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MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE BASEBALL
ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS: MAY 19, 2015
MVC Baseball Contact: Kelli Briscoe, Assistant Commissioner for Communications
Office: 314.444.4416 • Cell: 314.488.7120 • Email: kbriscoe@mvc.org
1818 Chouteau Ave. • St. Louis, MO 63103 • Fax: 314.444.4346
www.mvc-sports.com
MVC ANNOUNCES 2015 BASEBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Evansville outfielder Kevin Kaczmarski
and Missouri State ace Jon Harris highlight the 2015
MVC all-conference baseball teams, being tabbed
Joe Carter Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year,
respectively. Missouri State's Keith Guttin has been
named the league's Dan Callahan Coach of the Year,
after leading the Bears to their fourth regular-season
title in program history and the top seed in this week's
MVC Baseball Championship. Kaczmarski is Evansville's
first-ever Player of the Year, while Hall is the sixth Bear to
be named Pitcher of the Year. Illinois State left-hander
Jacob Hendren was named Newcomer of the Year
and Bears' rookie third baseman Jake Burger earned
Freshman of the Year honors. Missouri State shortstop
Joey Hawkins was named the league's Defensive Player
of the Year.
Kaczmarski, a senior outfielder from Cary, Ill., leads the
nation in batting average (.478), on-base percentage
(.554) and triples (nine). His 28 multi-hit games and
16 multi-RBI games are both tops in the MVC, and he
also leads the league in hits (85), RBI (55), slugging
percentage (.753), total bases (134) and has a perfect
1.000 fielding percentage. Kaczmarski has reached
base safely in all but four games this season and also
had a league-high 22-game hitting streak earlier this
season. Kaczmarski is the first-ever Purple Ace to earn
the Valley’s Joe Carter Player of the Year honor.
Harris, a product of Florissant, Mo., owns a league-best
2.08 ERA among starting pitchers and has registered a
6-1 record in 12 appearances. His 99 strikeouts rank
third in the Valley, and he has fanned double-digit batters in five of his 12 starts, including four against MVC
opponents. His .198 opponent batting average leads
the league, as Harris has allowed just 22 runs in 82.1
innings pitched. The junior right-hander has allowed
three or fewer runs in all but one game this season,
while also registering one complete game. Harris is
the sixth Bear to win the Valley's Pitcher of the Year
honor, joining Rob Garola (1997), Brad Ziegler (2003),
Tim Clubb (2008), Buddy Baumann (2009) and Nick
Petree (2012).
Kevin Kaczmarski
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Hendren, a Le Roy, Ill., native, and a Heartland Community College transfer, made an immediate impact
on the mound for the Redbirds this season. In 14
appearances, he owns a 2.84 ERA with 92 strikeouts,
tallying a 10-2 record and allowing just 32 runs in 98.1
innings of work. His 10 wins are tied for the most in the
Valley and also match a Redbird single-season record.
Hendren has recorded a league-best three complete
games and has tallied double-digit strikeouts twice
this season. Hendren is the first-ever Redbird to earn
the Valley's Newcomer of the Year honor.
Burger, a third baseman who hails from Chesterfield,
Mo., has been sensational in his Missouri State debut,
ranking in the Valley's top-10 in nearly every offensive
category. He leads all freshmen in hits (68, T-4th in
MVC), total bases (103, 6th in MVC), RBI (40, T-7th
in MVC), batting average (.335, 8th in MVC), doubles
(20, 1st in MVC) and triples (3, T-7th in MVC). His 22
multi-hit games are the third most in the league and
his 10 multi-RBI games rank first among all league
rookies. Burger has reached base safely in all but
five games this season and becomes the eighth Missouri State player to earn the league's Freshman of
the Year honor.
Hawkins, a product of Whitby, Ontario, earns the
league's Defensive Player of the Year award. With
incredible range in the field, Hawkins owns a .978
fielding percentage with 57 putouts and a league-high
167 assists. He also ranks seventh in the league in
fielding double plays (29). Hawkins is the first Bear to
earn the league’s Defensive Player of the Year honor.
Guttin, now in his 33rd season as head coach of the
Missouri State baseball squad, led the Bears to their
fourth regular-season Missouri Valley Conference
title in school history. The Bears 18-3 MVC record is
the best in program history since the league started
the eight-team, three-game series format, while the
41 total wins are tied for Guttin's fourth-highest win
total since coming to Missouri State.
