PAC releases 2015 All-Conference baseball teams, award winners

PAC releases 2015 All-Conference baseball teams, award winners

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GREENVILLE, Pa. (pacathletics.org) – The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) announced its 2015 All-PAC Baseball teams and annual award winners Tuesday.

The All-PAC Baseball teams and award winners are determined by a vote of the league's nine head coaches.

Thomas More College junior designated hitter Donovan Pogue (Sharonville, Ohio / St. Xavier) was selected as the PAC Player of the Year, while Washington & Jefferson College sophomore Riley Groves (Louisville, Ohio / Louisville) and Waynesburg University junior Brian Resnik (Burgettstown, Pa. / Burgettstown) were selected as PAC Co-Pitchers of the Year.

W&J 13th-year head coach Jeff Mountain was named the PAC Coach of the Year, the sixth league coach of the year award of his career.

Pogue, the third Thomas More player to collect PAC Player of the Year honors, led the league in on-base percentage (.538), RBIs (54), runs scored (49) and walks (25) and tied for the top spot in home runs (7). He was second in the PAC in batting average (.450), slugging percentage (.678) and total bases (101), third in hits (67) and tied for fourth in doubles (13). On the NCAA’s most recent Division III national ranking (May 7), Pogue ranked ninth among on-base percentage leaders, 16th among RBI leaders and 17th among batting average leaders.

Groves’ 9-1 (.900 win percentage) overall record was tops in the league. In 10 starts (12 appearances) for the Presidents, the sophomore righty logged 62.1 innings with a PAC-best 1.59 earned-run average. He tossed four complete games and four shutouts (3 individual, 1 combined) on the season while limiting opposing hitters to a league-low .225 average. His nine victories ranked sixth on the most recent Division III national summary.

Resnik tied Groves for the league lead in wins, finishing the year 9-2 overall. In 12 appearances (11 starts) for the Yellow Jackets, the junior righty finished second among PAC leaders with 79.1 innings pitched and 78 strikeouts and third with a 2.38 earned-run average and a .241 opponents’ batting average. His six complete games tied him for second in the league, and 10th on the most recent national ranking, while his win total and strikeout total ranked sixth and 16th, respectively, among Division III leaders.

2015 Awards
PAC Player of the Year: Thomas More College junior designated hitter Donovan Pogue (Sharonville, Ohio / St. Xavier)
PAC Co-Pitchers of the Year: Washington & Jefferson College sophomore Riley Groves (Louisville, Ohio / Louisville) and Waynesburg University junior Brian Resnik (Burgettstown, Pa. / Burgettstown)
PAC Coach of the Year: Washington & Jefferson College head coach Jeff Mountain

2015 All-Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Baseball Teams
First Team
Position Name Class School Hometown / High School
C Jake Haubrich Sr. Westminster College North Huntingdon, Pa. / Norwin
1B Trent Smith Jr. Thiel College Franklin, Pa. / Franklin
1B Jonathon Kletzli So. Waynesburg University Carnegie, Pa. / Chartiers Valley
2B Ben Laumann Fr. Thomas More College Cincinnati, Ohio / Oak Hills
SS Cody Trinch Sr. Thiel College Franklin, Pa. / Franklin
3B Kyle Smith Sr. Washington & Jefferson College Pickerington, Ohio / Central
OF Eddie Kilkeary Fr. Saint Vincent College Latrobe, Pa. / Greensburg Central Catholic
OF Ben Kenning So. Thomas More College Cincinnati, Ohio / Elder
OF Nick Vento So. Washington & Jefferson College Murrysville, Pa. / Franklin Regional
DH Donovan Pogue Jr. Thomas More College Sharonville, Ohio / St. Xavier
UTIL Zac Edmiston Sr. Bethany College California, Pa. / California
P Matt Elko Jr. Thiel College Middlefield, Ohio / Berkshire
P Jared Baird Sr. Washington & Jefferson College East Freedom, Pa. / Central
P Riley Groves So. Washington & Jefferson College Louisville, Ohio / Louisville
P Brian Resnik Jr. Waynesburg University Burgettstown, Pa. / Burgettstown
Second Team
Position Name Yr. School Hometown / High School
C Andy Fritz So. Grove City College Saxonburg, Pa. / Knoch
C Derek Helbing So. Washington & Jefferson College Pataskala, Ohio / Watkins Memorial
1B Matt Waugaman So. Grove City College Wexford, Pa. / North Allegheny
1B Nick Connor Sr. Thomas More College Cincinnati, Ohio / Elder
2B Ben Webb Jr. Saint Vincent College Greensburg, Pa. / Greensburg Central Catholic
SS Andy Santana Jr. Geneva College San Pedro de Marcoris, DR/Desert Christian
3B Sean Coyne So. Westminster College New Castle, Pa. / New Castle
OF Derek Miller Sr. Bethany College Rayland, Ohio / Linsly
OF Trent Mosley Sr. Thiel College South Euclid, Ohio / Brush
OF Matt Bensinger Jr. Waynesburg University Shoemakersville, Pa. / Hamburg Area
DH John Malone Sr. Saint Vincent College Connellsville, Pa. / Connellsville
UTIL John Jones Sr. Westminster College New Wilmington, Pa. / Ligonier Valley
P Kevin Forrester So. Thiel College Canonsburg, Pa. / Canon-McMillan
P Brandon Humphrey Jr. Thomas More College Cincinnati, Ohio / LaSalle
P Logan Miller Jr. Thomas More College Cincinnati, Ohio / LaSalle
Honorable Mention
Position Name Yr. School Hometown / High School
C Brad Popham Sr. Thomas More College Edgewood, Ky. / Dixie Heights
2B Ryan Bisi Jr. Bethany College Latrobe, Pa. / Greater Latrobe
2B Josh Doody Jr. Thiel College Grove City, Pa. / Grove City
SS Nathan Mori So. Waynesburg University Greensburg, Pa. / Hempfield
3B Bailey Abbatiello Fr. Thomas More College Cincinnati, Ohio / LaSalle
OF Bryan Mitchell So. Thiel College Cleveland, Ohio / Padua Franciscan
OF Zach Fardo Jr. Thomas More College Alexandria, Ky. / Bishop Brossart
OF Casey Metzger So. Thomas More College Cincinnati, Ohio / Oak Hills
OF Gannon Rooney Fr. Washington & Jefferson College Pittsburgh, Pa. / Upper St. Clair
OF Duncan Watt Sr. Westminster College
Pickering, Ontario, Canada / Dunbarton
DH Ryan Brumbaugh So. Thiel College New Wilmington, Pa. / Wilmington
UTIL Zach Ackerman Jr. Geneva College Lewis Center, Ohio / Worthington Christian
P Mason Stephens Sr. Grove City College Uniontown, Ohio / Lake
P Ken Ruberg So. Thomas More College Cincinnati, Ohio / LaSalle
P Joe Vita So. Washington & Jefferson College Gibsonia, Pa. / Hampton
P Luke Carter So. Waynesburg University Saegertown, Pa. / Saegertown