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About the MIAA
The Mid-America Intercollegiate
Athletics Association, a 10-member
conference of NCAA Division
II institutions in Missouri and
Kansas, was first organized in1912
as the Missouri Intercollegiate
Athletic Association.
Over the past 15 years, the
league has undergone several
changes, highlighted by expansion
and increased participation in
national championships.
The MIAA has gained the reputation
of being one of the top
NCAA Division II conferences in
the nation. MIAA student-athletes
have won nine national championships
and more than 98 individual
national titles.
The MIAA currently conducts
conference championships in nine
Central Missouri State University
Warrensburg, Mo.
Emporia State University
Emporia, Kan.
University of Missouri-Rolla
Rolla, Mo.
Missouri Southern State College
Joplin, Mo.
Missouri Western State College
St. Joseph, Mo.
Central Missouri......15
Central Missouri........2001
Central Missouri .......2000
Central Missouri........1998
Central Missouri........1997
Central Missouri........1996
Central Missouri........1995
Central Missouri........1994
Central Missouri........1990
Central Missouri........1989
Central Missouri........1988
Central Missouri........1986
Central Missouri........1981
Central Missouri ........1974
Central Missouri........1971
Central Missouri........1966
MIAA Members
Northwest Missouri ..6
Northwest Missouri..1983
Northwest Missouri..1982
Northwest Missouri..1980
Northwest Missouri..1978
Northwest Missouri..1975
Northwest Missouri..1973
Southeast Missouri...5
Southeast Missouri...1973
Southeast Missouri...1987
Southeast Missouri...1985
Southeast Missouri...1977
Southeast Missouri...1976
Southeast Missouri...1967
men’s and seven women’s sports.
Men’s champions are crowned in
football, cross country, soccer, basketball,
indoor and outdoor track
and field, baseball, tennis, and
golf. Women’s champions are
determined in volleyball, cross
country, basketball, indoor and
outdoor track and field, soccer,
softball and tennis.
Ralph McFillen was named to
succeed Ken B. Jones as commissioner
of the MIAA in 1997. He
formerly served as commissioner of
the Metro and Gulf South conferences.
Matt Newbery, formerly an
assistant sports information director
at Pittsburg State University,
joined the conference in 1994 as
director of sports information.
Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, Mo.
Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, Kan.
Southwest Baptist University
Bolivar, Mo.
Truman State University
Kirksville, Mo.
Washburn University
Topeka, Kan.
Past MIAA Baseball Champs
Southwest Missouri ..3
Southwest Missouri..1979
Southwest Missouri..1976
Southwest Missouri..1969
Missouri-Rolla............2
Missouri-Rolla ............1972
Missouri-Rolla ............1968
Missouri Southern.....2
Missouri Southern ....1992
Missouri Southern.....1991
Emporia State............1
Emporia State............1993
Missouri-St. Louis......1
Missouri-St. Louis......1984
Pittsburg State..........1
Pittsburg State...........1999
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Ralph McFillen
MIAA Commissioner
913.341.3839
McFillen Phone
913.341.5887
McFillen Fax
Matt Newbery
MIAA Sports
Information Director
913.341.3080
Newbery Phone
913.341.2995
Newbery Fax
MIAA Directory
10551 Barkley,
Suite 501
Overland Park,
KS 66212
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2001 MIAA In Review
MIAA Overall
W L T Pct. W L T Pct.
Central Missouri State 26 3 0 .897 53 10 0 .841
Missouri Southern 21 7 0 .750 36 20 0 .643
Washburn 17 13 0 .567 22 25 0 .468
Emporia State 16 13 0 .552 25 21 0 .543
Missouri-Rolla 15 13 0 .536 21 19 0 .525
Pittsburg State 13 17 0 .433 26 25 0 .510
Northwest Missouri State 13 18 0 .419 20 31 0 .392
Missouri Western 12 18 0 .400 21 23 0 .477
Truman State 10 16 0 .385 14 26 0 .350
Southwest Baptist 3 28 0 .097 4 45 0 .082
CMSU won its 15th MIAA Championship and sixth in last seven seasons
2001 MIAA All-Conference Teams
Player of the Year:
Matt Meyr, OF, MSSC
Pitcher of the Year:
Corey Clinefelter, CMSU
First Team
*Corey Clinefelter, CMSU, P, 6-0, 185, Sr., Independence, Mo.
