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2009 All Ping!BASEBALL Teams

Determining the 2009 All Ping!Baseball Teams is a little like choosing who to vote for on I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here - except instead of selecting from the bottom of the barrel and being forced to pick from the lesser of evils in quality and entertainment, you're picking from the best of the best. There are over 300 DI college baseball teams and approximately 30 players per ball club which there's nearly 9,000 players to choose from for about 125 All Ping !Baseball positions. Thus, you're narrowing down the list to the top 1% of college players. The three teams are chock full of conference players of the year, first round draft picks, league leaders and very possibly, future MLB Hall of Famers.

With that being said, the following student-athletes can really play some serious hardball. A number of these players were taken in the first days of the MLB draft, including nine first round draft picks (eleven if you include the compensation picks) and many more who be selected in the days and years to come. What's even more amazing is the caliber of the players who are not on the list. There easily could have been another half dozen All Ping!Baseball teams with little drop in quality.

BATTERS

FIRST TEAM
	Pos	Player	Avg.	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB
	C	J.T. Wise Oklahoma Sr.	0.374	195	48	73	13	0	17	61	22	37	2
	1B	Dustin Ackley North Carolina Jr.	0.399	228	67	91	14	4	20	61	46	29	12
	2B	Ryan Wood East Carolina Sr.	0.387	235	79	91	20	1	13	55	47	39	14
	3B	Chris Dominguez Louisville Jr.	0.359	237	77	85	11	2	23	79	30	46	18
	SS	Bryan Marquez New Mexico State Sr.	0.420	207	81	87	13	1	22	85	47	28	5
	OF	Tyler Holt Florida State So.	0.388	214	76	83	17	2	5	25	51	43	32
	OF	Jason Kipnis Arizona State Jr.	0.380	200	66	76	18	4	14	65	45	26	21
	OF	Kent Matthes Alabama Sr.	0.365	197	65	72	14	2	28	81	31	44	13
	DH	Kyle Roller East Carolina Jr.	0.335	245	61	82	11	1	16	74	30	39	4
	UTIL	Bryce Brentz Middle Tenn. So.	0.482	220	78	106	19	2	28	72	30	30	6

SECOND TEAM
	Pos	Player	Avg.	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB
	C	Jeffrey Farnham New Mexico St. Sr.	0.379	232	70	88	16	1	13	76	40	33	18
	C	Josh Phegley Indiana Jr.	0.352	213	58	75	11	1	17	66	45	31	2
	1B	Cody Hawn Tennessee So.	0.364	198	46	72	15	0	22	81	27	36	0
	1B	Rich Poythress Georgia Jr.	0.370	227	64	84	16	0	21	77	38	37	3
	2B	Derek McCallum Minnesota Jr.	0.404	213	52	86	14	3	17	79	29	33	6
	2B	Mike Brownstein New Mexico Sr.	0.414	244	72	101	23	11	1	49	34	23	20
	3B	Tony Thompson Kansas So.	0.374	230	53	86	25	0	19	78	20	24	1
	3B	Joey Bergman College of Charelston Jr	0.452	221	88	100	25	1	15	57	36	19	24
	SS	Jedd Gyorko West Virginia So.	0.421	228	74	96	28	1	8	58	32	25	1
	SS	Ryan Goins Dallas Baptist Jr.	0.371	221	76	82	17	2	22	70	46	36	11
	SS	Brandon Wikoff Illinois Jr.	0.373	228	56	85	17	5	4	41	25	7	10
	OF	Michael Rockett UT San Antonio Sr.	0.394	251	63	99	17	3	15	58	26	23	14
	OF	Tyler Townsend Fla. Internatl Jr.	0.434	212	58	92	16	1	24	77	26	31	3
	OF	Jeremy Hazelbaker Ball State Jr.	0.429	203	77	87	17	8	9	38	48	35	29
	OF	Jarrett Parker Virginia So.	0.375	224	73	84	18	6	16	60	34	61	19
	OF	Jordan Henry Ole Miss Jr.	0.347	202	65	70	9	1	0	27	50	20	34
	OF	Brett Nommensen E. Illinois Sr.	0.525	101	41	53	14	1	11	27	23	7	5
	DH	Blake Dean LSU Jr.	0.383	214	53	82	19	3	15	65	15	28	2
	UTIL	Matt Otteman TX Arlington Sr.	0.432	220	52	95	15	8	9	69	19	30	4
	UTIL	Mike McGee Florida State So.	0.376	181	58	68	15	1	17	68	35	44	13

