May 5, 2006                    

Cowley baseball has seven players named All-Conference

Benefiting from another strong season, the Cowley College baseball team placed seven players on the Jayhawk Conference Eastern Division All-Conference teams.

The Tigers had four players named first-team all-conference and three more named to the second-team. No other team in the conference had more than four players named to the first two teams.

Sophomore shortstop Brad Miller (.339 average, seven home runs, 39 RBI’s) was named a first-team selection for the second consecutive year, while sophomore catcher Pat D’Aoust (.390 average, eight home runs, 52 RBI’s), joined Miller on the first-team.

Pitchers Jeremy Sheehan (6-2, 1.81 earned run average) and Kyle Thornton (16 saves, 1.05 ERA), were also named first-team all-conference.

Freshman outfielders Mike Dabbs (.337, five home runs, 55 RBI’s), and Nick Troilo (.380 average, 16 stolen bases) joined fellow freshmen Kent Williamson (4-0, 2.92 ERA) as second-team selections.

The Tigers (41-9) will battle Butler Community College (34-17) at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the second round of the Region VI Tournament played at Wichita’s Lawrence Dumont Stadium.
All of the Tiger baseball games at the tournament can be heard on KACY 102.5 FM, or by logging on to kacy.fm

All-Conference Eastern Division

Most Valuable Player — Dylan Libadisos, Highland
Freshman of the Year — Jake Hoover, Neosho
Coach of the Year — Chris Moddelmog, Fort Scott
First-Team
•Catcher — Pat D’Aoust, Cowley
•First base — Chris Nash, Johnson
•Second base — Jeremy Strack, Fort Scott
•Shortstop — Brad Miller, Cowley
•Third base — Steve Winkelmann, Neosho
•Designated hitter — No players nominated
•Outfield —Libadisos, Highland; Eric Shortell, Neosho, Derek Hinke, Johnson.
•Pitchers — Jeremy Sheehan, Cowley; Kyle Thornton, Cowley; Lendsey Thomson, Fort Scott.
Second-Team
•Catcher — Lawson Hipps, Fort Scott
•First base —Trevor Whipkey, Coffeyville; Matt Stoeklen, Fort Scott.
•Second base — Matt Welch, Coffeyville
•Shortstop — Justin Beal, Independence
•Third base — Bryan Covington, Coffeyville
•Designated hitter — No players nominated
•Outfield — Mike Dabbs, Cowley; Nick Troilo, Cowley; Jake Hoover, Neosho.
•Pitchers — Kent Williamson, Cowley; Chance Fields, Coffeyville; Daniel Gandia, Labette.
Honorable Mention
•Catcher — Nick Wolfe, Neosho
•First base — Ryan Fawks, Kansas City
•Second base — Teddy Barnes, Labette
•Shortstop — Aaron Phillips, Allen County
•Third base — Bret Nightengale, Fort Scott
•Designated hitter — No players nominated
•Outfield — Andrew Wells, Fort Scott; Jake Bradshaw, Kansas City; Johnny Roberts, Coffeyville.
•Pitchers — Luke Stahl, Allen; Brett Mize, Kansas City; Trevor Whipkey, Coffeyville.