NCBWA All-Central Region For immediate release: May 14, 2012
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DENVER - Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.) third baseman Bryan Lippincott was selected as the 2012 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Central Region Player of the Year on Monday. Augustana (S.D.) righthander Derek Hansen joined him as the Central Region Pitcher of the Year and Minnesota State head coach was selected as the region’s coach of the year. Lippincott, a semifinalist for the Tino Martinez Award and the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Player of the Year, batted .494 this season with 52 runs batted in, 49 runs scored, 19 doubles, 10 home runs and nine stolen bases for the Golden Bears. He also posted a .594 on-base percentage and .864 slugging percentage. The senior is a native of Des Moines, Iowa. Hansen, a junior from Fergus Falls, Minn., was the NSIC Pitcher of the Year. He is also a first team all-region selection as a utility player. Hansen went 7-4 with a 1.60 earned run average this season, striking out 103 batters in just 67.2 innings. Opponents were limited to a .181 batting average and he allowed just one home run all season. As a first baseman/designated hitter, he batted .363 with 37 RBIs, 31 runs scored, 10 doubles and seven home runs with 11 stolen bases. Magers led MSU to its fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance in his fourth season. The Mavericks also won their third consecutive NSIC regular season championship with a 27-5 mark in league play. Ranked No. 5 nationally, MSU enters the NCAA Central Region Tournament as the No. 1 seed with a 44-10 overall record. First Team All-Central Region Name School Zach Braun Bemidji State Dustin Fackrell Colorado Mesa Nate Van Roekel Winona State Bryan Lippincott Concordia-St. Paul Seth McMullen Winona State Bobby Egeberg Colorado Mines Phil Imholte St. Cloud State Jeff Popick Colorado Mesa Derek Hansen Augustana (S.D.) Name Logan Birr Jared Christensen Derek Hansen Harvey Martin Nick Sutherland
School St. Cloud State Colorado Mesa Augustana (S.D.) Minnesota State Minnesota State
Pos. Yr. C So. 1B Sr. 2B Sr. 3B Sr. SS Jr. OF Jr. OF Jr. OF Sr. UT Jr. Pos. SP SP UT/SP SP RP
Yr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr.
Hometown Lakeville, Minn. Taylorsville, Utah New Ulm, Minn. Des Moines, Iowa Wausau, Wis. Goodyear, Ariz. St. Cloud, Minn. Lakewood, Colo. Fergus Falls, Minn.
Avg. R RBI 2B HR SB .391 28 32 9 5 3 .376 45 55 16 6 14 .354 56 50 14 11 8 .494 49 52 19 10 9 .347 36 47 19 9 4 .392 42 31 8 3 17 .378 71 38 10 4 31 .424 52 64 16 7 7 .363 31 37 10 7 11
Hometown St. Cloud, Minn. Alpine, Utah Fergus Falls, Minn. Farmington, Mich. Eden Prairie, Minn.
W-L Sv. ERA IP 10-0 0 2.72 76.0 12-2 0 3.61 82.1 7-4 0 1.60 67.2 10-0 0 2.50 72.0 5-0 13 3.13 37.1
SO OBA 79 .190 54 .267 103 .181 51 .244 26 .221
Second Team All-Central Region Name School Chris Schindler Colorado State-Pueblo Joey Benke St. Cloud State Chase Lacomb Colorado State-Pueblo Josh McMahon New Mexico Highlands Braden Box Colorado Mesa Tyler Adams Upper Iowa Mike Bisenius Wayne State (Neb.) Brian Hansen St. Cloud State Kyle Davis New Mexico Highlands
Pos. Yr. C Sr. 1B Sr. 2B Jr. 3B Jr. SS Jr. OF So. OF Sr. OF Jr. DH Jr.
Hometown San Mateo, Calif. Roseau, Minn. Las Vegas, Nev. Elk Grove, Calif. Twin Falls, Idaho Onalaska, Wis. Sioux City, Iowa Cold Spring, Minn. Albuquerque, N.M.
Avg. R RBI 2B HR SB .366 49 36 12 7 2 .326 52 52 15 10 6 .390 50 37 19 3 2 .429 50 33 14 2 12 .398 55 23 4 0 30 .410 43 28 10 0 14 .314 45 44 14 10 7 .333 52 52 19 8 10 .396 35 42 10 7 3
Name Kyle Fischer Shawn Riesgraf Nolan Snell Oscar Almeida
Pos. SP SP SP RP
Hometown New Ulm, MInn. Chaska, Minn. Albuquerque, N.M. Albuquerque, N.M.
W-L Sv. ERA IP 8-2 3 2.08 69.1 9-1 0 1.83 64.0 9-1 0 4.46 82.2 4-0 13 3.82 33.0
Hometown Kearney, Neb. Loveland, Colo. Wailuku, Hawaii
Avg. R RBI 2B HR SB .317 37 36 10 5 1 .372 33 52 12 11 1 .381 44 37 16 2 13
School St. Cloud State St. Cloud State Colorado Mesa New Mexico Highlands
Honorable Mention All-Central Region Name School Chandler Klute Nebraska-Kearney Darryl Baca Metro State A.J. Alexander New Mexico Highlands
Yr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr.
Pos. Yr. C Jr. 1B RFr. OF Sr.
Metro State Athletics • Page 1 of 2
SO OBA 57 .247 47 .222 105 .252 26 .264
J.T. Greenhood Lucas Skjefte David Borchardt Brian Wuest Logan Kalis
Colorado State-Pueblo Minnesota State Augustana (S.D.) Nebraska-Kearney Bemidji State
Name Mike Fabrizio Ben Kincaid Collin Stinogel Austen Wisroth Derek Benham
School Colorado State-Pueblo Minnesota State Minnesota Duluth Wayne State (Neb.) Colorado Mesa
OF OF OF OF DH Pos. SP SP SP SP RP
Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr.
Pueblo, Colo. Eden Prairie, Minn. St. Michael, Minn. Prosper, Texas Little Falls, Minn.
.304 .333 .335 .394 .323
Yr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr.
Hometown Pueblo, Colo. Eau Claire, Wis. St. Cloud, Minn. Torrington, Wyo. Seattle, Wash.
W-L Sv. ERA IP 7-6 0 4.38 102.2 6-3 0 2.74 65.2 4-3 0 2.84 66.2 6-2 0 2.48 69.0 1-0 8 1.40 19.1
Central Region Player of the Year: Bryan Lippincott, Concordia-St. Paul Central Region Pitcher of the Year: Derek Hansen, Augustana (S.D.) Central Region Coach of the Year: Matt Magers, Minnesota State
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48 56 41 48 38
51 28 37 52 43
17 13 14 17 5
9 3 14 11 10
11 16 11 2 3
SO OBA 87 .291 65 .272 46 .197 55 .248 20 .243