May 27, 2009

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA . . . Eleven Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) baseball players were named to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings All-Central Region Team announced by the Association recently.

Coe College and Conference Tournament Champion Wartburg College had three players earn All-Region honors, followed by Buena Vista University, Central College, Loras College, Luther College, and Simpson College with one selection each.

Team	Player	School	Position	Hometown/High School
First Team	Mike Johnson	Wartburg	First Base	West Des Moines, Iowa/Valley
First Team	Chris Reynolds	Luther	Second Base	West Des Moines, Iowa/Valley
First Team	Brandon Pietrzyk	Buena Vista	Outfield	Portland, Ore./Marshall
First Team	Jerrold Martijn	Wartburg	Pitcher	Orangestad, Aruba/Kirkwood C.C.
Second Team	Patrick Grau	Wartburg	Outfield	Elkader, Iowa/Central
Second Team	Cody Raisch	Coe	Pitcher	Urbandale, Iowa/Urbandale
Second Team	Cory Dawson	Simpson	Designated Hitter	Altoona, Iowa/Southeast Polk
Second Team	Nick Olberding	Loras	Shortstop	Dyersville, Iowa/Beckman
Second Team	Pat Richmond	Coe	First Base	Algonquin, Ill./Dundee-Crown
Third Team	Jarred Lackey	Central	Outfield	Somerton, Ariz./Cibola
Third Team	Ryan Velvick	Coe	Outfield	Swisher, Iowa/Cedar Rapids Prairie

Martijn and Pietrzyk earned ABCA/Rawlings All-Central Region honors last season. Martijn was named to the Second Team with Pietrzyk being listed among Third Team honorees.

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