WALNUT CREEK, Calif- Sonoma State senior
Gary Moran has been named the 2009 California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Pitcher of the Year, it was announced Wednesday by the conference office. Moran's honor highlights an impressive haul for the Seawolves as seven players earned All-CCAA status.
Moran becomes the second Sonoma player in the last three years to be named CCAA Pitcher of the Year (Brent Lysander earned the award in 2007). He is the sixth player in school history to be named his conference's top pitcher. Moran is 6-2 on the season with a CCAA-best 1.41 ERA that would rank third in school history for a single season. The Madera native was also named First Team All-CCAA.
Joining Moran on the First Team was catcher
Ian Bridges. The 2008 CCAA Most Valuable Player, Bridges is batting .336 with four home runs and 20 runs batted in this season.
Second Team selections from Sonoma State included shortstop
Leo Avila (.354, 2 home runs, 25 RBIs), center fielder
Kyle Jones (.313, 6 home runs, 30 RBIs), and pitcher
Morgan Rodriguez (5-0, 2.84 ERA).
Kris Haycock (.341) and
Brian Flint (2-1, 2.42, 6 saves) earned Honorable Mention nods.
Jon Alia of Cal State Dominguez Hills was named the 2009 CCAA Most Valuable Player. Adam Arakawa of Chico State and Aaron Brooks of Cal State San Bernardino were honored as Newcomer and Freshman of the Year, respectively. Dan O'Brien of UC San Diego picked up Coach of the Year honors.
The Seawolves (30-12) open up the CCAA Championship Tournament on Thursday night against Cal State L.A.. Sonoma State is looking for their third consecutive conference title and sixth since joining the CCAA in 1999.
| All-CCAA Baseball Team |
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FIRST TEAM
|
| 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
|
| DH |
Josh Meagher
|
Chico State |
| UT |
Paul Klingsberg
|
Cal State Dominguez Hills
|
| OF |
Adam Arakawa
|
Chico State |
| OF |
Evan Kehoe
|
UC San Diego |
| OF |
Kyle Loretelli
|
Cal State Stanislaus |
| OF |
Mario Ramirez
|
Cal State L.A.
|
| SP |
Kody Kurowski
|
Cal State Dominguez Hills |
| SP |
Gary Moran
|
Sonoma State |
| SP |
Matt Rossman |
UC San Diego |
| SP |
Tim Shibuya |
UC San Dego |
| RP |
Guido Knudson |
UC San Diego |
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SECOND TEAM
|
| C |
Travis Tartamella
|
Cal State L.A. |
| 1B |
Kevin Seaver |
Chico State
|
| 2B |
Garrett Imeson
|
UC San Diego
|
| 3B |
Jesus Beltran
|
Cal State San Bernardino
|
| SS |
Leo Avila
|
Sonoma State
|
| DH |
Jenzen Torres
|
Cal State San Bernardino
|
| UT |
Eric Stephens
|
Chico State
|
| OF |
Andrew Baslow
|
Cal State Dominguez Hills
|
| OF |
Kyle Jones
|
Sonoma State
|
| OF |
Matt Miraldi
|
Cal State L.A.
|
| OF |
Kevin Pillar |
Cal State Dominguez Hills |
| SP |
Joel Garcia
|
Chico State
|
| SP |
Isaac Morales |
Cal State L.A. |
| SP |
Morgan Rodriguez
|
Sonoma State
|
| SP |
Dakota Watts
|
Cal State Stanislaus
|
| RP |
John Dunn
|
Cal State L.A.
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| HONORABLE MENTION: Chris Brehm, CPP; Matt DeJesus, CSUMB; Kris Haycock, SSU; Shea Davis, CSUMB; Pat Haugen, SFSU; Johnnie Haas, CSUSB; Jordan Larson, CSUC; Chris Lloyd, CSULA; Jeff Ringholm, CPP; Trevor Decker, UCSD; Yuichiro Fujiwara, CSULA; Spencer Snodgrass, CSUS; Daniel Stenavich, CSUSB; Brian Flint, SSU. |
Most Valuable Player: Jon Alia, Cal State Dominguez Hills
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Pitcher of the Year: Gary Moran, Sonoma State
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Freshman of the Year: Aaron Brooks, CSU San Bernardino
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Newcomer of the Year: Adam Arakawa, Chico State
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Coach of the Year: Dan O'Brien, UC San Diego
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