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(Volume 40, No. 6, June 21, 2001)
NCBWA President’s Message by Russell Anderson
One could call it a Presidential Summit as far as the NCBWA is concerned. The 2001 College
World Series was highlighted by an appearance by President George W. Bush in Omaha. Upon entering
the Rosenblatt Stadium press box, the President examined the many reading materials laid out on the press
tables before picking up the 2001 NCBWA Membership Directory and saying “The College Baseball
Writers are here, huh?” with a smile on his face. We’re going to take that as a full-fledged
recommendation of our organization by the Commander in Chief.
Speaking of Presidential commentary, this is my final President’s message before I hand over the
gavel to Alabama’s Barry Allen. I have very much enjoyed talking and e-mailing with many of you over
the course of the past year and I can assure you that Barry will do a top-notch job as the next NCBWA
President. I will continue with the NCBWA in my role as Secretary/Treasurer, so you will continue to see
a great deal of correspondence from me in the future. I would also like to send the kudos out to NCBWA
Executive Director Bo Carter, who works tirelessly for this organization and for college baseball and makes
the job of being NCBWA President much easier through all of his efforts.
I believe that our organization has continued to make strides in the past year. However, we are
still working on several projects that will continue to raise the awareness of our organization, the Dick
Howser Trophy and above all, the great game of college baseball. As always, we appreciate any ideas or
suggestions that you may have to help improve our coverage and promotion of college baseball.
Russell Anderson, NCBWA
Director of Media Relations
Conference USA
312-553-0483
2001 NCBWA National Hitters, Pitchers of the Week
Feb. 5—Hitter: Jeff Jones, Long Beach State; Pitcher: Jon Switzer, Arizona State
Feb. 12—Hitter: Kyle Cook, Nicholls State; Pitcher: Jeremy Guthrie, Stanford
Feb. 19—Hitter: Brian Stavisky, Notre Dame; Pitcher: Wes Self, Davidson
Feb. 26—Hitter: Zeph Zinsman, LSU; Pitcher: Keith Pawlish, Winthrop
Mar. 5—Hitter: (co) Bryan Prince, Georgia Tech, and Aaron McEachern, Northern Iowa; Pitcher: Dewon
Brazelton, Middle Tennessee State
Mar. 12—Hitter: Brian Wright, North Carolina State; Pitcher: (co) Chris Cochran, James Madison, and
Tom Lipari, New Orleans
Mar. 19—Hitter: Daniel Uggla, Memphis; Pitcher: Mark Prior, Southern California
Mar. 26—Hitter: Pitcher: Frank Corr, Stetson; Pitcher: Chris Bradshaw, TCU
Apr. 2—Hitter: Omar Quintanilla, Texas; Pitcher: Dewon Brazelton, Middle Tennessee State
Apr. 9: Hitter (tri): Greg Dobbs, Oklahoma; Phil Pilewski, Toledo; Brian Wolotka, Valparaiso; Pitcher:
Kirk Saarloos, Cal State Fullerton
Apr. 16: Hitter: Gabe Gross, Auburn; Pitcher: Pat Neshek, Butler
Apr. 23: Hitter: Jake Gautreau, Tulane; (co) Pitcher: Kenny Baugh, Rice; Mark Prior, Southern California
Apr. 30: Hitter: John Van Benschoten, Kent State; Pitcher: Chad Pennington, Southeast Missouri
May 7: Hitter: (co) Chris Burke, Tennessee; Aurelio Jackson, Sacramento State; Pitcher: Dewon Brazleton,
Middle Tennessee

Prior Chosen in Nationwide Ballot for 2001 Dick Howser Trophy
Mark Prior, who dominated NCAA Division I pitching statistics and who led Southern California to the
2001 NCAA World Series, has been named as 15th recipient of the prestigious Dick Howser Trophy as
college baseball player of the year.
In voting by members of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association in conjunction with
the sponsoring Greater St. Petersburg (Fla.) Chamber of Commerce, Prior was an overwhelming choice for
the honor among a field of seven finalists and an original list of 80-plus nominees nationwide.
The 6-5, 220-pound junior righthander from Bonita, Calif., was Pacific-10 Conference Player of
the Year and consensus All-America. He dominated Pac-10 pitching statistics while running up national
numbers unequalled among Division I moundmen. The junior standout also topped the conference in
pitching victories, ERA, strikeouts, and opponents' batting average (.167).
Prior enters the 2001 NCAA World Series as the top total strikeouts' man in NCAA Division I
with 189 in 131 2/3 innings along with 14-1 record. His 1.50 earned run average is third in the country in
June 4 statistics while the Trojans' standout also is third nationally with 12.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
He paced coach Mike Gillespie's to a 44-17 overall record and 5-0 mark in the NCAA Los
Angeles Regional as well as the Los Angeles Super Regional where USC swept Florida International to
make the school's 21st trip to the NCAA World Series. The Trojans seek their NCAA-most 13th national
baseball championship and second in four seasons after the 1998 squad under Gillespie captured the
crown.
Prior also helped pitch the 1999 and '00 teams to the NCAA Regionals and the 2000 squad to the
third round of the NCAA World Series. The California resident has recorded 10 or more strikeouts in a
game 12 times this year.
He recently eclipsed both the Pacific-10 and Southern California school records for strikeouts in
one season with 189. All-America Seth Etherton had 182 whiffs for the previous co-marks for the 1998
Trojans.
The All-America junior had a season-high 15 strikeouts against Arizona in a March 23 win over
the Wildcats while he dominated Pac-10 hitters throughout the 2001 campaign. In his first six conference
starts he fired five complete games, had a 6-0 record, 76 strikeouts in 53 innings pitched, walked only four
hitters, and allowed just over four total hits a game with 25 by opponents.
His only loss of the year was a 2-0 setback at Stanford as he worked 7 1/3 innings, struck out 13,
and walked only one Cardinal. Since that time he Is 10-0, including one span in which he allowed only
three earned runs over 59 innings and did not allow a home run in eight consecutive starts.
Prior was chosen Player of the Year by Collegiate Baseball magazine on its Louisville Slugger
All-America team and was the second player selected in the June 5, 2001, Major League Baseball draft by
the Chicago Cubs. The junior business major with a cumulative 3.18 grade point average on a 4.0 scale
follows in the footsteps of several Trojans' national player of the year choices, but he is the first Southern
California star to win the Howser Trophy.
Some of the other greats from USC with All-America credentials included Etherton (1998), 1B
Mark McGwire (1984), IF Roy Smalley (1973),OF Fred Lynn (1972), and P Steve Busby (1971), among
others.
