HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Northern Kentucky University baseball players
Kevin Jordan and
Jason Cisper have been selected as NCAA Division II All-Americans by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
Both NKU standouts were selected to the third team. Earlier this month, Jordan and Cisper also earned Daktronics All-America honors.
Jordan, a senior pitcher from Louisville, Ky., finished the season with an 8-3 record and a team-best 2.33 earned run average. Jordan broke his own record with 36 pitching appearances this spring and set an NKU single-season mark with 108 1/3 innings pitched. Jordan also struck out a team-leading 87 batters.
Cisper, a senior outfielder from Cincinnati, Ohio, earned Daktronics Midwest Region and Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Year honors after leading the team with a .442 batting average and setting single-season school records for hits (102), runs scored (75), doubles (26) and total bases (144). Cisper also drove in 47 runs and led the team with 39 stolen bases.
2010 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE BASEBALL WRITERS ASSOCIATION
DIVISION II ALL-AMERICA TEAMS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Bryan Fogle, of, Erskine
PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Hayden Simpson, Southern Arkansas
COACH OF THE YEAR: Dan O'Brien, UC San Diego
FIRST TEAM
C: Pat Trettel, Seton Hill
1B: Jason Carr, New Mexico Highlands
2B: Greyson Schram, Concord
SS: Paul Bingham, Indiana (Pa.)
3B: Cannon Lester, Southern Arkansas
OF: Brandon Decker, Valdosta State
OF: Bryan Fogle, Erskine
OF: Jeremy Nowak, Mount Olive
UT: Shayne Houck, Kutztown
SP: Joe Holtmeyer, Nebraska-Omaha
SP: Jose Macias, Franklin Pierce
SP: Matt Rossman, UC San Diego
SP: Hayden Simpson, Southern Arkansas
RP: Atlee Pearson, Erskine
SECOND TEAM
C: David Albritton, Emporia State
1B: Brandon Gregorich, UC San Diego
2B: Chas Anthony, Erskine
SS: Jacob Taylor, Missouri Southern
3B: Deryk Marks, Augustana (S.D.)
OF: Nate Baumann, Augustana (S.D.)
OF: Devin Rudolph, Tiffin
OF: Chance Tuttle, Central Missouri
UT: Mike Knox, Mount Olive
SP: Gabriel Duran, Dowling
SP: Tim Griffin, Rollins
SP: Brooks Martin, Central Missouri
SP: Tim Shibuya, UC San Diego
RP: Sean Albury, Nova Southeastern
THIRD TEAM
C: Patrick Farrell, Regis
1B: Jason Rogers, Columbus State
2B: Michael Felton, Southwestern Oklahoma
SS: Andrew Whittington, Southern Arkansas
3B: Abel Medina, Cal State Dominguez Hills
OF: Brett Adams, Dixie State
OF:
Jason Cisper, Northern Kentucky
OF: Sean Harrell, Georgia College & State
UT: Clayton Cain, Valdosta State
SP: William Buzhardt, Erskine
SP: Joe Harris, Wilmington
SP: Pat Haugen, San Francisco State
SP: Noah Mull, Wheeling Jesuit
RP:
Kevin Jordan, Northern Kentucky
HONORABLE MENTION
SP: David Deminsky, St. Cloud State; Martin Dewald, Georgia College & State; Ben
Graham, Emporia State; Kirk Jewakso, Incarnate Word; Trevor Leach, Southern
Indiana; Max Russell, Florida Southern; Blake Schwartz, Minnesota State; Drew
Vassil, New Mexico Highlands; Chris Zbin, Southern Connecticut State.
RP: Evan Kendall, West Virginia State; Mitch Rossi, New Haven; Heath Wyatt,
Southeastern Oklahoma. C: Mike Blanke, Tampa; Sean Cotton, Tusculum; Dylan
Mooney, Southern Indiana. 1B: Nick DeBiasse, Central Missouri; Logan Williams,
Southern Arkansas. 2B: Nick Bidroski, Wayne State (Neb.); Jackson Evans, Chico
State. SS: Vance Albitz, UC San Diego; Tyler Erickson, Minnesota Duluth; Sean
Estand, St. Joseph's (Ind.); Tyler Mentzer, Philadelphia U. 3B: Matt Coker, West
Virginia Wesleyan; Craig Lyerly, Catawba. OF: Sam DiMatteo, California (Pa.); Taylor
Ferguson, Rollins; Cody Grice, Grand Valley State; Troy Handza, California (Pa.);
Patrick Johnson, Southern Arkansas; Tyler Lundy, Nebraska-Omaha; Derek
Migrants, Assumption; Kevin Pillar, Cal State Dominguez Hills; Kyle Saul, UC San
Diego; Shawn Ward, Georgia College & State; Joe Wendt, Wayne State (Neb.).
UT/DH: Patrick Brady, Bellarmine; Will Calhoun, Abilene Christian; Cody Curry,
Southwest Minnesota State.
