MIAA Baseball Trio Named All-America First Team

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Central Missouri senior outfielder Chance Tuttle, Nebraska-Omaha sophomore pitcher Joe Holtmeyer and Central Missouri senior pitcher Brooks Martin were named to the 2010 Daktronics, Inc., NCAA Division II All-America Baseball First Team, it was announced Friday.

Central Missouri first baseman Nick DeBiasse, Emporia State pitcher Ben Graham and Nebraska-Omaha outfielder Tyler Lundy received All-America honorable mention honors.

A total of 45 student-athletes, representing 33 institutions were named to either the first, second or third team All-America squads, while 18 were named honorable mention. Members of the NCAA Division II College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) selected the All-America teams.

2010 DAKTRONICS NCAA DIVISION II BASEBALL ALL-AMERICA TEAMS

Player of the Year: Bryan Fogle, Sr., Erskine (S.C.)
Pitcher of the Year: Hayden Simpson, Jr., Southern Arkansas

FIRST TEAM
C Pat Trettel Sr. Seton Hill (Pa.)
1B Jason Carr Sr. New Mexico Highlands
2B Greyson Schram Sr. Concord (W.Va.)
3B Cannon Lester Sr. Southern Arkansas
SS Paul Bingham Sr. Indiana (Pa.)
OF Brandon Decker Sr. Valdosta State (Ga.)
OF Bryan Fogle Sr. Erskine (S.C.)
OF Chance Tuttle Sr. Central Missouri
DH Nick Aranas Jr. South Carolina-Aiken
UT Brendon Furrow Sr. Concordia, St. Paul
SP Joe Holtmeyer So. Nebraska-Omaha
SP Jose Macias Jr. Franklin Pierce (N.H.)
SP Brooks Martin Sr. Central Missouri
SP Hayden Simpson Jr. Southern Arkansas
RP Heath Wyatt Jr. Southeastern Oklahoma State

SECOND TEAM
C Kellen Lee Jr. California-San Diego
1B Brandon Gregorich Sr. California-San Diego
2B Michael Felton Fr. Southwestern Oklahoma State
3B Deryk Marks Jr. Augustana (S.D.)
SS Vance Albitz Sr. California-San Diego
OF Shane Houck So. Kutztown (Pa.)
OF Devin Rudolph Sr. Tiffin (Ohio)
OF Nate Baumann Jr. Augustana (S.D.)
DH Mike Schwartz Sr. Tampa (Fla.)
UT Jeremy Nowak Sr. Mount Olive (N.C.)
SP Kirk Jewasko So. Incarnate Word (Texas)
SP Tim Shibuya Jr. California-San Diego
SP Gabriel Duran Jr. Dowling (N.Y.)
SP Matt Rossman Sr. California-San Diego
RP Kevin Jordan Sr. Northern Kentucky

THIRD TEAM
C Chris Adamson Sr. Angelo State (Texas)
1B Jason Rogers Jr. Columbus State (Ga.)
2B Chas Anthony Sr. Erskine (S.C.)
3B Abel Medina Jr. Cal. State-Dominguez Hills
SS Andrew Whittington Sr. Southern Arkansas
OF Brett Adams Sr. Dixie State (Utah)
OF Sean Harrell Sr. Georgia College & State University
OF Jason Cisper Sr. Northern Kentucky
DH Will Calhoun Jr. Abilene Christian
UT Sam Wiley Sr. Cal. State-Los Angeles
SP Tim Griffin Sr. Rollins (Fla.)
SP Martin Dewald Sr. Georgia College & State University
SP Noah Mull Sr. Wheeling Jesuit (W.Va.)
SP Michael Gleason Sr. Cal. State-Chico
RP Atlee Pearson Jr. Erskine (S.C.)

HONORABLE MENTION
Aaron Bauman (OF, California-San Diego), Patrick Brady (UT, Bellarmine), David Bustillos (2B, New Mexico Highlands), William Buzhardt (SP, Erskine), Chris Casazza (3B, Tarleton State), Adam DeLaGarza (SS, West Texas A&M), Nick DeBiasse (1B, Central Missouri), David Deminsky (SP, St Cloud State), Patrick Donahue (UT, Tampa), Tyler Erickson (SS, Minnesota Duluth), Patrick Farrell (C, Regis), Ben Graham (SP, Emporia State), Cody Grice (OF, Grand Valley State), Tyler Lundy (OF, Nebraska-Omaha), Ben Minard (DH, Ashland), Jordan Smith (OF, St. Cloud State), Evan Stobbs (RP, Tampa), Chris Zbin (SP, Southern Connecticut State)