Lewis-Clark State College senior infielder Alfonso Casillas has received honorable mention honors to the NAIA Baseball All-America Team as selected by the NAIA-Baseball Coaches Association All-America Selection Committee.
Casillas, who played both first and third base, appeared in 48 of the Warriors’ 56 games and was second on the team with a batting average of .361. The native of Indio, Calif., led the team in runs batted in (64) was tied for the team lead in home runs (10) and doubles (20), was first in slugging percentage (.467), third in hits (69), and also held one of the best fielding percentages (.980) of the team’s infielders.
Nationally, Casillas ranked No. 2 in runs batted in per game (1.3), No. 7 in doubles per game (0.4), No. 16 in total runs batted in, and No. 18 in both total bases per game (2.4) and total doubles.
Oklahoma City University’s Miguel Beltran was named the 2012 NAIA Player of the Year. The senior first baseman started all 60 games for Oklahoma City this season, pacing the squad and the NAIA in home runs (27), total bases (181) and slugging percentage (.826). Beltran also led the Stars with 76 runs batted in.
In total, 32 student-athletes were named to the first and second All-America teams, while 35 players received honorable mentions.
2012 NAIA Baseball All-Americans
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First Team
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Name
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Institution
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Pos.
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Class
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Hometown
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Miguel Beltran*
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Oklahoma City
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1B
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Sr.
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Long Beach, Calif.
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Blake Barber
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Lee (Tenn.)
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2B
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Sr.
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Modesto, Calif.
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Adam McCormick
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Tabor (Kan.)
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3B
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Sr.
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Pittsburg, Kan.
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Stephen Branca
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Tennessee Wesleyan
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SS
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Sr.
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Valrico, Fla.
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Daniel Baptista
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Oklahoma Baptist
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UT
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Sr.
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Fairfield, Okla.
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Chad Carman
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Oklahoma City
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C
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Sr.
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Midwest City, Okla.
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Kyle Pearson
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LSU Shreveport (La.)
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OF
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Jr.
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Stonewall, La.
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Izaac Garsez
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College of Idaho
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OF
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Sr.
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Caldwell, Idaho
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Matt Kimmel
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Azusa Pacific (Calif.)
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OF
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So.
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Redmond, Wash.
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Dane Phillips
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Oklahoma City
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OF
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Jr.
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Nacogdoches, Texas
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Corey Davis
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Lee (Tenn.)
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DH
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Jr.
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Douglas, Ga.
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Rey Rodriguez
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Robert Morris (Ill.)
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P
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Jr.
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Valencia, Venezuela
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Chris Thomas
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Avila (Mo.)
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P
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Sr.
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Liberty, Mo.
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Jared Mortenson
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LSU Shreveport (La.)
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P
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Sr.
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Abbotsford, BC
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Kris Hall
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Lee (Tenn.)
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P
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Jr.
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Strongsville, Ohio
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Dane Stone
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St. Thomas (Fla.)
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RP
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Jr.
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Miami, Fla.
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Second Team
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Name
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Institution
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Pos.
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Class
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Hometown
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Jordan Leyland
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Azusa Pacific (Calif.)
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1B
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Sr.
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San Dimas, Calif.
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Art Corona
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Tabor (Kan.)
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2B
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Jr.
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Los Angeles, Calif.
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Taylor Oldham
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Tennessee Wesleyan
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3B
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Sr.
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Orlando, Fla.
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Craig Massey
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Faulkner (Ala.)
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SS
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Sr.
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Bells, Tenn.
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Richard Bohlken^
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Lubbock Christian (Texas)
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UT
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Sr.
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Albuquerque, NM
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Ched Gaskin
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Purdue-North Central (Ind.)
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C
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Jr.
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Brighton, Mich.
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Tanner Moore
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Bellevue (Neb.)
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OF
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Jr.
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Omaha, Neb.
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Micheal Mendoza
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Iowa Wesleyan
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OF
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Sr.
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San Gabriel, Calif.
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Joel Capote
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St. Thomas (Fla.)
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OF
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Sr.
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Miami, Fla.
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Cory Ford
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Oklahoma Wesleyan
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OF
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Sr.
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Springdale, Ark.
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Karl Seiter
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Lubbock Christian (Texas)
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DH
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Sr.
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Port Lucie, Fla.
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Tyler Arthur
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Georgetown (Ky.)
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P
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Fr.
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Lexington, Ky.
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Corey Black
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Faulkner (Ala.)
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P
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Jr.
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San Diego, Calif.
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Michael Heesch
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South Carolina Beaufort
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P
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Sr.
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Chicago, Ill.
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Cody Hall
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Auburn-Montgomery (Ala.)
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P
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Sr.
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Opp, Ala.
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Chad Richie
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Georgetown (Ky.)
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RP
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Jr.
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Lexington, Ky.
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Honorable Mention
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Name
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Institution
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Roemon Fields
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Bethany (Kan.)
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Shane Clawson
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Bryan (Tenn.)
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Jarel Lewis
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College of Idaho
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Austin Coleman
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Cal State San Marcos
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Mike Mandarino
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Cumberland (Tenn.)
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Ian MacGeorge
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Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
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Kevin Maloney
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Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
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Will Dismukes
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Faulkner (Ala.)
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Robert Prieto
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Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)
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Brady Wathen
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Grand View (Iowa)
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Eric Schultz
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Huntington (Ind.)
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Matt McHenry
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Judson (Ill.)
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Roberto Reyes
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Lee (Tenn.)
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Alfonso Casillas
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Lewis-Clark (Idaho)
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Leandro Perez
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Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
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Stephen Hobbins
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LSU Shreveport (La.)
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Ben Alison
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MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
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Abraham Carrasco
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Mount Mercy (Iowa)
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Alex Heideman
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Nebraska Wesleyan
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Mitchell Prophet
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Oklahoma Baptist
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Rich Hawkins
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Oklahoma City
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Kyle Clifton
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Park (Mo.)
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Derek Peluso
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Point Park (Pa.)
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James Dawson
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Robert Morris (Ill.)
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Cory Lehman
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Siena Heights (Mich.)
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Jesse Gregurich
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St. Francis (Ill.)
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Victor Madrazo
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St. Thomas (Fla.)
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Daniel Cloteaux
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Sterling (Kan.)
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Chase Benifield
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Talladega (Ala.)
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Ryne Otis
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Taylor (Ind.)
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Rhett Goodmiller
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Taylor (Ind.)
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Jake Stone
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Tennessee Wesleyan
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Cody Dew
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Union (Tenn.)
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Tim Leary
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Westmont (Calif.)
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Gene Felise
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York (Neb.)
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* 2012 NAIA Baseball Player of the Year
^ 2011 All-America Selection
^ 2011 All-America Selection