The Dick Howser Trophy, given in memory of the former Florida State University All-America
shortstop and major league player and manager who died of brain cancer in 1987, is regarded by many as
college baseball's most prestigious award.
"We're extremely proud for our 2001 Dick Howser Trophy recipient Mark Prior," said David
Feaster, Chairman of the Chamber's Howser Trophy Committee. "and for coach Gillespie and his USC
teammates. We realize the hard work, perseverance, teamwork, and dedication that go into a performance
such as Mark had this season, and I am certain it was the result of a total team effort.
In addition to Friday's presentation by NCBWA President Russell Anderson of Conference USA,
Howser Tropy committee member George Elbe and Feaster, the Greater St. Pete Chamber will have a
special presentation to Prior at a football game this autumn in Los Angeles.
Criteria for consideration for the trophy include performance on the field, leadership, moral
character and courage, qualities that were exemplified by Dick Howser's life.

A Florida native, Howser was twice an All-America shortstop at Florida State University (1957-
58), then coached the Seminoles in 1979 after a career as a major league player and coach. The personable
college standout and successful Major League manager also served as an analyst for ESPN's coverage of
the 1981 NCAA World Series with Jim Simpson. After one year in the college ranks, Howser returned to
the majors to manage the New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals and won the World Series with the
Royals in 1985. The baseball stadium on the Florida State campus is named for Howser.
The winner's name is inscribed on the permanent trophy, a bronze bust of Howser permanently
displayed at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, home of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the 1999 NCAA
Men's Basketball Final Four, among other championship events. Both the winner and his school receive a
special trophy to keep on public display at the university.
The St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated its 100th birthday in 1999. The
organization has long been a vital force in the baseball affairs of the city, both in spring training and during
the pursuit of a major league baseball franchise for the Tampa Bay area, and continues its solid role in the
in both college and professional sports as well as serving as the home for the Association of Professional
Baseball Leagues.
NCBWA membership includes writers, broadcasters and publicists. Designed to promote and
publicize college baseball, it is the sport's only college media-related organization, founded in 1962, and is
in the midst of its 40th anniversary year in '01.
The Howser Trophy was created in 1987, shortly after Howser's death. 1987-98 winners were
selected by the American Baseball Coaches Association before the NCBWA became the voting body in
1999. Previous winners of the Howser Trophy are Mike Fiore, Miami, 1987; Robin Ventura, Oklahoma
State, 1988; Scott Bryant, Texas, 1989; Alex Fernandez, Miami-Dade Community College South, 1990;
Frank Rodriguez, Howard College (Texas), 1991; Brooks Kieschnick, Texas, 1992 and 1993; Jason
Varitek, Georgia Tech, 1994; Todd Helton, Tennessee, 1995; Kris Benson, Clemson, 1996; J. D. Drew,
Florida State, 1997; Eddy Furniss, LSU, 1998; Jason Jennings, Baylor, 1999; and Mark Teixeira, Georgia
Tech, 2000.
Most Improved Division I Baseball Programs in 2001
(By Victory Total)
No. School 2001 2000
19 Memphis 34-24 15-37
18 *Tulane 56-13 38-22-1
18 South Alabama 45-19 27-33
18 Winthrop 48-16-1 30-33
15 Louisville 32-29 17-37-1
15 *Georgia 47-22 32-26
15 Texas-Arlington 39-25 24-30
15 Western Carolina 30-26 15-38
14 St. Francis (N.Y.) 25-22 11-24
14 Siena 29-29 15-32
14 Valparaiso 28-29 14-42-1
*2001 NCAA World Series Participant
2001 Team USA Squad
The 22-member Team USA squad was announced on Tuesday, June 19. These
players will now represent the United States in international competitions this summer. Team
USA will play approximately 30 games on the Red, White and Blue Summer Tour, beginning on
June 22 with the 30th annual USA vs. Japan Collegiate All-Star Series, which this year will be
played in Japan. The team is also scheduled to play six games in Alaska and will end the season
with a series against Taiwan, including an overseas series against the national team of Japan. A
complete list of the 2001 Team USA summer schedule is available at www.usabaseball.com.

2001 Team USA Roster
Player Pos Ht Wt B/T Yr School Hometown
Michael Aubrey LHP/OF 6-0 180 L/L Fr Tulane Shreveport, La.
Jeff Baker IF 6-1 215 R/R So Clemson Woodbridge, Va.
Bobby Brownlie RHP 6-1 195 R/R So Rutgers Edison, N.J.
Kiki Bengochea RHP 6-2 195 R/R So Miami Miami, Fla.
Bryan Bullington RHP 6-5 220 R/R So Ball State Madison, Ind.
Tim Cunningham LHP 6-3 185 L/L So Stanford Rocklin, Calif.
Mike Esposito RHP 6-0 185 R/R Fr Arizona State Las Vegas, Nev.
Sam Fuld OF 5-10 180 L/L Fr Stanford Durham, N.H.
Anthony Giarratano IF 6-0 180 B/R Fr Tulane Marlboro, N.J.
Javi Herrera C 6-2 195 R/R Fr Tennessee Miami, Fla.
Kevin Howard IF 6-3 185 L/R So Miami Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Ryan Hubele C/OF 5-11 185 R/R So Texas Paradise Valley, Ariz.
Carlos Quentin OF 6-2 210 R/R Fr Stanford Chula Vista, Calif.
Omar Quintanilla IF 5-9 175 L/R Fr Texas El Paso, Texas
Reed, Jeremy IF 6-0 185 L/L So Long Beach State LaVerne, Calif.
Anthony Reyes RHP 6-1 205 R/R So USC Whittier, Calif.
Royce Ring LHP 6-0 215 L/L So San Diego State San Diego, Calif.
Chris Snyder C 6-3 225 R/R So Houston Houston, Texas
Nick Swisher IF 6-0 200 B/L So Ohio State Parkersburg, W.Va.
Ben Thurmond RHP 6-0 170 R/R So Winthrop Hopkins, S.C.
Rickie Weeks OF 5-11 195 R/R Fr Southern Alte Monte Spgs, Fla.
Bob Zimmermann RHP 6-5 225 R/R Fr SW Missouri State Creve Coeur, Mo.
Head Coach: Pat McMahon, Florida
Assistant Coaches: Dusty Rhodes, North Florida
Paul Stevens, Northwestern
Bob Todd, Ohio State
2001 NCBWA All-America Teams Reflect Year of Surprises
In a season in which there were many team “overcomers” in NCAA Division I baseball, the 13 th
annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers All-America team reflects a solid group of student-athletes,
many of whom overachieved in taking their teams to new heights in 2001.
The 2001 selections, released Wednesday by NCBWA, include five players from NCAA World
Series first-time entrants Tulane and Nebraska.
