May 28, 2009
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) is proud to announce the 2009 NAIA Baseball All-Americans, as selected by the NAIA-Baseball Coaches Association (BCA) All-America Selection Committee. Senior Brent Weaver of Oklahoma City University headlines the announcement as the first baseman is the 2009 Rawlings-NAIA National Player of the Year. Brent becomes the fourth OCU player this decade and first since 2005 (Nick Klusaw) to win this honor. With five Players of the Year, Oklahoma boasts the most of any program since the award began in 1983.
Weaver had a monster-hitting season in 62 games as he slugged 37 home runs, knocked in 91 RBI, hit .419 (96-for-229) and had a .952 slugging percentage. His home run total led the nation and fell just one shy of the national record set by MLB draftee Beau Mills in 2007. The slugging clip was good for third in the NAIA and RBI total ranked fourth nationally. He started the season on a 17-game hitting streak and ended his year as Sooner Athletic Conference Player of the Year. In his two-year career, he compiled a .424 career average, 40 doubles, 61 homers and 180 RBIs.
National Championship participants Lubbock Christian (Texas) and Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) landed five players on the All-America Teams. LCU placed Will Stramp (First Team), Ross Blondin (First Team) and R.L. Eisenbach (Second Team) while PLNU had Honorable Mention picks Kurt Steinhauer and Andrew Bovich. The teams battle for the 53rd Annual Avista-NAIA World Series title with first pitch at 7:05 p.m. PDT tonight (May 28). Lubbock Christian is looking for its second ring (first in 1983) while PLNU is playing for its first championship. If LCU wins tonight, a second Championship game will be played tomorrow (May 29) at 7:05 p.m. from Lewiston, Idaho.
The All-America Teams consist of 17 members on the First Team, 17 on the Second Team and an Honorable Mention Team, which is limited to 34 players. The HM Team is not position-specific.
The 2009 NAIA Coach of the Year will be announced in early January at the ABCA Coaches Convention.
2009 NAIA Baseball All-Americans
First Team
|
Player |
School |
Pos. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
|
Brent Weaver^ |
Oklahoma City |
1B |
Sr. |
Midwest City, Okla. |
|
Brett Cook |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
2B |
Sr. |
Kearney, Ariz. |
|
Jono Waugh |
Southern Poly (Ga.) |
SS |
Jr. |
Oxford, Ala. |
|
Ross Blondin |
Lubbock Christian (Texas) |
3B |
Jr. |
Sonoma, Calif. |
|
Brice Cutspec |
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
INF |
Jr. |
Westminster, Calif. |
|
Andrew Brouillette |
LSU-Shreveport (La.) |
C |
So. |
Benton, La. |
|
Matt Powell |
Southern Nazarene (Okla.) |
C |
Sr. |
La Mesa, Calif. |
|
Will Stramp |
Lubbock Christian (Texas) |
OF |
Sr. |
Keller, Texas |
|
Julian Alvarez |
Lee (Tenn.) |
OF |
Sr. |
Boston, Mass. |
|
Sammy Lee |
Oklahoma City |
OF |
Sr. |
Ninnekah, Okla. |
|
Chris Schultz |
Purdue-North Central (Ind.) |
OF |
Sr. |
Elgin, Ill. |
|
Tim Dunn |
Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) |
P |
Jr. |
Bardwell, Ky. |
|
Justin Zinkovich |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
P |
Jr. |
Cocoa, Fla. |
|
Jayson Koehn |
St. Xavier (Ill.) |
P |
Jr. |
Beecher, Ill. |
|
Micah Spencer |
William Penn (Iowa) |
P |
Sr. |
Modesto, Calif. |
|
Billy Vopinek |
Biola (Calif.) |
RP |
Jr. |
Bellflower, Calif. |
|
Kevin Orso |
Mobile (Ala.) |
DH |
Sr. |
Satsuma, Ala. |
