Mount Olive's Rogers Among Semifinalists For Tino Martinez Award
Mount Olive's Rogers Among Semifinalists For Tino Martinez Award
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2012 TINO MARTINEZ SEMIFINALISTS
ANNOUNCED
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"In my 28 years of
coaching college baseball, including six at the Division II level,
Tino Martinez was the most dominant player I have ever coached
against. He had an aura about him that allowed him to stand out and
made you realize he was destined for greatness. Although you hated
to coach against him because he made his team so hard to beat, you
also realized you were witnessing something special in this
extraordinary ballplayer. I have always had great admiration for
him as a ballplayer, and as I got to know him later in life, I came
to realize he also was an outstanding person."
Paul Mainieri, Head Baseball
Coach
Louisiana State University
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The Semifinalists for the 2012
Tino Martinez Award have been revealed. The award is presented to
the most outstanding player in DII college baseball. The annual
honor is named after the former University of Tampa Spartan, United
States Olympian, first round draft pick and MLB All-Star, Tino
Martinez.
The fifty-five semi-finalists
represent forty-eight different schools from across the nation.
Seven schools, Grand Valley State, Mercyhurst, North Alabama, Nova
Southeastern, St. Anselm, St. Mary's and Western Oregon each had
two players on the list.
Each of the eight geographic regions are represented, with a
minimum of six players selected from each area. Six players
comprise the semi-finalists from the Atlantic, Central, East and
West Regions, seven student-athletes make up the list from the
Midwest and South Central, eight from the Southeast and nine
players have been included from the South.
Initial nominations for the
award were made by baseball sports information contacts and media
members. A panel of media, coaches and sports information officers
will be polled to finalize the candidates. The group will once
again vote on the finalists, with a fan Internet vote also
contributing to the crowning of the winner.
The finalists are scheduled to be named on Monday, May 21st. The
winner will be announced after the conclusion of the DII Baseball
Championship held in Cary, NC from May 26th to June 2th.
Chase
Larsson of the Cameron Aggies was the recipient of the 2011
Tino Martinez DII Player of the Year Award. Larsson finished the
season for the Aggies leading DII in home runs (29), RBI (84),
slugging percentage (1.000) and total bases (190). He also finished
the regular season batting .432, good for 11th overall in the
nation. Larsson also incredibly established a new NCAA Division II
record when he mashed a homerun in nine consecutive games during
one stretch. Mount Olive's Carter
Capps, the 2011 National Collegiate Baseball Writers
Association's National Pitcher of the Year, finished in a close
second.
Erskine's Bryan
Fogle of won the first edition of the award in 2010 after
batting .430 and leading DII with 28 home runs, 103 RBI (the second
most in NCAA history) and 203 total bases. The Flying Fleet star
was drafted by Tampa Bay following the season. Runner-up Hayden
Simpson of Southern Arkansas was a first round draft choice of
the Chicago Cubs.
| ATLANTIC REGION |
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| Last Name |
First Name |
Yr |
Pos |
School |
Conference |
| Latshaw |
Shane |
Sr. |
OF |
Mercyhurst |
PSAC |
| Minnich |
Nathan |
Sr. |
1B/DH |
Shepherd |
WVIAC |
| Petty |
Kyle |
Jr. |
UTL |
Cal U (PA) |
PSAC |
| Rawding |
Ben |
Jr. |
LHP |
Mercyhurst |
PSAC |
| Sell |
Nicholas |
Fr. |
3B |
Seton Hill |
WVIAC |
| Wendle |
Joe |
Jr. |
2B/SS |
West Chester |
PSAC |
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| CENTRAL
REGION |
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| Last Name |
First Name |
Yr |
Pos |
School |
Conference |
| Birr |
Logan |
Sr. |
RHP |
St. Cloud State |
NSIC |
| Hansen |
Derek |
Jr. |
UTL |
Augustana (SD) |
NSIC |
| Kincaid |
Ben |
Sr. |
P/OF |
Minnesota State |
NSIC |
| Lippincott |
Bryan |
Sr. |
3B |
Concordia St. Paul |
NSIC |
| Popick |
Jeff |
Sr. |
OF |
Colorado Mesa |
RMAC |
| Wuest |
Brian |
Jr. |
OF |
Nebraska-Kearney |
RMAC |
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| EAST
REGION |
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| Last Name |
First Name |
Yr |
Pos |
School |
Conference |
| Cannon |
Casey |
Jr. |
RHP |
Le Moyne |
NE-10 |
| Flight |
Tim |
Jr. |
LHP |
Southern New Hampshire |
NE-10 |
| Harbach |
Joe |
Sr. |
OF |
Wilmington |
CACC |
| Healy |
John |
Sr. |
LHP |
St. Anselm |
NE-10 |
| Kelly |
Robert |
Jr. |
P/1B |
St. Anselm |
NE-10 |
| Mathieu |
Zach |
So. |
1B |
Franklin Pierce |
NE-10 |
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| MIDWEST
REGION |
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| Last Name |
First Name |
Yr |
Pos |
School |
Conference |
| Anderson |
Steve |
Sr. |
OF |
Grand Valley State |
GLIAC |
| Cacique |
Brayan |
Sr. |
2B/OF |
