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MVNU's Yoder Named NAIA Honorable Mention
All-American
written by Dave Parsons, Sports Information Director
 MOUNT
VERNON, Ohio - Ross Yoder, a member of the
Mount Vernon Nazarene University baseball
team, was selected as an NAIA Honorable
Mention All-American when the NAIA
All-American Teams were announced as part of
the NAIA World Series championship game on
Thursday night in Lewiston, Idaho.Yoder,
a junior second baseman from Berlin, Ohio,
posted a .406 batting average as he started
in 52 of the team’s 54 games during the
season and committed just nine errors in 268
chances for a .966 fielding percentage. The
former Hiland High School star led the
Cougars with 63 runs scored out of the
lead-off spot and five triples, and he tied
for the team lead with eight stolen bases.
He also compiled 13 doubles, 10 home runs,
and 48 RBI.
In addition to being named an NAIA
Honorable Mention All-American, Yoder was
named to the American Mideast Conference
South Division First Team, the National
Christian College Athletic Association East
Region Team, the NAIA Region IX Team, and
the NCCAA All-American Team.
MVNU finished the season with a 38-16
overall record, and the Cougars captured a
share of the AMC South Division title with a
19-5 conference mark. The team advanced to
the championship game of the NAIA Region IX
Tournament for the eighth straight year and
also competed in the NCCAA National
Tournament.
Complete NAIA All-American List
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