The first unit also is loaded with all-star starting pitchers in the persons of Southern California’s
Mark Prior, Middle Tennessee’s Dewon Brazelton and Notre Dame’s Aaron Heilman. That trio had a
combined record of 42-3 through games of June 4, 2001, and Prior and Brazelton were the second and third
selections overall, respectively, in Tuesday’s first round of the Major League Baseball draft. The three
standouts also struck out a composite 464 opposing hitters in 372 2/3 innings while the relief pitchers on
the first team combined for 31 saves.
All nine standouts who were named 2001 NCBWA Players of the Year for Division I made one of
the first three units as the first unit had almost a complete turnover from the 2000 NCBWA All-America
team.
The middle infield includes two of the top hitters-fielders in the nation in Dick Howser Trophy
finalist SS Chris Burke of Tennessee and 2B Chris O’Riordan of Stanford, which joins the Volunteers in
the eight-team NCAA World Series field.
Burke was chosen Player of the Year in the Southeastern Conference and is the No. 8 batting
average man in NCAA Division I statistics prior to the CWS with a .439 mark, 19 home runs and 39 RBI.
O’Riordan scored the winning run in Stanford’s 10-9 victory over Texas in the 2001 Stanford Regional and
has been a solid cog in the Cardinal’s offense all year with a .374 average, 12 homers and 66 RBI.

Miami’s Javy Rodriguez, who is the nation’s base stealing leader with 66 for the World Series
bound Hurricanes, is the very capable second team shortstop with a .384 average, five homers and 58 RBI.
Backing O’Riordan on the NCBWA All-America second team contingent is Memphis’ Daniel Uggla, who
rose from relative obscurity to pace the Tigers with a .379 average, 18 homer and 67 RBI.
The first team third baseman, Jake Gautreau, of Tulane also had very credible numbers as a
sophomore in 2000, but few envisioned that he would lead the Green Wave of Conference USA to a 55-10
record, a NCAA New Orleans Super Regional victory over LSU, and the team’s initial trip to the World
Series under head coach Rick Jones this year. The hard-hitting 3B is batting .354 with 20 homers and 91
RBI at the 65-game mark. The second unit third baseman had similar success as Clemson’s Jeff Baker
belted 23 home runs and drove in 75 runs.
Fellow first-timer in Omaha 1B Dan Johnson (24 HR, 85 RBI to lead the Big 12 Conference) of
Nebraska joins Baylor catcher Kelly Shoppach as their conference’s first team representatives.
In the designated hitter/utility-athlete position arguably the nation’s top slugger is on the No. 1
team. Kent State’s John Vanbenchoten not only used his hitting to get KSU into the 2001 NCAA
Regionals, but he also showed pitching prowess with a 2-2 record, 2.77 ERA and eight saves in 21
appearances. His power numbers included a current-national-leading 31 home runs with 84 RBI for the
Mid-American Conference representative in the 2001 NCAA meet.
The starting outfield for the 2001 NCBWA All-America squad includes the top hitter in the
Pacific-10 Conference, UCLA’s Brian Baron (.443), along with a pair of Atlantic Coast Conference
stalwarts. Florida State’s John-Ford Griffin, whose team made it to Omaha in 2000 but was edged out for a
2001 berth by Georgia, hit .450 to post the nation’s fourth-best batting average while Wake Forest’s Cory
Sullivan finished the year at .390 with 13 home runs and 67 RBI.
In all, the 43 student-athletes comprising the top three teams of elite diamondmen represent the
cream of the college diamond crop and the seven finalists from which the 2001 Dick Howser Trophy will
be chosen on Friday, June 8, with a 10:30 a.m. (CDT) news conference in the Old Lobby (2 nd Floor) of the
Marriott Courtyard in Omaha. The seven are Brazelton, Burke, Heilman, Nebraska first baseman Dan
Johnson, catcher Casey Myers of Arizona State, Prior, and Vanbenschoten.
FIRST TEAM
Pos. Name, School Class BA AB R H HR RBI
1B Dan Johnson, Nebraska Sr. .360 222 75 80 24 85
2B Chris O’Riordan, Stanford Jr. .374 265 60 99 12 66
3B Jake Gautreau, Tulane Jr. .354 280 81 99 20 91
SS Chris Burke, Tennessee (43 SB) Jr. .439 253 98 111 19 59
C Kelly Shoppach, Baylor Jr. .397 233 51 93 12 68
OF Brian Baron, UCLA Sr. .443 237 62 105 9 47
OF John-Ford Griffin, Florida State Jr. .450 251 77 113 18 76
OF Cory Sullivan, Wake Forest Sr. .390 264 85 103 13 67
UT/ATH John Vanbenschoten, Kent St Jr. .440 225 74 99 31 84
(8 saves) 2-2 2.77 21 48.2 34 26 63
Pos. Name School Cl. W-L ERA G IP H BB SO SV
SP Dewon Brazelton, Middle Tenn. Jr. 13-2 1.42 15 127 88 24 154 0
SP Aaron Heilman, Notre Dame Sr. 15-0 1.74 15 114 70 31 111 0
SP Mark Prior, Southern California Sr. 14-1 1.50 19 131.2 91 17 189 0
RP Lee Gronkiewicz, So. Carolina Jr. 2-1 1.31 36 61.2 31 23 77 19
RP Casey Shumaker, Jacksonville So. 7-5 1.91 33 75.1 49 37 117 12
SECOND TEAM
1B Greg Dobbs, Oklahoma Sr. .428 243 53 104 10 63
2B Daniel Uggla, Memphis Jr. .379 214 72 81 18 67
3B Jeff Baker, Clemson So. .369 233 66 86 23 69
SS Javy Rodriguez, Miami (Fla.)-66 SB Jr. .384 224 58 86 5 58
C Casey Myers, Arizona State Sr. .395 223 49 79 12 66
OF Frank Corr, Stetson Sr. .360 189 51 68 16 54
OF Billy McCarthy, Rutgers Jr. .421 216 48 91 6 64

OF Jason Knoedler, Miami (Ohio) Jr. .402 239 79 96 11 48
P/UT/ATH Barry Matthews, Gonzaga Sr. .353 202 43 67 10 31
9-2 3.21 14 106 104 14 93 0
SP Kenny Baugh, Rice Sr. 13-2 2.17 22 141.1 86 46 140 0
SP Nate Fernley, Brigham Young Sr. 16-3 3.16 21 152.2 133 31 132 0
SP Kirk Saarloos, Cal St. Fullerton Sr. 15-2 2.24 24 144.2 94 23 150 4
RP Dave Bush, Wake Forest Jr. 3-3 2.65 41 74.2 57 19 85 16
RP Andy Torres, Arizona State Jr. 13-4 3.66 27 82 91 29 76 1
THIRD TEAM
1B Joseph Hastings, East Carolina Sr. .339 245 61 83 13 62
2B Josh Renick, Middle Tennessee Sr. .422 223 74 94 8 38
3B Kevin Youkilis, Cincinnati Sr. .405 210 81 85 18 61
SS Brendan Harris, William & Mary Jr. .389 211 72 82 18 69
C Chris Shelton, Utah Jr. .374 203 59 76 19 66
OF Sam Fuld, Stanford Fr. .349 212 53 74 0 31
OF Todd Leathers, Winthrop (32 2B) Jr. .392 189 58 74 10 53
OF Casey Stone, Clemson (26 SB) Sr. .376 255 56 96 2 47
P/UT/ATH Trevor Leu, Oral Roberts Sr. .415 135 27 56 6 38
(tie) 8-3 4.73 15 85.2 81 41 102 0
P/UT/ATH Kevin Kirkby, St. Joseph’s Sr. .392 171 38 67 2 41
1-1 1.74 12 10.1 8 3 7 7
SP William Collazo, Fla. Intern’l Sr. 11-0 2.87 17 120.1 104 36 136 0
SP Jeremy Guthrie, Stanford So. 12-4 2.50 18 125.2 111 38 121 0
SP Shane Komine, Nebraska Jr. 14-1 3.28 17 123.2 122 35 148 0
RP Will Brinson, East Carolina So. 3-1 3.12 23 34.2 28 16 38 8
RP George Huguet, Miami (Fla.) Fr. 1-0 2.27 41 39.2 33 13 27 13
NCBWA Tabs Nine Division I District Players of the Year
For the second year in succession, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association has
chosen its nine NCAA Division I District Baseball Players of the Year. Voting for
the awards was done by the membership of the NCBWA, featuring writers, broadcasters and publicists of
college baseball.