Jon Harris
PITCHER OF THE YEAR
/MISSOURIVALLEYCONFERENCE
Jacob Hendren
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
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Guttin picked up his 1,100th career victory this season
against UALR (March 17), and ranks 32nd all-time
among NCAA Division I coaches in total wins. With a
career record of 1,130-716 (.612), Guttin currently
ranks 13th amongst active coaches on the NCAA’s
all-time wins list.
Guttin earns his fifth Missouri Valley Conference Coach
of the Year honor, winning previously in 1993, 2001,
2003 and 2008. Only Wichita State former skipper
Gene Stephenson (11) has more Valley Coach of the
Year honors than Guttin.
Regular-season champion and top-seeded Missouri
State, as well as second-place Dallas Baptist, each
placed a league-high five players on the all-conference
first team. The Bears first-team selections included
Jake Burger (3B), Tate Matheny (OF), Matt Hall (SP),
Jon Harris (SP) and Bryan Young (RP), while the Patriots
first-team honorees were Drew Turbin (2B), Camden
Duzenack (SS), Daniel Salters (C), Daniel Sweet (DH)
and Brandon Koch (RP). Illinois State had three firstteam selections in Mason Snyder (1B), Paul DeJong
(UT) and Jacob Hendren (SP), while Evansville's Kevin
Kaczmarski (OF) and Wichita State's Sam Hilliard (OF)
round out the list of first-team accolades.
Featured on the second team are five Braves, including
Spencer Gaa (3B), Drew Carlile (C), Isaac Smith (OF),
Elliot Ashbeck (SP) and Matt Dennis (RP), and four
Patriots, in Tagg Duce (OF), Justin Wall (OF), Joseph
Shaw (SP) and Chance Adams (RP). Two Bears, including Justin Paulsen (1B) and Joey Hawkins (SS) and two
Shockers, in Ryan Tinkham (1B) and Daniel Kihle (OF)
are also featured on the second team. Illinois State's
Joe Kelch, Indiana State's Jeff Degano and Southern
Illinois' Aaron Hauge round out the members of the
2015 second team.
An additional 10 players were honored as part of the
honorable mention all-conference team, as studentathletes must receive at least two votes to be named
as honorable mention. A nine-member all-defensive
team was also named for the fourth-straight season.
All-conference honors and specialty awards are voted
on by the league’s eight head baseball coaches.
Jake Burger
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
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Joey Hawkins
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
/MVCSPORTS
MVC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT RELEASE
MAY 18, 2015
2015 All-Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Teams
First Team
Yr.
Pos.
Mason Snyder, Illinois State
Drew Turbin, Dallas Baptist
Jake Burger, Missouri State
Camden Duzenack, Dallas Baptist
Daniel Salters, Dallas Baptist
Paul DeJong, Illinois State*
Daniel Sweet, Dallas Baptist
Sam Hilliard, Wichita State
Kevin Kaczmarski, Evansville*$^
Tate Matheny, Missouri State*#
Matt Hall, Missouri State
Jon Harris, Missouri State
Jacob Hendren, Illinois State
Brandon Koch, Dallas Baptist*
Bryan Young, Missouri State
Sr.
Sr.
Fr.
So.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
So.
1B
2B
3B
SS
C
UT
DH
OF
OF
OF
SP
SP
SP
RP
RP
Hometown (Previous School)
JOE CARTER PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Kevin Kaczmarski, Evansville
Ottawa, Ill. (Ottawa Marquette/Louisville/Heartland CC)
Hayden, Idaho (Coeur d’Alene/Yavapai College)
Chesterfield, Mo. (CBC)
PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Melissa, Texas (Melissa)
Jon
Harris, Missouri State
Eufaula, Okla. (Eufaula/Eastern Oklahoma State)
Antioch, Ill. (Antioch Community)
Brandon, Miss. (Northwest Rankin/Polk State College)
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Mansfield, Texas (Mansfield/Navarro/Crowder)
Jacob
Hendren, Illinois State
Cary, Ill. (Prairie Ridge)
St. Louis, Mo. (Westminster Christian Academy)
Lee's Summit, Mo. (Lee's Summit West)
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Florissant, Mo. (Hazelwood Central)
Jake Burger, Missouri State
Le Roy, Ill. (University/Heartland CC)
Plano, Texas (Grapevine)
Kansas City, Mo. (Staley)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
*2014 First Team; %2014 Second Team; $2013 First Team; #2013 Second Team; ^2012 Second Team
Second Team
Yr.
