May 30, 2008
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) is proud to announce the 2008 Rawlings®-NAIA Baseball Gold Glove Team, as selected by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). A total of nine players were selected to the best in the fielding category. This marks the second year ever that the NAIA Gold Glove Team was chosen.
Sixty-three Collegiate Rawlings Gold Gloves will be awarded in 2008, nine each at the NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA, and NJCAA Divisions I, II, and III levels.
Rawlings is a leading marketer and manufacturer of baseball equipment and other sporting goods in the United States. Rawlings is the Exclusive Official Baseball for the NAIA, and many other organizations as well as official football of the NAIA. Rawlings is the official basketball, football, baseball, softball, volleyball and soccer ball of the National High School Federation®. For more information, please visit www.rawlings.com.
2008 Rawlings®-NAIA Baseball Gold Glove Team
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
| 1B |
Mike Parsons |
Lindenwood (Mo.) |
Jr. |
St. Peters, Mo. |
| 2B |
Andrew Denton |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Jr. |
Hendersonville, Tenn. |
| SS |
Dylan Connolly |
York (Neb.) |
Sr. |
Sacramento, Calif. |
| 3B |
Matt Ross |
Concordia (Calif.) |
Sr. |
Upland, Calif. |
| LF |
Brandon Peters |
California Baptist |
Sr. |
San Diego, Calif. |
| CF |
Mike Sepesy |
Siena Heights (Mich.) |
Sr. |
Ida, Mich. |
| RF |
Kahoi Downing |
Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) |
Jr. |
Honolulu, Ha. |
| C |
Brian Ward |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
Jr. |
Huntington Beach, Calif. |
| P |
Chris Schwinden |
Fresno Pacific (Calif.) |
Sr. |
Visalia, Calif. |
