ST. LOUIS – On Tuesday morning, the Missouri Valley Conference released its all-Conference baseball selections. Indiana State placed one member on the All-MVC second team, and another player on the honorable mention squad. Missouri State and Dallas Baptist took five spots each on the first team, while Illinois State placed three, Wichita State and Evansville added one.
Jeff Degano earned a spot on the Missouri Valley Conference second team, after going 7-3 in the regular season while earning a 2.57 earned run average and striking out 117 hitters, tying him for fifth most in the NCAA. During the conference season, Degano went 3-2 in seven games, earning a 2.27 ERA while striking out 63 hitters. In his 47.2 innings in conference play, Degano surrendered 15 runs (12 earned), and walked 14 while holding opponents without a home run.
Andy Young earned a spot on the MVC honorable mention squad. In conference games, the third baseman hit .313 (23-for-73), with seven doubles, a triple and four home runs with a slugging percentage of .575. Young started in all 21 Missouri Valley conference games, scoring seven runs and knocking in nine.
The MVC's Joe Carter Player of the Year award went to Kevin Kaczmarksi of Evansville. Pitcher of the Year went to Jon Harris of Missouri State. MSU's Jake Burger also took Freshman of the Year, along with Joey Hawkins winning the Defensive Player of the Year, while Keith Guttin won the Dan Callahan Coach of the Year. Illinois State's Jacob Hendren took home Newcomer of the Year honors.
The All-Missouri Valley teams are listed below.
First Team All-Conference Second Team All-Conference
1B - Mason Snyder, Illinois State 1B - Justin Paulsen, Missouri State
2B - Drew Turbin, Dallas Baptist 1B - Ryan Tinkham, Wichita State
SS - Camden Duzenack, Dallas Baptist 2B - Joe Kelch, Illinois State
3B - Jake Burger, Missouri State SS - Joey Hawkins, Missouri State
C - Daniel Salters, Dallas Baptist 3B - Spencer Gaa, Bradley
DH - Daniel Sweet, Dallas Baptist C - Drew Carlile, Bradley
UT - Paul DeJong, Illinois State OF - Tagg Duce, Dallas Baptist
OF - Sam Hilliard, Wichita State OF - Daniel Kihle, Wichita State
OF - Kevin Kaczmarski, Evansville OF - Isaac Smith, Bradley
OF - Tate Matheny, Missouri State OF - Justin Wall, Dallas Baptist
SP - Matt Hall, Missouri State SP - Elliot Ashbeck, Bradley
SP - Jon Harris, Missouri State SP - Jeff Degano, Indiana State
SP - Jacob Hendren, Illinois State SP - Aaron Hauge, Southern Illinois
RP - Brandon Koch, Dallas Baptist RP - Chance Adams, Dallas Baptist
RP - Bryan Young, Missouri State RP - Matt Dennis, Bradley
Honorable Mention All-Conference All-Defensive Team
1B - Paul Solka, Bradley 1B - Chane Lynch, Dallas Baptist
2B - Dylan Becker, Missouri State 2B - Drew Turbin, Dallas Baptist
2B - Chris Godinez, Bradley SS - Joey Hawkins, Missouri State
3B - Andy Young, Indiana State 3B - Nash Knight, Dallas Baptist
SS - Trey Vickers, Wichita State C - Daniel Salters, Dallas Baptist
C - Gunnar Troutwine, Wichita State OF - Tagg Duce, Dallas Baptist
SP - Steve Adkins, Bradley OF - Kevin Kaczmarski, Evansville
SP - Brodie Harkness, Evansville OF - Tate Matheny, Missouri State
RP - John Hayes, Wichita State P - Jacob Hendren, Illinois State
RP - Sean Stutzman, Dallas Baptist
The Sycamores open the Missouri Valley Conference tournament against the second seeded Dallas Baptist Patriots on Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. (ET). The game will be broadcasted on ESPN3 and fans can listen to the contest on 1230 WIBQ AM.
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