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Finding players for the second annual Ping!Baseball Preseason All Ping! Teams was extremely easy. From coast to coast, there are scores of student-athletes hitting the diamond who have the enviable talent and ability to someday play professional baseball. What’s difficult to do is to narrow down the list of worthy candidates. For every sweet swinging first baseman with a .400 batting average, there’s another who launches horsehide into the stratosphere with record breaking success. When you add defense, speed, past stats, projected stats and conference stats it does nothing but further complicate the debate. Nevertheless, after weeks upon weeks of dissection and discussion, Ping! is finally ready to present our choices for the 2008 All Ping! Teams.

There are some incredibly gifted players mentioned and many more exceptional athletes who just missed the cut. In an effort to make mention of a few more worthy players who deserve recognition we’ve added a “For Your Consideration” nomination. A selection not necessarily an “Honorable Mention” or the player who was next in line for All Ping! inclusion, the "For Your Consideration" player is an athlete from a school who has put up impressive stats, but just hasn’t had the opportunity to showcase them enough to be named to one of the All Ping! Teams.

 
CATCHER
First Team
Name / Team
G
AB
R
H
AVE
2B
3B
HR
RBI
SB
BB
SO
Buster Posey
Florida State
62
246
66
94
0.382
21
2
3
65
4
32
27
Second Team
Ryan Lavarnway
Yale
43
150
33
70
0.467
17
1
14
55
4
18
25
Blake Murphy
Western Carolina
61
221
73
81
0.367
20
1
16
66
7
52
45
Third Team
Doug Hogan
Clemson
63
234
44
82
0.350
15
3
13
46
9
22
59
Petey Paramore
Arizona State
64
224
64
85
0.379
18
1
6
52
4
53
43
For your consideration...
Brendan Akashian
Holy Cross
35
106
29
35
0.330
6
2
5
29
0
19
24
  • Akashian was named to the 2007 Patriot League All-League First Team, All-NECBL First Team, led Patriot league in on base percentage (.467) and was second in slugging percentage (.579).
FIRST BASE
First Team
Name / Team
G
AB
R
H
AVE
2B
3B
HR
RBI
SB
BB
SO
Dustin Ackley
North Carolina
73
296
70
119
0.402
20
3
10
74
10
30
21
Second Team
Yonder Alonso
Miami FL
61
210
57
79
0.376
13
1
18
74
13
64
31
Ryne White
Purdue
53
199
48
90
0.452
16
1
8
47
9
26
11
Third Team
Jared Bolden
VCU
55
227
50
87
0.383
18
5
5
49
17
19
28
Allan Dykstra
Wake Forest
63
226
54
70
0.310
15
0
18
60
2
57
33
For your consideration...
Shaun Kort
Nevada
60
222
44
87
0.392
17
4
6
50
5
28
31
  • Kort was named Western Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year last season and won the conference batting title with a .392 average
SECOND BASE
First Team
Name / Team
G
AB
R
H
AVE
2B
3B
HR
RBI
SB
BB
SO
Blake Stouffer
Texas A&M
67
256
58
102
0.398
23
5
12
85
22
42
56
Second Team
David Adams
Virginia
60
226
45
84
0.372
11
4
5
43
10
31
37
Johnny Giavotella
New Orleans
64
247
65
95
0.385
19
4
15
65
17
54
25
Third Team
Dallas Poulk
NC State
56
170
33
67
0.394
8
4
1
26
7
16
17
Brandon Turner
Mississippi State
55
208
46
83
0.399
13
1
3
48
4
15
27
For your consideration...
Jake Owens
Northwestern
54
221
48
85
0.385
12
1
1
39
18
20
24
  • Owens has started 142 consecutive games at second base for Northwestern. He had 28 multi-hit games, including 10 games with at least three hits.
THIRD BASE
First Team
Name / Team
G
AB
R
H
AVE
2B
3B
HR
RBI
SB
BB
SO
Pedro Alvarez
Vanderbilt
66
272
76
105
0.386
21
3
18
68
6
40
65
Second Team
James Darnell
South Carolina
64
239
61
79
0.331
7
2
19
63
4
51
35
Conor Gillaspie
Wichita State
73
295
55
96
0.325
24
4
6
63
12
16
40
Third Team
Logan Forsythe
Arkansas
61
225
55
78
0.347
16
2
9
55
18
31
30
Matt Hague
Oklahoma State
56
221
51
78
0.353
15
1
13
49
3
34
28
For your consideration...
Matt Prokopowicz
Hofstra
54
197
41
82
0.416
11
1
6
52
8
17
15
  • Prokopowicz, the CAA Rookie of the Year, ranked second in the conference and 10th in the nation with a .416 batting average.