Pos.
Justin Paulsen, Missouri State
Ryan Tinkham, Wichita State
Joe Kelch, Illinois State
Spencer Gaa, Bradley+
Joey Hawkins, Missouri State
Drew Carlile, Bradley
Tagg Duce, Dallas Baptist
Daniel Kihle, Wichita State%
Isaac Smith, Bradley
Justin Wall, Dallas Baptist
Elliot Ashbeck, Bradley
Jeff Degano, Indiana State
Aaron Hauge, Southern Illinois
Joseph Shaw, Dallas Baptist
Chance Adams, Dallas Baptist
Matt Dennis, Bradley
So.
Jr.
Jr.
So.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
So.
1B
1B
2B
3B
SS
C
OF
OF
OF
OF
SP
SP
SP
SP
RP
RP
Hometown (Previous School)
DAN
Ballwin, Mo. (CBC/Jefferson College)
Simi Valley, Calif. (Royal/Oxnard CC)
East Peoria, Ill. (East Peoria Community)
Metamora, Ill. (Metamora)
Whitby, Ontario (Sinclair Secondary School)
Fort Collins, Colo. (Poudre)
Sierra Vista, Ariz. (Buena/Cochise College)
Goddard, Kan. (Andale)
Richmond, Ky. (Madison Central)
Forth Worth, Texas (Nolan Catholic)
Marshfield, Wis. (Marshfield)
Surrey, B.C. (Fraser Heights/Marshalltown CC)
Homewood, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor/Heartland CC)
Ennis, Texas (Ennis)
Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral/Yavapai College)
Arlington Heights, Ill. (Rolling Meadows)
Honorable Mention
Yr.
Pos.
Hometown (Previous School)
Paul Solka, Bradley
Dylan Becker, Missouri State
Chris Godinez, Bradley^
Andy Young, Indiana State
Trey Vickers, Wichita State
Gunnar Troutwine, Wichita State
Steve Adkins, Bradley
Brodie Harkness, Evansville
John Hayes, Wichita State
Sean Stutzman, Dallas Baptist
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.
Fr.
Jr.
Jr.
1B
2B
2B
3B
SS
C
SP
SP
RP
RP
Des Plaines, Ill. (Maine West)
Leawood, Kan. (Shawnee Mission East)
Lake Bluff, Ill. (Lake Forest)
Fargo, N.D. (West Fargo/Neosho County CC)
Lee's Summit, Mo. (Rockhurst)
Fairway, Kan. (Shawnee Mission East)
Elmhurst, Ill. (York)
Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada (St. Stephen's)
Pottsboro, Texas (Pottsboro/Galveston/Murray State)
Rolling Meadows, Il. (Fremd/Des Moines Area CC)
All-Defensive Team
Yr.
Pos.
Hometown (Previous School)
Chane Lynch, Dallas Baptist
Drew Turbin, Dallas Baptist
Nash Knight, Dallas Baptist*
Joey Hawkins, Missouri State
Daniel Salters, Dallas Baptist
Tagg Duce, Dallas Baptist
Kevin Kaczmarski, Evansville*
Tate Matheny, Missouri State*
Jacob Hendren, Illinois State
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
1B
2B
3B
SS
C
OF
OF
OF
P
Crawford, Texas (Crawford/Hill College)
Hayden, Idaho (Coeur d’Alene/Yavapai)
Denton, Texas (Denton Ryan)
Whitby, Ontario (Sinclair Secondary School)
Eufaula, Okla. (Eufaula/Eastern Oklahoma State)
Sierra Vista, Ariz. (Buena/Cochise College)
Cary, Ill. (Prairie Ridge)
St. Louis, Mo. (Westminster Christian Academy)
Le Roy, Ill. (University/Heartland CC)
Joey Hawkins, Missouri State
CALLAHAN COACH OF THE YEAR
Keith Guttin, Missouri State
%2014 Second Team; +2014 Honorable Mention
^2012 Second Team
*Repeat Honoree
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