THIRD TEAM & HONORABLE MENTION
CATCHER
	Pos	Player	Avg.	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB
	C	Richard Jones The Citadel Jr.	0.378	251	54	95	19	2	17	69	27	52	2
	C	Chris Henderson George Mason Jr.	0.416	226	69	94	21	2	14	54	30	24	1
	C	Jeremy Gillan Jacksonville Sr.	0.400	215	45	86	21	2	11	62	35	26	1
	C	Griffin Benedict Georgia Southern Sr.	0.412	221	67	91	17	0	14	65	34	31	8
	C	Tony Sanchez Boston College Jr.	0.355	211	62	75	18	0	14	48	29	39	6
HONORABLE MENTION
	C	Bryce Massanari Georgia Sr.	0.321	209	44	67	10	0	19	57	32	61	1
	C	Jim Klocke Southeast M St Jr.	0.394	188	56	74	20	1	9	46	29	20	0
	C	Carlos Ramirez Arizona St	0.347	202	54	70	12	2	18	67	35	46	2
FIRST BASE
	1B	David Anderson Coastal Carolina Sr.	0.389	208	52	81	11	2	20	79	43	50	0
	1B	Nate Freiman Duke Sr.	0.352	219	47	77	15	1	20	62	36	28	2
	1B	Dillon Baird Arizona Jr.	0.433	194	53	84	21	5	8	55	22	25	5
HONORABLE MENTION
	1B	Paul Goldschmidt Texas State Jr.	0.353	215	68	76	19	0	17	85	54	28	5
	1B	Jeff Mercer Wright St	0.360	247	53	89	26	2	8	73	13	37	2
	1B	Paul Hoilman E Tenn St	0.380	200	55	76	19	1	17	66	40	49	2
	1B	Nick Zaleski Sam Houston Sr.	0.419	236	57	99	22	0	9	57	38	35	7
SECOND BASE
	2B	Chris Sedon Pittsburgh	0.398	201	65	80	10	2	22	62	13	41	19
	2B	Kevin Mailloux Canisius Sr.	0.381	226	59	86	14	2	16	56	23	23	12
HONORABLE MENTION
	2B	Kevin Winn Louisiana Tech Sr.	0.380	213	51	81	19	1	9	63	24	11	2
	2B	Adam Buschini Cal Poly	0.412	177	49	73	18	2	11	57	20	25	11
	2B	Vince Belnome West Virginia Jr.	0.418	213	66	89	20	1	9	84	42	35	2
THIRD BASE
	3B	Anthony Rendon Rice Fr.	0.375	216	54	81	12	1	19	64	28	22	9
	3B	Marc Krauss Ohio Jr.	0.402	209	73	84	13	0	27	70	46	29	6
	3B	Tommy Mendonca Fresno State Jr.	0.345	226	54	78	8	0	27	78	33	60	2
HONORABLE MENTION
	3B	Jayson Langfels E. Kentucky So.	0.441	170	45	75	13	6	12	72	9	27	15
	3B	Isaac Harrow Appalachian St. Sr.	0.422	218	57	92	23	6	12	75	36	34	13
	3B	Matt Carpenter TCU Sr.	0.335	197	55	66	23	6	9	45	59	24	13
SHORTSTOP
	SS	Kyle Bellows San Jose State Jr.	0.389	239	62	93	16	4	10	57	15	25	10
	SS	Brent Greer Western Carolina	0.420	243	49	102	22	2	8	52	22	41	2
	SS	Gary Helmick Towson Sr.	0.430	228	72	98	12	9	17	51	32	23	15
HONORABLE MENTION
	SS	Ben Soignier ULM Sr.	0.376	226	58	85	22	1	11	71	46	36	8
	SS	Ryan Shay Bowling Green Sr.	0.387	212	70	82	17	3	13	52	34	23	18
	SS	Clint Moore Army So.	0.393	173	55	68	17	5	10	60	27	23	9
	SS	Dan Rhault Rhode Island Sr.	0.393	201	48	79	15	1	12	60	27	31	11
	SS	Ben Orloff UC Irvine Sr.	0.358	254	62	91	11	1	0	28	21	16	18
OUTFIELD
	OF	Jeremy Cruz Stetson Jr.	0.399	228	62	91	19	0	18	80	27	45	2
	OF	A.J. Pollock Notre Dame Jr.	0.365	241	69	88	19	5	10	52	30	24	21
	OF	Scott Krieger George Mason Sr.	0.378	209	67	79	14	5	20	80	34	45	5
	OF	Tim Wheeler Sacramento State Jr.	0.385	200	59	77	16	3	18	72	29	28	15
	OF	Luke Murton Georgia Tech Sr.	0.363	190	60	69	12	1	18	57	36	30	4
	OF	Devon Dageford LA Tech Jr.	0.385	195	59	75	18	3	23	68	18	37	9
HONORABLE MENTION
	OF	Nathan Hines Middle Tennessee Sr.	0.363	259	59	94	27	6	11	73	15	31	7
	OF	Angelo Songco LMU Jr.	0.360	214	65	77	17	3	15	63	41	51	5
	OF	Brian Cavazos-Galves New Mexico Sr.	0.392	217	64	85	16	7	15	63	14	15	17
	OF	Matt Townsend James Madison Jr.	0.390	205	60	80	17	1	17	59	28	29	17
	OF	Josh Fellhauer Cal St. Fullerton Jr.	0.391	202	43	79	11	0	5	51	23	24	17
	OF	Spenser Dennis Texas State Sr.	0.408	184	48	75	10	1	6	49	19	16	15
	OF	Kevin Nieto Manhattan Jr.	0.396	187	72	74	16	6	13	54	24	29	25
	OF	Shane Eyler Mount St. Mary's Jr.	0.380	166	39	63	11	0	15	46	14	40	5
DESIGNATED HITTER & UTILITY
	DH	Matt Alexander Air Force Jr.	0.327	217	53	71	15	0	14	62	42	28	4
	DH	Alex Dickerson Indiana Fr.	0.379	232	45	88	15	1	14	57	17	44	2

