RICHARDSON, Texas –– The American Southwest Conference today announced its 2008 All-Conference teams and six Howard Payne Yellow Jackets were on the list.
West Division Freshman of the Year/ALL-WEST DIVISION HONORABLE MENTION: OF Taylor Zambreski Fr. Aledo, TX (AHS)
ALL-WEST DIVISION SECOND TEAM
SP Adam Garcia Sr. Charlotte, TX (CHS)
ALL-WEST DIVISION HONORABLE MENTION
SS Cale Thompson Jr. Stephenville, TX (SHS)
ALL-WEST DIVISION HONORABLE MENTION
3B Billy Ray Cruz Fr. Uvalde, TX (UHS)
ALL-WEST DIVISION HONORABLE MENTION
C Jose Sierra Sr. New Braunfels, TX (Cisco JC)
ALL-WEST DIVISION HONORABLE MENTION
OF James Mays Jr. Stephenville, TX (SHS)
ALL-WEST DIVISION HONORABLE MENTION
DH Kyle Lloyd So. Jerrell, TX (JHS)
[Note: baseball awards are given only at the Division level.]
-ASC WEST DIVISION BASEBALL AWARDS-
West Division Player of the Year:
(Listed in order of voting point totals; #, & indicates tie in voting at that position)
ALL-WEST DIVISION FIRST TEAM
1B Brent Voorhees Sr. McMurry Abilene, TX (Wylie HS) 2B Ste
ven Yurchick Sr. McMurry Rosenberg, TX (Clarendon JC)
SS Javier Arrieta So. Sul Ross State El Paso, TX (EPHS)
3B Derek David Sr. McMurry Richmond, TX (Western TX JC)
C Brian Wernecke Jr. Concordia Texas Houston, TX (George Bush)
OF Joseph Villegas So. Mary Hardin-Baylor Manchaca, TX (Hays HS)
OF Tom Williams Jr. Concordia Texas Austin, TX (Austin HS)
OF Marcus Volz Jr. Mary Hardin-Baylor Katy, TX (Cinco Ranch HS)
DH Nick Schrock So. Concordia Texas Liberty Hill, TX (LHHS)
UTL R.B. Garza Jr. Mary Hardin-Baylor Katy, TX (Cinco Ranch HS)
SP Cody Curry Jr. McMurry Waxahachie, TX (Cisco JC)
SP R.B. Garza Jr. Mary Hardin-Baylor Katy, TX (Cinco Ranch HS)
RP Josh Alcorn Sr. Hardin-Simmons Brownwood, TX (McClennan JC)
ALL-WEST DIVISION SECOND TEAM
1B Steven Reinlie Sr. Mary Hardin-Baylor Round Rock, TX (RRHS)
2B Adam Froeschl Sr. Mary Hardin-Baylor Buda, TX (St. Edward’s)
SS Bryan Jacobs Sr. Concordia Texas Austin, TX (Westlake)
3B Andrew White So. Mary Hardin-Baylor Houston, TX (Cy-Creek HS)
C Regan Dixon So. Hardin-Simmons Arlington, TX (Martin HS)
OF Wayne Pimpton Sr. Hardin-Simmons Southlake, TX (Carroll HS)
OF Kyle Harvey Jr. Texas Lutheran Houston, TX (Houston Christian)
OF Patrick Mercer Jr. Concordia Texas Inez, TX (Industrial HS)
OF Ryan Stepp Sr. Hardin-Simmons Cleburne, TX (Cleburne)
DH Weston Franco Jr. McMurry Comanche, TX (Cisco JC)
UTL Stephen Derrick Jr. McMurry Cedar Park, TX (Navarro JC)
UTL Tre Sellari# Sr. Hardin-Simmons Southlake, TX (Yavapai JC)
SP Nathan Copeland Sr. Hardin-Simmons Granbury, TX (GHS) (N’western State)
SP Adam Garcia Sr. Howard Payne Charlotte, TX (CHS)