*P.J. McGinnis, CMSU, P, 6-0, 180, Jr., Lee’s Summit, Mo.
John Langenbacher, MSSC, P, 6-0, 195, Sr., Eureka, Mo.
Aron Long, PSU, RP, 6-2, 190, Sr., Lansing, Kan.
Kyle Bruemmer, UMR, C, 6-0, 215, Sr. Jefferson City, Mo.
*Chris Umphres, CMSU, 1B, 6-3, 235, Jr., Loveland, Colo.
*Grant Krieger, PSU, 2B, 6-0, 185, Sr., Leawood, Kan.
Craig Ringe, CMSU, SS, 5-10, 180, Jr., Wildwood, Mo.
*Billy Crooks, WU, 3B, 6-3, 195, Sr., Silver Lake, Kan.
*Jeremy Hatfield, MSSC, UT, 5-10, 190, Sr., Grandview, Mo.
*Adam Bailey, NWMSU, OF, 5-9, 180, Sr., Excelsior Springs, Mo.
*Seth Collins, CMSU, OF, 5-8, 175, Sr., Warrensburg, Mo.
*Matt Meyr, MSSC, OF, 6-4, 205, Perryville, Mo.
Ryan Boden, ESU, OF, 6-0, 175, Jr., Topeka, Kan.
*=Unanimous selection
Freshman of the Year:
Nathan Hughes, 1B/P, MSSC
Coach of the Year:
Brad Hill, CMSU
Second Team
Adam Cline, CMSU, P, 6-0, 200, Sr., Imperial, Mo.
Brent Dayton, ESU, P, 6-1, 170, Jr., Missoula, Mont.
Kentaro Yasutake, ESU, P, 6-0, 170, Sr. Kukouoka, Japan
Jon Purdy, ESU, RP, 6-2, 200, Sr., Leavenworth, Kan.
Josh Ervin, ESU, C, 6-0, 200, Sr., Ephrata, Wash.
Zac Ruff, NWMSU, 1B, 6-2, 220, Jr., Tulsa, Okla.
T.J. Collins, MWSC, 2B, 5-10, 170, Fr., Leavenworth, Kan.
Jonathan Wengert, MSSC, SS, 6-0, 180, Sr., Perryville, Mo.
Dustin Worrell, MWSC, SS, 6-0, 185, Sr., Kansas City, Mo.
Zach Norman, CMSU, 3B, 6-0, 190, Fr., Odessa, Mo.
Andrew Schultz, PSU, UT, 6-0, 190, Sr., Elkhorn, Neb.
Scott Patrick, ESU, DH, 6-0, 185, Fr., Lenexa, Kan.
Ethan Cole, SBU, OF, 5-10, 175, Jr., Lee’s Summit, Mo.
Pat Colley, WU, OF, 6-0 180, Sr., Topeka, Kan.
Clabe Gaines, CMSU, OF, 5-10, 180, Jr., Tuscon, Ariz.
Honorable Mention
Pitcher: Dave Anderson, SBU, Sr.; Brian Boley, NWMSU, Jr.; Tim Champ, UMR, So.; Kyle Mills, MWSC, Jr.; Nick Pianalto, TSU, Sr.;
Aaron Ruiz, MWSC, Jr.; Jason Young, WU, Jr.
Relief Pitcher: Jacob Lawyer, MSSC, Fr.; Jeff Stack, WU, Jr.; Justin Starnes, CMSU, Sr.
Catcher: Josh Ghram, PSU, Sr.; Matt Wine, PSU, Jr.
1st Base: Mike Cole, WU, Jr.; Nathan Hughes, MSSC, Fr.; Vince Sanvi, UMR, So.
2nd Base: Boomer Berry, CMSU, So., Scott Cruise, SBU, Marshall, Mo.
Shortstop: Nate Mejia, ESU, Jr.
3rd Base: Tad Johnson, PSU, Jr.
Utility: John Dano, MWSC, FR.
