May 14, 2008

LINDSBORG, KS -- - Region IV Baseball Chair Rob Miller has announced the 2008 baseball post-season honors.

Seventeen baseball players are named to the All-Region IV honor team, nine players are named to the defensive "2008 Rawlings - NAIA Region IV Gold Glove Team," and the coach & player honors are announced for this year's post-season.

The Region IV "Coach-of-the-year" is Dave Dawson of Kansas Wesleyan University. The region "Player-of-the-year" is Ulysses Roque of Bellevue University.

The complete All-Region IV baseball team and the Golf Glove team (best defensive players) are:

NAIA Region IV All-region 2008 BASEBALL: 1B - Tyler Stohl, College of the Ozarks, SR, Ellsinore, MO. 2B - Eric Lehner, Bethany College, SR, Racine, WI. 3B - Kellen Love, York College, SR, Parker, CO. SS - Dylan Connolly, York College, SR, Sacramento, CA. IF - Harold Holbert, Bethany College, JR, Los Angeles, CA. OF - Brandon Mathes, Kansas Wesleyan U., JR, Mustang, OK. OF - Coty Holt, College of the Ozarks, SR, West Plains, MO. OF - Chris Luera, Park University, SR, Tucson, AZ. OF - John Richards, York College, SR, Littleton, CO. C - Cody Newman, University of Saint Mary (KS), SR, Peculiar, MO. C - Chris Brown, Tabor College, SR, Grass Valley, CA. P - Ulysses Roque, Bellevue University, SR, South Miami, FL. P - Greg Byron, Bethany College, SR, Toronto, Canada. P - Shaun Sumter, Kansas Wesleyan, U. SR, Oologah, OK. P - Josh Hake, Park University, SR, Tucson, AZ. RP - Greg Wierman, College of the Ozarks, SO, Lake Havasu, AZ. DH - Ryan Fawks, Park University, SR, Richmond, MO.

This year the 2008 Rawlings - Region IV Gold Glove Team baseball honor players, the best defensive players in the region, are: 1B - Curtis Eubanks, York College, JR, Oroville, CA. 2B - Dusty Romero, Kansas Wesleyan U., SR, Las Vegas, NV. 3B - Kellen Love, York College, SR, Parker, CO. SS - Dylan Connolly, York College, SR, Sacramento, CA. LF - Brandon Flood, U. of Saint Mary (KS), SR, Raymore, MO. CF - Dave Powell, Bellevue University, SR, Roseberg, OR. RF - John Richards, York College, SR, Littleton, CO. C - Kyle Hook, Kansas Wesleyan U., JR, Mesa, AZ. P - Heath Kice, Friends University, SR, Osawatomie, KS.

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