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Seven Cougars Earn AMC Baseball Honors
written by Dave Parsons, Sports Information Director

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (5-18-2009) - Seven members of the Mount Vernon Nazarene University baseball team were honored recently when the American Mideast Conference honors were selected by the AMC coaches and announced by the conference office.
     

Josh Estep Kodi Veale Clint Yoder

Josh Estep, a senior second baseman/pitcher from Gahanna, Ohio, was selected to the AMC First Team for the third straight year and was also chosen as the AMC Rawlings Gold Glove winner at second base. The former Gahanna Lincoln High School standout is batting .378 with eight doubles, one triple, three home runs, 37 runs scored, 10 stolen bases, and a team-leading 50 RBI. He has also committed just five errors at second base on the year. On the mound, Estep also posted a 5-2 record with a 3.14 ERA with 51 strikeouts in 51.2 innings of work.

Kodi Veale, a junior outfielder from Mount Vernon, Ohio, was on of four outfielders named to the AMC First Team. The former Mount Vernon High School product has started all 52 games in centerfield and is batting .344 with 13 doubles, a team-leading five triples, three home runs, 40 RBI, and 47 runs scored. Veale has also stolen 11 bases and has just two errors in the outfield.

Clint Yoder, a freshman shortstop from Berlin, Ohio, joined Estep and Veale on the AMC First Team as the extra infielder. The former Hiland High School star is batting .405 with 14 doubles, two triples, two home runs, 29 runs scored, and 41 RBI. Yoder has started 49 games at shortstop and leads the team with 135 assists.

Chaz Gibson, a freshman outfielder from Lancaster, Ohio, was named to the AMC Second Team. The former Fairfield Union High School standout is batting .374 with 11 doubles, one triple, a team-high seven home runs, 31 runs scored, and 34 RBI. Gibson also leads the team with a .692 slugging percentage.

Jason Decker, a senior right-handed pitcher from Dover, Pa., was an AMC Honorable Mention selection. The former Dover High School product has posted a 6-6 record on the mound with a 4.76 ERA and a team-leading seven complete games. Decker has tossed a team-high 73.2 innings on the year and has registered 56 strikeouts with just 10 walks.

Matt Parks, a junior infielder from Mount Vernon, Ohio, was also an AMC Honorable Mention pick. The former Mount Vernon High School star is batting .317 with 12 doubles, two triples, three home runs, 40 runs scored, 10 stolen bases, and 28 RBI. Parks also leads the team having been hit by a pitch 16 times.

Steve Williams, a sophomore outfielder from Cincinnati, Ohio, was another AMC Honorable Mention selection for the Cougars. The former Milford High School graduate is batting .331 with nine doubles, three triples, two home runs, 38 runs scored, and 39 RBI. Williams has also committed just two errors in the outfield while starting every game in leftfield.

MVNU is currently 33-19 overall and finished fourth in the AMC with a 20-12 conference mark. The Cougars will be the No. 3 seed in the 10-team double elimination National Christian College Athletic Association National Tournament that will get under way at Prasco Park in Mason, Ohio on Wednesday. MVNU will take on No. 6 seed Cedarville University in the first game at 1:00 p.m. The games will be broadcast online at http://wnzr.fm/sports.html if phone lines are available.

 

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