Lake Erie |
GLIAC |
| Drake |
Donovan |
Sr. |
RHP |
U Indy |
GLVC |
| Grana |
Kyle |
Jr. |
RHP |
Bellarmine |
GLVC |
| Loeding |
Brett |
Jr. |
RHP |
Northern Kentucky |
GLVC |
| Priestes |
Aaron |
Jr. |
OF |
Quincy |
GLVC |
| Schepel |
Kyle |
Sr. |
RHP |
Grand Valley State |
GLIAC |
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| SOUTH
REGION |
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| Last Name |
First Name |
Yr |
Pos |
School |
Conference |
| Asuaje |
Carlos |
So. |
2B |
Nova Southeastern |
Sunshine St |
| Bierman |
Sean |
Sr. |
LHP |
Tampa |
Sunshine St |
| Boughner |
Chad |
Jr. |
RHP |
North Alabama |
Gulf South |
| Boza |
Anthony |
Sr. |
1B |
Lynn |
Sunshine St |
| Cuda |
Joey |
Sr. |
RHP |
Eckerd |
Sunshine St |
| Glisson |
Christian |
Sr. |
DH |
Valdosta State |
Gulf South |
| Mitchell |
Colton |
Jr. |
LHP |
Delta State |
Gulf South |
| Regoli |
Areo |
Sr |
OF |
Nova Southeastern |
Sunshine St |
| Schmidt |
Michael |
Jr. |
2B |
North Alabama |
Gulf South |
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| SOUTH
CENTRAL REGION |
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| Last Name |
First Name |
Yr |
Pos |
School |
Conference |
| Neumann |
Lee |
Jr. |
OF |
Angelo State |
Lone Star |
| Johnson |
Stephen |
Jr. |
RHP |
St. Edward's |
Heartland |
| Perez |
Jonathan |
Jr. |
RHP |
St. Mary's |
Heartland |
| Rycroft |
Austin |
Sr. |
OF |
Central Oklahoma |
Independent |
| Solis |
Rene |
So. |
LHP |
St. Mary's |
Heartland |
| Stoppelman |
Lee |
Sr. |
LHP |
Central Missouri |
MIAA |
| Thomas |
Justin |
Jr |
LHP |
Southern Arkansas |
Great American Conference |
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| SOUTHEAST
REGION |
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| Last Name |
First Name |
Yr |
Pos |
School |
Conference |
| Allison |
Casey |
Sr. |
OF |
Wingate |
South Atlantic |
| Carmon |
Stephen |
Sr. |
SS |
USC Aiken |
Peach Belt |
| Goodman |
Craig |
Sr. |
RHP |
Tusculum |
South Atlantic |
| Jordan |
Spencer |
Jr. |
RHP |
Francis Marion |
Peach Belt |
| Koeneman |
Kyle |
Sr. |
1B |
Carson-Newman |
South Atlantic |
| Pate |
Coty |
Sr. |
1B |
Mars Hill |
South Atlantic |
| Rogers |
Jacob |
Sr. |
1B |
Mount Olive |
Conf Carolinas |
| Taylor |
Zach |
Jr. |
OF |
Armstrong Atlantic State |
Peach Belt |
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| WEST
REGION |
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| Last Name |
First Name |
Yr |
Pos |
School |
Conference |
| Broussard |
Geoff |
Sr. |
RHP |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Calf Collegiate |
| Duran |
Daniel |
Sr. |
3B |
Cal St Los Angeles |
Calf Collegiate |
| Folkinga |
Bo |
Sr. |
1B |
Western Oregon |
Great Northwest |
| Odom |
Kevin |
Sr. |
2B |
Cal Baptist |
Pacific West |
| Susdorf |
Danny |
Jr. |
OF |
UC San Diego |
Calf Collegiate |
| Wood |
Grady |
Sr. |
RHP |
Western Oregon |
Great Northwest
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Jacob Rogers Among Semifinalists For Tino Martinez Award
May 09, 2012
Jacob Rogers, who was this year's Conference Carolinas Baseball
Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player of the Conference
Carolinas Baseball Tournament, is among 55 semifinalists for the
2012 Tino Martinez Award, which goes to the Division II Baseball
National Player of the Year. Rogers' selection marks the third time
in the three-year history of the award Mount Olive has had at least
one semifinalist. The Tino Martinez Award is administered by
College Baseball Lineup.
A senior first baseman from Clearwater, Fla., Rogers leads the
nation with 85 runs scored and ranks sixth in the nation with 17
home runs. He also ranks second in walks with 56 and his 60 runs
batted in are the 13th highest in the nation. Rogers is batting
.398 with 17 doubles. Defensively, in 30 games at first base and 14
games in right field, Rogers has a .996 fielding percentage with
only one error in 245 chances.
A three-time Conference Carolinas Player of the Week winner,
Rogers became the first player in school history to hit two home
runs in three consecutive games. He belted two home runs in each
end of a doubleheader sweep over nationally ranked Catawba and
followed with two homers in the opening game of a conference series
at St. Andrews. Rogers also hit two home runs against Erskine in
the opening round of the conference tournament.
Rogers joins Carter Capps, Michael Knox and Jeremy Nowak among
Trojan players who have been selected as semifinalists for the Tino
Martinez Award. Nowak was a finalist in 2010 and Capps was
runner-up for the 2011 award.
Rogers is among eight semifinalists from the Southeast Region.
Finalists are scheduled to be announced May 21 and the Tino
Martinez Award winner will be announced during the 2012 NCAA
Division II Baseball National Finals, co-hosted by Mount Olive and
Town of Cary May 26-June 2 at Cary, N.C.
Mount Olive (44-8) is ranked No. 3 in this week's College
Baseball Lineup Division II Top 30 Poll. The Trojans clinched a
berth in the NCAA II Southeast Regional and will find out their
seeding Sunday night during the NCAA Selection Show.