May 20th, 2009
(Complete Teams Below Story)
(Pictured clockwise from top left are Jeremy Macklin, Brad Orosey, and Kyle Harvey. All photos by Ron Macklin.)
SEGUIN, Texas – Texas Lutheran senior third baseman/pitcher Jeremy Macklin and freshman pitcher Brad Orosey were each named to the D3baseball.com 2009 All-America Team.
Orosey (Houston/Cypress Creek) and Macklin (Austin/Bowie/Huston-Tillotson) were joined on the NCAA Division III All-West Region Team by senior center fielder Kyle Harvey (Houston/Houston Christian).
Macklin earned a spot on the D3baseball.com All-America Second Team as a utility player, and Orosey was named to the D3baseball.com All-America Honorable Mention Team.
Orosey was a First Team All-West Region selection as a pitcher, and Macklin was a Second Team All-West Region choice as a utility player. Harvey received an All-West Region Third Team award.
Macklin and Orosey are the 24th and 25th playing All-Americans in TLU baseball history. They are the first All-American honorees from TLU since shortstop Jake Kaase’s award in 2007. Macklin and Orosey are the first Bulldog teammates to be honored in the same year since catcher Aaron Crais and pitcher Matt Hunn were All-Americans in 2005.
Macklin, TLU’s 2008-09 Male Athlete of the Year, set new Bulldog single-season records for RBI per game (1.63) and hits per game (1.88) and led the Bulldogs to the 2009 ASC West Division title. Macklin starred as the team’s clean-up hitter with offensive numbers that included a .456 average, 67 RBI, 12 home runs, three triples, and 17 doubles. He also stole nine bases in nine attempts.
Late in the 2009 season, with TLU in need of another starting pitcher, Macklin stepped into the role. He finished the year with a 6-1 record and a 1.99 ERA. Macklin tossed a complete game to defeat Hardin-Simmons in Abilene as the Bulldogs clinched the ASC West title outright. He made 13 pitching appearances and tossed two complete games, one shutout and one combined shutout.
Macklin was named the ASC West Division Co-Newcomer of the Year. He was also selected to the ASC West First Team as a third baseman and to the ASC West Second Team as a utility player.
For the week ending Feb. 28, Macklin was named the National Collegiate Baseball Writer’s Association and D3baseball.com National Hitter of the Week for the NCAA Division III after establish school records for RBI in a three-game series (18) and RBI in a doubleheader (14). He also tied the TLU mark for RBI in a single game (8) and established a new TLU three-game series record for runs, with 11.
Orosey is the only freshman to appear on the All-West Region Teams. The right-hander from Houston pitched a conference-high 92 innings and tied for the conference lead in wins, with 10.
Orosey went 10-1 with a 3.72 ERA. He started 12 games and finished with four complete games and two combined shutouts. Orosey struck out 88 and walked only 22.
Orosey was the ASC Freshman of the Year and a Second Team All-ASC West selection. He won six games in conference play (second most in the ASC West) and lost only one ASC contest.
Harvey, a three-year starter in center field, set the new conference record for steals in a single season at 30. On the school record list, Harvey finished third in total steals for a single season, trailing only TLU Hall of Famer Dax Kiefer’s 35 steals in 1995 and 33 in 1994. (Harvey did eclipse Kiefer’s records for single-season and career steals per game.)
Harvey finished his career with 75 steals - second on the TLU all-time list to Kiefer’s 90. Harvey also ranks second, by just two steals, in the conference record book for career stolen bases.
Harvey was a career .370 hitter at TLU and ranks third on the school’s list for four-year batting average. His 62 runs and 18 doubles in 2009 each rank fifth in those respective single-season categories. In his senior year, Harvey hit .364 with career-best totals for runs (62), hits (64), home runs (8), stolen bases (30), and RBI (33).
Texas Lutheran, under the direction of second-year head coach Greg Burnett, posted a 30-14 overall record and 16-5 conference mark in 2009. After winning the seventh ASC West title in nine years, the Bulldogs won a first-round ASC Championship Tournament playoff series over University of the Ozarks before losing twice at the double-elimination round of the conference’s championship round.
The All-West Region honors are determined by a vote of the NCAA Division III West Region baseball coaches. The D3baseball.com honors are selected by a committee formed by D3baseball.com after online nominations submitted by representatives of the schools.
D3baseball.com 2009 All-America team
D3baseball.com Player of the Year: Drew Hedman, Pomona-Pitzer
D3baseball.com Pitcher of the Year: Jeremiah Bayer, Trinity (Conn.)
