Nov. 6, 2009
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Lubbock Christian (Texas) University, 2009 national champions, has landed two players on the 2010 NAIA Baseball Preseason All-America Team, the NAIA announced Friday. Three other schools list two players apiece among the honorees, including Lewis-Clark State (Idaho), Louisiana State-Shreveport and St. Xavier (Ill.).
All 2010 Preseason All-Americans garnered postseason 2009 All-America honors. Ross Blondin of Lubbock Christian, Andrew Brouillette of Louisiana State-Shreveport, Brice Cutspec of Azusa Pacific (Calif.), Tim Dunn of Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.), Jayson Koehn of St. Xavier, Jono Waugh of Southern Polytechnic State (Ga.) and Justin Zinkovich of Embry-Riddle (Fla.) were all mentioned on the 2009 All-America First Team. Three other standouts were named to the All-America Second Team while seven players were All-America Honorable Mention picks.
The Preseason All-America team was chosen by the NAIA All-America Selection Committee.
The NAIA Baseball Preseason Coaches’ Top 25 Poll will be released on Nov. 17. For more information on NAIA baseball, click here.
2010 NAIA Baseball Preseason All-America Team (Nov. 6, 2009)
Name |
School |
Pos. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
Josh Ashenbrenner% |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
INF |
Sr. |
Kirkland, Wash. |
Ross Blondin^ |
Lubbock Christian (Texas) |
3B |
Sr. |
Sonoma, Calif. |
Andrew Brouillette^ |
Lousiana State-Shreveport |
C |
Jr. |
Benton, La. |
Brian Burke$ |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
C |
Sr. |
Lancaster, Calif. |
Brian Chase$ |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
1B |
Sr. |
San Jose, Calif. |
Brice Cutspec^ |
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
INF |
Sr. |
Westminster, Calif. |
Oscar DePablos% |
Northwood (Fla.) |
OF |
Jr. |
Kissimmee, Fla. |
Tim Dunn^ |
Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) |
P |
Sr. |
Bardwell, Ky. |
R.L. Eisenbach$ |
Lubbock Christian (Texas) |
P |
Sr. |
Newark, Ohio |
Justin Ennis% |
Lousiana State-Shreveport |
P |
Jr. |
Livingston, Texas |
Jayson Koehn^ |
St. Xavier (Ill.) |
P |
Sr. |
Beecher, Ill. |
Jared Noteboom% |
Morningside (Iowa) |
2B |
Sr. |
South Sioux City, Neb. |
John O’Brien% |
St. Xavier (Ill.) |
SS |
Sr. |
Lake Zurich, Ill. |
Tyler Tamayose% |
William Woods (Mo.) |
1B |
So. |
Lethbridge, Alberta |
Jono Waugh^ |
Southern Polytechnic State (Ga.) |
SS |
Sr. |
Oxford, Ala. |
Derek Weber% |
Mount Mercy (Iowa) |
P |
Jr. |
Waterloo, Iowa |
Justin Zinkovich^ |
Embry Riddle (Fla.) |
P |
Sr. |
Cocoa, Fla. |
^ 2009 All-America First Team
$ 2009 All America Second Team
% 2009 All-America Honorable Mention
Article courtesy of NAIA.org