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    2008 MIAA Baseball Report

    League Overall
    W L W L
    Calvin
    23 5 32 10
    Adrian
    22 6 36 13
    Olivet
    15 13 17 23
    Hope
    13 15 15 25
    Tri-State 12 16 18 21
    Albion
    11 17 12 27
    Alma
    8 20 12 28
    Kalamazoo 8 20 12 20

    DIII Championship at Oshkosh, Wisc.
    National Championship Website

    Results
    Johns Hopkins, Md. 3, Adrian 2 (14 innings) box
    Adrian 7, Kean, N.J. 6 (12 innings) box
    Adrian 3, Linfield, Ore. 2 box
    UW-Whitewater 13, Adrian 11 box

    Regional Tournament at Terre Haute, Ind.
    Regional Website
    Results
    Adrian 4, Wooster 3 box
    Rose-Hulman 4, Calvin 0 box
    Heidelberg 4, Calvin 1 box
    Adrian 4, Rose-Hulman 3 box
    Adrian 4, Heidelberg 1 box
    Heidelberg 8, Adrian 2 box
    Regional Final: Adrian 8, Heidelberg 7 box

    All-MIAA Honors


    Most Valuable Pitcher
    Nate Pocock, Calvin
    (junior from Wayland, Mass./Wayland HS)


    Most Valuable Position Player
    Bobby Rickstad, Adrian
    (senior from Kalamazoo/Comstock HS)

    All-MIAA FIRST TEAM
    P – Nate Pocock, Calvin* (junior from Wayland, MA/Wayland HS)
    P – John Fileccia Albion* (senior from Fraser/Fraser HS)
    P – Adam Schiltz Tri-State* (sophomore from St. Charles, IL./St. Charles North HS)
    1B – Scott Purdy, Olivet* (junior from Traverse City/Traverse City West HS)
    2B – Steve Vanderheyden, Adrian* (sophomore from Clarkston/Clarkston HS)
    SS – Matt Schepel, Calvin * (sophomore from Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS)
    3B – Jeremy Stephens, Alma* (junior from Maple Rapids/Fulton-Middleton HS)
    C – Ryan Benjamin, Kalamazoo* (junior from Lisle, IL/Benet Academy)
    OF – Alex Cowart, Adrian*(sophomore from Dearborn/Edsel Ford HS)
    OF – Matt Sattler, Hope**(senior from Brighton/Hartland HS)
    OF – Brandon Goodman, Olivet* (junior from Portage/Portage Central HS)
    DH/UT – Bobby Rickstad, Adrian**** (Senior from Kalamazoo/Comstock HS)
    * denotes number of years All-MIAA first team

    ALL-MIAA SECOND TEAM
    P – Kyle Cousins, Calvin (junior from Holland/Holland Christian HS)
    P – Peter Steiner, Calvin (freshman from Chicago, IL/Glenbrook South HS)
    P – Ryan Gunderson, Albion (junior from Grosse Pointe/Grosse Pointe South HS)
    1B – Chris Blacklidge, Calvin (junior from Comstock Park/Comstock Park HS)
    2B –Robby Poll, Hope (sophomore from Grandville/Grandville HS)
    SS - Todd Meyers, Adrian (junior from Adrian/Adrian HS)
    3B – Brad Laucher, Tri-State (sophomore from Marion, OH/Ridgedale HS)
    C – Kyle Fletcher, Calvin (senior from Fort Wayne, IN/Concordia Lutheran HS)
    OF – Bobby Clouse, Albion (junior from Lake Orion/Lake Orion HS)
    OF – Jacob Vriesman, Calvin (junior from Denver, CO/Denver Christian HS)
    OF - Alex Marcus, Calvin (senior from Willmar, Minn./Willmar Senior HS)
    DH/UT – Brandon Luczak, Kalamazoo (sophomore from Rochester Hills/Rochester HS)

    2008 Position Player of the Week Honor Roll
    Week #1 - Ryan Benjamin, Kalamazoo
    Week #2 - Chris Osborne, Tri-State
    Week #3 - Bobby Clouse, Albion
    Week #4 - Bobby Rickstad, Adrian
    Week #5 - Scott Purdy, Olivet
    Week #6 - Alexander Younce, Adrian
    Week #7 - Mike Katlin, Olivet

    2008 Pitcher of the Week Honor Roll
    Week #1 - Alex Webster, Adrian
    Week #2 - Robby Poll, Hope
    Week #3 - John Fileccia, Albion
    Week #4 - Steve Tompkins, Hope
    Week #5 - Adam Shiltz, Tri-State and Bobby Rickstad, Adrian
    Week #6 - Nate Pocock, Calvin
    Week #7 - Keith Spoelstra, Calvin

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