PAC 60th anniversary team (Baseball)

The Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC), formally organized in 1955 by charter members Case Institute of Technology, Western Reserve University, John Carroll University and Wayne State University, is celebrating its 60th anniversary throughout the 2014-15 academic year. The PAC will be recognizing 60 of its outstanding student-athletes that have competed as members of both present, and past, league-affiliated institutions in 19 championship sports with the creation of 60th anniversary celebratory teams.

Sixteen of the PAC’s past and present members are participating in the yearlong celebration project. All 10 of the PAC’s current members were automatically included, while past league members must have had at least a 10-year affiliation with the conference to participate.

Both past and present PAC members receive “automatic” selections on the 60th anniversary teams based on the institution’s membership time. Each school also has the opportunity to nominate a limited number of additional “at-large” student-athletes for consideration.

Sport-specific advisory committees, made up of five-six past and present PAC coaches and administrators, determine additional “at-large” student-athletes to be recognized in order to reach 60 student-athletes on each celebratory team.

Name	School	Years Competed	Hometown/High School
Pat Aigner	Washington & Jefferson College	1986-89	Duncansville, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle
Aigner was a four-time All-PAC catcher for W&J. In 1989, he was selected as the PAC Most Valuable Player. Aigner is a member of the W&J Athletics Hall of Fame for both football (quarterback) and baseball. As a freshman in 1986, he batted .424 and helped W&J win its first-ever PAC baseball title. He followed that up with a .421 batting average as a senior with five home runs and 21 runs batted in.
Erik Arnesen	Grove City College	2003-06	Princeton, N.J./Timothy Christian
Arnesen was named to the All-PAC First Team following the 2006 season before being drafted in the 17th round of 2006 MLB Draft by the Washington Nationals. After serving mostly as a relief pitcher over his first three seasons, Arnesen had a breakout senior year that saw him set program single-season records for starts (11), wins (9), winning percentage (9-0), innings pitched (71.0) and strikeouts (84) to lead the Wolverines to a program record 26 wins and the program’s best winning percentage in 38 years (26-13, .667). He also posted a 2.92 ERA and held a 4.941 K/BB ratio that season. His single-season strikeout mark still stands, and he ranks first among pitchers in career win percentage (14-3, .824), second in career strikeouts (146) and K/BB ratio (4.29) and third in wins (14).
Gerald Auld	John Carroll University	1986-88	Pittsburgh, Pa.
Auld was twice named an All-Mideast Region Honorable Mention at John Carroll. He was twice named to the All-PAC First Team and helped the team win conference titles in both his junior and senior seasons. At the time of his graduation, Auld owned or shared 15 school records, including career base hits (114), career doubles (32), career RBI (71) and career home runs (9). He was named team captain as a senior and hit .455 that season. Auld ranks fourth all-time in slugging percentage (.588), sixth all-time in home runs (9), and seventh all-time in batting average (.379). He achieved the second highest single-season batting average (.455) in 1988.
Glenn Beckert	Allegheny College	1959-62	Pittsburgh, Pa./Perry
Beckert was a three-time First Team All-PAC performer at shortstop for the Gators between 1959-61. Allegheny won its first-ever PAC title during Beckert’s sophomore season of 1961, starting a run of five straight conference championships for the Gators. He was also a three-year starter on the Allegheny basketball squad, leading the team in scoring during 1960-61. He signed a professional contract with the Boston Red Sox in 1962 before starting his Major League career with the Chicago Cubs in 1965. He started at second base for nine seasons in the Windy City, earning one Gold Glove award and two All-Star Game appearances while batting .283 for his career. He was named to the inaugural class of the Allegheny Hall of Fame in 1980.
Tim Boal	Washington & Jefferson College	1975-78	Connellsville, Pa.
Boal concluded his collegiate career as one of the best hitters in Washington & Jefferson baseball history. A four-year letter winner at first base, he was a two-time All-PAC performer who led all of NCAA Division III with a .625 batting average in 1978. Boal earned the batting title by topping the second-best hitter in the nation by nearly 90 percentage points. The 2004 W&J Athletics Hall of Fame inductee also led the PAC with seven triples and finished second in the conference with eight home runs during the 1978 season. He drove in 25 runs during the season in which he became one of the few W&J baseball players in school history to be named to the Division III All-District All-Star Team.
Brad Burkhardt	Saint Vincent College	2010-13	Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe
Burkhardt, a local Latrobe product, set Saint Vincent’s career hits record (208) while earning All-PAC honors in each of his four seasons. A starter at shortstop in nearly every game of his collegiate career, he was named to the All-PAC First Team as a senior in 2013 after earning Second Team honors in 2012. In 2011 he was named an Honorable Mention and earned PAC Coaches' Honors in 2010. Burkhardt set a school record as a freshman by going 6-for-6 in one of his first career appearances with the program. He is a systems administrator at City Brewing Company.
Eric Boylan	Thiel College	2006-09	McKees Rocks, Pa./Sto-Rox
Boylan was a three-time All-PAC selection, earning First Team nods in 2008 and 2009 and a Second Team selection in 2007. The American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) named Boylan to its 2009 All-Mideast Regional Baseball Second Team. He was a First Team All-Mideast Region pick in 2008 as well as a D3baseball.com All-American. He is Thiel’s all-time hits leader (221) and tied for second in career RBIs (148) and second in runs scored (140). He also ranks third in program history in career batting average (.370), stolen bases (26) and home runs (26).