SHORTSTOP
First Team
Name / Team
G
AB
R
H
AVE
2B
3B
HR
RBI
SB
BB
SO
Ryan Flaherty
Vanderbilt
67
273
59
104
0.381
23
3
4
57
12
29
35
Second Team
Greg Miclat
Virginia
45
170
51
64
0.376
11
4
0
34
32
39
15
Beemer Weems
Baylor
58
221
49
71
0.321
17
5
9
59
3
35
42
Third Team
Brandon Crawford
UCLA
61
248
50
83
0.335
17
2
7
55
11
25
58
Cole Figueroa
Flordia
58
262
48
87
0.332
12
0
11
50
7
19
29
For your consideration...
Billy Shaughnessy
Mercer
58
210
37
70
0.333
13
1
2
27
11
19
23
  • Shaughnessy was named first-team All Atlantic Sun Conference after leading the Bears with a .343 batting average and only committing eight errors in 216 chances.
OUTFIELD
First Team
Name / Team
G
AB
R
H
AVE
2B
3B
HR
RBI
SB
BB
SO
Dominic de la Osa
Vanderbilt
66
249
65
94
0.378
23
2
20
62
20
21
47
Kyle Russell
Texas
63
223
68
75
0.336
11
5
28
71
10
46
64
David Sappelt
Coastal Carolina
63
276
62
99
0.359
17
7
10
50
7
26
40
Second Team
Tommy Baldridge
Coastal Carolina
63
240
62
92
0.383
15
3
13
58
9
33
36
Jordan Danks
Texas
63
238
63
79
0.332
17
3
4
38
19
47
47
Brad McElroy
Charlotte
61
242
65
97
0.401
26
2
11
68
14
21
31
Jack Rye
Florida State
62
234
53
87
0.372
12
0
10
61
6
34
22
Tyler Stovall
Central Michigan
54
225
58
88
0.391
15
3
6
59
20
26
36
Bobby Verbick
Sam Houston State
64
254
53
94
0.370
23
5
14
80
10
36
42
Third Team
Tony Campana
Cincinnati
56
237
51
78
0.329
5
1
1
18
60
33
30
Gabe Cohen
UCLA
56
206
35
71
0.345
12
0
10
36
4
16
49
Jordan Henry
Mississippi
65
263
60
99
0.376
4
2
1
17
12
22
21
Mike McKenna
Florida Atlantic
56
218
46
90
0.413
14
2
16
60
8
37
40
David Rubinstein
Appalachian State
59
252
67
91
0.361
30
4
3
43
12
28
39
Clay Whittemore
Jacksonville State
60
238
53
93
0.391
20
0
3
69
6
20
20
For your consideration...
Chris Dove
Elon
55
201
40
67
0.333
9
8
2
30
31
20
48
Marc Krauss
Ohio
52
187
41
69
0.369
19
1
8
42
6
35
37
Nick Santomauro
Dartmouth
37
124
22
49
0.395
9
2
0
23
8
26
35
  • Dove hit .333 with 9 doubles, eight triples, stole 31 bases and provided excellent defense in the field for the Phoenix
  • Krauss earned All-MAC First Team honors as a freshman and was second in the cnoference with a .369 batting average with 28 extra base hits.
  • An All-Ivy selection last season after batting .395 as a freshman, Santomauro earned a spot on the NEBCL All Star team over the summer.
DESIGNATED HITTER
First Team
Name / Team
G
AB
R
H
AVE
2B
3B
HR
RBI
SB
BB
SO
Brett Wallace
Arizona State
63
265
75
107
0.404
17
5
16
78
12
38
38
Second Team
Justin Smoak
South Carolina
66
260
64
82
0.315
16
0
22
72
0
54
40
Third Team
Scott Krieger
George Mason
54
219
59
80
0.365
12
2
20
68
6
24
68
For your consideration...
Peter Allen
Fairfield
45
163
35
62
0.380
23
1
5
35
5
22
39
  • Allen paced the Stags in every major offensive category and was nationally ranked throughout the season in doubles, batting average, and slugging percentage.
UTILITY
First Team
Name / Team
G
AB
R
H
AVE
2B
3B
HR
RBI
SB
BB
SO
Alex Buchholz (IF)
Delaware
55
238
46
92
0.387
27
6
11
63
5
21
33
Josh Romanski (OF/P)
San Diego
56
224
43
75
0.335
10
2
3
30
8
26
20
Second Team
Aaron Luna (OF/2B)
Rice
66
235
57
74
0.315
15
3
13
66
7
48
38
Zach Putnam (P/DH)
Michigan
61
224
38
74
0.330
14
2
8
59
1
20
27
Third Team
Mitch Harris (P/UT)
Navy
49
174
36
51
0.293
10
4
8
47
2
17
46
Cole White (OF/P)
Army
48
179
27
73
0.408
12
3
4
29
16
24
17
For your consideration...
