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Lubbock, Texas – The College Baseball Foundation and Diamond Sports are proud to bring you this week’s “National All-Star Lineup”. As the conference championships have come to a close, we would like to congratulate the teams that have advanced to the 2008 NCAA Tournament and recognize the outstanding accomplishments of individuals as they competed for a chance at the next level. Jason Kipnis of Arizona State helped the Sun Devils clinch their second straight Pac- 10 title hitting .615 with six RBI. Josh Vittek had an impressive outing in the NEC Tournament hitting .458 with 5 home runs and 12 RBI, earning him the honor of the conference MVP and paved the way for Mount St. Mary’s first appearance in the NCAA tournament. Marshall’s Adam Yeager had a record setting weekend for both Conference USA and Marshall. Yeager finished the tournament safely stealing base 9 times, with 5 in a single game. See the full College Baseball Foundation and Diamond Sport’s "National All-Star Lineup" below.
Justin McClanahan, Senior – Louisville
McClanahan set conference championship records with 12 RBI for the week and seven in a 13-6 win against Villanova. He also tied school records with two home runs and five hits against the Wildcats.
Mike Spina, Junior – Cincinnati
Spina was named to the Big East All-Tournament Team after hitting 7 for 16 that included a double, triple, four home runs, and 11 RBI.
Adam Yeager, Junior – Marshall
Junior infielder shattered the Conference USA Tournament record with nine stolen bases, including five in one game. Yeager established a new Marshall single-season record for stolen bases with 47.
Tyler Conn, Junior – Southern Miss
Senior LHP earned a pair of saves at the Conference USA Championship and set a new single season league record for saves with 18.
Conor Gillaspie, Junior – Wichita State
Gillaspie led the Shockers to the 2008 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament title and was named the Most Valuable Player. In the three games, he went 9 for 13 (.692) with seven runs, one double, three home runs, and 12 RBI.
Jason Kipnis, Sophomore – Arizona State
Kipnis helped Arizona State clinch their second straight Pac- 10 title, going 8 for 13 (.615) with a double, a triple, a home run, and six runs batted in during the final week of the regular season. He also stole a base, drew four walks, and played perfect defense in the outfield.
Tim Murphy, Junior - UCLA
The junior lefty pitched his second complete game shutout of the season, helping the Bruins blank No. 15 California, 8-0, in Friday’s series opener at Evans Diamond. Murphy scattered five hits in nine innings, totaling 10 strikeouts while walking four hitters.
Blake Dean, Sophomore - LSU
Dean, the Most Valuable Player in the Southeastern Conference tournament, led the Tigers to the SEC tournament title as he belted 3 homers, 9 RBI, and scored 5 runs as he went 7 for 16 at the plate.
Clint Arnold, Senior - TCU
Arnold went 6 for 6 with five RBI as No. 21 TCU defeated New Mexico 15-2 in the title game at the Phillips 66 Mountain West Conference Baseball Championship. He had a pair of doubles and homered as he completed MWC Championship play 12 of 18 at the plate. He had 11 hits in his last 12 at bats.
Caleb Joseph, Junior - Lipscomb
Joesph finished the weekend championship series hitting .407 with 2 HR, 7 RBI, 10 runs, and 3 stolen bases. Joseph’s effort gave the Bison team the advantage in the longest A-Sun Championship game every played, going 15 innings.
Josh Vittek, Senior – Mount St. Marys
Vittek was named the NEC Tournament MVP after hitting .458 with 8 runs scored, 5 HR’s, and 12 RBI. Vittek also produced a NEC tournament record 6 RBI and recorded a homerun in the final game of the championship series. His efforts helped the team advance to the NCAA Tournament for the first time.
Jerry Sullivan, Sophomore - Oral Roberts
Sullivan pitched a complete game 9-0 shutout over Southern Utah in the Summit Conference championship game. The sophomore gave up only 5 hits and struck out a career-tying 12 batters.