The nine geographic areas include: I-Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania; II-Connecticut, West Virginia, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, District of
Columbia; III-Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida; IV-Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Maryland; V-Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin; VI-Iowa, Missouri,
Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota; VII-Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana; VIII-
Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, Montana; IX-California, Oregon, Washington,
Hawai'i, Arizona, Alaska.
And from among the ranks of these standouts, USC’s Mark Prior was named recipient of the
prestigious Dick Howser Trophy, which was announced at the College World Series on Friday, June 8,
2001 in the Old Lobby (second floor) of the Courtyard by Marriott in Omaha.
Utilityman Kevin Kirkby of St. Joseph’s (Pa.) is the joined 2000 NCBWA District Player of the
Year Michael Campo of Penn State as back-to-back winners of district honors from the Quaker State. The
District I selection pitched and played the infield for the Hawks while rolling up a .392 batting average,
with two homers and 41 RBI, while chalking up seven saves in 12 pitching appearances, along with a a
1.74 earned run average.
District II honoree OF Billy McCarthy of Rutgers posted similar outstanding numbers with a .421
batting average (21st nationally in May 28 NCAA statistics), seven home runs and 65 RBI in his 59 games
played during the campaign. In a district (III) which featured two of the seven finalists for the Howser
Trophy, Tennessee shortstop Chris Burke edged Middle Tennessee pitcher Dewon Brazelton for the
honors. Burke led the Vols to the 2001 NCAA Super Regional against East Carolina while rolling to the
No. 7 position nationally with a .441 batting average. The 2001 Southeastern Conference Player of the Year
also belted 18 home runs in 57 games. Brazelton made his his bid for the Howser Trophy with a 13-1
record over 14 appearances and 148 strikeouts in his initial 119 innings pitched this year.

District IV features a face familiar to college devotees in Clemson 3B Jeff Baker. The Tigers’
slugger led his team to the NCAA Clemson Regional crown and a berth at the Miami-Coral Gables Super
Regional. His 2001statistics included a .377 average, 23 home runs and 73 RBI at the 58-game mark and
four-bagger leadership in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Notre Dame pitching ace Aaron Heilman copped District V laurels with a perfect, 15-0 pitching
record, 114 innings of work, and 111 strikeouts over 114 IP. He finished the ’01 campaign as the current
No. 2 man nationally in victories (behind District VIII Player of the Year Nate Fernley of Brigham Young
at 16-3) and was another solid candidate among the Howser Trophy finalists.
From District VI the NCBWA selected slugging Nebraska 1B Dan Johnson for top honors.
Johnson led the Big 12 Conference with 24 home runs prior to the Lincoln Super Regional against Rice and
was fifth nationally in this category. He also paced the league with 84 RBI for third place in Division I at
the May 28 mark.
Tulane 3B Jake Gautreau was the organization’s District VII choice in one of the nation’s most
competitive college baseball regions. He was No. 5 nationally with 88 RBI in 63 contests while his 20
home runs topped the Conference USA list. The Green Wave standout helped his 53-10 team to move into
a host role at Zephyr Field for the Super Regional against defending NCAA champ LSU.
In another closely-contested vote (derived from the third ballot of the NCBWA All-America team
and Howser Trophy competition), District VIII Player of the Year kudos went to BYU’s Fernley. The
senior pitcher who appeared in 21 games and worked 152 2/3 innings while pacing the Cougars into NCAA
Regional first round play is the nation’s victories’ leader with 16.
Finally, the District IX selection was Southern California’s righthanded ace Mark Prior. The 2001
Howser Trophy winner ran up numbers which are almost unequalled nationally with a 14-1 record in his
first 20 appearances, 138 2/3 innings pitched, an NCAA Division-I most 204 strikeouts, a 1.54 earned run
average (third nationally), and leadership of the Trojans to the NCAA World Series.
2001 NCBWA District Players of the Year
I Kevin Kirkby, IF/P, St. Joseph’s (Pa.)
II Billy McCarthy, OF, Rutgers
III Chris Burke, SS, Tennessee
IV Jeff Baker, 3B, Clemson
V Aaron Heilman, P, Notre Dame
VI Dan Johnson, 1B, Nebraska
VII Jake Gautreau, 3B, Tulane
VIII Nate Fernley, P, BYU
IX Mark Prior, P, USC
NCBWA ANOUNCES DIVISION III REGIONAL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
The NCBWA announced its second annual NCAA Division III Regional Players of the Year
on May 28.
