For my 1,000th post I give you:
2009 NCBWA DIVISION III PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
KENOSHA, Wis. - The NCAA Division III members of the National Collegiate
Baseball Writers Association have selected Pomona-Pitzer College first
baseman Drew Hedman (Sr., Redding, Calif./Shasta) as the NCBWA NCAA
Division III Hitter of the Year, while Trinity College's Jeremiah Bayer
(Sr., Greenfield, Mass./Deerfield Academy) was named NCBWA NCAA Division III Pitcher of the Year. Hedman was a unanimous pick of the
eight-member sports information director's panel, while Bayer received
seven-of-eight first-place votes.
Hedman was named "D3baseball.com Player of the Year, "D3baseball.com"
first-team All-America, American Baseball Coaches Association/Collegiate
Baseball "Co-Player of the Year," ABCA first-team All-America, the
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference "Player of the
Year" and first-team all-conference with a .500 batting average, 60 runs
scored, 11 doubles, three triples, 23 home runs (leads NCAA Division
III), 79 RBI, 13-of-13 stolen bases, a 1.038 slugging percentage and a
.578 on-base percentage.
Bayer was named "D3baseball.com Pitcher of the Year," "D3baseball.com"
first-team All-America, ABCA first-team All-America, the New England
Small College Athletic Conference "Pitcher of the Year," first-team
all-conference and New England Regional Championship all-tournament with a 12-1 record, a 0.85 earned run average, 8.88 strikeouts per nine
innings and 2.27 walks per nine innings.
Regional Position Players of the Year
New England: Sean Killeen, Catcher, Trinity College
Named ABCA and "D3baseball.com" first-team All-America, the New England
Small College Athletic Association "Player of the Year," first-team
all-conference and New England Regional Championship all-tournament with a .440 batting average, 57 runs scored 18 doubles, three triples, 11
home runs, 53 RBI, three stolen bases, an .846 slugging percentage and a
.565 on-base percentage.
New York: Patrick Reardon, Catcher, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Named ABCA and "D3baseball.com" second-team All-America, the Liberty
League "Player of the Year" with a .409 batting average, 61 RBI, 22
doubles, one triple, 10 home runs, 54 RBI, seven stolen bases, a .689
slugging percentage and a .491 on-base percentage.
Mid-Atlantic : Mike Moceri, Second Base, Kean University
Named ABCA and "D3baseball.com" first-team All-America, the New Jersey
Athletic Conference "Player of the Year" and first-team all-conference
with a .433 batting average, 54 runs scored, 22 doubles, seven triples,
two home runs, 59 RBI, nine stolen bases, a .640 slugging percentage and
a .460 on-base percentage.
South: Mike Celenza , First Base, Salisbury University
Named ABCA and "D3baseball.com" second-team All-America, the Capital
Athletic Conference "Player of the Year" and first-team all-conference
with a .469 batting average, 62 runs scored, 12 doubles, one triple, 12
home runs, 57 RBI, a .781 slugging percentage and a .581 on-base
percentage.
Mideast: Tim Tepe, Shortstop, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Named ABCA first-team All-America, "D3baseball.com" second-team
All-America, Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference "Player of the
Year" and first-team all-conference with a .489 batting average, 57 runs
scored, 21 doubles, six triples, seven home runs, 58 RBI, a .792
slugging percentage and a .536 on-base percentage.
Central: Andy Fuiten, Outfielder, Webster University
Named St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference "Player of the Year"
and first-team all-conference with a .407 batting average, 53 runs
scored, 11 doubles, 15 home runs, 58 RBI, nine stolen bases, an .822
slugging percentage and a .532 on-base percentage.
Midwest: Kyle Johnson, Catcher, Concordia College (Moorhead)
Named ABCA third-team All-America, Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference "Player of the Year" and first-team all-conference with a
.404 batting average, 29 runs scored, 14 home runs, 36 RBI, a .947
slugging percentage and a .540 on-base percentage.
West: Drew Hedman, First Base, Pomona-Pitzer College
Named "D3baseball.com Player of the Year, "D3baseball.com" first-team
All-America, ABCA "Co-Player of the Year," ABCA first-team All-America,
the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference "Player of
the Year" and first-team all-conference with a .500 batting average, 60
runs scored, 11 doubles, three triples, 23 home runs (leads NCAA
Division III), 79 RBI, 13-of-13 stolen bases, a 1.038 slugging
percentage and a .578 on-base percentage.
Regional Pitchers of the Year
New England: Jeremiah Bayer, Trinity College
Named "D3baseball.com Pitcher of the Year," "D3baseball.com" first-team
All-America, ABCA first-team All-America, the New England Small College
Athletic Conference "Pitcher of the Year," first-team all-conference and
New England Regional Championship all-tournament with a 12-1 record, a
0.85 earned run average, 8.88 strikeouts per nine innings and 2.27 walks
per nine innings.
New York: Andrew Mondo, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Named ABCA second-team All-America and the Liberty League "Pitcher of
the Year" with an 11-3 record, a 3.03 earned run average, 9.10
strikeouts per nine innings, 2.15 walks per nine innings and a .255
opponent batting average.
Mid-Atlantic: Zeb Engle, Ursinus College
Named ABCA and "D3baseball.com" second-team All-America, Centennial
Conference "Pitcher of the Year" and first-team all-conference with a
9-0 record, a 1.87 earned run average, 10.03 strikeouts per nine
innings, 3.09 walks per nine innings and a .238 opponent batting
average.
South: Noah Solomon, Trinity University
Named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference "Pitcher of the Year"
with a 5-1 record, a 1.94 earned run average, 8.17 strikeouts per nine
innings, 3.60 walks per nine innings and a .196 opponent batting
average.
Mideast: Mark Miller, College of Wooster
Named ABCA first-team All-America, North Coast Athletic Conference
"Pitcher of the Year" and NCAA Division III Baseball Championship
all-tournament with an 11-2 record, a 2.51 earned run average, 6.71
strikeouts per nine innings, 2.70 walks per nine innings and a .244
opponent batting average.
Central: Jerrold Martijn, Wartburg College
Named ABCA third-team All-America, first-team All-Iowa Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference and IIAC "Pitcher of the Year" with a 10-1 record, a
3.51 earned run average, 9.33 strikeouts per nine innings and 4.06 walks
per nine innings...opponents batted .233 against him.
Midwest: Matt Schuld, University of St. Thomas (Minn.)
Name ABCA first-team All-America, "D3baseball.com" third-team
All-America, first-team All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference and NCAA Division III Baseball Championship all-tournament
with a 12-1 record, a 3.25 earned run average, 8.00 strikeouts per nine
innings, 3.08 walks per nine innings and a .234 opponent batting
average.
West: Brett Holland, Texas-Tyler,
Named American Southwest Conference East Division "Pitcher of the Year"
with a 9-5 record, a 3.24 earned run average, 11.93 strikeouts per nine
innings, 2.61 walks per nine innings and a .252 opponent batting
average.