Zack Leonard, Freshman - Eastern Michigan
Leonard was named the Mid-American Conference MVP after producing an 8 for 20 effort with 5 runs, 11 RBI, 2 HR, and 2 doubles.
Chris Hernandez, Freshman - Miami
Hernandez, in his first ACC Tournament appearance, helped start the tournament on a good note for Miami. The freshmen southpaw shutout Clemson for 8 innings while only allowing 4 hits behind 10 strikeouts.
Matt Harvey, Freshman – North Carolina
Harvey gave North Carolina their only win of the ACC Tournament as he defeated Wake Forest by throwing 8 complete innings, allowing only 2 hits and striking out 13 Deamon Deacons.
Cory Harrilchak, Junior - Elon
Harrilchak was 13 for 22 with 11 RBI, three homeruns, three stolen bases, and a double. He also pitched six innings and struck out five to record the win in the championship game. He was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2008 Southern Conference Tournament.
Brandon Belt, Sophomore - Texas
Belt led the Longhorns to the Big 12 Tournament Championship hitting .588 (10 for 17), with 2 doubles and a homer. He added 10 RBI and scored 5 runs in the tournament.
Andrew Doyle, Sophomore - Oklahoma
Andrew Doyle opened the Big 12 Tournament pitching a gem against Texas A&M, striking out 12 in the complete game. He gave up 1 earned run and walked 2 in the win. Doyle’s complete game against Texas A&M in the tournament opener was the first of his career.
Tyler Bortnick, Junior – Coastal Carolina
Bortnick earned Tournament MVP honors after hitting .500 (9 for 18) with eight RBI, two doubles, two home runs, and a .944 slugging percentage for the tournament, as he led the Chanticleers to the Big South crown.
A special thank you to the many schools that have sent memorabilia to the College Baseball Hall of Fame for the 2008 season. If your school or players have standout performances throughout the year, feel free to send autographed equipment, media guides, pictures, etc. to the following address to be displayed as part of the College Baseball Hall of Fame exhibit.
College Baseball Hall of Fame
c/o Monte L. Monroe, Ph.D.
Southwest Collection Archivist
Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
15th and Detroit
Box 41041
Lubbock, TX 79409-1041
Week Thirteen “National All-Star Lineup” includes: Justin
McClanahan (Louisville), Mike Spina (Cincinnati), Adam Yeager
(Marshall), Tyler Conn (Southern Miss), Conor Gillaspie (Wichita State),
Jason Kipnis (Arizona State), Tim Murphy (UCLA), Blake Dean (LSU),
Clint Arnold (TCU), Caleb Joseph (Lipscomb), Josh Vittek (Mount St.
Marys), Jerry Sullivan (Oral Roberts), Zack Leonard (Eastern Michigan),
Chris Hernandez (Miami), Matt Harvey (North Carolina), Tyler Bortnick
(Coastal Carolina), Brandon Belt (Texas), Andrew Doyle (Oklahoma), Cory
Harrilchak (Elon)
Week Twelve “National All-Star Lineup” included: Jason Buursma
(Bucknell), Bryce Massanari (Georgia), Ryan Keedy (UAB), David
Anderson (Coastal Carolina), Tim Fedroff (North Carolina), Bryan Miller
(Troy), Sheldon McDonald (Northeastern), Scott Swinson (Maryland),
Brady Shoemaker (Indiana State), Michael Manus (Indiana State), Kiel
Roling (Arizona State), Mike Olt (Connecticut), Jeremie Tice (College of
Charleston), Coach Joe Hudak (Winthrop), Coach Gary Gilmore (Coastal
Carolina)
