Upper Midwest Athletic Conference

St. Scholastica lands nine on UMAC Baseball All-Conference First Team

5/23/2011 9:04:18 AM

ST. PAUL -- The College of St. Scholastica, who won its 15th consecutive Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) regular season championship in 2011 and a host of all-conference awards came with the Saints’ title. Nine different St. Scholastica players earned UMAC First Team All-Conference awards followed by two more honorable mention accolades to lead all eight league schools.

Included in St. Scholastica’s nine honorees were Kyle Moody and Matt Lewis, who were chosen as the UMAC’s Player and Pitcher of the Year. Moody finished the conference season with 31 hits, 24 runs scored, 30 RBI and eight doubles, all of which fell in the top five in each respective statistical category. Lewis boasted a 0.69 ERA to go with five UMAC victories, striking out 26 batters from the mound to earn the league’s top pitcher award. In his second year as the Saints head coach, Corey Kemp was voted as the UMAC Coach of the Year by his colleagues. Kemp’s team went 20-1 in conference play, leading the league in team batting, pitching and fielding statistcs.

Bethany Lutheran College’s Dylan Gass was named the UMAC Rookie of the Year after batting .404 with 19 hits and nine RBI in 18 conference affairs. Gass was one of five Vikings selected to the all-conference first team. Presentation College boasted three first team honorees, while Martin Luther College, Northwestern College and the University of Minnesota, Morris each had one representative on the first team. Each team followed with two honorable mention selections.
 

1st Team All-Conference (Listed by Position)
Name	Institution	Year	Position
Cody Hallahan	Bethany Lutheran College	Senior	P
Justin Kohls	Bethany Lutheran College	Senior	P
Kyle Jensen	College of St. Scholastica	Sophomore	P
Matt Lewis	College of St. Scholastica	Senior	P
David Vogelgesang	College of St. Scholastica	Sophomore	P
Zach Herd	Bethany Lutheran College	Senior	OF
Kyle Flagstad	College of St. Scholastica	Sophomore	OF
Joe Link	College of St. Scholastica	Senior	OF
Zach Markwith	Northwestern College	Sophomore	OF
Dylan Gass	Bethany Lutheran College	Freshman	IF
Darin Hendley	Bethany Lutheran College	Senior	IF
Brian Marshik	College of St. Scholastica	Senior	IF
Brandon Peterson	College of St. Scholastica	Junior	IF
Chad Peterson	College of St. Scholastica	Senior	IF
Greg Holzhueter	Martin Luther College	Senior	IF
Kyle Moody	College of St. Scholastica	Junior	C
Justin Kline	Presentation College	Junior	C
Heath Giedt	Presentation College	Sophomore	UT
Spencer Sudbeck	Presentation College	Senior	UT
Jordan Gegen	University of Minnesota, Morris	Junior	UT

Honorable Mention All-Conference (Listed by Institution)
Name	Institution	Year	Position
Aaron Siefken	Bethany Lutheran College	Junior	IF
Casey Woodside	Bethany Lutheran College	Junior	C
Stephen Boger	Crown College	Senior	OF
Kyle Knox	Crown College	Sophomore	UT
Jake Casareto	College of St. Scholastica	Sophomore	IF
Scott Greening	College of St. Scholastica	Senior	OF
Joe Janke	Martin Luther College	Junior	UT
Joe Schmudlach	Martin Luther College	Freshman	OF
Travis Hendrickson	Northland College	Junior	UT
Casey Herr	Northland College	Freshman	IF
Josh Markwith	Northwestern College	Junior	C
Andy Borud	Northwestern College	Senior	OF
Michael Babcock	Presentation College	Senior	IF
Matt Kervin	Presentation College	Junior	P
Drew Lundquist	University of Minnesota, Morris	Sophomore	OF
Ian Olson	University of Minnesota, Morris	Senior	IF