KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Lewis-Clark State College senior outfielder Sean Halton and junior infielder Josh Ashenbrenner both received honorable mention status on the NAIA All-American status as selected by the NAIA Baseball Coaches Association on Thursday.
Both Halton and Ashenbrenner were named first-team all-region, which made them eligible to be selected to the All America squad.
Halton finished the season with a .379 batting average and led LCSC with 19 home runs, 71 RBI and 15 doubles. He went 74-of-195 during the season with 37 runs scored and he also had a slugging percentage of .754
Ashenbrenner played second base, shortstop, and third base for LCSC this season and went 77-of-177 with 11 doubles and four home runs. He had a .435 batting average.
Senior first baseman Brent Weaver of Oklahoma City University was named the 2009 Rawlings-NAIA National Player of the Year. Weaver becomes the fourth OCU player this decade and first since 2005 (Nick Klusaw) to win this honor. With five Players of the Year, Oklahoma boasts the most of any program since the award began in 1983.
Weaver had a monster-hitting season in 62 games as he slugged 37 home runs, knocked in 91 RBI, hit .419 (96-for-229) and had a .952 slugging percentage. His home run total led the nation and fell just one shy of the national record set by former Warrior Beau Mills in 2007. The slugging clip was good for third in the NAIA and RBI total ranked fourth nationally. He started the season on a 17-game hitting streak and ended his year as Sooner Athletic Conference Player of the Year. In his two-year career, he compiled a .424 career average, 40 doubles, 61 homers and 180 RBI.
National Championship participants Lubbock Christian (Texas) and Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) landed five players on the All-America Teams. LCU placed Will Stramp (First Team), Ross Blondin (First Team) and R.L. Eisenbach (Second Team) while PLNU had Honorable Mention picks Kurt Steinhauer and Andrew Bovich.
The All-America Teams consist of 17 members on the First Team, 17 on the Second Team and an Honorable Mention Team, which is limited to 34 players. The HM Team is not position-specific.
The 2009 NAIA Coach of the Year will be announced in early January at the ABCA Coaches Convention.
2009 NAIA Baseball All-Americans
First Team
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Player
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School
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Pos.
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Yr.
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Hometown
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Brent Weaver^
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Oklahoma City
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1B
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Sr.
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Midwest City, Okla.
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Brett Cook
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Wayland Baptist (Texas)
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2B
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Sr.
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Kearney, Ariz.
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Jono Waugh
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Southern Poly (Ga.)
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SS
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Jr.
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Oxford, Ala.
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Ross Blondin
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Lubbock Christian (Texas)
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3B
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Jr.
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Sonoma, Calif.
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Brice Cutspec
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Azusa Pacific (Calif.)
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INF
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Jr.
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Westminster, Calif.
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Andrew Brouillette
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LSU-Shreveport (La.)
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C
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So.
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Benton, La.
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Matt Powell
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Southern Nazarene (Okla.)
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C
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Sr.
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La Mesa, Calif.
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Will Stramp
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Lubbock Christian (Texas)
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OF
|
Sr.
|
Keller, Texas
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Julian Alvarez
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Lee (Tenn.)
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OF
|
Sr.
|
Boston, Mass.
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Sammy Lee
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Oklahoma City
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OF
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Sr.
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Ninnekah, Okla.
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Chris Schultz
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Purdue-North Central (Ind.)
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OF
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Sr.
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Elgin, Ill.
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Tim Dunn
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Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.)
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P
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Jr.
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Bardwell, Ky.
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Justin Zinkovich
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Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
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P
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Jr.
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Cocoa, Fla.
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Jayson Koehn
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St. Xavier (Ill.)
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P
|
Jr.
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Beecher, Ill.
|
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Micah Spencer
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William Penn (Iowa)
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P
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Sr.
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Modesto, Calif.
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Billy Vopinek
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Biola (Calif.)
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RP
|
Jr.
|
Bellflower, Calif.
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Kevin Orso
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Mobile (Ala.)
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DH
|
Sr.
|
Satsuma, Ala.
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^ NAIA Player of the Year
Second Team
Second Team
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Player
|
School
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Pos.
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Yr.
|
Hometown
|
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Brian Chase
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Campbellsville (Ky.)
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1B
|
Jr.
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San Jose, Calif.
|
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Ryson Mauricio
|
Oregon Tech
|
2B
|
Jr.
|
Mililani, Hawaii
|
|
Ryan Stovall
|
Thomas (Ga.)
|
SS
|
Sr.
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Live Oak, Fla.
|
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Chris Curley
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Campbellsville (Ky.)
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3B
|
Jr.
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Ft. Mitchell, Ky.
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Josh Collazo
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Oklahoma Baptist
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INF
|
Sr.
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Tampa Bay, Fla.
|
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Brian Burke
|
Kansas Wesleyan
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C
|
Jr.
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Lancaster, Calif.
|
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Matt Stanley
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Tennessee Wesleyan
|
C
|
Sr.
|
Louisville, Ky.
|
|
Kevin Leslie
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Faulkner (Ala.)
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OF
|
Sr.
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Stone Mountain, Ga.
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Zane Williams
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Houston-Victoria (Texas)
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OF
|
Sr.
|
Devil's Pocket, Texas
|
|
Cody Shields
|
Auburn Montgomery (Ala.)
