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2007 All-WIAC Selections Announced
May 16, 2007
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RELEASED: Wednesday, May 16, 2007
UW-Stevens Point’s Zimmermann and UW-Stout’s Maier Headline All-WIAC Baseball Team; UW-Oshkosh’s Lechnir Named Coach of the Year
Madison, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Jordan Zimmermann was named the Pitcher of the Year and UW-Stout’s Seth Maier the Position Player of the Year to headline the 20 individuals selected to the 2007 All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Baseball Team by the league coaches. UW-Oshkosh head coach Tom Lechnir was voted the Coach of the Year.
Zimmermann, a junior righthanded pitcher, secured the pitcher of the year honor for the second straight season, becoming the first individual in league history win the prize in back-to-back years. He leads the WIAC with a .215 opponent batting average, while ranking second with a 2.47 earned run average, 59 strikeouts and seven wins, seventh with two saves and eighth with 54.2 innings pitched.
Zimmermann’s seven wins rank third on UW-Stevens Point’s single-season list, while his 59 strikeouts are sixth. He has allowed just seven extra-base hits (five doubles, two home runs) and struck out a season-high 11 batters against UW-Stout on April 18 and UW-Oshkosh on April 28.
Maier, a senior first baseman, earned first team recognition for the third straight season and fourth time in his career. He was also recognized in 2003 and becomes the fourth player in school history to earn all-WIAC first team honors four years, joining Matt Barnard (1989-92), Greg Osterhaus (1992-95) and Duane Ruff (1980-83). This year, Maier ranks second in the conference with a .404 batting average, third with 98 total bases, fourth with a .628 slugging percentage, fifth with 63 hits and seven home runs and seventh with a .467 on-base percentage.
He hit safely in 38 of the Blue Devils’ 40 games and compiled 18 multi-hit performances, including seven three-hit games and had a 21-game hitting streak to start the season. Maier’s 63 hits rank third on the school’s single-season list, while his 156 at-bats are sixth. He owns school career records with 577 at-bats, 224 hits and 50 doubles, while placing second with 140 runs batted in and third with 137 runs scored.
Maier is the second player in Blue Devil history to receive the league’s position player of the year honor, joining Brad O’Connell in 2001.
Repeat selections on this year’s first team include: UW-La Crosse’s Andy Podmolik, UW-Oshkosh’s Bryan Schwebke, UW-Platteville’s Ross Bennett, UW-Stevens Point’s Adam Evanoff and UW-Whitewater’s Jordan Stine.
Podmolik, a senior outfielder, earned first team status for the third straight season after receiving honorable mention accolades in 2004. He ranks third in the WIAC with three triples and sixth with 12 stolen bases. Podmolik finished his career as UW-La Crosse’s leader with 602 at-bats, 221 hits, 139 runs scored and 58 stolen bases, while placing second with 39 doubles and nine triples.
Schwebke, a senior outfielder, leads the league with 49 runs scored, 10 home runs, 17 doubles, four triples, 120 total bases, 207 plate appearances and a .686 slugging percentage, while ranking second with 175 at-bats, fourth with 65 hits and ninth with a .371 batting average. He is currently riding a 22-game hitting streak – the seventh-longest in conference history. Schwebke was a first team selection a year ago after earning honorable mention status during the 2004 campaign.
Bennett, a junior first baseman, claimed first team honors for the second straight season. He ranks second in the WIAC with nine home runs, .678 slugging percentage and .497 on-base percentage, third with three triples, fourth with 44 runs scored, fifth with 97 total bases, seventh with 11 stolen bases and ninth with 37 runs batted in. Bennett holds UW-Platteville career records with 149 hits, 114 runs scored, 112 runs batted in, 23 home runs and 265 total bases.
Evanoff, a senior firstbaseman/catcher, earned first team recognition for the second consecutive year. He leads the conference with 68 hits, while placing second with nine home runs, 175 at-bats, 109 total bases and 206 plate appearances, fourth with a .389 batting average and 43 runs batted in, fifth with a .623 slugging percentage and .473 on-base percentage, sixth with 24 walks and eighth with 42 runs scored.
Stine, a sophomore outfielder, tops the league with a .500 on-base percentage and is third with a .400 batting average and .636 slugging percentage. He was also a first selection a season ago.