Don Brunetti	Hiram College	1971-74	Youngstown, Ohio/Chaney
Brunetti was a three-time First Team All-PAC honoree during Hiram’s first years in the conference and helped lead the Terriers to the 1973 PAC title. Known for his speed, both in the outfield and on the base paths, he was also an outstanding hitter, hitting .352 in 1972, .362 in 1973 and .317 in 1974. Brunetti still ranks among Hiram’s all-time bests with a career batting average of .349. He was also an All-PAC performer in football as both a defensive back and wide receiver. He received the Campbell Award in 1973 as Hiram’s Male Student-Athlete of the Year, and upon graduation in 1974 he received a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship to pursue a D.D.S. degree. He was inducted into the William H. Hollinger Athletic Hall of Fame at Hiram in 1986.
Randy Chiquelin	Thiel College	2000-03	Kingston, Tenn./Hamburg (N.Y.)
A four-year letter winner for the Tomcats, Chiquelin was also a four-time All-PAC selection, including First Team selections in 2002 and 2003 and Second Team nods in 2000 and 2001. He was named the PAC Player of the Year in 2002, the same season he earned All-Region Second Team honors. At the time of his graduation he held nine career records. He is Thiel’s all-time home runs leader (31) and sits second in RBIs (148) and third in career total bases (285). Chiquelin will be inducted into the Thiel Athletics Hall of Fame in May 2015.
Brian Clarke	John Carroll University	1982-85
Clarke was the first-ever John Carroll baseball All-American, earning Third Team honors on the 1985 Division III squad. He was a Second Team All-Midwest Region pick as a junior and a First Team All-PAC selection as a junior and senior. He graduated with and still holds the record for lowest career earned run average, posting a 3.20 ERA from 1982-85. He finished with a career record of 18-6, including a perfect 11-0 mark against PAC opponents. He played on the Cleveland College All-Star team, which competed against the USA Olympic team on July 20, 1984, earning the save in a 1-0 upset. Clarke is tied for second in career complete games (14), fourth all-time in wins (18), and fifth in career strikeouts (183).
Mike DiLucia	Bethany College	1991-94	Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin
Dilucia, a 2005 Bethany Hall of Fame inductee, was a four-year letter winner. He had owned nine career and single-season pitching records upon the completion of his career in 1994. More than 10 years after his graduation, he remains tied for the most career complete games with 22 and is currently ranked in the top three in five other categories: second in appearances (48) and wins (21), third in strikeouts (180) and earned run average (3.39) and fourth in Innings pitched (212.0). In addition, DiLucia captained the winningest Bison baseball team in history and the first squad to win more than 20 games in 1994, when BC went 25-6.
Chris Dunham	Thiel College	2006-09	Conneaut Lake, Pa./Linesville
In 2008 Dunham was named an All-PAC First Team selection, American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) First Team All-American and D3baseball.com First Team All-American. He hit 15 home runs and drove in 63 runs in 2008, both of which are program single-season bests. His 26 career home runs rank third in program history and his 114 RBIs are the fifth most in team history.
Chris Fishburn	Thomas More College	2007-10	Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder
Fishburn, a NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship winner, was also selected as a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American (First and Third Team). He earned First Team All-PAC and Second Team ABCA All-Mideast Region honors in 2010 and was selected as a member of the All-PAC Second Team in 2007 and 2009. Fishburn ranks in the top 10 of six Thomas More career records: second in at-bats (603), runs scored (162) and hits (215), fifth in sacrifices (23), eighth in games played (155) and 10th in runs batted in (129).
Joel Gatti	Geneva College	2009-12	Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield
Gatti was an All-PAC Second Team selection in 2012 and totaled 114 hits during his career with the Golden Tornadoes. For his career hit .326 and finished with five home runs, 92 runs scored and 76 RBI.
Eric Garrett	Thiel College	1985-88	Greenville, Pa./Greenville
Garrett was inducted into the Thiel Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012. A four-year letter winner, he was a three-time All-PAC selection in the 1980’s. Prior to the 1999 season, when collegiate baseball teams played only a limited number of games each season, Garrett ranked among the top 10 career leaders in program history in hits, batting average and fielding percentage. Garrett and the 1987 Tomcats went 14-4 and still own Thiel’s single-season record for best winning percentage (.778). Garrett is a longtime assistant coach with the Tomcats.
Pat Gianell	Hiram College	1977-80	Ashtabula, Ohio
Gianell was a three-time All-PAC performer, winning First Team honors in 1979 and 1980, and was named the PAC’s Most Valuable Player as a senior in 1980. An outstanding hitter throughout his career, Gianell batted .345 as a sophomore to help lead Hiram to the PAC Championship in 1978. He followed that up with an average of .325 in 1979 and hit .365 during his MVP season in 1980. His .345 career batting average still ranks him among Hiram’s all-time leaders. Gianell was also selected to the Division III All-Region team his senior year. He received the Campbell Award in 1980 as Hiram’s Male Student-Athlete of the Year and was inducted into the William H. Hollinger Athletic Hall of Fame at Hiram in 1994.