Week Eleven “National All-Star Lineup” included: Mike Leake
(Arizona State), Buster Posey (Florida State), David Anderson (Coastal
Carolina), Ryan Wilkes (Kentucky), Pete Woodworth (Florida Gulf Coast),
Stephen Strasburg (San Diego State), Michael Harrington (College of
Charleston), Eric Beaulac (Le Moyne), Mitchell Bialosky (San Francisco),
Robbie Knight (Creighton), Bryan Miller (Troy), Eric Thompson (Vermont),
Stephen Flora (Texas A&M Corpus Christi), Mike Stutes (Oregon State),
Scott Gorgen (UC Irvine), Dustin Ackley (UNC), Coach Tony Robichaux
(Louisiana Lafayette)
Week Ten “National All-Star Lineup” included: Kenn Kesparek (Texas),
Brett Wallace (Arizona State), Brett Nommensen (Eastern Illinois), Grant
Dayton (Auburn), Stephen Strasburg (San Diego State), Nick Greenwood
(Rhode Island), Clay Whittemore (Jacksonville State), Paul Smyth
(Kansas), Omar Gutierrez (Texas A&M – Corpus Christie), Bryan Miller
(Troy), Jared Bradford (LSU), Rob Musgrave (Wichita State), Aaron Shafer
(Wichita State), Josh Mazzola (Missouri State), Kyle Conley (Washington),
James Ewing (Southern Miss)
Week Nine “National All-Star Lineup” included: Greg Annarummo
(Elon), Chris Hernandez (Miami), Alex Silverman (Brown), Ben Koenigfeld
(Army), Stephen Strasburg (San Diego State), Nick Nordgren (Creighton),
Tim Clubb (Missouri State), Drew Heid (Gonzaga), Ryan Mollica (Florida
International), Josh Harrison (Cincinnati), Anthony Shawler (Old
Dominion), Justin Smoak (South Carolina), Kiel Roling (Arizona State),
Mike Leake (Arizona State), Matt Long (Santa Clara), Chris Richburg
(Texas Tech)
Week Eight “National All-Star Lineup” included: Shawn Joy (Southern
Illinois), Eric Davis (Stanford), Rob Segedin (Tulane), Ryan Strauss
(Florida State), Scott Gorgen (UC Irvine), T.J. Walz (Kansas), Christopher
Manno (Duke), Nate Freiman (Duke), Luke Murton (Georgia Tech), Collin
Cowgill (Kentucky), Tim Fedroff (North Carolina), Yonder Alonso (Miami),
Shane Peterson (Long Beach State), Joe Bonadonna (Illinois), Darryl
Evans (Florida A&M), Daniel Hargrave (UNC Wilmington)
Week Seven “National All-Star Lineup” included: Stephen Strasburg
(San Diego State), Jeff Kaplan (Cal State Fullerton), Andrew Oliver
(Oklahoma State), Blake Tekotte (Miami), Jacob Priday (Missouri), Pat
Colwell (San Diego State), Dock Doyle (Coastal Carolina), Trent Lockwood
(UTSA), Brett Lilley (Notre Dame), Brandon Douglas (Northern Iowa),
Michael Obradovich (Florida Atlantic), Jesse Hart (Milwaukee), Mike
Jaworski (Northwestern), David Macias (Vanderbilt), Bobby Stevens
(Northern Illinois), Grant Green (USC), Ike Davis (Arizona State)
Week Six “National All-Star Lineup” included: Nick Haughian
(Washington), Evan Fredrickson (San Francisco), Aaron Crow (Missouri),
Corey Young (Seton Hall), Ryan Buch (Monmouth), Ryan Pond (NC
State), Andy Dirks (Wichita State), Logan Gelbrich (San Diego), Chad
Cregar (Western Kentucky), Cory Harrilchak (Elon), Buster Posey (Florida
State), Ben Booker (Baylor), Kyle Seager (UNC), Dave DiNatale (Miami),
Collin Cowgill (Kentucky), Shawn Griffin (Tennessee), Coach Mark
Marquess (Stanford), Coach Larry Hays (Texas Tech)
Week Five “National All-Star Lineup” included: Nick Kirk (Northern
Iowa), Thain Simon (Santa Clara), Brandon McLurg (Lipscomb), Casey
