Lewis-Clark State College junior infielder Trent Bridges has received honorable mention honors to the NAIA Baseball All-America Team as selected by the NAIA Baseball Coaches Association All-American Selection Committee.
Bridges, who played both second and third base for the Warriors this season, was the only LCSC players honored and was just one of two players from the NAIA West Conference. In fact, only two players from schools located west of Nebraska received first- or second-team honors and only seven were among the 70 that received honors overall.
Bridges, a junior from Coeur d’Alene and a product of Lake City High School, completed his third year in the program. He finished second on the team in hitting at .392 after starting 53 of the team’s 55 games this season. He led LCSC in at bats (209), runs (56), hits (82), doubles (18) and total bases (114). He also finished third on the team in RBI (44) and walks (19).
The 2011 Rawlings-NAIA Player of the Year is Oklahoma City's Kirk Walker. In 59 games played, the senior batted .423, with 24 doubles, three triples and eight home runs. He had 72 RBI and struck out just 21 times in 234 at bats.
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First Team
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Name
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School
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Pos.
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Class
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Hometown
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Kevin Smith
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LSU Shreveport (La.)
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1B
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Sr.
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Tacoma, Wash.
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Jeff Bultinck
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Madonna (Mich.)
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2B
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Sr.
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Sterling Heights, Mich.
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Drake Fages
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Biola (Calif.)
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3B
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Jr.
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Temecula, Calif.
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Kirk Walker ^
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Oklahoma City
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SS
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Sr.
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Bakersfield, Calif.
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Richard Bohlken
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Lubbock Christian (Texas)
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INF
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Jr.
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Albuquerque, N.M.
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Anthony Bazant
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Bellevue (Neb.)
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OF
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Sr.
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LaVista, Neb.
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Brady Wathen
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Grand View (Iowa)
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OF
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Jr.
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Ankeny, Iowa
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Ryan Meade
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Lubbock Christian (Texas)
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OF
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Sr.
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Lewis Center, Ohio
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Anthony Lopez
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Oklahoma Baptist
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OF
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Sr.
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San Diego, Calif.
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Phillip Butler
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Shawnee State (Ohio)
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C
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Sr.
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Spring, Texas
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Johnny Aldaz
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Northwood (Texas)
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C
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Sr.
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El Paso, Texas
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R. L. Eisenbach
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Faulkner (Ala.)
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P
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Sr.
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Neward, Ohio
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Aaron Wilkerson *
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Cumberland (Tenn.)
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P
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Sr.
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Waco, Texas
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Jeremy Gooding
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Madonna (Mich.)
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P
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So.
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Livonia, Mich.
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Shay Crawford
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Lee (Tenn.)
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P
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Sr.
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Bartlett, Tenn.
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Alex Cann
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William Woods (Mo.)
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RP
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Sr.
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San Diego, Calif.
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David Bergin
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Tennessee Wesleyan
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DH
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Jr.
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Tampa, Fla.
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Second Team
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Name
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School
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Pos.
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Class
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Hometown
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Jeff Hutton
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Tabor (Kan.)
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1B
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Sr.
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Delta, B.C.
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Juan Carlos Martinez
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Bellevue (Neb.)
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2B
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Jr.
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Toa Alta, Puerto Rico
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Steve Sabins
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Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
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3B
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Sr.
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Austin, Texas
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Brian Sharp
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California Baptist
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SS
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Jr.
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Temecula, Calif.
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Miguel Pagan
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Wayland Baptist (Texas)
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INF
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Jr.
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Juncos, Puerto Rico
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Niko Taylor
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Northwood (Texas)
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OF
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So.
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McKinney, Texas
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Jerrod Moore
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Berea (Ky.)
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OF
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Sr.
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Boaz, Ky.
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Johnny Smith
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Tennessee Wesleyan
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OF
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Sr.
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Niagara Falls, N.Y.
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Andrew Archbold
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Sterling (Kan.)
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OF
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Sr.
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Westminster, Colo.
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Nate Peterson
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Lubbock Christian (Texas)
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C
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Sr.
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Aurora, Ill.
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Brent Walters
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St. Francis (Ill.)
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C
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Sr.
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Lisle, Ill.
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Danny Gidora
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Texas at Brownsville
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P
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Sr.
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Harlingen, Texas
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Tucker Jensen
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Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
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P
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Sr.
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Ormond Beach, Fla.
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Ryan Vigue
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Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
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P
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Sr.
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Merritt Island, Fla.
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Richie Morowski
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Oklahoma Baptist
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P
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Sr.
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Redwood City, Calif.
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Kyle Brule
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Oklahoma Baptist
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RP
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Sr.
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Chandler, Ariz.
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Mike Mandarino
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Cumberland (Tenn.)
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DH
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Jr.
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Massapequa, N.Y.
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Honorable Mention
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Name
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School
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Chris Needham
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Oklahoma Wesleyan
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Chance Brull
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Doane (Neb.)
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Brandon Hedrick
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Union (Ky.)
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Marcus Limon
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Wayland Baptist (Texas)
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Wesley Tramble
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Sterling (Kan.)
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Taylor Siemens
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California Baptist
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Rich Hawkins
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Oklahoma City
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Will Locante
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Cumberland (Tenn.)
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Izaac Garsez
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College of Idaho
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Brett Velon
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Robert Morris (Ill.)
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Derek Carley
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Dickinson State (N.D.)
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John Longoria
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Houston-Victoria (Texas)
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Jose Rodriquez
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Fisher (Mass.)
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Brandt Barnes
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Rogers State (Okla.)
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Jesse Ramirez
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Jamestown (N.D.)
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Nick Nguyen
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York (Neb.)
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Billy Meacham
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Morningside (Iowa)
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Nate Davenport
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Cedarville (Ohio)
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Shelby Anderson
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Lindenwood (Mo.)
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Ryne Otis
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Taylor (Ind.)
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Michael Clayton
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Faulkner (Ala.)
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Matt Negaard
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Northwestern (Iowa)
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Omar Artsen
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Missouri Baptist
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Travis Garcia
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Martin Methodist (Tenn.)
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Trent Bridges
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Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
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Jason Schmidt
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Mount Marty (S.D.)
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Ben Kline
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Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
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Craig Massey
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Bethel (Tenn.)
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Andrew Brouillette
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LSU Shreveport (La.)
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Brian Loard
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Biola (Calif.)
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Chris Grayson
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Lee (Tenn.)
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Bryan Nicholson
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Concordia (Calif.)
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Keaton Stroud
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Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
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Patrick Stanley
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Texas Wesleyan
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Phillip Reamy
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Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
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Jonathan Gober
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Faulkner (Ala.)
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^ Rawlings-NAIA Player of the Year: Kirk Walker, Oklahoma City
* denotes 2010 All-American
