TU's Rudolph and WS's Mazur Chosen As GLIAC Baseball "Player of the Year" and "Pitcher of the Year," Respectively
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Hillsdale’s Vanchieri Named “Freshman of the
Year,” Wayne State’s Kelley Tabbed “Coach of the
Year”
BAY CITY, Mich. --
Tiffin University senior outfielder Devin Rudolph
(Pickerington, Ohio) was named the 2010 Great Lakes
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) baseball “Player
of the Year” by the league’s head coaches in
all-conference balloting. The league’s head coaches voted
Wayne State University senior Justin Mazur (Macomb,
Mich./De LaSalle) the 2010 GLIAC baseball “Pitcher
of the Year.”
The coaches also named Hillsdale College rookie Mike
Vanchieri (Chicago, Ill./Benet Academy) the
conference’s “Freshman of the Year,” while
Ryan Kelley, head coach of Wayne State’s
baseball team, was tabbed the “Coach of the Year.”
Rudolph was named GLIAC baseball “Player of the
Year” after his record-setting 2010 season. Rudolph, the NCAA
Division II leader in batting average with a .529 mark, shattered
the GLIAC and Tiffin records for season average. His .529 average
eclipsed Tiffin’s former record by 59 points. He also led the
GLIAC in slugging percentage and on-base percentage while also
placing in the top five in hits, doubles, home runs, and
runs-batted-in. Rudolph ranks among the D-II leaders in nine
separate offensive categories, including ranking seventh in the
nation in on-base percentage. He was twice named GLIAC
“Player of the Week” this season.
Mazur, elected WSU team co-captain for 2010, has
posted a 6-1 mark this season and enters the GLIAC Tournament
as the conference leader in strikeouts (64). He ranks second
in innings pitched (72.2), tied for third in wins (6), and sixth in
ERA (4.21). Mazur has posted seven complete games and lasted
at least 6.1 innings in all 10 of his starts this season. A
2009 All-GLIAC Honorable Mention selection, Mazur has the best
career winning percentage (18-3, .857) in school history, and ranks
sixth at WSU in career wins and ninth in strikeout/walk ratio
(2.10).
Vanchieri made a strong impact on the Charger baseball
team in his first season. He led Hillsdale in batting average,
finishing the season with a .344 mark to go along with a team-high
43 hits. He had a 12-game hitting streak during the season, and had
13 games of two or more hits for the Chargers. Vanchieri went
hitless in just nine of the team’s 43 games this season and
was one of the team’s most consistent contact hitters
throughout the 2010 campaign.
Kelley, in just his second season at the helm, guided the
Warriors to their sixth GLIAC Tournament appearance in the last
seven years, and their second regular-season championship in the
last three seasons. After leading WSU to 25 wins in 2009, the
most by any first-year head coach in program history, his squad won
29 games during the regular season in 2010, including 23 GLIAC
victories, tied for second-most in school history.
A complete list of the 2010
All-GLIAC baseball teams is below:
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2010
GLIAC Baseball All-Conference Teams and Postseason
Awards
|
|
Player
of the Year: Devin Rudolph,
Tiffin
|
|
Pitcher
of the Year: Justin Mazur, Wayne
State
|
|
Freshman
of the Year: Mike Vanchieri,
Hillsdale
|
|
Coach
of the Year: Ryan Kelley, Wayne
State
|
|
GLIAC
Baseball All-Conference First Team
|
|
Pos.
|
Name
|
School
|
Year
|
B-T
|
Hometown/Previous
School
|
|
DH
|
Charlie
Thomas
|
Saginaw
Valley State
|
Sr.
|
R/R
|
Northville,
Mich.
|
|
C
|
Michael
Wiseman
|
Wayne
State
|
Jr.
|
L/R
|
White
Lake, Mich./Lakeland
|
|
1B
|
Ben
Minard
|
Ashland
|
Sr.
|
R/R
|
Delaware,
Ohio/Olentangy
|
|
2B
|
Kyle
Gendron
|
Grand
Valley State
|
Sr.
|
R/R
|
Dearborn,
Mich./Divine Child
|
|
SS
|
Andrew
Trepel
|
Grand
Valley State
|
Jr.
|
R/R
|
Joliet,
Ill./Indiana State
|
|
3B
|
Jacob
Petkac
|
Ashland
|
Sr.
|
R/R
|
Middleburg
Heights, Ohio/Midpark
|
|
INF
|
Kevin
Dore
|
Saginaw
Valley State
|
Sr.
|
L/R
|
Kawkawlin,
Mich./Bay City Western
|
|
OF
|
Devin
Rudolph
|
Tiffin
|
Sr.
|
L/L
|
Pickerington,
Ohio
|
|
OF
|
Cody
Grice
|
Grand
Valley State
|
So.
|
R/R
|
Lansing,
Mich./Dewitt
|
|
OF
|
Ryan
LaPensee
|
Wayne
State
|
Sr.
|
R/R
|
LaSalle,
Ontario/St. Thomas of Villanova
|
|
OF
|
Paul
LaMantia
|
Wayne
State
|
Sr.
|
R/R
|
Tecumseh,
Ontario/St. Anne’s
|
|
SP
|
Joe
Jablonski
|
Grand
Valley State
|
Jr.
|
R/R
|
Temperence,
Mich./Bedford
|
|
SP
|
Justin
Mazur
|
Wayne
State
|
Sr.
|
R/R
|
Macomb,
Mich./De LaSalle
|
|
SP
|
Ben
Minard
|
Ashland
|
Sr.