Caleb Goist	Thiel College	2001-04	Columbiana, Ohio/Columbiana
Goist was a four-time All-PAC selection, earning three All-PAC First Team nods and a Second Team selection in 2001. He was a Third Team Academic All-American and First Team All-District honoree in 2004. Goist also earned First Team Academic All-District distinction in 2003. He collected 412 assists during his career, the most in Thiel history, and ranks second in program history with 199 career hits. He hit 42 career doubles, the third most in Thiel history, and ranks fifth on the all-time list with 72 double plays.
Doug Gruber	Hiram College	1979-82	Akron, Ohio
Gruber was a two-time First Team All-PAC honoree and was selected as the PAC’s Most Valuable Player in 1982, pitching Hiram to a 10-2 conference record his senior year. During his four-year career, the Terriers were 33-13 in conference competition and finished in second place in three of those seasons. Tireless on the mound, and sometimes pitching both ends of a doubleheader, Gruber ranks first in the Hiram record book in career wins with 21, first in career innings pitched with 235 and first in career strike outs with 257. During his MVP season in 1982, he was an outstanding 8-3 with 78 innings pitched, 106 strikeouts and an ERA of 2.87. He was also selected to the NCAA Division III All-Region team that season. Gruber received the Campbell Award in 1982 as Hiram’s Male Student-Athlete of the Year and was inducted into the William H. Hollinger Athletic Hall of Fame at Hiram in 1998.
Jared Haller	Saint Vincent College	2012-13	Anaheim, Calif./Katella
Haller, a two-time All-PAC honoree, was a two-year member of the Bearcat program after transferring from Irvine Valley College in California. In 2012 he was named an All-PAC First Team selection after posting a 10-3 record, the highest single-season win total in school history. He pitched 89.2 innings with a 2.91 earned run average, eight complete games, two shutouts and one save. In 2013 Haller battled through injuries to post a 6-3 record with three complete games, earning All-PAC Second Team honors.  A control pitcher, he struck out 50 while walking just four as a senior. The Bearcats earned a trip to the PAC Championship Tournament during both of his seasons in Latrobe.
Bill Hayes	Washington & Jefferson College	1959-61
Hayes was considered one of the top student-athletes in any sport during the 1960's at Washington & Jefferson. A two-sport athlete, Hayes earned letters for the baseball and basketball programs. He earned all-conference laurels in each of his four seasons with the baseball team, becoming the first player in school history to accomplish the feat. He spent three years as an outfielder and one as a first baseman. In 1960 he was named the team’s “Outstanding Freshman.” On the basketball hardwood, Hayes was one of the leading scorers on the Presidents’ 1962-63 team which captured the first PAC Championship in school history. As a senior, he was honored with the College’s prestigious “Outstanding Senior Athlete” award. Hayes was also selected as the president of the athletics department’s “Lettermen’s Club.” Overall, Hayes helped W&J win a combined 59 games in baseball and basketball.
Doug Heiser	Western Reserve University	1966-69
Heiser was a four-year letter winner and four-time All-PAC selection at Western Reserve. During his senior year he was awarded with the Sam Williman Trophy, which was presented to the outstanding senior Western Reserve student-athlete in all sports.
Eric Holt	Waynesburg University	2001-04	Washington, Pa./Trinity
Holt shined both on the pitcher’s mound and in the batter’s box for Waynesburg during the first years of the 21st century. He was a three-time All-PAC selection, and was a First Team pick as a junior and senior. Holt was also named the PAC Player of the Year in 2003. After graduation he went on to pitch for the Washington Wild Things of the independent Frontier League in 2004 and put up more than respectable numbers. The Yellow Jacket standout went 5-3 with a 4.11 earned run average with 43 strikeouts over 87.2 innings pitched. He spent one more year in the league (2005) with the Ohio Valley Redcoats. Holt returned to Waynesburg to serve as a volunteer assistant coach in recent years.
Ed Hubach	Western Reserve University	1967-70
Hubach, a four-year letter winner in center field, led the Red Cats to a PAC Co-Championship in 1967 and the outright title one season later. A team captain, he earned All-PAC honors three times during his career and was also awarded with the Sam Williman Trophy, given to the outstanding senior Western Reserve student-athlete in all sports.
Adam Jack	Waynesburg University	1996-99	Grove City, Pa./Grove City
Jack was a four-time All-PAC selection, a five-time PAC Player of the Week, the 1998 PAC Player of the Year and a member of the school's 1995 and 1998 PAC Championship teams. He was also a member of the 1997 team, which was the NCAA all-divisions team batting leader and was named team MVP and team captain in 1997 and 1998. In 1998, Jack was also named to the ECAC/Reebok NCAA Division III Southern Region First Team. After shining on the diamond with Jackets, Jack spent a year as an assistant coach at Waynesburg in 1999. He also served as an assistant coach at Jeannette High School before becoming head coach at Pitt-Greensburg. He returned to Waynesburg and spent the 2012 and 2013 seasons as an assistant coach on Mike Humiston’s staff. He is currently employed at Waynesburg as the Chair of the Department of Social Science & Criminal Justice and an assistant professor of Criminal Justice.