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OF
|
Sr.
|
Panama City, Fla.
|
|
Sam Mercado
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Southern Nazarene (Okla.)
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OF
|
Sr.
|
Norwalk, Calif.
|
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R.L. Eisenbach
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Lubbock Christian (Texas)
|
P
|
Jr.
|
Newark, Ohio
|
|
Ray Maldonado
|
Houston-Victoria (Texas)
|
P
|
Sr.
|
Cuero, Texas
|
|
Craig Westcott
|
Belhaven (Miss.)
|
P
|
Sr.
|
Chalmette, La.
|
|
Ashur Tolliver
|
Oklahoma City
|
P
|
Jr.
|
Little Rock, Ark.
|
|
Matt McCalley
|
Berry (Ga.)
|
RP
|
Jr.
|
Conyers, Ga.
|
|
Nick Allaire
|
Kansas Wesleyan
|
DH
|
Sr.
|
Arvada, Colo.
|
Honorable Mention Team
|
Player
|
School
|
Pos.
|
Yr.
|
Hometown
|
|
Tyler Tamayose
|
William Woods (Mo.)
|
1B
|
So.
|
Lethbridge, Alberta
|
|
Brent Lavallee
|
LSU-Shreveport (La.)
|
1B
|
Sr.
|
North Delta, British Columbia
|
|
Chris Warters
|
Lee (Tenn.)
|
1B
|
Sr.
|
Los Angeles, Calif.
|
|
Joe Grinstead
|
Union (Ky.)
|
2B
|
Sr.
|
Bowling Green, Ky.
|
|
Jared Noteboom
|
Morningside (Iowa)
|
2B
|
Jr.
|
South Sioux City, Neb.
|
|
Frany Cruz
|
Iowa Wesleyan
|
2B
|
Sr.
|
Toa Alta, Puerto Rico
|
|
Tyler Moyneur
|
Tennessee Wesleyan
|
3B
|
Sr.
|
Escondido, Calif.
|
|
Thomas Englehardt
|
Fisher (Mass.)
|
3B
|
Sr.
|
Bradford, Mass.
|
|
Ryan Delgado
|
Azusa Pacific (Calif.)
|
3B
|
Jr.
|
Upland, Calif.
|
|
John O'Brien
|
St. Xavier (Ill.)
|
SS
|
Jr.
|
Lake Zurich, Ill.
|
|
John Ubbenga
|
William Jewell (Mo.)
|
SS
|
Sr.
|
Enumclaw, Wash.
|
|
Alex Hall
|
Kansas Wesleyan
|
SS
|
Sr.
|
Ogden, Utah
|
|
Jason Adams
|
Faulkner (Ala.)
|
INF
|
Sr.
|
Millbrook, Ala.
|
|
Josh Ashenbrenner
|
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
|
INF
|
Jr.
|
Kirkland, Wash.
|
|
Jason Engleman
|
Morningside (Iowa)
|
C
|
Sr.
|
Hawarden, Iowa
|
|
Leo Alvarez
|
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)
|
C
|
Sr.
|
Miami, Fla.
|
|
Jon Troutman
|
Brescia (Ky.)
|
C
|
Sr.
|
Owensboro, Ky.
|
|
Chris Lowe
|
Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.)
|
OF
|
Sr.
|
Goodlettsville, Tenn.
|
|
Carlos Romero
|
Mobile (Ala.)
|
OF
|
Sr.
|
Arecibo, Puerto Rico
|
|
Carey Crain
|
Northwood (Texas)
|
OF
|
Sr.
|
Mustang, Okla.
|
|
Oscar DePablos
|
Northwood (Fla.)
|
OF
|
So.
|
Kissimmee, Fla.
|
|
Sam Neal
|
Lyon (Ark.)
|
OF
|
Sr.
|
Pine Bluff, Ark.
|
|
Josh Ehringer
|
Union (Ky.)
|
OF
|
Sr.
|
Somerset, Ky.
|
|
Franky Busani
|
Wayland Baptist (Texas)
|
OF
|
Sr.
|
Mesa, Ariz.
|
|
Sean Halton
|
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
|
OF
|
Sr.
|
Fresno, Calif.
|
|
Kurt Steinhauer
|
Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.)
|
OF
|
Sr.
|
Rolling Hills, Calif.
|
|
Jon Swartout
|
Tennessee Wesleyan
|
P
|
Sr.
|
Allen Park, Mich.
|
|
Chris Wedel
|
William Penn (Iowa)
|
P
|
Sr.
|
Wasco, Calif.
|
|
Justin Ennis
|
LSU-Shreveport (La.)
|
P
|
So.
|
Livingston, Texas
|
|
Eric Cordell
|
Ottawa (Kan.)
|
P
|
Sr.
|
Holton, Kan.
|
|
Kelyn Shellenberger
|
Fresno Pacific (Calif.)
|
P
|
Jr.
|
Reedley, Calif.
|
|
Kyle Medley
|
Belhaven (Miss.)
|
RP
|
Sr.
|
Springfield, Ky.
|
|
Andrew Bovich
|
Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.)
|
P
|
Sr.
|
San Clemente,
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