Outfield: Joey Ballard, MSSC, Jr. Ryan Ellis, NWMSU, Jr.; Troy Gustafson, MWSC, Jr.; Clint Moss, UMR, Fr.; Jason Regagnon, TSU,
Sr.; Dylan Smith, WU, So.; D.J. Thrash, CMSU, Jr.; Aaron Willey, PSU, Sr.
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2001 MIAA In Review
Batting G AB H RBI 2B 3B HR Avg.
CMSU 63 2074 723 504 132 28 60 .349
MSSC 56 1702 575 393 116 14 40 .338
NWMSU 51 1487 479 314 92 6 49 .322
ESU 46 1387 443 294 85 12 38 .319
UMR 40 1217 385 240 67 16 28 .316
MWSC 44 1288 406 254 67 9 18 .315
WU 47 1403 440 250 68 12 16 .314
PSU 51 1456 428 285 80 14 42 .294
TSU 40 1165 340 198 61 6 27 .292
SBU 49 1372 347 189 57 6 29 .253
Pitching G IP H R ER BB SO HB ERA
CMSU 63 484.0 467 233193 154 366 54 3.59
WWUU 4477 334455..00 339922 227722220066118833 222277 4411 55..3377
MWSC 44 317.0 410 286204 142 218 56 5.79
MSSC 56 406.0 502 358284206 283 46 6.30
ESU 46 333.7 401 298242 193 240 43 6.53
UMR 40 290.7 393 261224 155 196 30 6.94
PSU 51 366.7 487 361283 181 247 42 6.95
TSU 40 283.0 424 299232 130 140 31 7.38
NWMSU 51 353.3 516 404 312 162 213 53 7.95
SBU 49 326.0 610 507401 197 157 57 11.07
Fielding G PO A E DP Pct.
CMSU 63 1452 629 81 53 .963
UMR 40 872 344 59 21 .954
MSSC 56 1217 524 92 54 .950
NWMSU 51 1060 454 86 42 .946
WU 47 1035 439 86 39 .945
MWSC 44 951 410 81 41 .944
PSU 51 1100 524 98 41 .943
ESU 46 1001 418 91 33 .940
SBU 49 978 401 108 29 .927
TSU 40 849 352 97 23 .925
Scoring G R Avg.
CMSU 63 566 8.98
MSSC 56 437 7.80
ESU 46 324 7.04
NWMSU 51 346 6.78
UMR 40 268 6.70
PSU 51 338 6.63
MWSC 44 281 6.39
WU 47 284 6.04
TSU 40 222 5.55
SBU 49 210 4.29
Batting (min. 2.5 AB/G) G AB H Avg.
1. Matt Meyr, Sr MSSC 56 186 85 .457
2. Chris Umphres, Jr CMSU 62 223 100 .448
3. Kyle Bruemmer, Sr UMR 38 125 55 .440
4. Billy Crooks, Sr WU 42 138 58 .420
5. Ryan Boden, Jr ESU 40 142 59 .415
6. Adam Bailey, Sr NWMSU 51 171 70 .409
7. Brian Kekeck, Jr UMR 32 116 47 .405
8. Boomer Berry, So CMSU 49 165 66 .400
9. Dustin Worrell, Sr MWSC 44 151 60 .397
10. Ethan Cole, Jr SBU 49 160 63 .394
Slugging Pct. (min. 2.5 AB/G) G AB TB Slg%
1. Adam Bailey, Sr NWMSU 51 171 132 .772
2. Matt Meyr, Sr MSSC 56 186 134 .720
3. Kyle Bruemmer, Sr UMR 38 125 89 .712
4. Ryan Boden, Jr ESU 40 142 98 .690
5. Jason Regagnon, Sr TSU 37 138 95 .688
6. Clabe Gaines, Jr CMSU 60 221 151 .683
7. Billy Crooks, Sr WU 42 138 93 .674
8. Grant Krieger, Sr PSU 51 159 106 .667
9. Chris Umphres, Jr CMSU 62 223 142 .637