Mike Gilmartin (SS/RP)
Wofford
63
267
59
86
0.322
12
0
14
50
3
21
44
  • Brandon Waring was Wofford's breakout performer last season, overshadowing Gilmartin's .322 batting average with 14 homers at shortstop and a 4.11 ERA and eight saves as a relief pitcher.


PITCHERS
First Team

Name/School
ERA
W
L
APP
GS
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
ER
BB
SO
Ryan Berry
Rice
3.03
11
2
22
19
1
0
0
119.0
109
40
32
122
Danny Farquhar
UL Lafayette
2.80
6
3
30
6
1
0
6
87.2
79
30
22
115
Scott Gorgen
UC Irvine
2.68
12
2
20
18
6
3
0
127.2
109
38
37
106
Preston Guilmet
Arizona
1.87
12
2
18
17
5
2
0
135.0
100
28
34
146
Brian Matusz
San Diego
2.85
10
3
18
18
1
0
0
123.0
98
39
37
163
Mike Minor
Vanderbilt
3.09
9
1
19
14
0
0
2
90.1
76
31
19
88
Josh Satow
Arizona State
2.41
13
3
19
19
3
1
0
130.2
111
35
51
115
Anthony Shawler
Old Dominion
2.20
11
2
15
15
8
3
0
114.2
95
28
29
130
Jacob Thompson
Virginia
1.50
11
0
17
16
2
2
0
114.0
79
19
32
101
Nick Cassavechia
Baylor
3.12
6
2
30
0
0
0
11
52
43
18
20
72
Cole St. Clair
Rice
1.92
0
0
16
0
0
0
9
28.1
22
6
8
26
Pat Venditte
Creighton
1.88
8
2
38
1
0
0
4
95.2
62
22
22
99
Second Team
Name/School
ERA
W
L
APP
GS
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
ER
BB
SO
Eric Erickson
Miami
2.50
10
4
16
13
0
0
1
90.0
84
25
16
63
Christian Friedrich
Eastern Kentucky
2.09
5
4
14
14
3
0
0
81.2
44
19
36
101
Bobby Gagg
Coastal Carolina
2.57
12
2
17
17
0
0
0
112.0
102
32
27
84
Mike Leake
Arizona State
3.59
13
1
23
12
2
0
1
117.2
114
47
27
90
Lance Lynn
Mississippi
2.69
6
4
15
15
2
1
0
100.1
78
30
31
120
Zack Pitts
Louisville
2.52
10
3
20
18
1
0
0
121.2
105
34
24
91
Jorge Reyes
Oregon State
3.11
7
3
24
11
0
0
0
81.1
73
28
18
64
Tyson Ross
California
2.46
5
6
16
16
1
0
0
109.2
96
30
35
117
Aaron Shafer
Wichita State
2.24
8
2
15
14
1
0
0
84.2
69
21
23
90
Adam Warren
North Carolina
2.18
12
0
15
12
0
0
0
70.2
56
17
28
49
Drew O'Neil
Penn State
1.36
4
2
23
0
0
0
11
33.2
22
5
10
21
A.J. Griffin
San Diego
2.71
6
2
34
0
0
0
11
63.1
49
19
23
65
Third Team
Name/School
ERA
W
L
APP
GS
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
ER
BB
SO
Michael Bowman
Virginia Military
2.77
6
3
16
15
1
0
0
91.0
76
28
24
102
Aaron Crow
Missouri
3.61
9
4
18
18
2
0
0
117.2
109
47
34
90
Shooter Hunt
Tulane
2.63
6
6
16
15
0
0
0
99.2
85
29
30
104
Rob Musgrave
Wichita State
2.59
10
2
18
18
1
1
0
111.1
96
32
17
85
Ben Mancuso
Creighton
2.34
10
3
14
13
2
1
0
77.0
77
20
20
60
Dan Osterbrock
Cincinnati
2.67
9
1
14
14
5
1
0
94.1
77
28
25
82
Mike Stutes
Oregon State
4.08
12
4
22
22
0
0
0
132.2
111
60
60
129
Jerry Sullivan
Oral Roberts
2.04
5
0
12
8
1
1
0
53
44
12
8
45
Daniel Edwards
Kansas State
2.30
3
0
23
0
0
0
11
35.2
22
9
13
49
Robbie Elsemiller
Stetson
2.39
3
1
30
0
0
0
12
45.2
50
12
13
20
Joe Kelly
UC Riverside
1.33
3
1
22
0
0
0
6
27.1
28
4
11
19
Eryk McConnell
NC State
1.73
3
2
28
0
0
0
11
52.1
43
10
11
35
For your consideration...
Name/School
ERA
W