John Izzo	Westminster College	2006-09	New Castle, Pa./Union
Izzo completed the most productive career of any baseball player in Westminster history in 2009. A three-year starter and letter winner, he entered his final season with two career records and added four more by season's end. His 185 hits, 509 at-bats, 26 home runs, 39 doubles, 121 runs and 124 RBI are all school career records. Over his career Izzo batted .363 and posted a personal-best .415 batting average in 2009. He ended his time as a Titan with a 28-game hit streak. A standout first baseman with a .987 fielding percentage, he was named to the PAC First Team as senior and received Second Team honors as a sophomore and junior. The New Castle native was named to the NCAA Division III All-Mideast Region squad by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and was an Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III South All-Star. Following graduation, Izzo played for the Summertime Heroes of the North County League and entertained talks with the Seattle Mariners and the Pittsburgh Pirates as a possible eleventh-hour signing. Ultimately, the most decorated Titan baseball player in school history signed a professional contract with the South Louisiana Pipeliners of the Continental League.
Mike Jeffreys	Geneva College	2011-13	Moon Township, Pa./Moon
Jeffreys, a two-time All-PAC First Team (2013, 2012) selection, was named to the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) All-East Region squad following the 2012 season. The Golden Tornadoes single-season strikeout leader with 106 during the 2013 campaign, he also totaled 113 hits and 63 RBI in 92 career games in Beaver Falls. Jeffreys concluded his career with a record of 11-9 and a 2.99 ERA in 144 combined innings of work, totaling 188 strikeouts while walking just 34. He signed with the Kansas City Royals after the 2013 season and played for the short-season Single A Burlington (N.C.) Royals.
Lynn Jones	Thiel College	1971-74	Harmonsburg, Pa./Linesville
Jones was inducted into the Thiel Athletics Hall of Fame in 1987. A two-year team captain, he batted .360 and was an All-PAC First Team selection as a junior. As a senior, he hit .440 and was again named to the All-PAC First Team. His .440 average in 1974 is still the best single-season average in Thiel baseball history. The Cincinnati Reds selected Jones in the 10th round of the 1974 amateur draft and he went on to play with the Detroit Tigers for five years and the Kansas City Royals for three years. He was a part of the Royals’ World Series championship team in 1985. In eight major league seasons, Jones hit .252 with seven home runs and 91 RBIs in 527 career games. Following his retirement, he managed in the minor leagues for the Florida Marlins and Atlanta Braves organizations. He served as first base coach for the Royals in 1991 and 1992 and as a base coach for the Marlins in 2001. Jones was also the first base coach for the Boston Red Sox in 2004 and 2005, where he was part of the team’s 2004 World Series championship. Jones returned to Thiel in 2013 where he continues to serve as an assistant baseball coach.
Ron Jones	Grove City College	1996-99	Butler, Pa./Knoch
Jones, a four-year starter at third base, earned four-straight All-PAC First Team selections. He led his team to a 24-13 overall record and an 11-5 PAC mark in 1999. Jones also totaled seven wins on the mound over his four years. He is tied for sixth all-time in doubles (28), ranks eighth in total bases (194) and is tied for eighth in runs scored (100).
Nate Kauffman	Grove City College	1998-2001	Cecil, Pa./Canon-McMillan
Kauffman earned PAC Player of the Year honors and All-ECAC South recognition after leading his Wolverine squad to the 2001 PAC title. A four-year starter, he was named to the All-PAC First Team three times (1998, 2000, 2001) and was selected to the All-PAC Second Team in 1999. Kauffmann ranks second among career leaders in home runs (23), RBI (118) and total bases (261), fourth in batting average (.393) and hits (157), fifth in slugging percentage (.654), seventh in stolen bases (30), eighth in games played and 10th in at-bats. He hit a then program record 12 home runs in 2001 while batting .446 and slugging .891.
Matt King	Bethany College	1997-2000	St. Clairsville, Ohio/St. Clairsville
A four-time All-PAC selection, including First Team honors in 1997, 1998 and 2000, King helped the Bison baseball team win back-to-back conference titles in 1999 and 2000. His top season came in 2000 when he posted a career-high 58 hits. He also scored 52 runs that season, a number which still stands as the Bethany single-season record. King ranks first on the school’s all-time runs scored list (147), is second in hits (192), triples (11) and total bases (271) and fourth in RBI (104) and doubles (36).
Ed Krass	Wayne State University	1963-64
Krass was an All-PAC pitcher during both of his seasons with the Tartars. He ranks second on the career charts with 9.78 strikeouts per nine innings and 125 strikeouts in his 115 innings pitched. In 1964 Krass struck out 11.83 batters per nine innings in his 45.2 innings pitched, which ranks fifth all-time in the record books. He also ranks eighth all-time in a single season, allowing 5.91 hits per nine innings in 1964. Krass struck out 65 batters in 1963 and 60 in 1964 while compiling a 2.56 ERA as a senior. He concluded his Tartar career with a 3.29 ERA in 23 games with nine wins and never allowing a home run. He earned a bachelor's degree in education from WSU in 1964.
