| May 22, 2006 Six Roadrunners named to All-Southland Conference teams
PLANO - Senior Lee Todseco and junior Josh Ruffin garnered first-team all-Southland Conference honors, while junior Michael McKennon, seniors J.R. Voyles and Noah Tritz and freshman Michael Rockett landed second team all-SLC accolades, announced Monday by the league office.
Ruffin (left) led the Roadrunners to their 36-19 and 20-10 records. He ranks third in the SLC with a 2.95 earned run average and second with eight wins to go along with three losses. Ruffin leads the SLC with 109.2 innings pitched, five complete games and four shutouts. The Humble, Texas, native tossed a complete-game, two hitter against the league's top hitting team in Lamar on March 18 in Beaumont.
Joining Ruffin on the first-team was Todesco (right) at first base. A senior from Buda, Texas, he is third in the league with a .373 average and has 49 RBI while starting all 55 games for the Roadrunners. His .539 slugging percentage derives from 12 doubles, six home runs and one triple.
Meanwhile, UTSA had four players named to second team all-SLC, with McKennon and Rockett at the outfield position, Voyles at second base and Tritz at pitcher. McKennon’s .371 batting average was second best on the team and ranked fifth in the SLC. His 11 home runs led the team and stands fourth in the league. Rockett’s .371 batting average tied for second on the squad. In his rookie season, Rockett belted five home runs and collected 32 runs batted in.
Voyles led the team with 49 runs scored and was third on the team with five homers. He also was second with 11 doubles and was fourth on the team with 64 hits. Tritz (left) was the last played to be named to the second team. The Spring, Texas, native posted an 8-0 record with eight saves this season. Tritz led the conference with his eight saves. Junior Ryan Saltzgaber (third base) and freshman James Keithley (outfield) earned honorable mention honors.
2006 ALL-SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE BASEBALL TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
1B Lee Todesco UTSA Sr. Buda, Texas
2B Brandon Morgan Northwestern State Sr. Fort Worth, Texas
SS Ben Soignier Louisiana-Monroe Fr. West Monroe, La.
3B Bryan Cartie McNeese State So. Meadows Place, Texas
C Adam Moore Texas-Arlington Jr. Mineola, Texas
DH Will Henderson Lamar Sr. Beaumont, Texas
OF Collin DeLome Lamar So. Buna, Texas
OF Dustin Martin Sam Houston State Sr. Burnet, Texas
OF Charlie Kingrey McNeese State Jr. Kinder, La.
P William Delage Lamar Sr. Nederland, Texas
P Danny Davis McNeese State Jr. Slidell, La.
P Josh Ruffin UTSA Jr. Humble, Texas
SECOND TEAM
1B Dan Hernandez Lamar Jr. San Carlos, Calif.
2B J.R. Voyles UTSA Sr. Tomball, Texas
SS Shon Landry McNeese State Fr. Orange, Texas
3B Jose Higuera Nicholls State Sr. Douglas, Ariz.
C C.J. Ebarb Lamar Sr. Jasper, Texas
DH Karl Krailo Sam Houston State Jr. Houston, Texas
OF Michael McKennon UTSA Jr. Pearland, Texas
OF Luke Cannon Texas State Sr. Crandall, Texas
OF Michael Rockett UTSA Fr. Sugarland, Texas
P Derek Blacksher McNeese State So. Bridge City, Texas
P Scott Moore Texas State Sr. Houston, Texas
P Noah Tritz UTSA Sr. Spring, Texas
THIRD TEAM
1B Karl Krailo Sam Houston State Jr. Houston, Texas
2B Daniel Rieder Texas-Arlington Jr. British Columbia, Canada
SS Scott Pittenger Northwestern State Sr. Sarasota, Fla.
3B Cassidy Drosch Texas State Sr. San Antonio, Texas
C Steven Hill Stephen F. Austin Jr. Houston, Texas
DH Ben Burum Texas-Arlington Jr. Arlington, Texas
OF David Jeans Stephen F. Austin Jr. Center, Texas
OF Eric Kanaby Lamar Jr. Houston, Texas
OF Michael Palermo Northwestern State Sr. Baton Rouge, La.
P Scott Meyer Lamar So. Orange, Conn.
P Daniel Clark Northwestern State Sr. Columbia, Miss.
P Justin Fiske Texas State Jr. College Station, Texas
HONORABLE MENTION:
1B-Robby Winn, UTA. 2B-Ryan Baker, LU. SS-Thomas Field, TXST. 3B-Ryan Saltzgaber, UTSA. C-Joe Hulett, McN; Josh Morrison, ULM. OF-Kyle Jones, TXST; David Wood, TXST; Michael Roberts, NICH; Andy Jones, ULM; James Keithley, UTSA; James Thibodeaux, McN. P-Fraser Robinson, NWLa.; Timmy Gray, SHSU; Dillon Gee, UTA; James Stephens, ULM; Chris Denton, McN.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Collin DeLome, Lamar
HITTER OF THE YEAR: Collin DeLome, Lamar
PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Danny Davis, McNeese State
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Adam Moore, Texas-Arlington
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Ben Soignier, Louisiana-Monroe
CLAY GOULD COACH OF THE YEAR: Chad Clement, McNeese Stat
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