Additional first team selections this year include: UW-La Crosse’s Storm Gram, UW-Oshkosh’s Adam Bretl, Brad Demmin, Mickey Fadness, Jason Fosler and Brian Gerl, UW-Stevens Point’s Ryan Byrnes, Brandon Hemstead and Tim Schlosser, UW-Stout’s Rob Heller and Erik Johnson and UW-Whitewater’s Tom Corcoran and Jeff Donovan.
Named to the honorable mention team were: UW-La Crosse’s Ross Benitz, UW-Oshkosh’s Adam Roos, UW-Platteville’s Scott Dybevik, UW-Stevens Point’s Brad Archambeau and Brandon Scheidler, UW-Stout’s Matt Doornink, Matt Krause and Mike White, UW-Superior’s Ryan Leer and UW-Whitewater’s Greg Harder, Mike Jacobson and Billy Johnson.
UW-Oshkosh head coach Tom Lechnir directed the Titans to their league-leading 28th WIAC regular season championship and first since 1999. The Titans also earned the 23rd NCAA Division III tournament bid in program history. Lechnir claimed the coach of the year honor for the third time in his career after receiving the award in 1998 and 1999. He is in his 19th season in charge of the Titans and is the conference’s all-time winningest coach with a 592-192-1 overall record (.755 winning percentage).
2007 All-WIAC Baseball Team
First Team
Name, School, Year, Position, Hometown (High School)
Ross Bennett, Platteville, Junior, Firstbase, Mequon (Homestead)
Adam Bretl, Oshkosh, Senior, Righthanded Pitcher, Sturgeon Bay (Southern Door)
Ryan Byrnes, Stevens Point, Senior, Outfield, Beaver Dam
Tom Corcoran, Whitewater, Junior, Outfield/Designated Hitter, Rochester, Minn.
Brad Demmin, Oshkosh, Sophomore, Firstbase, Oshkosh (North)
Jeff Donovan, Whitewater, Freshman, Outfield, Wauwatosa
Adam Evanoff, Stevens Point, Senior, Firstbase/Catcher, Plover (SPASH)
Mickey Fadness, Oshkosh, Sophomore, Secondbase/Catcher, Eau Claire (Memorial)
Jason Fosler, Oshkosh, Sophomore, Outfield, DeForest
Brian Gerl, Oshkosh, Senior, Righthanded Pitcher, Manawa (Little Wolf)
Storm Gram, La Crosse, Sophomore, Secondbase, Woodbury, Minn.
Rob Heller, Stout, Senior, Righthanded Pitcher, La Crosse (Central)
Brandon Hemstead, Stevens Point, Junior, Righthanded Pitcher, DeForest
Erik Johnson, Stout, Junior, Rightfield, La Crosse (Central)
Seth Maier, Stout, Senior, Firstbase, Park Falls
Andy Podmolik, La Crosse, Senior, Outfield, Phillips
Tim Schlosser, Stevens Point, Junior, Secondbase, Oconomowoc
Bryan Schwebke, Oshkosh, Senior, Outfield, Oshkosh (West)
Jordan Stine, Whitewater, Sophomore, Outfield, Merrill
Jordan Zimmermann, Stevens Point, Junior, Righthanded Pitcher, Auburndale
Honorable Mention
Brad Archambeau, Stevens Point, Freshman, Outfield, Watertown
Ross Benitz, La Crosse, Sophomore, Righthanded Pitcher, Osceola
Matt Doornink, Stout, Sophomore, Righthanded Pitcher, Cottage Grove, Minn.
Scott Dybevik, Platteville, Senior, Outfield, Madison (La Follette)
Greg Harder, Whitewater, Junior, Shortstop, Waukesha (West)
Mike Jacobson, Whitewater, Junior, Lefthanded Pitcher, Oak Creek
Billy Johnson, Whitewater, Junior, Secondbase, Kenosha (Tremper)
Matt Krause, Stout, Junior, Catcher, Bonduel
Ryan Leer, Superior, Freshman, Centerfield, Minnetonka, Minn.