First Team 2009 season statistics
Pos Name, School AVG R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-AT FLD%
C Sean Killeen, Trinity (Conn.) .467 56 63 18 3 11 53 3-4 .990
1B Drew Hedman, Pomona-Pitzer .489 63 86 11 3 24 87 13-13 .984
2B Mike Moceri, Kean .436 54 82 22 7 2 57 9-13 .984
3B Cody Ross, Texas-Dallas .439 64 87 21 3 15 67 6-6 .913
SS Javier Arrieta, Sul Ross State .461 46 70 15 2 17 51 15-17 .936
OF Bo Bell, Mississippi College .425 56 62 12 2 13 73 4-4 .982
OF Bobby Doyon, Keene State .435 56 73 22 0 13 72 12-14 .958
OF David May, Merchant Marine .464 43 64 4 4 13 57 16-19 .965
DH Matt Groezinger, Wooster .394 54 67 18 2 11 68 6-9 .973
UTL Shawn Gilblair, East. Conn. .402 51 70 21 0 9 67 4-5 .974
Pos Name, School ERA W-L SV IP H ER BB SO
P Jeremiah Bayer, Trinity (Conn.) 0.52 12-0 1 87.0 54 5 19 89
P Ryan Domschot, Adrian 2.64 10-2 1 75.0 73 22 21 83
P Conor Fahey, WPI 1.55 8-2 3 104.2 84 18 20 122
P Steve Matre, Mount St. Joseph 0.41 0-1 13 22.0 10 1 4 32
P Justin McDowell, Wooster 2.27 12-2 1 95.1 78 24 21 82
UTL Shawn Gilblair, Eastern Conn. 2.71 8-1 0 63.0 52 19 12 99
Second Team 2009 season statistics
Pos Name, School AVG R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-AT FLD%
C Patrick Reardon, RPI .409 61 79 22 1 10 54 7-10 .966
1B Mike Celenza, Salisbury .469 62 75 12 1 12 57 0-0 .997
2B Ian Sanders, Franklin .408 52 69 17 2 10 59 5-9 .941
3B Eric Groff, Keystone .447 60 76 15 6 13 55 19-19 .896
SS Tim Tepe, Rose-Hulman .489 57 87 21 6 7 58 2-3 .956
OF Alex Cowart, Adrian .447 46 71 18 4 4 46 15-18 1.000
OF Anthony D'Alfonso, S. Maine .438 52 77 17 3 9 76 3-5 .985
OF Brandon Pietrzyk, Buena Vista .447 51 71 12 5 8 57 27-30 .985
OF Matt Wyckoff, George Fox .447 68 84 18 2 11 71 20-22 .972
DH Kyle Wooden, Guilford .514 42 71 15 0 10 51 2-2 .000
UTL Jeremy Macklin, Texas Lutheran .456 53 77 17 3 12 67 9-9 .899
Pos Name, School ERA W-L SV IP H ER BB SO
P Zeb Engle, Ursinus 1.87 9-0 0 81.2 72 17 28 91
P Wayde Kitchens, Chapman 2.19 6-1 1 61.2 44 15 18 71
P Andy Lowe, Heidelberg 1.34 3-1 9 53.2 36 8 12 61
P Pete McDaniel, Ithaca 2.76 8-1 0 71.2 63 22 15 52
P Brett Repard, Keystone 2.24 9-0 0 60.1 51 15 9 51
UTL Jeremy Macklin, Texas Lutheran 1.99 6-1 1 45.1 32 10 16 46
Third Team 2009 season statistics
Pos Name, School AVG R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-AT FLD%
C Marcus Magister, Grove City .443 43 54 9 1 13 52 3-4 .964
1B Kyle Stalker, Willamette .455 33 45 5 0 15 52 1-1 .990
2B Andrew Fatse, West. New England .467 44 68 9 7 4 68 6-9 .946
3B Cameron Cimino, Marietta .443 57 81 19 3 11 47 6-6 .928
SS Jeff Toth, New Jersey .483 55 85 19 5 8 49 16-19 .922
OF Matt Hart, Worcester State .426 54 69 13 4 14 34 27-27 .956
OF Andrew Miller, Salisbury .406 67 67 13 0 9 46 28-28 .983
OF Hunter Owen, Millsaps .387 47 73 16 1 13 52 15-20 .971
OF Jared Smith, Texas-Dallas .369 63 66 12 0 23 71 15-16 .982
DH Regan Dixon, Hardin-Simmons .354 43 58 12 2 16 56 0-1 .989