Brad Kubis	Bethany College	2010-13	Aliquippa, Pa./Hopewell
Kubis was a four-time All-PAC selection during his tenure, earning First Team honors in 2010 and 2011 before being honored with Second Team laurels in both 2012 and 2013. After the 2012 season Kubis was named a Third Team All-Mideast Region selection by both D3Baseball.com and the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). On the mound, he appeared in 52 games for the Bison, marking the second most by any Bethany pitcher in history. His career ERA ranks third in the Bison record books as he posted a 2.57 earned run average over his four seasons. A lock-down closer, Kubis recorded 27 saves during his time at Bethany, 12 more than any other Bison in history (Ian Edwards, 15 from 2003-06). The 2010 season was Kubis’ banner year, as the then freshman hit .450 while driving in 44 runs and collecting 68 hits. His RBI and hit totals from that season both rank second in Bethany history. He also got it done on the mound, collecting 12 saves while posting a 1.47 ERA. His 12 saves tied him for the most in Division III that season.
Steven Lanier	Allegheny College	1970-73
A four-year starter at third base and four-time All-PAC honoree, Lanier led the Gators to three-straight PAC championships (1970-72). As a junior in 1972, he was named the team’s MVP after batting .441 to rank 13th in the NCAA College Division. During his senior season of 1973, Lanier hit .373 and led the Gators in RBIs. The 1972-73 Allegheny Athlete of the Year, he was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1973 MLB Amateur Draft and was inducted into the Allegheny Hall of Fame in 1993.
John Magyari	John Carroll University	1981-84
Magyari continues to rank among John Carroll leaders in a number of statistics, including the most career complete games (16). He also ranks third all-time in wins (19), fourth in career innings pitched (211.0) and fourth all-time in strikeouts (200). He was a three-time All-PAC first Team selection over the course of his career. Following graduation, Magyari became the first Blue Streak to sign a professional baseball contract, pitching for Utica of the Class "A" New York Penn-League from 1984-85.
Sam Mann	Washington & Jefferson College	2004-07	Warren, Ohio/Howland
Mann established nearly every pitching record in the W&J baseball record book during his four years on campus. The 2007 ABCA/Rawlings Division III Mideast Player of the Year and PAC Player of the Year posted the nation’s 11th-best batting average (.463) as a senior, while also leading the team and the PAC in hits (68) and earned-run average (1.99). He finished his career with a 26-14 record, firing 26 complete games and held a 2.21 ERA in 293 2/3 innings. With only 26 career walks, Mann averaged 0.80 walks per nine innings while striking out 250 batters. He also excelled in the classroom and was honored as a CoSIDA Second Team Academic All-American. After graduation, he was awarded with the prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship before beginning his career as a professional baseball player in the Frontier League.
Peter Maropis	Allegheny College	1973-76	Burgettstown, Pa./Burgettstown
A three-time All-PAC performer, Maropis enjoyed a stellar three-year career. Beginning his career as a freshman in centerfield, he moved to shortstop for his sophomore and junior campaigns. After leading the PAC in batting average as a freshman, he put together a remarkable junior campaign in 1975, hitting safely in every game and finishing with a .550 average. In his three seasons in the PAC Maropis hit safely in 27 of his 31 games played. He was drafted in the 15th round by the Chicago White Sox following his junior campaign, and went on to play three seasons in their minor league system. A two-sport star at Allegheny, he was also a three-year starter in football at defensive back and was named the 1976 Allegheny Athlete of the Year. A 1989 inductee into the Allegheny Hall of Fame, Maropis graduated from the University of Pittsburgh Dental School and practiced dentistry for over 25 years in the Monroeville, Pa. area before passing away in 2012.
Dave Martin	Hiram College	1977-80	Norton, Ohio/Norton
Martin was an outstanding pitcher for Terriers, garnering First Team All-PAC honors in 1979 and 1980. During his junior and senior seasons, he went undefeated in PAC competition, leading the league in 1979 with five wins, 27 strikeouts and an earned run average of 2.12. He improved his record with six wins and totaled 33 strikeouts with an ERA of 1.88 during his 1980 season. Martin won 17 career games with only three losses and his career winning percentage of .850 still tops the Hiram record book by a wide margin. He was also an All-PAC performer as a defensive tackle on the Hiram football team. Martin was inducted into the William H. Hollinger Athletic Hall of Fame at Hiram in 2007.
Kevin Meistickle	Thiel College	1970-73	West Milford, N.J./West Milford
Meistickle, a three-time All-PAC selection, was inducted into the Thiel Athletics Hall of Fame in 1991. More than 30 years after graduating, he is still near the top of many of Thiel’s career pitching records. He ranks second in career victories (22), earned-run average (2.53) and is tied for first in saves (8). He pitched two one-hitters, three two-hitters and five three-hitters. Meistickle was named to the Outstanding College Athletes of America list, Who’s Who in College Sports and NCAA Division III Region I All Worth Team. He was the first Thiel athlete to be selected in the Major League Baseball draft and was the College’s first professional baseball player. Meistickle was drafted by the New York Mets after graduation and went on to play nine years of pro baseball with the Mets, Atlanta Braves, Minnesota Twins and Pittsburgh Pirates. Meistickle stayed active in baseball after retiring as a player, working in semi-pro baseball and camps.