Adam Roos, Oshkosh, Senior, Righthanded Pitcher, Thunder Bay, Ontario
Brandon Scheidler, Stevens Point, Junior, Outfield, Chippewa Falls (McDonell)
Mike White, Stout, Junior, Shortstop, Rochester, Minn. (Marshall)
Position Player of the Year: Seth Maier of Stout
Pitcher of the Year: Jordan Zimmermann of Stevens Point
Max Sparger Scholar-Athlete: Reed Coil of Superior
Coach of the Year: Tom Lechnir of Oshkosh
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UW-Stevens Point’s Zimmermann and UW-Stout’s Maier Headline All-WIAC Baseball Team; UW-Oshkosh’s Lechnir Named Coach of the Year
Madison, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Jordan Zimmermann was named the Pitcher of the Year and UW-Stout’s Seth Maier the Position Player of the Year to headline the 20 individuals selected to the 2007 All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Baseball Team by the league coaches. UW-Oshkosh head coach Tom Lechnir was voted the Coach of the Year.
Zimmermann, a junior righthanded pitcher, secured the pitcher of the year honor for the second straight season, becoming the first individual in league history win the prize in back-to-back years. He leads the WIAC with a .215 opponent batting average, while ranking second with a 2.47 earned run average, 59 strikeouts and seven wins, seventh with two saves and eighth with 54.2 innings pitched.
Zimmermann’s seven wins rank third on UW-Stevens Point’s single-season list, while his 59 strikeouts are sixth. He has allowed just seven extra-base hits (five doubles, two home runs) and struck out a season-high 11 batters against UW-Stout on April 18 and UW-Oshkosh on April 28.
Maier, a senior first baseman, earned first team recognition for the third straight season and fourth time in his career. He was also recognized in 2003 and becomes the fourth player in school history to earn all-WIAC first team honors four years, joining Matt Barnard (1989-92), Greg Osterhaus (1992-95) and Duane Ruff (1980-83). This year, Maier ranks second in the conference with a .404 batting average, third with 98 total bases, fourth with a .628 slugging percentage, fifth with 63 hits and seven home runs and seventh with a .467 on-base percentage.
He hit safely in 38 of the Blue Devils’ 40 games and compiled 18 multi-hit performances, including seven three-hit games and had a 21-game hitting streak to start the season. Maier’s 63 hits rank third on the school’s single-season list, while his 156 at-bats are sixth. He owns school career records with 577 at-bats, 224 hits and 50 doubles, while placing second with 140 runs batted in and third with 137 runs scored.
Maier is the second player in Blue Devil history to receive the league’s position player of the year honor, joining Brad O’Connell in 2001.
Repeat selections on this year’s first team include: UW-La Crosse’s Andy Podmolik, UW-Oshkosh’s Bryan Schwebke, UW-Platteville’s Ross Bennett, UW-Stevens Point’s Adam Evanoff and UW-Whitewater’s Jordan Stine.
Podmolik, a senior outfielder, earned first team status for the third straight season after receiving honorable mention accolades in 2004. He ranks third in the WIAC with three triples and sixth with 12 stolen bases. Podmolik finished his career as UW-La Crosse’s leader with 602 at-bats, 221 hits, 139 runs scored and 58 stolen bases, while placing second with 39 doubles and nine triples.
Schwebke, a senior outfielder, leads the league with 49 runs scored, 10 home runs, 17 doubles, four triples, 120 total bases, 207 plate appearances and a .686 slugging percentage, while ranking second with 175 at-bats, fourth with 65 hits and ninth with a .371 batting average. He is currently riding a 22-game hitting streak – the seventh-longest in conference history. Schwebke was a first team selection a year ago after earning honorable mention status during the 2004 campaign.
Bennett, a junior first baseman, claimed first team honors for the second straight season. He ranks second in the WIAC with nine home runs, .678 slugging percentage and .497 on-base percentage, third with three triples, fourth with 44 runs scored, fifth with 97 total bases, seventh with 11 stolen bases and ninth with 37 runs batted in. Bennett holds UW-Platteville career records with 149 hits, 114 runs scored, 112 runs batted in, 23 home runs and 265 total bases.
Evanoff, a senior firstbaseman/catcher, earned first team recognition for the second consecutive year. He leads the conference with 68 hits, while placing second with nine home runs, 175 at-bats, 109 total bases and 206 plate appearances, fourth with a .389 batting average and 43 runs batted in, fifth with a .623 slugging percentage and .473 on-base percentage, sixth with 24 walks and eighth with 42 runs scored.
Stine, a sophomore outfielder, tops the league with a .500 on-base percentage and is third with a .400 batting average and .636 slugging percentage. He was also a first selection a season ago.