NEW ENGLAND REGION
Eric Swedberg, OF, Worcester State College-Junior, Gardner, Mass….Batted .462 with 44 runs scored, 12
doubles, three triples, 14 home runs and 70 RBI
NEW YORK REGION
Scott Allen, C, Ithaca College-Senior, Fayetteville, N.Y. (Fayetteville-Manlius)…Batted .407 with five
home runs and 37 RBI. Named Empire Eight Conference “Player of the Year” and was selected to the alltournament
team at the NCAA Division III New York Regional.
MID-ATLANTIC REGION
Craig Conway, 3B, Montclair State University-Senior, Mountainside, N.J. (Livingston)…Batted .436 with
47 RBI and named New Jersey Conference Player of the Year and New Jersey Collegiate Baseball
Association NCAA Division II/III Player of the Year

SOUTH REGION
Ryan Donegan, P, Emory University-Senior, Richboro, Pa….Went 11-1 (tied for third-best in NCAA
Division III) with a 1.11 ERA (ranked third nationally) and 89 strikeouts in 97.0 innings pitched.
MIDEAST REGION
Matt DeSalvo, P, Marietta College-Junior, New Castle, Pa….Went 15-1 with a 1.58 ERA and eight
complete games in 15 starts. Allowed just 50 hits and struck out 179 batters in 102.1 IP, and opponents
batted just .140 against him. Named the Ohio Athletic Conference “Pitcher of the Year” and struck out an
NCAA Division III Baseball Championship-record 19 batters in a 1-0 win over Salisbury State University
on May 25 in the first round of the national championship.
CENTRAL REGION
Matt Thede, C, Wartburg College-Senior, Reinbeck, Iowa…Batting .452 (entering the NCAA Division III
Central Regional championship) with 46 runs scored, 17 doubles, 11 home runs, two triples, 56 RBI, an
.852 slugging percentage and on a .516 on-base percentage. He had a 17-game hitting streak in 2001 and
threw out 16-of-39 would-be base stealers. Named Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference “most
valuable player” award for the second-straight year, named first-team all-conference for the third-straight
year and won his second-straight batting triple crown.
MIDWEST REGION
Brad O’Connell, 2B, Wisconsin/-Stout-Senior, Elk Mound, Wis….Batted .524 and led the NCAA Division
III in batting average most of the season. Also hit 12 home runs with 42 RBI and a .934 slugging
percentage from the leadoff spot in the batting order. O’Connell started the 2001season with an eight-game
hitting streak and extended that to 37 games after hitting safely in the first 29 games of the season. Named
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Association Position Player of the Year
WEST REGION
Kevin Webster, C, Texas Lutheran University-Senior, New Caney, Texas (New Caney/Southwest Texas
State)…Batted .491 with 40 runs scored, 12 doubles, one triple, 11 home runs, 49 RBI, a .911 slugging
percentage and a .562 on-base percentage. Won the American Southwest Conference “triple crown” and
threw out six of 10 would-be base stealers. Signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles on
May 25, 2001.
For more information on these awards please contact NCBWA President Russell Anderson (rdanderson@cusa.org
or Steve Marovich, NCBWA Division III Coordinator and Sports Information Director, Carthage
College (stevich@concentric.net).
LOUISVILLE SLUGGER ALL-AMERICA TEAMS ANNOUNCED
The Louisville Slugger NCAA Division I All-American baseball teams have been announced
which have a potent mix of pitching and offense. The 18-man first team, chosen by performances up to
regional playoffs and picked by the staff of "Collegiate Baseball" newspaper, features 11 conference
players or pitchers of the year, including:
RHP Mark Prior, Southern California (Pac-10 Pitcher of Year)
RHP Justin Pope, Central Florida (Trans America Player of Year)
RHP Dewon Brazelton, Middle Tennessee St. (Sun Belt Pitcher of Year)
RHP Aaron Heilman, Notre Dame (Big East Pitcher of Year)
RHP Kirk Saarloos, Cal. St. Fullerton (Big West Pitcher of Year)
RHP Shane Komine, Nebraska (Big 12 Pitcher of Year)
C Kelly Shoppach, Baylor (Big 12 Player of Year)
1B John VanBenschoten, Kent St. (Mid-American Player of Year)
SS Chris Burke, Tennessee (Southeastern Player of Year)
OF Ryan Brunner, Northern Iowa (Missouri Valley Player of Year)
OF Jason Law, Monmouth (Northeast Player of Year)

The first team features six starting pitchers who posted a combined 79-6 record with an ERA of
1.95. Southern California's Mark Prior leads the first team pitchers with 166 strikeouts. The offense
features power, line drive hitters and speed. The first team belted 190 homers (average 17.2 per player).
Seven hit 18 or more doubles this season. As far as speed, four players swiped 22 or more bases led by
Tennessee's Chris Burke with 42.
The first team also features "Collegiate Baseball's" National Player of The Year in RHP Mark
Prior of Southern California. Prior posted a glistening 13-1 record prior to regional competition with a 1.49
ERA. Even more amazing is that he struck out 166 batters and only walked 17. The 6-foot-5, 220-pounder,
who was the first college player taken in the upcoming June draft, recorded 10 or more strikeouts in a game
10 times this season. The following are the first, second and third team Louisville Slugger All-Americans
for the 2001 season.
FIRST TEAM (Stats as of May 25)
RHP — Mark Prior, Southern California (13-1, 1.49 ERA, 5 CG, 166 K, 17 BB)
RHP — Justin Pope, Central Florida (14-1, 1.34 ERA, 5 CG, 150 K, 21 BB)
RHP — Dewon Brazelton, Middle Tennessee St. (13-1, 1.44 ERA, 10 CG, 148 K, 22 BB)
RHP — Aaron Heilman, Notre Dame (14-0, 1.54 ERA, 11 CG, 103 K, 27 BB)
RHP — Kirk Saarloos, Cal. St. Fullerton (13-2, 2.26 ERA, 7 CG, 137 K, 20 BB)
RHP — Shane Komine, Nebraska (12-1, 3.63 ERA, 5 CG, 127 K, 31 BB)
Relief — Lee Gronkiewicz, South Carolina (16 SV, 1.42 ERA, 62 K, 22 BB)
C — Kelly Shoppach, Baylor (great defense, .399, 20 2B, 11 HR, 66 RBI)
1B — John VanBenschoten, Kent St. (.443, 30 HR, 14 2B, 79 RBI, 22 SB)
2B — Michael Woods, Southern (.469, 27 2B, 13 HR, 53 RBI, 32 SB)
SS — Chris Burke, Tennessee (.452, 18 HR, 21 2B, 42 SB)
3B — Jeff Baker, Clemson (.376, 22 HR, 12 2B, 69 RBI)
OF — John-Ford Griffin, Florida St. (.458, 18 HR, 25 2B, 68 RBI)
OF — Ryan Brunner, Northern Iowa (.377, 24 HR, 18 2B, 81 RBI)
OF — Shelley Duncan, Arizona (.338, 24 HR, 78 RBI)
OF — Jason Law, Monmouth (.436, 16 HR, 20 2B, 67 RBI)
DH — Brian Baron, UCLA (.443, 17 2B, 47 RBI)
UT — Cory Sullivan, Wake Forest (.392, 20 2B, 12 HR, 25 SB, 6-0 as pitcher, 3.69 ERA)
SECOND TEAM
LHP — Noah Lowry, Pepperdine
RHP — Kenny Baugh, Rice
RHP — Nic Ungs, Northern Iowa
RHP — Mike Rogers, Oral Roberts
RHP — Todd Pennington, Southeast Missouri
RHP — Nate Fernley, Brigham Young
Relief — Randy Corn, The Citadel
C — Casey Myers, Arizona St.
