ERIE, Pa. - West Chester University senior second baseman Joe Wendle was named Daktronics, Inc. first team All-America it was announced on Friday afternoon.
Members of the NCAA Division II College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) selected the All-America teams. The All-America team is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems for virtually every sport at every level of competition. Daktronics has sponsored the baseball All-America program since 2007.
Wendle, who was also a first-team All-PSAC East pick as well as the player of the year in the Eastern Division, won the PSAC triple crown by leading the conference in batting average, home runs and RBI. He is hitting .400 on the season as the Golden Rams prepare for the Division II national finals. The local product has 74 hits and has scored 60 runs on the year to go along with 17 doubles, 8 triples and 12 home runs.
Wendle was also named to both the Daktronics, Inc., ABCA and NCBWA first team All-Atlantic Region squads recently.
2012 Daktronics NCAA Division II Baseball All-America Teams
Ron Lenz Player of the Year: Nathan Minnich, Sheperd (W. Va.)
Ron Lenz Pitcher of the Year: Carl O’Neal, St. Mary’s (Texas)
FIRST TEAM
C Geno Escalante Jr. Mount Olive (N.C.)
1B Nathan Minnich Sr. Shepherd (W. Va.)
2B Joe Wendle Sr. West Chester (Pa.)
3B Bryan Lippincott Sr. Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.)
SS Blake Miller Jr. Western Oregon
OF Casey Allison Sr. Wingate (N.C.)
OF Ryan Busboom Jr. Fort Hays State (Kan.)
OF Jeff Popick Sr. Colorado Mesa
DH Antony Boza Sr. Lynn (Fla.)
UT Cody Coffman Sr. Tusculum (Tenn.)
SP Carl O’Neal Jr. St. Mary’s (Texas)
SP Tim Flight Jr. Southern New Hampshire
SP Geoff Broussard Sr. Cal Poly Pomona
SP Grady Wood Sr. Western Oregon
RP Stephen Johnson Jr. St. Edward’s (Texas)
SECOND TEAM
C Zach Braun So. Bemidji State (Minn.)
1B Jacob Rogers Sr. Mount Olive (N.C.)
2B Carlos Asuaje So. Nova Southeastern (Fla.)
3B Daniel Duran Sr. Cal State Los Angeles
SS Braden Box Jr. Colorado Mesa
OF Aaron Guinn Sr. Tusculum (Tenn.)
OF James Roche Sr. Franklin Pierce (N.H.)
OF Areo Regoli Sr. Nova Southeastern (Fla.)
DH Nick Sell Fr. Seton Hill (Pa.)
UT Cameron Dullnig Sr. Texas A&M-Kingsville
SP John Healy Sr. St. Anselm (N.H.)
SP Donovan Drake Sr. Indianapolis (Ind.)
SP Lee Stoppelman Sr. Central Missouri
SP Rene Solis So. St. Mary’s (Texas)
RP Emilio Pagan Jr. Belmont Abbey (N.C.)
THIRD TEAM
C M.P. Cokinos Jr. St. Mary’s (Texas)
1B Austin Rycroft Sr. Central Oklahoma
2B Andre Rodriguez Jr. Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.)
3B John Calhoun Sr. Washburn (Kan.)
SS Grant DeBruin Sr. Alabama-Huntsville
OF Phil Imholte Jr. St. Cloud State
OF Shane Latshaw Sr. Mercyhurst (Pa.)
OF Eli Davis Sr. Cal State Stanislaus
DH Mike Russo Jr. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.)
UT Michael Jordan Sr. Benedict (S.C.)
SP Derek Hansen Jr. Augustana (S.D.)
SP Craig Goodman Sr. Tusculum (Tenn.)
SP Sean Bierman Sr. Tampa (Fla.)
SP Mark Sappington Jr. Rockhurst (Mo.)
RP Brad Zambron Jr. Grand Valley State (Mich.)
HONORABLE MENTION
Jon Carnahan (C, Delta State) ; Zach Mathieu (1B, Franklin Pierce), David Weber (1B, Benedict) ; Chase Lacomb (2B,
Colorado State-Pueblo) ; Frank Salerno (SS, St. Thomas Aquinas) ; Cade Stallings (3B, Tusculum) ; Michael White (UT,
Stonehill) ; Joe Vaskas (DH, Emporia State) ; Danny Susdorf (OF, UC-San Diego), Andrew Jones (OF, Tampa), Steve
Anderson (OF, Grand Valley State), Pat Curtin (OF, Tiffin) ; Harvey Martin (SP, Minnesota State, Mankato), Chad
Boughner (SP, North Alabama), Logan Birr (SP, St. Cloud State), Matt Marotta (SP, St. Thomas Aquinas), Ryan Goodbrand
(SP, UC-San Diego), Alex Powers (RP, Southern New Hampshire).
Ron Lenz Player of the Year
2007: Dylan Owen, Francis Marion (S.C.)
2008: Chad Jacobson, South Carolina-Aiken
2009: Matt Adams, Slippery Rock (Pa.)
2010: Bryan Fogle, Erskine (S.C.)
2011: Chase Larsson, Cameron (Okla.)
2012: Nathan Minnich, Shepard (W. Va.)
Ron Lenz Pitcher of the Year
2007: Erik Lovett, Mount Olive (N.C.)
2008: Korey Noles, Columbus State (Ga.)
2009: Gabriel Duran, Dowling (N.Y.)
2010: Hayden Simpson, Southern Arkansas
2011: Carter Capps, Mount Olive (N.C.)
2012: Carl O’Neal, St. Mary’s (Texas)