Brian Moran	Grove City College	2007-08	Columbia, Md./Chapelgate Christian
Moran, a two-time All-PAC First Team honoree (2007, 2008), earned PAC Player of the Year honors in 2008. Following the 2008 season he was selected as a D3Baseball.com and American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) First Team All-American and ABCA Gold Glove winner. He led the fourth-seeded Wolverines to the 2008 PAC Championship Tournament title and NCAA Division III Regional Tournament berth. Moran is the program’s career leader in batting average (.436), slugging percentage (.730) on-base percentage (.516) and stolen bases (63) despite playing just two seasons. He also ranks second among career leaders in triples (10), fifth in home runs (12) and 10th in RBI (85). He set and still holds program single-season records for runs (45), hits (59), walks (34), stolen bases (34), on-base percentage (.559) in 2008 while batting .454, slugging .769 and registering a then-record 50 RBI (now 2nd). He did not commit an error in 107 chances during the 2008 season. In 2007, he hit .419 with a .690 slugging percentage and .466 on-base percentage while tying a 28-year old program record with six triples.
Eddie Nogay	Washington & Jefferson College	2011-14	Weirton, W.Va./Madonna
Nogay was selected as the 2013 and 2014 PAC Pitcher of the Year. He broke the school record for career victories after finishing his four seasons with the Presidents with a 28-2 overall record. He also tied for the school record with six shutouts. Nogay ranks second in the W&J career record book for innings pitched (268.0), strikeouts (162) and earned-run average (2.59, minimum 100 IP). His 53 career appearances on the mound tied for the school record. During his All-America season as a junior, Nogay set the school record for single-season wins (12-1 record) and led the Presidents to a third-place finish at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional in Terre Haute, Indiana. He was the winning pitcher in two of W&J's three NCAA victories, including an 8 1/3 inning performance in the tournament opener, a 5-3 triumph over Illinois Wesleyan.
Matt O’Connor	John Carroll University	1982-85
At time of his graduation, O’Connor owned 12 school records, including career runs, triples, stolen bases and assists. A captain of 1985 Blue Streak squad, O'Connor was a two-time All-PAC First team selection and helped John Carroll post a conference record of 40-4 during his tenure, including four PAC titles. He played and started at second base for JCU's only team to make a NCAA Division III Championship Tournament appearance in 1984. Currently, he ranks second among all-time leaders in triples (9), is fourth in walks (69) and sixth in stolen bases (34).
Steve Opferman	Bethany College	1997-2000	Oakdale, Pa./West Allegheny
Opferman helped the Bison post back-to-back conference championships in 1999 and 2000, leading the Green & White to a school-record 27 wins during the 2000 season, a record which still stands today. He was named the conference’s MVP following both championship runs. In 1999, he hit a career-high .479, totaling 61 hits, 39 RBI, 15 doubles and a slugging percentage of .740. Opferman then followed that performance with a career-high 66 hits in 2000, which still ranks third on Bethany’s single-season record chart. That year, he also drove 50 RBI and added 22 doubles, both which still stand as single-season marks in Bison history. He ranks first all-time on the Bison career list in total bases (275) and RBI (121) while ranking fifth in total hits (175).
Jim Pasquine	Washington & Jefferson College	2007-10	Poland, Ohio/Poland Seminary
Pasquine was a two-time PAC Player of the Year (2009, 2010) and a three-time First Team All-PAC honoree (2008-10) as a pitcher and outfielder. He set the school record for career batting average (.432) and runs batted in (153) and also established five single-season records, including hits (91), total bases (138), stolen bases (21), walks (29) and saves (6) for the Presidents. Pasquine was named to the NCAA Division III All-Mideast Region First Team in 2009 and 2010 while being named a Second Team Pre-Season All-American and First Team ECAC South All-Star team selection in 2010.
Matt Paul	Hiram College	1986-89	Garrettsville, Ohio/Garfield
Paul was a First Team All-PAC honoree in 1988 and 1989 and was named the PAC’s Most Valuable Pitcher during his senior season. In 1988 he led the conference with five victories and 48 strikeouts while maintaining a league-leading earned run average of 1.83. During his MVP season in 1989, Paul duplicated that feat, once again leading the conference with five wins, 61 strikeouts and an ERA of 1.88. A four-year letter winner and team captain, Paul received the Campbell Award in 1989 as Hiram’s Male Student-Athlete of the Year. He was inducted into the William H. Hollinger Athletic Hall of Fame at Hiram in 2001.
Shaun Pfeil	Washington & Jefferson College	2004-07	Sandusky, Ohio/Perkins
Pfeil helped lead the W&J baseball turnaround during his career as the Presidents’ third baseman from 2004-07. The 2005 PAC Player of the Year, Pfeil graduated with 175 games played, the most by a W&J player in history until Josh Staniscia '14 (176). At the time of his graduation, he produced a school-record 214 hits, including a single-season record of 70 during his sophomore campaign. Pfeil also was W&J’s career RBI (138) and total bases (288) leader until 2010. Pfeil and his teammates won three PAC Championships and claimed back-to-back ECAC Tournament titles (2006-07).
Ken Richey	Bethany College	1993-96	Wellsburg, W. Va./Brooke
Richey, a 2009 inductee in the Bethany Hall of Fame, anchored the Bison pitching staff during its most successful four-year run in school history. During his time, BC went 89-48 with a .650 winning percentage, won one PAC title and earned two bids to the ECAC Championship Tournament. Richey was the starting pitcher during Bethany’s win over Frostburg State in the 1996 ECAC semifinals, which was the program’s first-ever postseason victory. He still holds the school’s single-season standards for wins (nine in 1995), complete games (nine in 1995) and innings pitched (77 in 1995). At the time of his graduation, Richey owned five career records and was ranked in the top three in a host of other categories. He still owns the career wins mark with 24 and is the career leader in complete games (22). He also ranks in the top 10 with 229 innings pitched (currently third), 32 starts (third) and 40 appearances (ninth). In addition, Richey still sits second in career ERA (2.44) and fourth in strikeouts (142).
