Meyer was an American Baseball Coaches Association first-team All-American, ABCA first-team All-Mid-Atlantic Region, Pennsylvania Athletic Conference’s Player and of the Year, as well as Pitcher of the Year. He batted .556 with 73 runs scored, 25 home runs and 102 RBI and became the eleventh player in NCAA Division III to hit four home runs in a game (vs. Wilmington College in 5 innings).
Paddock was an American Baseball Coaches Association third-team All-American, ABCA first-team All-Central Region and first-team All-Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference. He went 8-0 with a 0.98 earned run average, four complete games and two shutouts in 64.1 innings pitched, while opponents batted just .192 against him.
| 2002 NCBWA Division III Regional Players of the Year |
New England Region
John Kubachka, Senior, 1B
Eastern Connecticut State University (Glastonbury, Conn.)
American Baseball Coaches Association second-team All-American ... First team All-Little East Conference, Little East Conference Player of the Year and first-team All-New England ... batted .413 (final regular season) and conference leader in runs scored (50), base hits (66), doubles (21), home runs (13) and RBI (60) ... named conference player of the week once.
New York Region
Travis Teeter, Senior, OF/P
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Cohoes, N.Y.)
American Baseball Coaches Association first-team All-American and ABCA first-team All-New York Region ... batted .404 with five home runs and 38 RBI ... went 6-2 as a pitcher with a 3.86 ERA and 75 strikeouts in 56 innings pitched.
Mid-Atlantic Region
Todd Meyer, Senior, SS
Alvernia College (York, Pa.)
American Baseball Coaches Association first-team All-American, ABCA first-team All-Mid-Atlantic Region, Pennsylvania Athletic Conference’s Player and of the Year, as well as Pitcher of the Year ... batted .556 with 73 runs scored, 25 home runs and 102 RBI ... became the eleventh player in NCAA Division III to hit four home runs in a game (vs. Wilmington College in 5 innings).
South Region
Dan Glies, Junior, OF
Methodist College (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
American Baseball Coaches Association second-team All-American, ABCA first-team All-South Region, Dixie Conference Player of the Year, Dixie Conference Baseball Tournament Most Valuable Player ... conference leader in both batting average (.456) and on base percentage ... collected 77 base hits, 16 doubles, three triples and six home runs ... tied a school record with nine consecutive hits
Mideast Region
Jay Coakley, Senior, C
Marietta College (Newark, Ohio)
American Baseball Coaches Association first-team All-American, ABCA first-team All-Mideast Region and first-team All-Ohio Athletic Conference ... batted .459 with 55 runs scored, 14 doubles, 13 home runs, 64 RBI, five stolen bases and an .867 slugging percentage.
Midwest Region
Vinnie Rottino, Senior, SS
Wisconsin-La Crosse (Racine, Wis.)
American Baseball Coaches Association first-team All-American, ABCA first-team All-Midwest Region, first-team All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Association and WIAC Player of the Year ... batted .410 with 57 runs scored, 19 doubles, 15 home runs, 50 RBI and a .759 slugging percentage.
Central Region
Jason Lensmeyer, Senior, C/DH
Carthage College (Kellnersville, Wis.)
American Baseball Coaches Association first-team All-American, ABCA first-team All-Central Region and College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Player of the Year ... led the league in batting (.424), base hits (75), home runs (13), total bases (128), and RBI (55) ... compiled a .723 slugging percentage and a .458 on-base percentage.
West Region
Jose Cortez, Junior, C/1B
Pomona-Pitzer (Chino, Calif.)
American Baseball Coaches Association first-team All-American ... Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year ... batted .510 with 55 runs scored, 74 base hits, 23 doubles, 16 home runs, 65 RBI, 147 total bases, 1.014 slugging percentage and 39 walks.
| 2002 NCBWA Division III Regional Pitchers of the Year |
New England Region
Ryan Adams, Senior
University of Southern Maine (Sanford, Maine)
First team All-Little East Conference and first-team All-New England ... compiled a 6-2 mark with a 0.83 earned run average in 11 appearances and eight starts ... opponents batted just .212 against him ... conference pitcher of the week once.
New York Region
Kyle Johnson, Junior
Cortland State (Hornell, N.Y.)
American Baseball Coaches Association first-team All-New York Region and first-team State University of New York Athletic Conference ... went 8-0 with a 2.82 earned run average in nine appearances ... struck out 58 batters and 60.2 innings pitched
Mid-Atlantic Region
Eric Haynoski, Junior
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford (Bradford, Pa.)
American Baseball Coaches Association second-team All-Mid-Atlantic Region and Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Pitcher of the Year ... went 10-1 with a 1.46 earned run average and 68 strikeouts ... opponents batted just .194 against him.
South Region
Mike Oldham, Sophomore
Methodist College (Sanford, N.C.)
American Baseball Coaches Association third-team All-American, ABCA first-team All-South Region, first-team All-Dixie Conference ... went 10-1 with a 2.70 earned run average in 13 appearances and 12 starts.
Mideast Region
Jim Deters, Freshman
Calvin College (Portage, Mich)
First-team All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and first-ever MIAA freshman to be named the league MVP ... went 10-1 with a 2.59 earned run average in 15 appearances and nine starts ... struck out 95 batters in 76.1 innings pitched ... twice named MIAA Pitcher of the Week.
Midwest Region
Bill Verbrick, Senior
Wisconsin-Stevens Point (Appleton, Wis.)
American Baseball Coaches Association second-team All-American, ABCA first-team All-Midwest Region, first-team All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Association and WIAC Pitcher of the Year ... went 10-2 with a 3.09 earned run average in 15 appearances and 12 starts ... struck out 115 batters in 102.0 innings pitched ... opponents batted just .214 against him.
Central Region
Josh Paddock, Senior
Aurora University (Covington, Ill.)
American Baseball Coaches Association third-team All-American, ABCA first-team All-Central Region, first-team All-Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference ... went 8-0 with a 0.98 earned run average, four complete games and two shutouts in 64.1 innings pitched ... opponents batted just .192 against him.
West Region
Mike Kelly, Junior
Trinity University (Naperville, Ill.)
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year with an 8-0 record and a SCAC-record 1.18 earned run average in 14 appearances and 10 starts ... opponents batted just .173 against him.