RP Kyle Barton Jr. Hardin-Simmons Seymour, TX (SHS)
ALL-WEST DIVISION HONORABLE MENTION
1B Chad Thielepape Jr. Concordia Texas Austin, TX (Westwood HS)
1B James Gage Jr. Hardin-Simmons Lewisville, TX (LHS)
1B Jason Foley Sr. Texas Lutheran Friendswood, TX (FHS)
2B Andrew Femath So. Texas Lutheran El Paso, TX (Howard JC)
SS Chris Green Fr. Texas Lutheran Austin, TX (Concordia Texas)
SS Brian Weeks Fr. Hardin-Simmons Tomball, TX (THS)
SS Cale Thompson Jr. Howard Payne Stephenville, TX (SHS)
3B Stephen Szkotak Jr. Concordia Texas Dripping Springs, TX (DSHS)
3B Billy Ray Cruz Fr. Howard Payne Uvalde, TX (UHS)
C Jose Sierra Sr. Howard Payne New Braunfels, TX (Cisco JC)
C Jeff Jackson So. McMurry Pflugerville, TX (PHS)
C Chris Siniff Jr. Texas Lutheran San Antonio, TX (Judson HS)
OF Drew Farr Jr. Texas Lutheran Taylor, TX (THS)
OF Nick Cmerek Jr. Concordia Texas Austin, TX (AHS)
OF Ryan Nokelby So. Texas Lutheran Santa Fe, NM (SFHS)
OF George Whitten Sr. McMurry Arlington Heights, IL (Oakton CC)
OF Taylor Zambreski Fr. Howard Payne Aledo, TX (AHS)
OF Matt Langston& Sr. Schreiner Wimberley, TX (WHS)
OF James Mays& Jr. Howard Payne Stephenville, TX (SHS)
OF Earnest Pena Sr. Mary Hardin-Baylor West Columbia, TX (WCHS)
DH Joseph Brade Sr. Texas Lutheran McDade, TX (Laredo CC)
DH Oscar Ibieta Fr. Schreiner San Antonio, TX (Holy Cross)
DH Kyle Lloyd So. Howard Payne Jerrell, TX (JHS)
UTL Justin Beasley Fr. Concordia Texas Franklin, TX (FHS)
SP James Sweatman Sr. Hardin-Simmons Merkel, TX (West Texas A&M)
SP Ben Whitely So. Concordia Texas Pflugerville, TX (PHS)
SP Stephen Szkotak Jr. Concordia Texas Dripping Springs, TX (DSHS)
SP Colton Hermes So. Schreiner Hallettsville, TX (HHS)
SP Ethan Morrison Sr. Concordia Texas Austin, TX (McNeil HS)
RP Matt Aubry Sr. Concordia Texas Austin, TX (Westwood HS)
RP Robert Conley Sr. Texas Lutheran Cameron, TX (Temple JC)
RP Aaron Wood Sr. McMurry Carrollton, TX (Creekview HS)
-ASC EAST DIVISION BASEBALL AWARDS-
East Division Player of the Year:
(Listed in order of voting point totals; # indicates tie in voting at that position)
ALL-EAST DIVISION FIRST TEAM
1B Tyler Bray# Jr. Louisiana College Shreveport, LA (Bossier Parish CC)
1B Max Parks# Sr. Mississippi College Crestview, FL (Alabama Southern CC)
2B Clay Baker Sr. Texas-Tyler Henderson, TX (Northwestern St.)
SS Cory Briggs So. Ozarks Greencastle, PA (Greencastle Antrim)
3B Joseph Towns Jr. Texas-Tyler Carrollton, TX (Newman Smith HS)
C Scott Dietz So. Ozarks Dallas, TX (Rowlett HS)
C Jeremy Harding Jr. Texas-Tyler Houston, TX (Cedar Valley)
OF Bruce Cameron Jr. Ozarks Houston, TX (Episcopal HS)
OF Jared Hood Jr. Texas-Tyler Marshall, TX (Hill Coll.)