	UTIL	Brooks Raley Texas A&M So.	0.315	203	43	64	19	2	1	25	41	31	25
	UTIL	Alex Hassan Duke Jr.	0.342	219	56	75	17	4	3	30	25	11	3
HONORABLE MENTION
	UTIL	Kolbrin Vitek Ball State So.	0.389	208	57	81	25	4	13	67	28	34	17
	UTIL	Richie Derbak Eastern Illinois Jr.	0.417	187	34	78	12	0	5	41	10	10	0
	UTIL	A.J. Kirby-Jones Tennessee Tech So.	0.325	197	49	64	15	0	20	68	42	50	1

PITCHERS

FIRST TEAM
	Name, School, Year	ERA	W	L	APP	GS	CG	SV	IP	BB	SO
	Mike Leake Arizona State Jr.	1.24	14	1	15	14	6	0	115.2	18	128
	Stephen Strasburg San Diego State Jr.	1.24	13	0	14	14	2	0	102	19	180
	A.J. Morris Kansas State Jr.	1.84	13	1	15	15	4	0	107.1	28	98
	Ryan Berry Rice Jr.	1.89	7	0	11	9	4	1	66.2	15	56
	Louis Coleman LSU Sr.	2.84	11	2	19	12	2	0	98.1	19	111
	Daniel Bibona UC Irvine Jr.	2.65	11	1	14	14	1	0	98.1	24	94
	Alex Wimmers Ohio State So.	2.68	9	1	15	15	4	0	100.2	48	131
	Kyle Gibson Missouri Jr.	3.47	10	3	15	14	5	0	98.2	18	123
SECOND TEAM
	Drew Pomeranz Ole Miss So.	3.46	8	4	15	15	2	0	88.1	34	114
	Mark Serrano Oral Roberts Sr.	2.42	9	0	19	8	3	0	78	20	119
	Anthony Ranaudo LSU So.	3.29	8	3	14	14	0	0	93	38	124
	Daniel Calhoun Murray State Jr.	2.32	11	3	16	14	11	1	97	6	85
	Josh Spence Arizona State Jr.	2.35	8	1	14	11	1	1	76.2	24	97
	Deck McGuire Georgia Tech So.	3.15	10	1	14	14	0	0	91.1	40	106
	Justin Marks Louisville Jr.	3.5	10	2	15	14	1	0	92.2	30	116
	Daniel Renken Cal State Fuller. So.	2.5	9	2	14	14	2	0	101	29	82
	Sean Gilmartin Florida State Fr.	3.48	12	3	17	14	2	1	93	35	81
	Trevor Bauer UCLA Fr.	2.99	9	3	20	10	4	2	105.1	27	92
THIRD TEAM
	Eric Arnett Indiana Jr.	2.58	12	1	13	13	6	0	101	35	103
	Buddy Baumann Missouri State Jr.	3.23	11	1	13	13	2	0	86.1	32	101
	Cody Wheeler Coastal Carolina So.	3.34	10	0	14	14	1	0	89	28	96
	Chance Ruffin Texas So.	2.96	9	2	19	14	2	1	100.1	21	91
	Jerry Sullivan Oral Roberts Jr.	3.07	7	3	14	14	2	0	91	27	107
	Kane Holbrooks Texas State Sr.	3.34	10	1	15	14	1	0	94.1	19	56
	Rex Brothers Lipscomb Jr.	3.26	5	5	14	14	1	0	94	43	132
	Kenneth Roberts Middle Tennessee	3.04	11	1	16	16	2	0	103	28	62
	Chad Jenkins Kennesaw State Jr.	2.54	8	1	13	13	5	0	92	15	98
	Chris Mederos Georgia Southern Jr.	3.83	11	1	16	16	1	0	94	29	113
HONORABLE MENTION
	Austin Hyatt Alabama Sr.	3.14	8	2	14	14	2	0	100	13	86
	Todd McInnis Southern Miss So.	3.21	9	4	17	16	0	0	89.2	27	80
	Randy Fontanez USF So.	3.09	7	3	14	13	6	0	99	24	57
	Chris Fetter Michigan Sr.	3.26	7	3	13	13	3	0	94	17	103
	Wes Wrenn The Citadel Sr.	3.62	9	3	14	14	3	0	102	25	82
	Tim Kelley Wichita State So.	2.86	5	4	14	14	1	0	94.1	22	102