UTL John Lunardi, Susquehanna .415 42 49 9 0 8 22 11-13 .992
Pos Name, School ERA W-L SV IP H ER BB SO
P Brandon Aich, Kean 2.25 3-0 10 40.0 31 10 15 38
P Dave Filak, Oneonta 2.36 6-1 0 53.1 30 14 27 88
P Brett Hinson, Mississippi College 3.63 10-2 0 91.2 92 37 24 105
P Josh Simons, Shenandoah 3.79 5-0 0 57.0 54 24 14 51
P Matt Schuld, St. Thomas 3.40 10-1 1 90.0 79 34 31 83
UTL John Lunardi, Susquehanna 1.60 7-2 0 62.0 43 11 9 51
Honorable Mention
C: Bobby Barrett, Suffolk, Ian Lee, St. Joseph’s (Maine); 1B: Will Hawkins, Millsaps; 2B: Gar Keen, Heidelberg; Wes White, Waynesburg; 3B: Melvin Castillo, Eastern Connecticut; Tristan Phillips, Chapman; SS: Chris Burleson, Southern Maine; OF: Andrew Fuiten, Webster; Joseph Villegas, Mary Hardin-Baylor; Jon Olla, Concordia (Wisc.); DH: Sean Munley, Wheaton (Mass.); Jordon Ott, Cal Lutheran; UTL: Pat Moran, St. Joseph’s (Maine); John Semel, Chapman; P: Brett Holland, Texas-Tyler; Adian Kummet, St. Scholastica; Nolan Nicholson, Redlands; Brad Orosey, Texas Lutheran, Trace Ruffie, Carthage.
NCAA Division III All-West Region Team
(as selected by the West Region head coaches)
WEST: First Team
Player of the Year: Drew Hedman-Pomona Pitzer
Pitcher of the Year: Brett Hinson
All-West First Team
TEAM PLAYER POS YR
Hardin-Simmons Regan Dixon DH Jr.
Puget Sound Mark Rockey C Jr
Pomona-Pitzer Drew Hedman 1B SR
George Fox Bo Thunell 2B Jr
McMurry Tre Lips 2B SR
UT-Dallas Cody Ross 3B SR
Sul-Ross St Javier Arrieta SS JR
George Fox Matt Wyckoff OF Sr
Mississippi Bo Bell OF JR
UT-Dallas Jared Smith OF SR
Whittier Anthony Cappelletti OF SR
Chapman John Semel UT So
TEAM PLAYER POS YR
Mississippi Brett Hinson P SR
Cal Lutheran Chase Tigert P JR
Texas Lutheran Brad Orosey P FR
Chapman John Semel UT So
All-West Second Team
TEAM PLAYER POS YR
Cal Lutheran Jordan Ott DH JR
Hardin-Simmons J.T. Armstrong C Jr.
Linfield Cole Bixenman C So
Willamette Kyle Stalker 1B SR
Texas-Tyler Brock Lemire 2B SR
Chapman Tristan Phillips 3B Sr
Pomona-Pitzer Brandon Huerta SS SR
UMHB Joseph Villegas OF JR
McMurray Jake Mullin OF SO
Trinity Jordan Pennington OF
Concordia Tom Williams OF SR
Texas Lutheran Jeremy Macklin UT SR
TEAM PLAYER POS YR
Linfield Reese McCulley P Jr
Pacific Lutheran Robert Bleeker P JR
Pomona-Pitzer David Colvin P SO
Texas-Tyler Brett Holland P SR
Concordia Michael Johnson P JR
Texas Lutheran Jeremy Macklin UT SR
All-West Third Team
TEAM PLAYER POS YR
Texas-Tyler Jared Hood DH SR
Trinity Kyle Felix C SO
UT-Dallas Adam Hudec C JR
U Dallas Zach Atkins 1B JR
Pomona-Pitzer Jame Kang 2B JR
Pacific Luth Ben Shively 3B JR
La Verne Jon Hattabaugh 3B JR
Occidental Jason Jebbia SS JR
Texas-Tyler Chad Daleiden SS SR
Texas Lutheran Kyle Harvey OF SR
Texas-Tyler Jeremy Harding OF SR
Hendrix Daniel Ward OF SR
TEAM PLAYER POS YR
Chapman Wayde Kitchens P Sr
Texas-Tyler Beau Ziegler P SR
U Dallas Philip Carkhuff P SO
Redlands Nolan Nicholson P SR
Texas-Tyler Blake Booher P SR
George Fox Chad Jones RP Jr