KENOSHA, Wis. (NCBWA) - The NCAA Division III members of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association have selected Pomona-Pitzer College first baseman Drew Hedman (Sr., Redding, Calif./Shasta) as the NCBWA NCAA Division III Hitter of the Year, while Trinity College's Jeremiah Bayer (Sr., Greenfield, Mass./Deerfield Academy) was named NCBWA NCAA Division III Pitcher of the Year. Hedman was a unanimous pick of the eight-member sports information director's panel, while Bayer received seven-of-eight first-place votes.
Hedman was named D3baseball.com Player of the Year, D3baseball.com first-team All-America, American Baseball Coaches Association/Collegiate Baseball Co-Player of the Year, ABCA first-team All-America, the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year and first-team all-conference with a .500 batting average, 60 runs scored, 11 doubles, three triples, 23 home runs (leads NCAA Division III), 79 RBI, 13-of-13 stolen bases, a 1.038 slugging percentage and a .578 on-base percentage.
Bayer was named D3baseball.com Pitcher of the Year, D3baseball.com first-team All-America, ABCA first-team All-America, the New England Small College Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year, first-team all-conference and New England Regional Championship all-tournament with a 12-1 record, a 0.85 earned run average, 8.88 strikeouts per nine innings and 2.27 walks per nine innings.
Regional Position Players of the Year
New York: Patrick Reardon, C, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Jr., Troy, N.Y. [LaSalle Institute])
Named ABCA and D3baseball.com second-team All-America, the Liberty League Player of the Year with a .409 batting average, 61 RBI, 22 doubles, one triple, 10 home runs, 54 RBI, seven stolen bases, a .689 slugging percentage and a .491 on-base percentage.
Mid-Atlantic: Mike Moceri, 2B, Kean University (Jr., Yardville, N.J. [Hamilton East])
Named ABCA and D3baseball.com first-team All-America, the New Jersey Athletic Conference Player of the Year and first-team all-conference with a .433 batting average, 54 runs scored, 22 doubles, seven triples, two home runs, 59 RBI, nine stolen bases, a .640 slugging percentage and a .460 on-base percentage.
South: Mike Celenza, 1B, Salisbury University (Jr. Gaithersburg, Md. [Quince Orchard])
Named ABCA and D3baseball.com second-team All-America, the Capital Athletic Conference Player of the Year and first-team all-conference with a .469 batting average, 62 runs scored, 12 doubles, one triple, 12 home runs, 57 RBI, a .781 slugging percentage and a .581 on-base percentage.
Mideast: Tim Tepe, SS, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio [Elder])
Named ABCA first-team All-America, D3baseball.com second-team All-America, Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year and first-team all-conference with a .489 batting average, 57 runs scored, 21 doubles, six triples, seven home runs, 58 RBI, a .792 slugging percentage and a .536 on-base percentage.
Central: Andy Fuiten, OF, Webster University (Sr., Decatur, Ill. [Lincoln College])
Named St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year and first-team all-conference with a .407 batting average, 53 runs scored, 11 doubles, 15 home runs, 58 RBI, nine stolen bases, an .822 slugging percentage and a .532 on-base percentage.
Midwest: Kyle Johnson, C, Concordia College (Moorhead) (Sr., Cambridge, Minn. [Cambridge-Isanti])
Named ABCA third-team All-America, Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year and first-team all-conference with a .404 batting average, 29 runs scored, 14 home runs, 36 RBI, a .947 slugging percentage and a .540 on-base percentage.
West: Drew Hedman, 1B, Pomona-Pitzer College (Sr., Redding, Calif. [Shasta])
Named D3baseball.com Player of the Year, D3baseball.com first-team All-America, ABCA Co-Player of the Year, ABCA first-team All-America, the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year and first-team all-conference with a .500 batting average, 60 runs scored, 11 doubles, three triples, 23 home runs (leads NCAA Division III), 79 RBI, 13-of-13 stolen bases, a 1.038 slugging percentage and a .578 on-base percentage.
Regional Pitchers of the Year
New England: Jeremiah Bayer, Trinity College (Sr., Greenfield, Mass. [Deerfield Academy])
Named D3baseball.com Pitcher of the Year, D3baseball.com first-team All-America, ABCA first-team All-America, the New England Small College Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year, first-team all-conference and New England Regional Championship all-tournament with a 12-1 record, a 0.85 earned run average, 8.88 strikeouts per nine innings and 2.27 walks per nine innings.
New York: Andrew Mondo, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Jr., Clifton Park, N.Y. [Shenendehowa])
Named ABCA second-team All-America and the Liberty League Pitcher of the Year with an 11-3 record, a 3.03 earned run average, 9.10 strikeouts per nine innings, 2.15 walks per nine innings and a .255 opponent batting average.
Mid-Atlantic: Zeb Engle, Ursinus College (Sr., Spring City, Pa. [Spring-Ford])
Named ABCA and D3baseball.com second-team All-America, Centennial Conference Pitcher of the Year and first-team all-conference with a 9-0 record, a 1.87 earned run average, 10.03 strikeouts per nine innings, 3.09 walks per nine innings and a .238 opponent batting average.
South: Noah Solomon, Trinity University (So., Austin, Texas [Anderson])
Named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year with a 5-1 record, a 1.94 earned run average, 8.17 strikeouts per nine innings, 3.60 walks per nine innings and a .196 opponent batting average.
Mideast: Mark Miller, College of Wooster (Sr., Convoy, Ohio [Crestview])
Named ABCA first-team All-America, North Coast Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year and NCAA Division III Baseball Championship all-tournament with an 11-2 record, a 2.51 earned run average, 6.71 strikeouts per nine innings, 2.70 walks per nine innings and a .244 opponent batting average.
Central: Jerrold Martijn, Wartburg College (Sr., Orangestad, Aruba/Kirkwood CC)
Named ABCA third-team All-America, first-team All-Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and IIAC Pitcher of the Year with a 10-1 record, a 3.51 earned run average, 9.33 strikeouts per nine innings and 4.06 walks per nine innings ... opponents batted .233 against him.
Midwest: Matt Schuld, University of St. Thomas (Minn.) (Jr., Plymouth, Minn. [Robbinsdale-Armstrong])
Name ABCA first-team All-America, D3baseball.com third-team All-America, first-team All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and NCAA Division III Baseball Championship all-tournament with a 12-1 record, a 3.25 earned run average, 8.00 strikeouts per nine innings, 3.08 walks per nine innings and a .234 opponent batting average.
West: Brett Holland, Texas-Tyler (Sr., Lindale, Texas)
Named American Southwest Conference East Division Pitcher of the Year with a 9-5 record, a 3.24 earned run average, 11.93 strikeouts per nine innings, 2.61 walks per nine innings and a .252 opponent batting average.
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For more information on the NCBWA Division III Players of the Year, contact Steve Marovich at Carthage College at 262-551-5740.