Denny Robinson	Bethany College	1968-71	Peekskill, N.Y./Peekskill
A 1995 Bethany Hall of Fame inductee, Robinson was one of the first great pitchers in Bison baseball history, posting 20 career victories and a .740 winning percentage (20-7). A three-time First Team All-PAC selection, he is credited with two no-hitters over the course of his career. Having played his final game in 1971, Robinson still holds holds career records that have stood the test of time, including a career ERA of 1.10. His 207 career strikeouts stood as Bethany'd career mark for 33 years, until Todd Welsh broke the record by six.
Steve Shilling	Grove City College	1991-93	Conneautville, Pa./Conneaut Valley
Shilling, a 2013 Inductee into Grove City College Athletic Hall of Fame, was a three-time All-PAC Second Team performer (1991-93) and two-year team captain (1992, 1993). A CoSIDA Academic All-American in 1993, Shilling led his team to 40-27 record over three seasons, one of the best three-year stretches in program history. During the 1992 season he hit .468 (second in program history) with a program-record slugging (.919) and on-base (.582) rates. His senior season he hit .397 with an .810 slugging and .493 on-base percentage and led the PAC with 32 RBI and a then-program record seven home runs. For his career, Shilling ranks second in career slugging (.695, held record for 15 years) and on-base percentage (.494, held record for 15 years), fifth in home runs (12) and ninth in batting average (.380).
Josh Staniscia	Washington & Jefferson College	2011-14	Export, Pa./Franklin Regional
Staniscia finished his career as W&J's all-time leader in games played (176), at-bats (576), hits (251), triples (18) and total bases (346). He is second in the school's record book in career stolen bases (51), doubles (41) and games started (174) and ranks third in runs (155) and RBI (143). The 2014 Capital One Academic All-American was the 2014 PAC Player of the Year after earning his fourth-straight First Team All-PAC award. He was also recognized as a D3baseball.com First Team All-Mideast Region choice (third-straight season) and earned Second Team All-Mideast Region laurels from the American Baseball Coaches Association. Staniscia finished his senior season leading all NCAA Division III active players with a school-record 251 career base hits. He also produced a school-record 18 career triples, which ranked 11th among all NCAA players in all divisions over the past four seasons. In 353 career chances in the outfield, he made just one error (during freshman season). He had four assists and a .997 fielding percentage.
Jim Taylor	Bethany College	1992-95	Wellsburg, W. Va./Brooke
Taylor, a 2006 Bethany Hall of Fame inductee, transferred to BC for his final two seasons after spending two years at Davis & Elkins. He earned First Team All-PAC awards both seasons, which also included MVP honors in 1994. He was also a two-time NCAA Division III All-Mideast Region selection, including a First Team honor in 1995 that helped him earn Second Team All-America status. In just two years as a Bison, Taylor etched his name numerous times into the school's record book. He still holds the Bethany record for career batting average (.438) and is currently second in on-base percentage (.513) and OPS (1.114) while sitting fourth in slugging percentage (.600). Also a standout behind the plate, Taylor’s .992 fielding percentage ranks as the best ever at BC. He also set single-season marks in fielding percentage (.996-1995) and assists by a catcher (36-1994).
Andrew Thole	Thomas More College	2009-12	Cincinnati, Ohio/McNicholas
Thole collected PAC Player of the Year, First Team All-PAC, First Team ABCA All-Mideast Region and First Team D3baseball.com All-American honors in 2011. He was named a First Team All-PAC selection and Second Team ABCA All-Mideast Region pick in 2012 after collecting All-PAC Second Team honors in 2009. Thole set the Thomas More single-season home run record with 17 in 2011 and ranks in the top 10 of eight Thomas More career records: first in runs batted in (178), second in home runs (37) and games played (164), third in at-bats (594) and hits (213), fourth in base on balls (78), fifth in runs scored (152) and ninth in doubles (40).
Brad Thoma	Thomas More College	2003-06	West Carrollton, Ohio/West Carrollton
Thoma was named the PAC Player of the Year and a First Team All-PAC selection during the Saints’ first year in the PAC (2006). He was also selected as a Second team ABCA All-Mideast Region in 2006. He ranks in the top 10 of nine Thomas More career records: third in doubles (48), fourth in runs scored (152), triples (9) and runs batted in (143), fifth in games played (159) and hits (204), sixth in at-bats (536) and base on balls (75) and eighth in home runs (19).
Bill Thompson	John Carroll University	1982-85
Thompson was twice named the PAC's Most Valuable Player, earning the distinction following both the 1983 and 1984 seasons. He held 11 school records at the time of his graduation, including most games played, doubles and home runs. A four-time letter winner and three-time All-PAC selection, Thompson was the starting shortstop for the only John Carroll team to qualify for the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament in 1984. A member of the Cleveland College All-Stars squad that defeated the USA Olympic team in 1984, Thompson is currently seventh all-time in home runs (8) and walks (61) and 21st in career runs batted in (67).