C — Chris Shelton, Utah
1B — Dan Johnson, Nebraska
2B — Daniel Uggla, Memphis
SS — Javy Rodriguez, Miami (Fla.)
SS — Andy Cannizaro, Tulane
3B — Jake Gautreau, Tulane
OF — Matt Davis, Virginia Commonwealth
OF — OF Billy McCarthy, Rutgers
OF — Jason Knoedler, Miami (Ohio)
OF — Greg Dobbs, Oklahoma
DH — Jason Brooks, Marshall
UT — Mark Pedersen, Valparaiso
THIRD TEAM
LHP — Willie Collazo, Florida International
RHP — Jason Arnold, Central Florida
RHP — James Garcia, UC Santa Barbara
LHP — Scott Nicholson, Oregon St.
RHP — Rik Currier, Southern California
RHP — Jeremy Herauf, Winthrop
RHP — Steve Reba, Clemson
LHP — Lenny DiNardo, Stetson
LHP — Andy Dickinson, Illinois
LHP — Lane Mestepey, LSU
Relief — Jeff Carswell, Georgia
Relief — Dave Bush, Wake Forest
Relief — Casey Shumaker, Jacksonville
C — Jeremy Brown, Alabama
C — Alex Trezza, Stony Brook
1B — Phillip Hartig, The Citadel
1B — Kevin Mitchell, McNeese State
1B — Aaron Clark, Alabama
1B — Ernie Durazo, Arizona
2B — Ryan Kyes, Ohio
2B — Clemente Bonilla, S.E. Missouri St.
2B — Josh Renick, Middle Tennessee St.
SS — Jeremy Kurella, Central Florida
SS — Bobby Crosby, Long Beach St.
SS — Josh Labandeira, Fresno St.
3B — Jack Hannahan, Minnesota
3B — Kevin Youkilis, Cincinnati
3B — Willie Core, UL Monroe
OF — John Cole, Nebraska

OF — Gregg Davies, Towson
OF — Chris May, Pennsylvania
UT — Dan Harren, Pepperdine
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper National Players
Of The Year
2001: RHP Mark Prior
Univ. of Southern California
2000: RHP Kip Bouknight
Univ. of South Carolina
1999: UT Jason Jennings
Baylor University
1998: OF Kevin Mench
Univ. of Delaware
1997: J.D. Drew
Florida State University
1996: RHP Kris Benson,
Clemson University
1995: 1B/P Todd Helton,
Tennessee &
OF/P Mark Kotsay,
Cal. St. Fullerton
1994: P/1B Ryan Jackson
Duke University
1993: P/OF Brooks Kieschnick,
Univ. of Texas
1992: P Lloyd Peever,
Louisiana State Univ.
1991: P Bobby Jones,
Fresno State Univ.
1990: OF Mike Kelly,
Arizona State Univ.
1989: P Ben McDonald,
Louisiana State &
UT Scott Bryant,
Univ. of Texas
1988: P Andy Benes,
Evansville University
1987: 3B Robin Ventura,
Oklahoma State &
1B Marteese Robinson,
Seton Hall University
1986: P Greg Swindell,
Univ. of Texas
1985: OF Pete Incaviglia,
Oklahoma State Univ.
1984: OF Oddibe McDowell,
Arizona State Univ.
AUBREY BECOMES TULANE'S SECOND FRESHMAN OF YEAR SINCE 1999
Baseball America has chosen a Tulane freshman as the top player in his class for the second time in three
seasons. In 1999, it was second baseman James Jurries. This year, it's lefthander/outfielder Michael
Aubrey, one of the nation's top two-way players and a key cog in the Green Wave's first appearance in the
College World Series. Aubrey, a Shreveport, La., native, pitched in all three games for Tulane in the CWS,
earning a save and taking a loss, his first of the season. Expected to make more of an impact as a pitcher,
Aubrey actually had a better year with the bat, in part thanks to Jurries. Now a junior, Jurries missed six
weeks early in the season with a broken wrist, opening the door for Aubrey to get more time in the lineup.
Initially he played first base, where coach Rick Jones got a glimpse of his impressive defense, but when
Jurries returned, Aubrey moved to the outfield. He eventually finished second on the Green Wave in
average and home runs while ranking third in RBIs. "We recruit freshmen who can make an immediate
impact at Tulane," Jones said after the Green Wave had been eliminated in Omaha, "and we have a couple
who did that this year in Michael Aubrey and Anthony Giarratano." Giarratano, a second baseman who will
play shortstop next year, joined Aubrey on Baseball America's All-Freshman first team. Cal State Fullerton
placed a pair of pitchers on the first team in Chad Cordero and Darric Merrell. Stanford (OFs Carlos
Quentin, Sam Fuld) had one player on the first team and another on the second, while Stetson's corner
infielders (Bryan Zenchyk, Brian Snyder) both made the second team.
FIRST TEAM
Pos. Player, School AVG HR RBI SB
C Mitch Maier, Toledo .444 3 43 4
1B Jamie D'Antona, Wake Forest .364 17 77 1
2B Anthony Giarratano, Tulane .352 3 47 11
3B Myron Leslie, South Florida .366 3 40 17
SS Omar Quintanilla, Texas .367 2 37 8
OF Austin Davis, Rice .346 6 29 5
OF Carlos Quentin, Stanford .345 11 52 5
OF Rickie Weeks, Southern .422 14 70 28
DH Rod Allen, Arizona State .389 6 53 6
UT Michael Aubrey, Tulane .361 13 69 9

W-L ERA IP SO
P Chad Cordero, Cal State Fullerton 3-4 1.83 64 63 (14 SV)
P Clark Girardeau, South Alabama 10-4 3.87 98 70
P Paul Maholm, Mississippi State 8-4 4.06 95 87
P Darric Merrell, Cal State Fullerton 8-4 2.95 113 76
P Lane Mestepey, Louisiana State 11-3 3.75 139 79
UT Michael Aubrey, Tulane 3-1 5.15 72 46
SECOND TEAM
C--Javi Herrera, Tennessee (.296-7-45). 1B--Bryan Zenchyk, Stetson (.383-4-39). 2B--Steve Sollman,
Notre Dame (.362-5-36, 23 SB). 3B--Brian Snyder, Stetson (.341-7-49). SS--Brandon Green, Wichita State
(.286-2-37, 10 SB). OF--Doug Deeds, Ohio State (.343-14-53); Sam Fuld, Stanford (.357-0-37, 11 SB);
Sam Steidl, Minnesota (.401-0-32, 14 SB). DH--Matt Murton, Georgia Tech (.385-7-35).