Additional first team selections this year include: UW-La Crosse’s Storm Gram, UW-Oshkosh’s Adam Bretl, Brad Demmin, Mickey Fadness, Jason Fosler and Brian Gerl, UW-Stevens Point’s Ryan Byrnes, Brandon Hemstead and Tim Schlosser, UW-Stout’s Rob Heller and Erik Johnson and UW-Whitewater’s Tom Corcoran and Jeff Donovan.
Named to the honorable mention team were: UW-La Crosse’s Ross Benitz, UW-Oshkosh’s Adam Roos, UW-Platteville’s Scott Dybevik, UW-Stevens Point’s Brad Archambeau and Brandon Scheidler, UW-Stout’s Matt Doornink, Matt Krause and Mike White, UW-Superior’s Ryan Leer and UW-Whitewater’s Greg Harder, Mike Jacobson and Billy Johnson.
UW-Oshkosh head coach Tom Lechnir directed the Titans to their league-leading 28th WIAC regular season championship and first since 1999. The Titans also earned the 23rd NCAA Division III tournament bid in program history. Lechnir claimed the coach of the year honor for the third time in his career after receiving the award in 1998 and 1999. He is in his 19th season in charge of the Titans and is the conference’s all-time winningest coach with a 592-192-1 overall record (.755 winning percentage).
2007 All-WIAC Baseball Team
First Team
Name, School, Year, Position, Hometown (High School)
Ross Bennett, Platteville, Junior, Firstbase, Mequon (Homestead)
Adam Bretl, Oshkosh, Senior, Righthanded Pitcher, Sturgeon Bay (Southern Door)
Ryan Byrnes, Stevens Point, Senior, Outfield, Beaver Dam
Tom Corcoran, Whitewater, Junior, Outfield/Designated Hitter, Rochester, Minn.
Brad Demmin, Oshkosh, Sophomore, Firstbase, Oshkosh (North)
Jeff Donovan, Whitewater, Freshman, Outfield, Wauwatosa
Adam Evanoff, Stevens Point, Senior, Firstbase/Catcher, Plover (SPASH)
Mickey Fadness, Oshkosh, Sophomore, Secondbase/Catcher, Eau Claire (Memorial)
Jason Fosler, Oshkosh, Sophomore, Outfield, DeForest
Brian Gerl, Oshkosh, Senior, Righthanded Pitcher, Manawa (Little Wolf)
Storm Gram, La Crosse, Sophomore, Secondbase, Woodbury, Minn.
Rob Heller, Stout, Senior, Righthanded Pitcher, La Crosse (Central)
Brandon Hemstead, Stevens Point, Junior, Righthanded Pitcher, DeForest
Erik Johnson, Stout, Junior, Rightfield, La Crosse (Central)
Seth Maier, Stout, Senior, Firstbase, Park Falls
Andy Podmolik, La Crosse, Senior, Outfield, Phillips
Tim Schlosser, Stevens Point, Junior, Secondbase, Oconomowoc
Bryan Schwebke, Oshkosh, Senior, Outfield, Oshkosh (West)
Jordan Stine, Whitewater, Sophomore, Outfield, Merrill
Jordan Zimmermann, Stevens Point, Junior, Righthanded Pitcher, Auburndale
Honorable Mention
Brad Archambeau, Stevens Point, Freshman, Outfield, Watertown
Ross Benitz, La Crosse, Sophomore, Righthanded Pitcher, Osceola
Matt Doornink, Stout, Sophomore, Righthanded Pitcher, Cottage Grove, Minn.
Scott Dybevik, Platteville, Senior, Outfield, Madison (La Follette)
Greg Harder, Whitewater, Junior, Shortstop, Waukesha (West)
Mike Jacobson, Whitewater, Junior, Lefthanded Pitcher, Oak Creek
Billy Johnson, Whitewater, Junior, Secondbase, Kenosha (Tremper)
Matt Krause, Stout, Junior, Catcher, Bonduel
Ryan Leer, Superior, Freshman, Centerfield, Minnetonka, Minn.
Adam Roos, Oshkosh, Senior, Righthanded Pitcher, Thunder Bay, Ontario
Brandon Scheidler, Stevens Point, Junior, Outfield, Chippewa Falls (McDonell)
Mike White, Stout, Junior, Shortstop, Rochester, Minn. (Marshall)
Position Player of the Year: Seth Maier of Stout
Pitcher of the Year: Jordan Zimmermann of Stevens Point
Max Sparger Scholar-Athlete: Reed Coil of Superior
Coach of the Year: Tom Lechnir of Oshkosh
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