10. Dustin Worrell, Sr MWSC 44 151 95 .629
On Base Pct. (min. 3.1 PA/G) G PA OB OB%
1. Matt Meyr, Sr MSSC 56 231 122 .528
2. Kyle Bruemmer, Sr UMR 38 148 76 .514
3. John Dano, Fr MWSC 37 135 69 .511
4. Billy Crooks, Sr WU 42 169 86 .509
5. Chris Umphries, Jr CMSU 62 261 132 .506
6. Ethan Cole, Jr SBU 49 193 96 .497
7. Ryan Boden, Jr ESU 40 165 81 .491
8. Adam Bailey, Sr NWMSU 51 206 101 .490
9. Boomer Berry, So CMSU 49 197 96 .487
10. Steve Clark, Jr ESU 46 163 78 .479
Doubles G 2B Avg
1. Adam Bailey, Sr NWMSU 51 21 .412
2. Matt Meyr, Sr MSSC 56 22 .393
3. Steve Clark, Jr ESU 46 17 .370
4. Scott Miller, Sr ESU 46 16 .348
5. Dustin Worrell, Sr MWSC 44 15 .341
6. Jason Regagnon, Sr TSU 37 12 .324
7. Nathan Hughes, Fr MSSC 56 18 .321
8. Kyle Bruemmer, Sr UMR 38 12 .316
9. Eric Howe, Jr TSU 39 12 .308
10. Boomer Berry, So CMSU 49 15 .306
Triples G 3B Avg
1. Clabe Gaines, Jr CMSU 60 9 .150
2. Vince Sanvi, So UMR 40 4 .100
3. Brian Kekec, Jr UMR 32 3 .094
4. Brooks Barkley, Jr MWSC 44 4 .091
5. Joey Ballard, Jr MSSC 56 5 .093
6. Jason Regagnon, Sr TSU 37 3 .081
7. Josh Ervin, Sr ESU 39 3 .077
Nate Mejia, Jr ESU 39 3 .077
9. Brad Barton, Jr UMR 40 3 .075
Ryan Boden, Jr ESU 40 3 .075
Clint Moss, Fr UMR 40 3 .075
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Home Runs G HR Avg
1. Adam Bailey, Sr NWMSU 51 13 .255
2. Jason Regagnon, Sr TSU 37 9 .243
3. Grant Krieger, Sr PSU 51 12 .235
4. Ryan Boden, Jr ESU 40 9 .225
5. Clabe Gaines, Jr CMSU 60 13 .217
6. Jon Sipes, So NWMSU 51 10 .196
7. Brian Walters, So TSU 32 6 .188
8. Scott Patrick, So ESU 43 8 .186
9. Chris Umphres, Jr CMSU 62 11 .177
10. Zac Ruff, Jr NWMSU 51 9 .176
Runs Batted In G RBI Avg
1. Chris Umphres, Jr CMSU 62 89 1.44
2. Matt Meyr, Sr MSSC 56 73 1.30
3. Scott Patrick, So ESU 43 54 1.26
4. Billy Crooks, Sr WU 42 51 1.21
5. Kyle Bruemmer, Sr UMR 38 45 1.18
6. Clabe Gaines, Jr CMSU 60 63 1.05
7. Grant Krieger, Sr PSU 51 52 1.02
8. Dustin Worrell, Sr MWSC 44 44 1.00
9. Seth Collins, Sr CMSU 62 60 .97
10. Scott Miller, Sr ESU 46 43 .93
Runs Scored G R Avg
1. Craig Ringe, Jr CMSU 63 89 1.41
2. Matt Meyr, Sr MSSC 56 71 1.27
3. Adam Bailey, Sr NWMSU 51 61 1.20
4. Boomer Berry, So CMSU 49 58 1.18
5. Jonathan Wengert, Sr MSSC 56 64 1.14
6. Seth Collins, Sr CMSU 62 70 1.13
7. Ryan Boden, Jr ESU 40 44 1.10
8. Dustin Worrell, Sr MWSC 44 47 1.07
9. Joey Ballard, Jr MSSC 56 56 1.00
10. TJ Collins, FR MWSC 43 42 .98
Stolen Bases G SB SBA Pct Avg