RELIEF PITCHERS
FIRST TEAM
	Name School Year	ERA	W	L	APP	SV	IP	H	BB	SO
	Addison Reed San Diego State So.	0.68	0	0	24	19	26.1	20	7	36
	Kyle Bellamy Miami (Fla.) Jr.	1.04	3	1	28	16	43.1	22	20	60
SECOND TEAM
	Stephen Richards Arkansas Jr.	1.09	5	1	28	9	33	21	15	48
	Jake Hale Ohio State Sr.	1.12	0	1	37	16	48.1	32	14	58
	Donnie Joseph Houston Jr.	2.16	3	1	31	11	50	33	22	75
	Jake Morgan Ole Miss So.	2.31	3	1	23	8	35	30	4	49
	Brian Moran North Carolina Jr.	2.00	7	1	33	4	63	40	8	87
THIRD TEAM AND HONORABLE MENTION
	Matty Ott LSU Fr.	2.27	3	2	32	14	43.2	43	4	61
	Austin Wood Texas Sr.	2.03	5	1	35	15	75.1	52	15	66
	Nick McCully Coastal Carolina Fr.	1.92	7	1	27	8	65.2	48	22	60
	Zach Quate Appalachian State Sr.	1.09	3	1	31	11	41.1	24	14	55
	Drew Storen Stanford So.	3.8	7	1	28	7	42.2	34	8	66
HONORABLE MENTION
	Jarad Miller Valparaiso So.	2.15	2	0	23	17	25	16	5	13
	Eric Marshall TCU Jr.	1.35	1	2	21	8	26.2	18	5	18
	Charlie Ruiz Long Beach State Jr.	3.60	2	2	27	11	25	20	13	42
	Eric Pettis UC Irvine Jr.	3.86	5	2	29	17	42	47	7	37
	Kevin Munson James Madison So.	2.85	3	3	24	9	47.1	38	23	67

UTILITY PLAYERS PITCHING STATS
	Name School Year	ERA	W	L	APP	SV	IP	H	BB	SO
	Bryce Brentz Middle Tennessee So.	4.57	5	3	15	2	88.2	90	31	63
	Matt Otteman UT Arlington Sr.	3.38	3	1	10	0	24	21	15	38
	Mike McGee Florida State So.	4.04	6	2	15	0	69	64	42	72
	Brooks Raley Texas A&M So.	3.76	7	3	15	0	93.1	80	26	95
	Alex Hassan Duke Jr.	4.1	2	2	16	8	26.1	23	13	34
	A.J. Kirby-Jones Tennessee Tech So.	5.51	3	3	18	3	49	47	37	52
	Kolbrin Vitek Ball State So.	5.65	4	3	12	0	57.1	62	9	56
	Richie Derbak Eastern Illinois Jr.	3.75	6	3	25	7	38.1	45	14	43

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