|
R/R
|
Delaware,
Ohio/Olentangy
|
|
SP
|
Kevin
Dunn
|
Ashland
|
Sr.
|
R/R
|
Curtice,
Ohio
|
|
RP
|
David
White
|
Wayne
State
|
Sr.
|
R/R
|
Taylor,
Mich./Kennedy
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GLIAC
Baseball All-Conference Second Team
|
|
Pos.
|
Name
|
School
|
Year
|
B-T
|
Hometown/Previous
School
|
|
DH
|
Cory
Hornyak
|
Tiffin
|
Jr.
|
R/R
|
Genoa,
Ohio/Youngstown State
|
|
C
|
Ryan
Webber
|
Saginaw
Valley State
|
Sr.
|
R/R
|
Clio,
Mich./Powers Catholic
|
|
1B
|
Pat
Curtin
|
Tiffin
|
So.
|
R/L
|
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
|
2B
|
Michael
Goodwin
|
Northwood
|
Jr.
|
R/R
|
Midland,
Mich.
|
|
SS
|
Zach
Lecker
|
Northwood
|
Sr.
|
R/R
|
Saginaw,
Mich./Michigan Lutheran Seminary
|
|
3B
|
Brian
Robinson
|
Grand
Valley State
|
So.
|
R/L
|
Troy,
Mich.
|
|
INF
|
Cory
Maguire
|
Grand
Valley State
|
Sr.
|
L/L
|
Davison,
Mich.
|
|
OF
|
Ty
Blake
|
Tiffin
|
Sr.
|
R/R
|
Newark,
Ohio
|
|
OF
|
Josh
Kirsten
|
Ashland
|
Sr.
|
R/R
|
Harper
Woods, Mich./Macomb C.C.
|
|
OF
|
Mike
Vanchieri
|
Hillsdale
|
Fr.
|
R/R
|
Chicago,
Ill./Benet Academy
|
|
OF
|
Evan
Melendez
|
Ashland
|
Jr.
|
L/L
|
Amherst,
Ohio/Steele
|
|
SP
|
Cory
Rademacher
|
Grand
Valley State
|
So.
|
R/R
|
Dewitt,
Mich.
|
|
SP
|
Brady
Cooper
|
Wayne
State
|
Sr.
|
R/R
|
Allen
Park, Mich.
|
|
SP
|
Donnie
Smith
|
Tiffin
|
Jr.
|
L/L
|
Johnstown,
Ohio
|
|
SP
|
Tyler
Loehr
|
Wayne
State
|
Jr.
|
R/R
|
Brighton,
Mich.
|
|
RP
|
Jeremy
Sloan
|
Ashland
|
Sr.
|
L/L
|
Twinsburg,
Ohio
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GLIAC
Baseball All-Conference Honorable Mention
|
|
Pos.
|
Name
|
School
|
Year
|
B-T
|
Hometown/Previous
School
|
|
OF
|
Ryan
Avery
|
Ashland
|
Jr.
|
R/R
|
Berea,
Ohio/Cuyahoga C.C.
|
|
OF
|
Ryan
Lane
|
Ashland
|
Sr.
|
R/R
|
Lake
Tahoe, Calif./Yuba C.C.
|
|
OF
|
Jason
Reitenbach
|
Findlay
|
Jr.
|
R/R
|
Brunswick,
Ohio/Youngstown St.
|
|
OF
|
Dustin
Zielaskiewicz
|
Findlay
|
So.
|
R/R
|
Brunswick,
Ohio
|
|
OF
|
Steve
Anderson
|
Grand
Valley State
|
So.
|
R/R
|
Northville,
Mich.
|
|
P
|
Jared
Knuth
|
Grand
Valley State
|
Sr.
|
R/R
|
St.
Joseph, Mich./Grand Rapids C.C.
|
|
SS
|
Adam
Connell
|
Hillsdale
|
Jr.
|
R/R
|
Chelsea,
Mich.
|
|
C
|
Jamie
McNeill
|
Hillsdale
|
Jr.
|
R/R
|
Spokane,
Wash./Lewis & Clark C.C
|
|
DH
|
Brett
Lechner
|
Northwood
|
Jr.
|
L/R
|
Midland,
Mich./Dow
|
|
OF
|
Adam
Rider
|
Northwood
|
Sr.
|
R/R
|
Midland,
Mich./Bullock Creek
|
|
P
|
Colin
Coulter
|
Saginaw
Valley State
|
So.
|
R/R
|
Clio,
Mich./Powers Catholic
|
|
OF
|
Kyle
O’Boyle
|
Saginaw
Valley State
|
Fr.
|
R/R
|
Midland,
Mich./Bullock Creek
|
|
OF
|
Jason
Bailey
|
Tiffin
|
Sr.
|
L/L
|
North
Lewisburg, Ohio
|
|
3B
|
Colin
Lowe
|
Tiffin
|
Jr.
|
R/R
|
Waldo,
Ohio
|
|
2B
|
Andrew
Ciennik
|
Wayne
State
|
So.
|
R/R
|
Waterford,
Mich. / Mott
|
|
1B
|
John
Skaggs
|
Wayne
State
|
Sr.
|
R/R
|
Adrian,
Mich.
|
2010
GLIAC Baseball All-Conference Teams and Postseason Awards
Player of the Year: Devin Rudolph, Tiffin
Pitcher of the Year: Justin Mazur, Wayne State
Freshman of the Year: Mike Vanchieri, Hillsdale
Coach of the Year: Ryan Kelley, Wayne State
