Story courtesy of Bert Sahlberg, Media Coordinator
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Lubbock Christian University (Texas) senior outfield Will Stramp has been chosen as the Most Valuable Player of the 53rd annual Avista-NAIA World Series after leading the Chaps to the championship on Friday night (May 29) at Harris Field in Lewiston, Idaho.
Stramp heads the 2009 Avista-NAIA Baseball All-Tournament Team, as selected by the NAIA-Baseball Games Committee and attending media. The all-tournament team was announced following Lubbock Christian’s 11-8 win over Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) in the title game.
Stramp hit three home runs in the tournament – all in consecutive games, including his 27th of the season in Friday’s win. In the championship game, Stramp went 2-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored.
For the tournament, Stramp finished 12-of-28 for a .429 batting average. He had nine runs scored and 10 RBI, both of which were tournament highs. He also had a slugging percentage of .821
Lubbock Christian and Point Loma Nazarene placed five players apiece on the All-Tournament Team.
Other awards were dished out including the Hank Burbridge Champions of Character Team Award (Lubbock Christian University) and Buffalo Funds-NAIA 5-Star Champions of Character Team Award (Point Loma Nazarene). Both accolades recognize the team that has best exhibited the five core character values of Respect, Responsibility, Integrity, Servant Leadership and Sportsmanship.
Nathan Quesenberry, a senior second baseman from Campbellsville University (Ky.) was pegged as the Hank Burbridge Champion of Character player. This marked the fifth straight year for recognizing this award in memory of Hall of Fame Coach Hank Burbridge who won over 1,000 games in 40 years at Spring Arbor (Mich.).
2009 AVISTA-NAIA Baseball All-Tournament Team
|
Pos. |
Name |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
|
1B |
Andrew Starr |
Berry (Ga.) |
Sr. |
Panama City, Fla. |
|
2B |
Jake Barrow |
Southern Polytechnic St. |
Jr. |
Kennesaw, Ga. |
|
SS |
Armando Dominguez |
Lubbock Christian (Texas) |
Sr. |
Presidio, Texas |
|
3B |
Wes Kartch |
Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) |
Jr. |
Irvine, Calif. |
|
INF |
Chris Warters |
Lee (Tenn.) |
Sr. |
Los Angeles, Calif |
|
C |
Tyler Johnson |
Lubbock Christian (Texas) |
Jr. |
Fort Worth, Texas |
|
C |
Tim Winslow |
Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) |
Jr. |
Tucson, Ariz. |
|
OF |
Sean Halton |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho |
Sr. |
Fresno, Calif. |
|
OF |
Will Stramp |
Lubbock Christian (Texas) |
Sr. |
Keller, Texas |
|
OF |
Kurt Steinhauer |
Point Loma Nazarene |
Sr. |
Rolling Hills, Calif. |
|
OF |
Jason Machado |
Oklahoma City |
Sr. |
Frisco, Calif. |
|
DH |
Junior Rodriguez |
Lee (Tenn.) |
Jr. |
Coral Gables, Fla. |
|
P |
Brandon Dixon |
Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) |
Jr. |
Tucson, Ariz. |
|
P |
Rene Garcia |
Lubbock Christian (Texas) |
Jr. |
Chino, Calif. |
|
P |
Andrew Bovich |
Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) |
Sr. |
San Clemente, Calif. |
|
P |
Jakob Cunningham |
Lubbock Christian (Texas) |
Sr. |
Lubbock, Texas |
AVISTA-NAIA Most Valuable Player - Will Stramp, Lubbock Christian (Texas)
Charlie Hustle Award - Kurt Steinhauer, Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.)
Gold Glove Award - Todd Muecklisch, Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho)
Hank Burbridge Champion of Character Player - Nathan Quesenberry, Campbellsville University (Tenn.)
Hank Burbridge Champions of Character Team - Lubbock Christian University (Texas)
Buffalo Funds-NAIA 5-Star Champions of Character Team Award - Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.)