Ps--George Huguet, Miami (1-0, 2.03, 14 saves); Sean Marshall, Virginia Commonwealth (9-4, 3.34); Brad
Sullivan, Houston (6-7, 3.41); Chris Tracz, Marist (10-1, 3.13); Bob Zimmerman, Southwest Missouri State
(7-3, 2.28, six saves). UT--Marc Kaiser, Arizona (.436-0-5; 8-6, 5.35).
PREVIOUS WINNERS
1982--Cory Snyder, 3b, Brigham Young
1983--Rafael Palmeiro, of, Mississippi State
1984--Greg Swindell, lhp, Texas
1985--Jack McDowell, rhp, Stanford; Ron Wenrich, of, Georgia
1986--Robin Ventura, 3b, Oklahoma State
1987--Paul Carey, of, Stanford
1988--Kirk Dressendorfer, rhp, Texas
1989--Alex Fernandez, rhp, Miami
1990--Jeffrey Hammonds, of, Stanford
1991--Brooks Kieschnick, rhp/dh, Texas
1992--Todd Walker, 2b, Louisiana State
1993--Brett Laxton, rhp, Louisiana State
1994--R.A. Dickey, rhp, Tennessee
1995--Kyle Peterson, rhp, Stanford
1996--Pat Burrell, 3b, Miami
1997--Brian Roberts, ss, North Carolina
1998--Xavier Nady, 2b, California
1999--James Jurries, 2b, Tulane
2000--Kevin Howard, 3b-ss, Miami
LOUISVILLE SLUGGER'S FRESHMEN ALL-AMERICAN TEAM
The 2001 Louisville Slugger Freshmen All-American team features a who's who of tremendous
baseball talent. The team is headed by "Collegiate Baseball" newspaper's Freshman National Players of The
Year in LHP Lane Mestepey of LSU and 1B Jamie D'Antona of Wake Forest. Mestepey was the Tigers' ace
of the pitching staff with an 11-3 record as he registered four complete games. He posted a 3.83 ERA with
73 strikeouts and 36 walks in 129 1/3 innings. D'Antona was a first team All-Atlantic Coast Conference
pick and hit .364 with 17 homers and 14 doubles which included 77 RBI.
Here is a rundown on the 2001 Louisville Slugger Freshmen All-American team as chosen by Collegiate
Baseball newspaper (statistics through May 25 games):
Pitchers
LHP Lane Mestepey, Louisiana St. - The Tigers' ace of the pitching staff, Collegiate Baseball's
National Freshman Co-Player of The Year, had an 11-3 record with four complete games. He registered a
3.83 ERA with 73 strikeouts and 36 walks in 129 1/3 innings. RHP Jack Collins, Stetson - Posted a 10-0
record, 3.80 ERA and fanned 36 batters with 19 walks. LHP Sean Marshall, Virginia Commonwealth -
Rookie of the Year in the Colonial Conference, Marshall ran up a 9-1 record, 1.89 ERA and 45 strikeouts
with 25 walks. RHP Bryan Gale, Michigan St. - Registered a 9-0 record with 2.97 ERA, 2 complete games
and 51 strikeouts with 24 walks. RHP Mike Collar, Maine - Rookie of the Year in the America East

Conference, Collar posted an 8-0 record and 3.55 ERA with 45 strikeouts and only 13 walks. P Darric
Merrell, Cal State Fullerton - Posted 6-2 record and 1.85 ERA with 63 strikeouts and 32 walks. LHP Kyle
Bakker, Georgia Tech. - Bakker posted a 2.18 ERA with a 4-0 record and 46 strikeouts as he only walked
8. LHP Chris Tracz, Marist - Posted 8-0 record with 2.14 ERA and registered 5 complete games with 62
strikeouts and only 9 walks. LHP John Williams, Middle Tennessee St. - Had a 6-1 record and 4.26 ERA
with 48 strikeouts and 32 walks. LHP Josh Newman, Ohio State - Registered a 7-2 record with a 3.51 ERA
and 39 strikeouts with 20 walks. LHP Justin Simmons, Texas - Posted a 7-3 record, 2.55 ERA and 4
complete games with 39 strikeouts and 18 walks. Clark Girardeau, South Alabama - Had an 8-2 record,
3.61ERA and 2 complete games. He also struck out 53 batters and walked 27. LHP Paul Maholm, Mississippi
State - Fanned 65 batters while walking only 24 with a 5-3 record and 4.72 ERA for the Bulldogs.
Andrew Paolillo, Fordham - Had a 6-3 record and 2.92 ERA with 31 strikeouts and 15 walks. Justin Moore,
Texas A&M - Fanned 43 batters with only 13 walks as he went 6-3 on the season with a 2.88 ERA. Scott
Baker, Oklahoma State - Posted 6-2 record with 4.05 ERA. He struck out 40 batters and walked 20. RHP
Rene Recio, Oral Roberts - Registered a 6-1 record, 2.77 ERA and fanned 72 batters with 25 walks. RHP
Mateo Miramontes, Nevada - Fanned 67 batters while posting an 8-2 record and 4.50 ERA with 2 complete
games.
Relief Pitchers
Chad Cordero, Cal State Fullerton - Posted 11 saves, 2-2 record and 1.76 ERA. On the season, he fanned
45 batters and walked only 9. Joe Weaver, Oklahoma State - A first team Big 12 selection as well as Big 12
Freshman Co-Pitcher of The Year, Weaver posted a 7-0 record, 1.59 ERA and struck out 26 batters while
walking only 7. Adam Yates, Mississippi - Registered a 7-1 record with 4 saves and 2.43 ERA as he fanned
55 batters with 34 walks. Bob Zimmermann, Southest Missouri - Had a 7-2 record, 5 saves and 2.02 ERA
with 49 strikeouts and 13 walks. George Huguet, Miami (Fla.) - Posted 12 saves in 38 appearances with
2.48 ERA. Justin Su'a, Brigham Young - A first team Mountain West Conference selection, he appeared in
16 games with a 3-0 record, 2.43 ERA and 18 strikeouts with 4 walks.