Dave Trushel	Washington & Jefferson College	2009-12	Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park
Trushel helped W&J win 122 games during his four years (2009-12) as a top pitcher on the Presidents’ staff.  The right-hander produced 25 career victories on the mound (third in school history) and was a member of three teams that played in the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament (2009, 2010, 2012). The 2009 squad also captured the PAC title during a rookie year in which Trushel went 8-0 on the mound with a 3.53 earned-run average. He was the winning pitcher (8 IP, 1 ER) in W&J’s first-ever NCAA Regional victory, an 8-3 triumph over Washington and Lee in 2009. He is tied for the school record with 53 career pitching appearances and third in W&J history with 158 strikeouts and 266 2/3 innings pitched.
Paul Uhl	Thomas More College	2009-13	Cincinnati, Ohio/McNicholas
Uhl was named the 2010 PAC Pitcher of the Year and ABCA Mid-East Region Co-Pitcher of the Year. He also earned ABCA and D3baseball.com All-America honors following the 2010 season. A First team All-PAC pick in 2009 and 2010, Uhl claimed All-PAC Second Team honors in 2013. He tossed a no-hitter against Penn State Behrend in 2010 and ranks in the top 10 of six Thomas More career pitching records: second in games started (37), wins (24) and shutouts (3), fifth in earned run average (2.94) and sixth in innings pitched (220.1) and strikeouts (152). Among Thomas More single-season leaders he is first in innings pitched (81.1) and wins (10), second in games started (13), sixth in strikeouts (64) and ranked seventh three-times in shutouts (1).
Jeff Weekley	Bethany College	1993-96	Beech Bottom, W. Va./Brooke
A 2008 inductee into the Bethany Hall of Fame, Weekley was a four-year starter for the Bison. After earning PAC Freshman of the Year and Honorable Mention All-PAC recognition in 1993, he garnered First Team All-PAC during his final three seasons with the Bison. He earned league MVP honors as a senior in 1996, hitting .429 with three home runs, 25 RBIs and 50 runs scored. Weekley’s effort helped the Bison win the PAC Championship with an undefeated league record and earn a berth in the ECAC Championship Tournament. He graduated as the program’s all-time leader in hits (184, now 4th), runs scored (139, now 2nd), doubles (37, now 3rd) and RBI (89, now 7th) and still holds Bethany’s career mark in stolen bases (87). He also ranks fourth on the Bison career batting average list (.388).
Terrence Wenger	Western Reserve University	1959-62
Wenger was a two-year captain and three-year letter winner for Western Reserve. He earned First Team All-PAC honors three times as an infielder and went on to play pro baseball in the Cleveland Indians organization for two years after graduation.
Wes White, Jr.	Waynesburg University	2007-10	Pittsburgh, Pa./Perry
Known was one of the fastest players in recent Waynesburg history, White, Jr. was a four-year starter with the Yellow Jackets and was a three-time First Team All-PAC selection. His collegiate career features a laundry list of honors and accolades that includes three years on the All-Mideast Region Baseball Teams, presented by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), as well as preseason and postseason All-America honors by D3baseball.com. White, Jr. led Waynesburg in triples, batting average and runs scored three times, as well as pacing the team in stolen bases all four years in a Jacket uniform.
Tim Wiand	Westminster College	2010-12	Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts
In just three seasons, Wiand completed his career as one of the most successful players to hit the diamond for Westminster. As a senior in 2012, he led Westminster to their second PAC title and became the first Titan to earn conference MVP honors. His 46 RBI that season set a school record to go along with his single-season record of 19 doubles in 2011. The first baseman also boasted a .431 batting average, .625 slugging percentage and .503 on-base percentage, all of which were tops in the PAC. Defensively, Wiand had an impressive .995 fielding percentage and a conference-best 362 putouts. His stellar senior year earned him First Team D3baseball.com and American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) All-Region. During his career Wiand was twice named to the All-PAC First Team. He was invited to play in the premiere California Winter League (CWL) following his senior campaign.
Fredrick L. Wolcott	Wayne State University	1963-65
Wolcott, a native of Lincoln Park, was a two-sport star for Wayne State, lettering in baseball and basketball from 1962-65, earning six varsity letters and two freshman numerals. On the diamond, he was a standout catcher, outfielder and pitcher, but spent most of his later years behind the plate, earning All-PAC First Team honors in 1964 and 1965. He captained his junior and senior teams and was named the Tartars' Most Valuable Player both seasons. Wolcott set single season and career records for stolen bases. In 1964, he stole a record 21 bases (in 21 attempts), and his 1.000 stolen base percentage record still stands today. His 37 career stolen bases were also a school record. He compiled a .358 batting average during his career, still good for ninth on the career list, and led WSU in batting his junior season with a .400 average (26-65), becoming only the fifth regular player at that time to hit .400 or above in a season. In his first year of varsity competition, Wolcott set a single-season record with four home runs. In his senior year Wolcott finished second in the PAC batting race with a .411 average as the Tartars finished second in the conference with a 4-2 mark. A 1988 WSU Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, he earned a bachelor's degree in education in 1966 and spent six years in professional baseball, reaching the triple-A level with the Toledo Mud Hens.