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2011 Preseason All-America Team
The 2011 NAIA Baseball Preseason All-America team, as selected by the NAIA All-America Selection Committee:
Name
School
Sharif Othman
California Baptist
Brian Sharp
California Baptist
Taylor Siemens
California Baptist
Aaron Wilkerson
Cumberland (TN)
Kevin Park
Dickinson State (ND)
Phillip Reamy
Embry-Riddle (FL)
Justin Medeiros
Indiana Tech
Andrew Broulliette
LSU-Shreveport
Kevin Smith
LSU-Shreveport
Jason Trivett
Milligan (TN)
George Ban
Missouri Valley
Anthony Lopez
Oklahoma Baptist
Chad Carman
Oklahoma City
Danny Gesick
Shawnee State (OH)
Phillip Butler
Shawnee State (OH)
Corey Schultz
St. Francis (IL)
Kevin Hennessey
Wayland Baptist (TX)
Cal Baptist has three players on the list.
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2012 NAIA Baseball Preseason All-Americans Announced
Trio of 2011 First-Team All-Americans headline preseason list
NAIA press releaseKANSAS CITY, Mo. -The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the 2012 Baseball Preseason All-America Team on Monday. The 17-member team was selected by the NAIA-Baseball Coaches Association All-America Selection Committee.
Headlining the team are a trio of 2011 First-Team All-Americans in Lubbock Christian (Texas) second baseman Richard Bohlken, outfielder Brady Wathen of Grand View (Iowa) and Madonna's (Mich.) starting pitcher Jeremy Gooding. Designated hitter Mike Mandarino of Cumberland (Tenn.), who was a Second-Team selection a year ago, was also selected to the preseason team. Ten All-America Honorable Mentions from last season also garnered the preseason accolade.Pos.
Name
School
C
Doug Joyce
Union U. (Tenn.)
C
Derek Coverstone
St. Francis (Ill.)
1B
Otis Ryne*
Taylor (Ind.)
2B
Richard Bohlken^
Lubbock Christian (Texas)
3B
Drake Fages
Biola (Calif.)
SS
Jason Schmidt*
Mount Marty (S.D.)
INF
Trent Bridges*
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
OF
Brady Wathen^
Grand View (Iowa)
OF
Izaac Garsez*
College of Idaho
OF
Derek Carley*
Dickinson State (N.D.)
OF
John Longoria*
Houston-Victoria (Texas)
DH
Mike Mandarino$
Cumberland (Tenn.)
SP
Jeremy Gooding^
Madonna (Mich.)
SP
Brandon Hedrick*
Union C. (Ky.)
SP
Chance Brull*
Doane (Neb.)
SP
Wesley Tramble*
Sterling (Kan.)
RP
Patrick Stanley*
Texas Wesleyan
^ 2011 First-Team All-American
$ 2011 Second-Team All-American
^ 2011 All-America Honorable Mention -
2013 All-Americans, Gold Gloves
1B Matt Page of Oklahoma Baptist was named Player of the Year. National Champion Faulkner had three players named to the first team. The first team includes two Puerto Ricans, and one Dominican Republican. Here's the list: 2013 NAIA Baseball All-Americans Announced
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Grahovac Coach of the Year, more end-of-summer news
Mike Grahovac, coach of the NAIA Champion Concordia-Irvine Eagles, has been named NAIA Coach of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association. Press release from Concordia-Irvine
IF Sean Myrom of Concordia-Portland played for the West Coast League champion Corvallis Knights during the summer. He batted .279 with 16 RBI. He played in the league's all-star game, and won the home run derby. Press release from Concordia-Portland
Dave Therneau, pitching coach for Embry-Riddle, was the Coach of the Year in the Florida Collegiate Summer League. He coached the Leesburg Lightning, who won the league pennant with a 29-12 record. Press release from Embry-Riddle
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National All-Americans, Gold Gloves
Miguel Beltran of Oklahoma City is the NAIA Player of the Year. Click here for the story from Oklahoma City. This is the second straight year that an Oklahoma City player has gotten this honor.
Click here for the NAIA's list of All-Americans. It includes three players from Oklahoma City and Lee, and two from LSU-Shreveport.
Click here for Rawlings-NAIA Baseball Gold Glove team. Chad Carman of Oklahoma City and Kyle Pearson of LSU-Shreveport made both lists. Two players from Siena Heights received Gold Gloves.