Catchers
Mitch Maier, Toledo - A first team Mid-American Conference selection, Maier hit .424 with 3 HR, 8 2B
and 34 RBI. Jay Aulds, UL Monroe - Hit .422 this season with 6 doubles, 12 RBI and 4 stolen bases. Javi
Herrera, Tennessee - Solid defensive catcher who hit .288 with 5 HR, 11 2B, and 30 RBI for the
Volunteers. Tony Richie, Florida State - Superb defensive catcher who hit .290 with 3 homers, 14 2B and
30 RBI for the Seminoles in his first season.
First Basemen
Jamie D'Antona, Wake Forest - A first team All-Atlantic Coast Conference pick, D'Antona was named
Collegiate Baseball's Freshman National Co-Player of The Year as he hit .364 with 17 homers and 14
doubles which included 77 RBI. Bryan Zenchyk, Stetson - Freshman of The Year in the Trans America
Conference, Zenchyk hit .404 with 14 doubles, 3 homers and 36 RBI in 171 at bats this season. Logan
Sorensen, Wichita St. - Sorensen hit .363 with 14 doubles, 5 homers and 30 RBI this season for the
Shockers with 5 stolen bases.
Second Basemen
Steve Sollmann, Notre Dame - Rookie of The Year in the Big East Conference, Sollmann was a first team
Big East selection as well as he hit .374 for the Fighting Irish. Robert Deeb, Brown - A first team Ivy
League selection, Deeb hit .404 with 9 doubles, 20 RBI and 15 stolen bases. His 63 hits were a freshman
record.
Shortstops
Omar Quintanilla, Texas - A first team selection and Freshman Player of The Year in the Big 12
Conference, Quintanilla hit .367 with 22 doubles, 2 homers and 37 RBI. He also swiped 8 bases. Brian
McKenna, Towson - Chosen as a second team America East selection, McKenna hit .300 with 11 doubles
and 32 RBI.
Third Basemen
Brian Snyder, Stetson - Snyder, who made the All-Freshman team with the Trans America Conference, hit
.350 with 5 HR, 15 2B and 45 RBI. Mike Westfall, Utah - Freshman of the Year in the Mountain West
Conference, Westfall hit .354 with 8 HR, 17 2B, and 45 RBI. Myron Leslie, South Florida - A member of

the All-Freshmen team in Conference USA, Leslie hit .370 with 13 2B, 3 HR and 31 RBI. He also swiped
15 of 16 bases. Eric Wilson, St. Bonaventure - Hit .374 with 11 doubles, 2 homers and 18 RBI this season.
Adam Fox, Ohio - Fox hit .364 with 8 HR, 16 2B, 37 RBI and swiped 5 bases this season.
Outfielders
Carlos Quentin, Stanford - Named Freshman of The Year in the Pac-10 Conference and a first team Pac-10
pick, Quentin hit .352 with 11 homers and 45 RBI. Rod Allen, Arizona State - Hit .396 for the Sun Devils
with 12 doubles, 4 HR, and 39 RBI. He also swiped 5 bases. Sam Steidl, Minnesota - Hit .421 with 12
doubles, 26 RBI and stole 13 bases. Chris Dickerson, Nevada - A first team Western Athletic Conference
selection, Dickerson hit .320 with 11 homers, 11 2B and 42 RBI. Rickie Weeks, Southern - Tied for the
most triples in the nation with 12, Weeks also was a key RBI producer with 69. Doug Deeds, Ohio State -
Hit .339 with 11 homers, 13 doubles and 42 RBI for the Buckeyes. Brian Anderson, Arizona - Hit .362
with 7 doubles, 6 triples and 31 RBI. He also had 8 stolen bases as the starting centerfielder for the
Wildcats. Kendall Schlabach, Youngstown St. - A first team Mid-Continent pick, he hit .426 with 8
doubles, 20 RBI and swiped 16 bases. Brent Johnson, Nevada - Led the team with 16 doubles, Johnson also
hit .321 with 12 stolen bases and committed just three errors all season long. Matt Murton, Georgia Tech. -
Murton hit .377 with 7 homers, 12 2B and knocked in 35 runs. Bill Snyder, Ball State - Hit .336 with 8 HR,
7 doubles and 29 RBI. Javon Moran, Auburn - Swiped 22 bases for the Tigers as he hit .300 with 12
doubles and 33 RBI.
Multiple Position Athlete
Michael Aubrey, Tulane - Conference USA Freshman of The Year and a first team Conference
USA selection, Aubrey hit .360 with 13 HR, 15 2B and 64 RBI. He posted a 2-0 record and 5.36 ERA as a
pitcher. Designated Hitter - Jeremy West, Arizona St. - Hit .316 with 6 HR, 8 2B, 33 RBI and swiped 2
bases.
Miami’s Morris Named Collegiate Baseball Coach of Year
University of Miami baseball head coach Jim Morris has been named National Coach of the Year
by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. The award marks the second time Morris has been honored as National
Coach of the Year by Collegiate Baseball with a previous award coming after his first national title with the
Hurricanes in 1999. Overall, Morris has been named National Coach of the Year four times since arriving
at Miami in 1994. Prior to his 2001 and 1999 selections from Collegiate Baseball, Morris was the Coach of
the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association in 1999 and by Baseball America in 1994.
The Hurricanes claimed their fourth National Championship on June 16 with a 12-1 victory over
the Stanford Cardinal in the College World Series title game. The championship was the second won by
Miami in the last three seasons. Morris' 1999 club defeated rival Florida State 6-5 in the CWS title game
for his first championship. The Hurricanes also claimed the College World Series championship, under
legendary head coach Ron Fraser in 1982 and 1985. Miami finished the 2001 season riding a NCAA-high
17-game win streak, including a nine-game sweep through the postseason. The Hurricanes claimed the
Coral Gables Regional championship with wins over Bucknell, Florida and Stetson. Miami then earned its
seventh trip to the College World Series under Morris with a two-game sweep of Clemson in the Coral
Gables Super Regional. The Hurricanes 53-12 overall record in 2001 marked the most in victories (53) and
winning percentage (.815) under Morris. Miami also led the nation in stolen bases (228) and relief pitcher
appearances (223). A school record 11 players were drafted off the 2001 squad, surpassing the previous
mark of 10 in 1996. Morris holds an all-time record of 1,028-404-2 (.716), including a 393-119-1 (.767)
record at Miami. In Division I games only, Morris is 897-363-2 (.712).

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