Haerther (UCLA), Doug Thennis (Texas Tech), Buster Posey (Florida
State), Trent Lockwood (UTSA), James Darnell (South Carolina), Joey
Haug (Coastal Carolina), Barry Bowden (Southern Miss), Alan Ahmady
(Fresno State), Justin Parks (West Virginia), John Avanzino (Bucknell),
Ben Soignier (Univ. of Louisiana Monroe), Coach Corky Palmer (Southern
Miss)
Week Four “National All-Star Lineup” included: Aaron Crow and Ian
Berger (Missouri), Josh Romanski and Brian Matusz (San Diego), Tommy
Milone and Ryan Cook (USC), Dennis Guinn (Florida State), Chad Flack
(UNC), Evan Sharpley (Notre Dame), Josh Satin (Cal), Tyler Lairson
(Southern Illinois), Gordon Beckham (Georgia), Ike Davis (Arizona State),
Jeff Cusick (UC Irvine), Mike McKenna (Florida Atlantic), Graham
Stoneburner (Clemson), Shane Bushland (North Dakota State), Coach
Dave Van Horn (Arkansas)
Week Three “National All-Star Lineup” included: Gordan Beckham
(Georgia), Ike Davis (Arizona State), Jason Rodriguez (Nevada), Billy
Barber (Richmond), Kyle Suire (Univ. of Louisiana at Monroe), Tyler
Kuhn (West Virginia), Kyle Blair (San Diego University), Alex Hassan
(Duke), Josh Adams (Florida), Nate Lape (Marshall), Ricky Bowen
(Mississippi St.), Shawn Tolleson (Baylor), Mitch Houck and Austin
Hudson (Central Florida), Georgia Southern Baseball Team, Coach Mike
Martin (Florida State), Coach Jay Bergman (Central Florida)
Week Two “National All-Star Lineup” included: Sean Ratliff
(Stanford), Roger Kieschnick (Texas Tech), Aaron Murphree (Arkansas),
Preston Guilmet (Arizona), Yonder Alonso (Miami), Kyle Parker (Clemson),
Eric Thames (Pepperdine), Chris Fetter (Michigan), Tim Murphy (UCLA),
Ike Davis (Arizona State), Steve Winklemann (Creighton), Brett Sellers
(James Madison), Jack Posey (Florida State), Coach Steve Smith (Baylor),
Coach Jim Schlossnagle (TCU), Coach Andy Lopez (Arizona)
Week One “National All-Star Lineup” included: Marcel Champagnie
(Arizona State), Kyle Seager (UNC), Matt Smith (Ole Miss), Diego
Seastrunk (Rice), Michael Rockett (UTSA), Matt Clark (LSU), Kevin
Dubler (Illinois State), Sawyer Carroll (Kentucky), Sean Black (Seton
Hall), Scott Gorgen (UC Irvine), Hunter Moody (Louisiana Lafayette),
Coach Mainieri (LSU), Coach Tanner (South Carolina)
The College Baseball Foundation (CBF) is dedicated to preserving college
baseball history and recognizing standout teams and individuals who
have influenced the collegiate game. Established as a 501(c)(3) charitable
educational organization, the CBF hopes to not only catalog the sport’s history,
but to foster an appreciation for the historical development of college baseball
and its impact on our culture. The Foundation continues to place importance on the
increasing public awareness of college baseball and to create exposure
for those who play the greatest game ever played.
The College Baseball Foundation will release its "National All-Star
Lineup" each week, giving accolades to the past week’s top performers.
The "National All-Star Lineup" is nominated by college coaches, staff, and
baseball media contacts.
To nominate a player or coach email Raymond Richardson
Raymond@collegebaseballfoundation.org by Monday noon following every weekend
series. For more information visit the College Baseball Foundation at
www.collegebaseballfoundation.org.