1. Clabe Gaines, Jr CMSU 60 30 36 83.3 .50
2. Boomer Berry, So CMSU 49 23 30 76.7 .47
3. Grant Krieger, Sr PSU 51 22 26 84.6 .43
4. Andrew Schultz, Sr PSU 51 20 24 83.3 .39
5. Joey Ballard, Jr MSSC 56 21 26 80.8 .38
6. Pat Colley, Sr WU 46 17 18 94.4 .37
7. Craig Ringe, Jr CMSU 63 23 29 79.3 .37
8. Jason Deckelbaum, Jr CMSU 56 20 21 95.2 .36
9. Chad McDaniel, Fr NWMSU 44 15 18 83.3 .34
10. Ben Rutherford, So WU 47 14 18 77.8 .30
Victories G IP W L Pct
1. P.J. McGinnis, Jr CMSU 15 88.3 14 1 .933
2. Corey Clinefelter, Sr CMSU 16 107.7 13 1 .929
3. Kentaro Yasutake, Sr ESU 14 63.3 9 3 .750
4. Jacob Lawver, Fr MSSC 21 47.7 8 1 .889
Adam Cline, Sr CMSU 17 89.0 8 3 .727
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Brent Dayton, Jr ESU 14 77.0 8 5 .615
7. Jeremy Hatfield, Sr MSSC 13 33.7 7 1 .875
Jason Herz, Jr CMSU 11 47.0 7 1 .875
John Langenbacher Sr MSSC 17 85.7 7 3 .700
Kyle Mills, Jr MWSC 16 62.7 7 4 .636
Saves G IP ERA Sv
1. Aron Long, Sr PSU 13 28.7 2.20 5
Justin Starnes, Sr CMSU 21 31.0 2.32 5
3. Six players tied with 4
Earned Run Average G IP R ER ERA
1. Corey Clinefelter, Sr CMSU 16 107.7 46 37 3.09
2. P.J. McGinnis, Jr CMSU 15 88.3 34 32 3.26
3. Devan Hansen, Sr WU 14 69.0 36 28 3.65
4. Nick Pianalto, Sr TSU 12 73.3 48 33 4.05
5. Adam Cline, Sr CMSU 17 89.0 55 42 4.25
6. Kip Watkins, Fr MWSC 18 51.7 34 26 4.53
7. John Langenbacher, Sr MSSC 17 85.7 52 45 4.73
8. Jason Young, Jr WU 10 61.3 40 33 4.84
9. Matt Wilkens, Sr WU 11 59.3 45 32 4.85
10. Aaron Ruiz, Jr MWSC 23 59.7 39 34 5.13
Strikeouts per 9 IP G IP K K/9IP
1. Tim Champ, So UMR 11 53.7 54 9.06
2. Brian Boley, Jr NWMSU 10 54.3 52 8.61
3. John Langenbacher, Sr MSSC 17 85.7 79 8.30
4. Aaron Ruiz, Jr MWSC 23 59.7 55 8.30
5. Brent Dayton, Jr ESU 14 77.0 69 8.06
6. Mark Funston, So ESU 10 48.7 43 7.95
7. P.J. McGinnis, Jr CMSU 15 88.3 72 7.34
8. Kyle Mills, Jr MWSC 16 62.7 49 7.04
9. Corey Clinefelter, Sr CMSU 16 107.7 79 6.60
10. Jason Young, Jr WU 10 61.3 43 6.31
Walks per 9 IP G IP W W/9IP
1. Matt Goodman, Sr NWMSU 22 56.3 9 1.44
2. Joe Russel, Sr NWMSU 10 58.7 10 1.53
3. Kip Watkins, Fr MWSC 18 51.7 9 1.57
4. Corey Clinefelter, Sr CMSU 16 107.7 19 1.59
5. Adam Cline, Sr CMSU 17 89.0 16 1.62
6. Nick Pianalto, Sr TSU 12 73.3 18 2.21
7. Brett Power, Sr PSU 14 56.0 15 2.41
8. Brad Price, Sr PSU 11 55.0 15 2.45
9. Dave Anderson, Sr SBU 14 63.0 19 2.71
10. Devan Hansen, Sr WU 14 69.0 24 3.13
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