May 13, 2010

Five GLIAC Players Earn Daktronics Baseball All-Midwest Region First Team Accolades

Release courtesy of Luke Rinne, Assistant Sports Information Director, Missouri S&T

ROLLA, Mo. – Five players from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) were named to the Daktronics Baseball All-Midwest Region First Team by the region’s sports information directors.

Northern Kentucky’s Jason Cisper and Kevin Jordan headline the 2010 Daktronics, Inc. Baseball All-Midwest Region First Team. The pair were selected as the Midwest Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively.

Cisper, a senior outfielder from Cincinnati, Ohio, was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Year. He is currently hitting a GLVC best .451 this season and has an on-base percentage of .518. He leads the league in hits (96), runs scored (70), doubles (26), stolen bases (36) and is third in total bases with 135. He has driven in 45 runs, has a slugging percentage of .634 and drawn 26 walks.

Jordan, a relief pitcher for the Norse from Louisville, Ky., has made 33 appearances on the mound this season and was named the GLVC Pitcher of the Year. He’s compiled a record of 7-3 and a 2.09 earned run average in 94 and two-thirds innings pitched. Jordan has five saves and has struck out 78 batters while holding the opposition to a .204 batting average.
Their efforts have helped NKU compile a 41-15 record and a spot in the NCAA Midwest Regional Tournament this weekend at Southern Indiana.
Joining Cisper and Jordan on the first team are Grand Valley State’s Kyle Gendron (2B),  Cody Grice (OF) and  Joe Jablonski (SP); Southern Indiana’s Dylan Mooney (C) and Trevor Leach (SP); Northern Kentucky’s Shannon McCormick (3B) and Dave Middendorf (SP);  Rockhurst’s Ryan Porter (1B),  Saint Joseph’s (Ind.) Sean Estand (SS), Tiffin’s Devin Rudolph (OF), Ashland’s Ben Minard (DH), Bellarmine’s Patrick Brady (UT) and Lewis’s Joe Scumaci (SP).
 
The second team is comprised of Wayne State’s (MI) Andrew Ciennik (2B), Ryan LaPensee (OF), Paul LaMantia (OF), Justin Mazur (SP), Brady Cooper (SP) and David White (RP); Northern Kentucky’s Brian Erie (C), Evan McDole (1B) and Pat Muth (2B); Ashland’s Jacob Petkac (3B), Josh Kirsten (UT) and Minard (SP); Indianapolis’s Kaleb Cunningham (SS) and Donovan Drake (SP); Missouri S&T’s Will Morrison (DH) and Brandon Cogan (2B); Southern Indiana’s Michael Huling (OF); Grand Valley State’s Andrew Trepel (SS); Drury’s Jason Hall (DH); Saginaw Valley State’s Kevin Dore (2B); and Saint Joseph’s (Ind.) Eric Panik (RP).
All 15 first-team All-Region selections will now be placed on the national ballot for All-America Consideration. The All-America teams are scheduled to be released on Friday, May 21. The complete Daktronics Midwest Region teams can be found below:

Daktronics All-Midwest Region First Team

NAME

SCHOOL

YEAR

POSITION

HOMETOWN

Dylan Mooney

Southern Indiana

Junior

Catcher

St. Charles, Mo.

Ryan Porter

Rockhurst

Sophomore

First Base

Lee’s Summit, Mo.

Kyle Gendron

Grand Valley State

Senior

Second Base

Dearborn, Mich.

Sean Estand

Saint Joseph’s (Ind.)

Junior

Shortstop

Evergreen Park, Ill.

Shannon McCormick

Northern Kentucky

Junior

Third Base

Muncie, Ind.

Jason Cisper

Northern Kentucky

Senior

Outfield

Cincinnati, Ohio

Devin Rudolph

Tiffin

Senior

Outfield

Pickerington, Ohio

Cody Grice

Grand Valley State

Sophomore

Outfield

Lansing, Mich.

Ben Minard

Ashland

Senior

Designated Hitter

Delaware, Ohio

Patrick Brady

Bellarmine

Senior

Utility

Lexington, Ky.

Dave Middendorf

Northern Kentucky

Junior

Starting Pitcher

Cincinnati, Ohio

Trevor Leach

Southern Indiana

Junior

Starting Pitcher

Danville, Ind.

Joe Jablonski

Grand Valley State

Junior

Starting Pitcher

Temperence, Mich.

Joe Scumaci

Lewis

Senior

Starting Pitcher

Chicago, Ill.

Kevin Jordan

Northern Kentucky

Senior

Relief Pitcher

Louisville, Ky.

 
 
 
 
 

Daktronics All-Midwest Region Second Team

NAME

SCHOOL

YEAR

POSITION

HOMETOWN

Brian Erie

Northern Kentucky

Junior

Catcher

Louisville, Ky.

Evan McDole

Northern Kentucky

Senior

First Base

Cold Spring, Ky.

Brandon Cogan

Missouri S&T

Senior

Second Base

Missouri City, Texas

Pat Muth

Northern Kentucky

Senior

Second Base

Ft. Mitchell, Ky.

Andrew Ciennik

Wayne State (MI)

Sophomore

Second Base

Waterford, Mich.

Kevin Dore

Saginaw Valley State

Senior

Second Base

Kawkawlin, Mich.

Andrew Trepel

Grand Valley State

Junior

Shortstop

Joliet, Ill.

Kaleb Cunningham

Indianapolis

Junior

Shorstop

Knap Station, N.Y.

Jacob Petkac

Ashland

Senior

Third Base

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Ryan LaPensee

Wayne State (MI)

Senior

Outfield

LaSalle, Ont.

Paul LaMantia

Wayne State (MI)

Senior

Outfield

Tecumseh, Ont.

Michael Huling

Southern Indiana

Junior

Outfield

South Bend, Ind.

Will Morrison

Missouri S&T

Sophomore

Designated Hitter

Rolla, Mo.

Jason Hall

Drury

Senior

Designated Hitter

Springfield, Mo.

Josh Kirsten

Ashland

Senior

Utility

Harper Woods, Mich.

Ben Minard

Ashland

Senior

Starting Pitcher

Delaware, Ohio

Justin Mazur

Wayne State (MI)

Senior

Starting Pitcher

Macomb, Mich.

Brady Cooper

Wayne State (MI)

Senior

Starting Pitcher

Allen Park, Mich.

Donovan Drake

Indianapolis

Junior

Starting Pitcher

Whiteland, Ind.

Eric Panik

Saint Joseph’s (Ind.)

Sophomore

Relief Pitcher

Chicago, Ill.

David White

Wayne State (MI)

Senior

Relief Pitcher

Taylor, Mich.

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