CCAA announces baseball awards
WALNUT CREEK -- Ian Bridges and Kris Haycock highlighted a group of 10 Sonoma State players that were honored as all-conference, it was announced by the California Collegiate Athletic Association on Tuesday. Bridges was tabbed the CCAA's Most Valuable Player while Haycock was selected Newcomer of the Year.
Additionally, John Goelz, in his 23rd season at Sonoma State, was named the conference's Coach of the Year after guiding the Seawolves to a 42-12 overall record and the CCAA regular-season title. Cal State Stanislaus senior Marquis Fleming was a unanimous choice as Most Valuable Pitcher of the Year and UC San Diego's Tim Shibuya earned Freshman of the Year accolades.
Bridges batted a conference-leading .412 with five home runs and 39 RBI. The Seawolves' junior first baseman also hit a CCAA-leading .410 in conference play with 27 runs scored, three home runs and 31 RBI.
Haycock, a junior shortstop who transferred to Sonoma State from Fresno City College, batted .346 with four home runs, 25 RBI and stole 16 bases in 17 attempts during CCAA play. He has an overall batting average of .339 with a team-high 44 runs scored, 20 stolen bases, four home runs and 28 RBI.
Fleming went 11-3 with a 2.21 ERA and seven complete games while striking out 106 batters in 102.0 innings during the regular season. During CCAA play, he posted an 8-1 record, 3.00 ERA, struck out 62 batters in 63.0 innings and tossed four complete games in nine starts while limiting the opposition to a .202 average.
Shibuya turned in an impressive rookie campaign for UC San Diego as he went 7-0 with a 1.99 ERA while making 25 relief appearances. He logged 63.1 innings, struck out 50 and held opponents to a .228 average. In CCAA action, the freshman right-hander posted a 5-0 mark and 2.03 ERA in 19 appearances.
Goelz garnered Coach of the Year honors for the second consecutive season and seventh time in his career. During the 2008 campaign, Sonoma State was ranked as high as No. 2 in the country and produced a school-record 23-game winning streak.
Additionally, John Goelz, in his 23rd season at Sonoma State, was named the conference's Coach of the Year after guiding the Seawolves to a 42-12 overall record and the CCAA regular-season title. Cal State Stanislaus senior Marquis Fleming was a unanimous choice as Most Valuable Pitcher of the Year and UC San Diego's Tim Shibuya earned Freshman of the Year accolades.
Bridges batted a conference-leading .412 with five home runs and 39 RBI. The Seawolves' junior first baseman also hit a CCAA-leading .410 in conference play with 27 runs scored, three home runs and 31 RBI.
Haycock, a junior shortstop who transferred to Sonoma State from Fresno City College, batted .346 with four home runs, 25 RBI and stole 16 bases in 17 attempts during CCAA play. He has an overall batting average of .339 with a team-high 44 runs scored, 20 stolen bases, four home runs and 28 RBI.
Fleming went 11-3 with a 2.21 ERA and seven complete games while striking out 106 batters in 102.0 innings during the regular season. During CCAA play, he posted an 8-1 record, 3.00 ERA, struck out 62 batters in 63.0 innings and tossed four complete games in nine starts while limiting the opposition to a .202 average.
Shibuya turned in an impressive rookie campaign for UC San Diego as he went 7-0 with a 1.99 ERA while making 25 relief appearances. He logged 63.1 innings, struck out 50 and held opponents to a .228 average. In CCAA action, the freshman right-hander posted a 5-0 mark and 2.03 ERA in 19 appearances.
Goelz garnered Coach of the Year honors for the second consecutive season and seventh time in his career. During the 2008 campaign, Sonoma State was ranked as high as No. 2 in the country and produced a school-record 23-game winning streak.
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Name | School |
POS | YR | Hometown |
| Konrad Thieme | SSU | C | Sr. | Thousand Oaks, Calif. |
| Ian Bridges | SSU | 1B | Jr. | Valencia, Calif. |
| Garrett Imeson | UCSD | 2B | Jr. | Stockton, Calif. |
| Bret Ringer | CSUC | 3B | Jr. | Stockton, Calif. |
| Cody Puckett | CSUDH | SS | Jr. | Apple Valley, Calif. |
| Kyle Loretelli | CSUS | OF | Jr. | Modesto, Calif. |
| Dave Herman | SSU | INF | Sr. | San Francisco, Calif. |
| John Haas | CSUSB | OF | Jr. | Hesperia, Calif. |
| Evan Kehoe | UCSD | OF | Fr. | San Diego, Calif. |
| Tyler Warmerdam | CSULA | OF | Sr. | Lodi, Calif. |
| Josh Meagher | CSUC | DH | Jr. | Santa Maria, Calif. |
| Marquis Fleming | CSUS | SP | Sr. | Oakland, Calif. |
| Matt Means | SSU | SP | Sr. | Mountain View, Calif. |
| Bret Montgomery | CSUDH | SP | So. | Thousand Oaks, Calif. |
| Isaac Morales | CSULA | SP | Jr. | South Gate, Calif. |
| Keith Noe | UCSD | RP | Sr. | Vista, Calif. |
| SECOND TEAM |
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| Name | School | POS | YR | Hometown |
| Cody Dee | CSUC | C | So. | Moorpark, Calif. |
| Jason Klug | CSUSB | 1B | Sr. | Moreno Valley, Calif. |
| David Adler | SSU | 2B | Sr. | Thousand Oaks, Calif. |
| Drew Valenzuela |
CSUSB | 3B | Sr. | Riverside, Calif. |
| Kris Haycock | SSU | SS | Jr. | Tehachapi, Calif. |
| Vance Albitz | UCSD | INF | So. | Torrance, Calif. |
| A.J. Cavaletto | CPP | OF | Sr. | Santa Barbara, Calif. |
| Nick Nosti | SSU | OF | Sr. | Marin, Calif. |
| Mark Pestorich | SSU | OF | Jr. | Easton, Calif. |
| Kevin Pillar | CSUDH | OF | Fr. | West Hills, Calif. |
| Matt Cantele | UCSD | DH | Jr. | Los Altos Hills, Calif. |
| Kevin Asselin | SSU | SP | Sr. | Redwood City, Calif. |
| Eric Federico | CSUS | SP | Jr. | Stockton, Calif. |
| Mike Robbins | CSUC | SP | Jr. | Sylmar, Calif. |
| Kirby St. John | UCSD | SP | So. | Santa Cruz, Calif. |
| Andrew DeMott | CSUS | RP | Sr. | Atwater, Calif. |
HONORABLE MENTION: C: Matt Kavanaugh (Sr., SFSU); 1B: Jon Alia (Jr., CSUDH); 2B: Bobby Carini (Jr., SFSU); 3B: Jake Oketani (Jr., CSUC); SS: Darrick Hale (Sr., CSULA); INF: Brent Planck (So, CSUSB); OF: Jimmy Dodos (Jr., CSUC), Shane Farmer (Sr., CSUC), Kenny Shanahan (Fr., CSULA), Dennis Wolfe (Sr., CSUS); SP: Cheyene Hann (Sr., CSUSB), Pete Mickartz (Fr., CSUC), Gary Moran (Jr., SSU), Andrew Pluta (Jr., CSUC); RP: Tim Shibuya (Fr., UCSD).
Most Valuable Player: Ian Bridges (Sonoma State)
Most Valuable Pitcher of the Year: Marquis Fleming (Cal State Stanislaus)
Freshman of the Year: Tim Shibuya (UC San Diego)
Newcomer of the Year: Kris Haycock (Sonoma State)
Coach of the Year: John Goelz (Sonoma State)
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