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Baseball Places Three On NCBWA First Team

ELLENSBURG, Wash-  Highlighted by Gary Moran's selection as Pitcher of the Year, three Sonoma State baseball players were named First Team All-West Region by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America (NCBWA) on Wednesday.  Joining Moran on the squad were seniors Ian Bridges and Taylor Lewis.

Moran finished out his two-year career ranked fifth in school history in wins (15), second in ERA (2.26), and fifth in strikeouts (158).  His brilliant senior season in 2009 saw him go 7-2 with a league-best 1.37 ERA- the top mark in Sonoma history for a starting pitcher.

The NCBWA honors completes a clean sweep of the three PItcher of the Year awards in the region by Moran.  He was previously honored by Daktronics and the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). 

Bridges hit .333 for the Seawolves in 2009 and will close out his career ranked 10th in school history with a .353 career average.  He also winds up tied for fourth in hits (165), sixth in runs batted in (97), and 11th in runs scored (96).

Lewis had a very solid season out of the 'pen for the Seawolves in 2009.  A Hanford native who played with Moran at Fresno City College, Lewis made a team-high 21 appearances.  He was 6-2 on the season with a 3.03 earned run average.


NCBWA All-West Region Team
FIRST TEAM
Pos. Name School
C Ian Bridges
Sonoma State
1B Jon Alia Cal State Dominguez Hills
2B Carlos Leyva
Cal State Dominguez Hills
3B Josh Tanner
UC San Diego
SS Vance Albitz
UC San Diego
OF Adam Arakawa
Chico State
OF Mario Ramirez
Cal State L.A.
OF Travis Fox
Western Oregon
UT Paul Klingsberg
Cal State Dominguez Hills
DH Josh Meagher
Chico State
SP Gary Moran
Sonoma State
SP Isaac Morales
Cal State L.A.
SP Blake Keitzman
Western Oregon
SP Tim Shibuya UC San Diego
RP Guido Knudson UC San Diego
RP Taylor Lewis Sonoma State
SECOND TEAM
Pos. Name School
C Travis Tartamella
Cal State L.A.
1B Thomas McCarthy
Western Oregon
2B Garrett Imeson
UC San Diego
3B Matt Fox
Grand Canyon
SS Kyle Eveland
Chico State
OF Blake Amaral
Hawaii Pacific
OF Kyle Loretelli
Cal State Stanislaus
OF Keoni Manago
Hawaii-Hilo
UT Eric Stephens
Chico State
DH Matt Cantele
UC San Diego
SP Kody Kurowski
Cal State Dominguez Hills
SP Tyson Bailey
Dixie State
SP Matt Rossman
UC San Diego
SP Joel Garcia
Chico State
RP Jeff Brooks
Saint Martin's
Pitcher of the Year:  Gary Moran, Sonoma State
Player of the Year:  Jon Alia, Cal State Dominguez Hills
Coach of the Year:  Dan O'Brien, UC San Diego