OF Andrew Damewood Sr. Texas-Tyler Plano, TX (Brookhaven)
DH Robby Finnell Sr. Ozarks Tulsa, OK (Hale HS)
UTL Paige Hodges Jr. Mississippi College Crowley, LA (LSU-Eunice)
SP Blake Booher Jr. Texas-Tyler Hurst, TX (L.D. Bell HS)
SP Jonathan Russell Sr. Mississippi College Quitman, MS (Quitman HS)
RP Barrett Morgan Sr. Louisiana College Hammond, LA (St. Thomas Aquinas HS)
RP Beau Ziegler Jr. Texas-Tyler North Wales, PA (Gloucester CC)
ALL-EAST DIVISION SECOND TEAM
1B Robert Mummy Sr. Ozarks Flower Mound, TX (Cedar Valley)
2B Chris Biguenet Jr. Texas-Dallas Plano, TX (Erskine)
SS Kendall Fox Jr. Texas-Tyler Carrollton, TX (Creekview HS)
3B Brad Broussard So. Ozarks Seguin, TX (Navarro HS)
C Anthony Benoit Fr. Louisiana College Baton Rouge, LA (St. Michaels HS)
OF Kyle Pope So. East Texas Baptist Longview, TX (Texas-Tyler)
OF David Roux Jr. Louisiana College Denham Springs, LA (Baton Rouge CC)
OF Jared Smith Jr. Texas-Dallas New Caney, TX (Tyler JC)
DH Will Melton Sr. East Texas Baptist Sugar Land, TX (Galveston College)
UTL Bruce Cameron Jr. Ozarks Houston, TX (Episcopal HS)
SP Mark Cox Sr. Texas-Dallas Coldspring, TX (HS)
SP Brett Holland Jr. Texas-Tyler Lindale, TX (LHS)
RP John Scheuring Jr. Ozarks Bryan, TX (BHS)
1B Cody Jones Jr. East Texas Baptist Hallsville, TX (Panola)
2B Matt Hale So. East Texas Baptist Jefferson, TX (Tyler JC)
SS Garrett Norton Fr. Texas-Dallas Conroe, TX (Oak Ridge HS)
C Joey Ramos So. LeTourneau Waller, TX (Prairie View A&M)
OF Brannon Walls So. Mississippi College Madison, MS (Ridgeland HS)
OF David Smith Jr. Ozarks Rowlett, TX (RHS)
OF Chase Whitehead Sr. Texas-Dallas Montgomery, TX (MHS)
OF Ed Hurta Jr. LeTourneau Freeport, TX (Brazosport HS)
OF Jared Gage Sr. East Texas Baptist Paris, TX (Clarendon College)
OF Chris Goss Sr. Texas-Tyler Waco, TX (WHS)
UTL Cory Farra Sr. Texas-Tyler Lewisville, TX (Vernon JC)
UTL Ed Hurta Jr. LeTourneau Freeport, TX (Brazosport HS)
SP Curt Dixon Sr. Ozarks McAlester, OK (MHS)
SP Bruce Cameron Jr. Ozarks Houston, TX (Episcopal HS)
SP Todd Koch Jr. Ozarks San Antonio, TX (Douglas MacArthur HS)
RP Adam Spinn So. Texas-Dallas Holland, TX (Holland HS)
RP Tyler Williams Sr. Mississippi College Ridgeland, MS (Hinds CC)
ALL-EAST DIVISION HONORABLE MENTION
Clay Baker, 2B, Sr., University of Texas at Tyler
East Division Pitcher of the Year: Blake Booher, RHP, Sr., University of Texas at Tyler
East Division Newcomer of the Year: Kyle Pope, OF, So., East Texas Baptist University
East Division Freshman of the Year: Anthony Benoit, C, Louisiana College
East Division Coach of the Year: Brian Owens, Mississippi College Derek David, 3B, Sr., McMurry University West Division Pitcher of the Year: Cody Curry, RHP, Jr., McMurry University West Division Newcomer of the Year: Tom Williams, OF, Jr., Concordia Texas West Division Freshman of the Year: Taylor Zambreski, OF, Howard Payne University
West Division Tri-Coaches of the Year: Lee Driggers, McMurry University; Mike Gardner, Concordia University Texas; Micah Wells, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor