BAY CITY, Mich. -- The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) announced its 2015 All-GLIAC Baseball Teams and Postseason Awards in conjunction with the Conference's annual Baseball Tournament at the Athletes in Action Sports Complex in Xenia, Ohio. The awards were voted on by the conference baseball coaches and include the first ever recipient Troy Berry Award.
Ashland senior second baseman Stephen James is the 2015 GLIAC Player of the Year after leading the GLIAC as one of the league's premiere hitters for the better part of the entire 2015 season, and finished the regular season leading the conference in RBIs (47), runs scored (58), doubles (17), home runs (11) and slugging percentage (.713). James was also second in the GLIAC in hits (69), third in batting average (.388) and tied for third in triples (four).
Ohio Dominican junior starting pitcher Ryan Colegate has been selected 2015 GLIAC Pitcher of the Year after he finished the regular season as the conference leader in wins (nine) and ERA (1.70) while ranking second in innings pitched (69.0). He only allowed more than one earned run in one start this spring and tossed three complete games. Colegate threw at least six innings in every start and has only allowed five earned runs in his last six starts, spanning 43 innings (1.05 ERA). Opponents batted just .205 off of him this season.
Ohio Dominican's Lee Sponseller was voted 2015 GLIAC Freshman Player of the Year after a rookie campaign where he finished the regular season as the conference leader in batting average (.407) and on-base percentage (.505) while ranking third in the GLIAC in slugging (.620). He totaled six home runs and 38 RBI as well. Sponseller reached base in 40 of 45 games for the Panthers, tallied 19 multi-hit games and 13 multi-RBI games. He had a 15-game hitting streak to start the season.
Saginaw Valley starting pitcher Michael Ellenbest was tabbed 2015 GLIAC Freshman Pitcher of the Year following a stellar first season on the mound for the Cardinals. He posted a 4-2 league record with an ERA of 0.97. He twirled two complete games, posting one shutout and combining for another in a nine-inning affair. He posted 44 strikeouts in just 37.0 innings pitched in the GLIAC, holding hitters to an average of .187. Ellenbest finished the season with four consecutive victories and 26.0 scoreless innings.
A complete list of the 2015 All-GLIAC baseball teams is below:
2015 GLIAC Baseball Postseason Awards |
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Player of the Year: Stephen James - Ashland |
Pitcher of the Year: Ryan Colegate - Ohio Dominican |
Freshman Player of the Year: Lee Sponseller - Ohio Dominican |
Freshman Pitcher of the Year: Michael Ellenbest - Saginaw Valley |
Troy Berry Award: Christian Bilkovic - Wayne State |
Coach of the Year: John Schaly - Ashland |
2015 All-GLIAC Baseball First-Team |
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Position |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown/Previous School |
DH | Blake Bellman | Ashland | Jr. | Wooster, Ohio / Northwestern |
C | Kyle Tisdale | Ohio Dominican | Sr. | Uniontown, Ohio / Lake |
1B | Mackenzie Hampshire | Ashland | Jr. | Delphos, Ohio / Elida |
2B | Stephen James | Ashland | Sr. | Westlake, Ohio / Westlake |
SS | Kevin Zak | Grand Valley State | R-Sr. | Novi, Mich. / Novi |
3B | Nick Hueneburg | Tiffin | Jr. | Peru, Ill. / St. Bede's |
INF | Mike Lewandowski | Ashland | Jr. | Hudson, Ohio / Hudson |
OF | Lee Sponseller | Ohio Dominican | R-Fr. | Mason, Ohio / Mason |
OF | Jamie Potts | Grand Valley State | Sr. | Ravenna, Mich. / Muskegon Oakridge |
OF | Luke Ortel | Hillsdale | Jr. | Troy, Mich. / Bishop Foley |
OF | Aaron Lindgren | Lake Erie | Sr. | Willoughby, Ohio / Willoughby South |
SP | Ryan Colegate | Ohio Dominican | Jr. | Centerville, Ohio / Centerville |
SP | Patrick Kelly | Grand Valley State | R-Jr. | Brookfield, Ill. / Nazareth Academy |
SP | Jake Baldwin | Ashland | Jr. | Madison Heights, Mich. / Lamphere |
SP | Joe Costello | Malone | Jr. | Canton, Ohio / Canton South |
RP | Matt Williams | Grand Valley State | So. | Geneva, Ill. / Northern Illinois University |
RP | Vince Bartolone | Ohio Dominican | Sr. | Broadview Heights, Ohio / St. Edward |
2015 All-GLIAC Baseball Second-Team |
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Position |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown/Previous School |
DH |
Hayden Mobley |
Malone |
Sr. |
Winesburg, Ohio / Berlin Hiland / West Liberty |
C | Connor Glick | Grand Valley State | Fr. | Niles, Mich. / Niles |
1B | Chris McDonald | Hillsdale | Jr. | Livonia, Mich. / Stevenson |
2B | Tony Evans | Ohio Dominican | So. | Medway, Ohio / Tecumseh |
SS | Dustin Lee | Northwood | Jr. | Mt. Pleasant, Mich. / Mt. Pleasant |
3B | Chris Perkovich | Saginaw Valley | Sr. | Canton, Mich. / Canton |
INF | Zach DeCamp | Lake Erie | Jr. | Gahanna, Ohio / St. Francis DeSales |
OF | Mike Nadratowski | Grand Valley State | Sr. | Canton, Mich. / Plymouth |
OF | Joe Gonzalez | Ashland | So. | Millersburg, Ohio / West Holmes |
OF | Matt Wheeler | Malone | Sr. | New Philadelphia, Ohio / Indian Valley / Lakeland CC |
OF | Andrew Bonnette | Walsh | Sr. | Tallmadge, Ohio / Tallmadge |
SP | Scott Sency | Saginaw Valley | So. | Medina, Ohio / Medina |
SP | Brandyn Sittinger | Ashland | So. | LaGrange, Ohio / Marshall University |
SP | Michael Ellenbest | Saginaw Valley | Fr. | Medina, Ohio / Medina |
SP | Joshua Hurford | Malone | Fr. | Sebring, Ohio / Sebring McKinley |
RP | Jeff Sorenson | Wayne State | R-Sr. | Livonia, Mich. / Stevenson |
RP | Alex Smith | Ashland | Jr. | Piqua, Ohio / Lehman Catholic |
2015 All-GLIAC Baseball Honorable Mention Team | ||||
Position | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown/Previous School |
OF/C | Kyle Brooks | Ashland | Sr. | Akron, Ohio / Mercyhurst Northeast CC |
P | Art Warren | Ashland | Jr. | Napoleon, Ohio / Cincinnati |
P | Austin Rodesky | Findlay | So. | Bowling Green, Ohio / Bowling Green |
P | Alex Williams | Findlay | Sr. | Perrysburg, Ohio / Perrysburg |
OF | Jason Ribecky | Grand Valley State | Jr. | Muskegon, Mich. / Muskegon C.C. |
RP | Kevin Hallberg | Grand Valley State | Sr. | Lansing, Ill. / South Suburban College |
P | Dan Pochmara | Hillsdale | Sr. | Farmington, Mich. / Farmington |
INF | Vinny Delicata | Hillsdale | Sr. | Sterling Heights, Mich. / Parkway Christian |
RP | Brandon Grunda | Lake Erie | Sr. | Elyria, Ohio / Elyria |
UTL | Lou Peterlin | Lake Erie | Jr. | Mentor, Ohio / Lake Catholic |
C | Matt Davis | Malone | Jr. | Canton, Ohio / McKinley |
P | Gunnar Smeyres | Malone | So. | Massillon, Ohio / Canton Central Catholic |
P | Alex Lewandowski | Northwood | So. | Macomb, Mich. / Dakota |
OF | Travis Smith | Northwood | Sr. | Clare, Mich. / Clare |
CF | Jacob Tisevich | Ohio Dominican | Fr. | North Canton, Ohio / GlenOak |
SP | Joe Filosa | Ohio Dominican | Fr. | Fort Wayne, Ind. / Northrop |
2B/OF | Chad Carson | Saginaw Valley | So. | Attica, Mich. / Lapeer East |
P | Jeff Schalk | Saginaw Valley | Sr. | Sterling Heights, Mich. / Bishop Foley |
UTL | Elijah Sanabria | Tiffin | Jr. | Brooklyn, N.Y. / Tele. Arts & Technology |
P | Logan Sendelbach | Tiffin | Jr. | Tiffin, Ohio / Hopewell Loudon |
1B/DH | Andrew Stalnaker | Walsh | So. | Canton, Ohio / Jackson |
C | Austin Szink | Walsh | R-So. | Canton, Ohio / Jackson |
1B/P | Jared Tobey | Wayne State | Fr. | St. Clair, Mich. / St. Clair |
INF | Bradley Baldwin | Wayne State | Fr. | Troy, Mich. / Bishop Foley Catholic |