| 05.14.08
- The
NAIA has announced its Region VIII baseball and softball awards for the
spring 2008 season. Two Huntington University Foresters received
All-Region honors and one was listed on the Gold Glove Team.
Senior Alex Rinearson
was the third base selection on the baseball All-Region Team. He
hit .329 for the season and tied for the team lead in homeruns with
seven. Junior Lauren Ward was one of the top pitchers in the region
for softball.
She posted a 1.47 ERA and struck out 161 in 162 innings pitched.
Senior Austan Kas earned his second consecutive Regional Gold Glove
award which goes to the region's top fielder by position. Kas
committed just four errors in 46 games for a .978 fielding percentage.
Indiana Wesleyan pitcher Brandon Moore was named the Region VIII
baseball Player of the Year and Madonna's Greg Haeger was the Coach of
the Year.
Other baseball All-Region team members included
catchers Eric
Vojkofsky (Spring Arbor) and Will Richards (Indiana Tech), first
baseman Kevin Zerbo (Madonna), second baseman Aaron Hacias (Concordia),
shortstop Levi Cheshire (Madonna), utility infielder
Jim Baker (Spring Arbor), outfielders Reid Spitaels (Bethel),
Alex Hoover (Concordia), Travis Potchka (St. Francis) and Mike Sepesy (Siena
Heights), pitchers
Will Kennedy (Madonna), Jesse Bachman (Spring Arbor) and Justin
Gouthier (Concordia), relief
pitcher John McCracken (Madonna) and designated hitter Taylor
Futterknecht.
Joining Kas on the
Gold Glove Team was first baseman Jarrod Wehri (St. Francis), third baseman
Michael Kraynak (Taylor), shortstop Tony Pounders (Concordia), catcher Josh Gerald (Marian), pitcher Jesse
Bachman (Spring Arbor) and outfielders Mark Pauwles (Siena Heights),
Mike Sepesy (Siena Heights) and Brent Serba (Aquinas).
In softball, Bethel
duplicated the conference sweep of the individual honors with
Katie Boocher being
named Player of the Year, Brittney Hire, Pitcher of the Year and Anna
Welsh, Coach of the Year.
Other members included Jess Irwin
(Madonna), Ashley Aspinall (Aquinas), Sarah Rassi (Bethel), Jessica
Williams (Indiana Tech), Christi Church (Indiana Wesleyan), Emily
Brown (Cornerstone), Brittney Fisher (Bethel), Cat Sidor (Madonna),
Taylor Janus (Dearborn), Courtney Miles (Aquinas), Jessica Slayton
(Marian), Autumn Palik (Spring Arbor), Stephanie Miller (Dearborn),
Lindsay Arnold (Taylor) and Jenn Anderson (Indiana Tech). |
