batted in while Duran
was 9-2 with a 1.45 ERA. O'Brien led his club to a 41-15 record
and a No. 3 national ranking before losing in the national semifinals.
Following is the complete 2009 NCBWA Division II All-America
Team:
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2009 NCBWA DIVISION II ALL-AMERICA TEAM |
| Pos. |
First Team |
School |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Cl. |
Hometown |
| 1B |
Jon Alia |
Cal State Dominguez
Hills |
6-3 |
225 |
Sr. |
Newbury Park,
Calif. |
| 2B |
Kevin Becker |
Mesa State |
5-9 |
170 |
Jr. |
San Jose, Calif. |
| 3B |
Yan Gomes |
Barry |
6-2 |
215 |
Jr. |
Miami, Fla. |
| SS |
Matt Bodenchuk |
Mesa State |
6-4 |
205 |
Sr. |
Boulder, Colo. |
| C |
Matt Adams |
Slippery Rock |
6-2 |
245 |
Jr. |
Philipsburg,
Pa. |
| OF |
Jason Fobes |
CSU-Pueblo |
6-1 |
180 |
Sr. |
Longmont, Colo. |
| OF |
Bryan Fogle |
Erskine |
6-2 |
225 |
Sr. |
Lexington, S.C. |
| OF |
J.D. Martinez |
Nova Southeastern |
6-3 |
194 |
Jr. |
Pembroke Pines,
Fla. |
| OF |
Shannon Wilkerson |
Augusta State |
6-0 |
198 |
Jr. |
Dacula, Ga. |
| DH |
Travis Howard |
USC Aiken |
6-1 |
210 |
Jr. |
Bonneau, S.C. |
| UT |
Donovan Huffer |
Concord |
6-0 |
175 |
Jr. |
Churchville,
Va. |
| SP |
Chris Armijo |
Incarnate Word |
5-10 |
180 |
Sr. |
San Antonio,
Texas |
| SP |
Gabriel Duran |
Dowling |
5-10 |
190 |
So. |
Brooklyn, N.Y. |
| SP |
Hayden Simpson |
Southern Arkansas |
6-0 |
170 |
So. |
Magnolia, Ark. |
| SP |
Dan Wright |
Lynn |
6-1 |
205 |
Jr. |
West Palm Beach,
Fla. |
| RP |
Shaun Larsen |
Southern Indiana |
6-2 |
215 |
Sr. |
Tell City, Ind. |
| RP |
Chris Matlock |
Central Missouri |
6-2 |
180 |
Sr. |
Springfield,
Mo. |
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Denotes unanimous selection |
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Second Team: C Ryan Query, Catawba; 1B Daniel
Kassouf, Belmont Abbey; 2B Cannon Lester, Southern
Arkansas; SS Rich Racobaldo, Mount Olive; 3B Nate
Arevalo, Cameron; OF Matt Cotellese, West Chester;
OF Adam Darby, Harding; OF Brandon Decker, Valdosta
State; OF Eric Workman, West Virginia State; UT
Chris Adamson, Angelo State; DH Matt Costello, Valdosta
State; SP Nick Fogleman, Pfeiffer; SP Blake Keitzman,
Western Oregon; SP Gary Moran, Sonoma State; SP
Ben Watkins, Pitt-Johnstown; RP Brad Rutherford,
Abilene Christian; RP Matt Winterhalter, Northern
Kentucky. |
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Third Team: C Jordan Schmidt, Abilene Christian;
1B Evan McDole, Northern Kentucky; 2B Drew Cross,
St. Edwards; SS Evan Porter, Nebraska-Omaha; 3B
Craig Lyerly, Catawba; OF Conner Crumbliss, Emporia
State; OF Sam DiMatteo, California (Pa.); OF Will
Gowdy, Ouachita Baptist; OF Joe Wendtke, Wayne State
(Neb.); UT Andrew Whittington, Southern Arkansas;
DH Keith Towne, Angelo State; SP Michael Fiers,
Nova Southeastern; SP Darin Gorsky, Kutztown; SP
Michael Thompson, Bellarmine; SP Kyle Vasquez, Franklin
Pierce; RP John Church, West Florida; RP Justin
Moore, Dominican. |
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Honorable Mention: C Chase Blackwood, Valdosta
State; C Chris Herbert, Concordia-St. Paul; 1B Logan
Forest, Texas-Permian Basis; 1B Yudelmis Hernandez,
Barry; 1B Andrew Kinney, Southwest Minnesota State;
1B Zach Solly, Fairmont State; 2B Chas Anthony,
Erskine; 2B Mike Baillargeon, Assumption; 2B Carlos
Leyva, Cal State Dominguez Hills; SS Vance Albitz,
UC San Diego; SS Shane Busti, California (Pa.);
SS Devin Goodwin, Delta State; 3B David Olson, Minnesota-Duluth;
3B Jacob Petkac, Ashland; 3B Ethan Santora, Mercyhurst;
3B Josh Tanner, UC San Diego; OF Adam Arakawa, Chico
State; OF Thomas Bumpass, Abilene Christian; OF
Bo Darby, West Virginia State; OF Kevin Dietrich,
UNC Pembroke; OF Kevin Dusold, Northern Kentucky;
OF Jeff Foltz, Ashland; OF Cody Holliday, Wilmington;
OF Mark Letchworth, Wingate; OF J.T. Putt, Regis;
OF Mario Ramirez, Cal State LA; OF Chance Tuttle,
Central Missouri; OF Derek West, Southwest Minnesota
State; UT Tyler Choate, Southern Indiana; UT Paul-Michael
Klingberg, Cal State Dominguez Hills; UT Alex Koch,
Wayne State (Neb.); UT Phil Messerian, Nyack; DH
Jason Carr, New Mexico Highlands; DH Josh Meagher,
Chico State; DH Ben Sondgeroth, Indianapolis; SP
Andre Benjamin, Grand Valley State; SP Brad Bichel,
Cameron; SP Logan Birr, St. Cloud State; SP Tom
Cote, Franklin Pierce; SP Reece Dodd, Southeastern
Oklahoma; SP Adam Maini, Kutztown; SP Matt McGovern,
UNC Pembroke; SP Ajay Meyer, Ashland; SP Bret Moyer,
West Chester; SP Max Russell, Florida Southern;
SP Jake Schmidt, Concordia-St. Paul; SP Tim Shibuya,
UC San Diego; SP Cody Walden, Armstrong Atlantic;
SP Cory White, Indianapolis; RP Rob Currie, Tusculum;
RP Martin DeWald, GCSU; RP Nathan Kafka, Minnesota
State; RP Guido Knudson, UC San Diego; RP Rob Nicholas,
Franklin Pierce; SP Kenny Reisinger, Shepherd. |
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Founded in 1962, the NCBWA is dedicated to the advancement of
college baseball. Membership is open to writers, broadcasters and
publicists of the sport. For more information about the NCBWA, visit
the association's official Web site,
www.ncbwa.com.
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