Baseball
2000 All-AMC Baseball Team
(Selected by vote of the conference coaches)
Player of the Year -- Ben Biery, Walsh University
Pitcher of the Year -- Mike Waddell, Mount Vernon Nazarene College
Coach of the Year -- Tim Mead, Walsh University
Pos FIRST TEAM Yr School Hometown Avg HR RBI
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1b Brian Harrison Sr Shawnee State North Olmstead, OH .432 16 74
2b Ryan Ellis Sr Point Park Pittsburgh, PA .454 7 47
3b Radames Torres Sr Ohio Dominican Caguas, Puerto Rico .389 9 40
SS Don Kelly So Point Park Pittsburgh, PA .437 0 30
Inf Jared Dever Jr Malone Minford, OH .442 11 41
OF Brandon Doss Sr Shawnee State Lucasville, OH .451 13 49
OF Kyle Mackie Jr Ohio Dominican Lancaster, OH .393 12 51
OF Patrick Ranalli So Ohio Dominican Grove City, OH .410 4 35
OF Joe Estep Sr Shawnee State Columbus, OH .386 4 55
C Ben Biery Sr Walsh Louisville, OH .409 8 43
C Brad Beale Jr Shawnee State Raytown, MO .329 14 46
DH Richard Leach Fr Tiffin Port Lambton, ONT .416 0 24
L/R W L Sa ERA
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P Mike Waddell Jr Mount Vernon Nazarene Cardington, OH R 6 3 0 2.59
P Beau Dannemiller So Malone Akron, OH R 6 1 1 2.89
P Jake Isaacson Jr Ohio Dominican Cortland, OH R 7 3 1 3.70
P Jason Burcham Sr Shawnee State New Carlisle, OH R 9 1 0 3.50
Pos SECOND TEAM Yr School Hometown Avg HR RBI
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1b Brandon Hutchinson Jr Rio Grande Wheelersburg, OH .303 12 47
2b Justin Brown So Urbana Chillicothe, OH .420 12 40
3b Joe Buringrud Jr Shawnee State Cincinnati, OH .422 2 33
SS Brian Stoecklein So Saint Vincent Cranberry Township, PA .440 9 40
Inf Keenan Perry So Rio Grande New Boston, OH .344 13 51
OF Mike Smith Sr Point Park Thornhill, ONT .367 11 47
OF Ben Hackett Fr Walsh Shreve, OH .391 9 43
OF Scott Pachan So Malone Canton, OH .374 4 28
OF Jake Kingsolver Jr Urbana Xenia, OH .322 13 56
C Dave D'Angelo Jr Geneva Riverside, PA .405 2 31
C Bill Brown Sr Point Park Creighton, PA .438 11 63
DH Patrick O'Reilly So Saint Vincent Trafford, PA .342 1 21
L/R W L Sa ERA
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P Ralph Bloom Sr Walsh Hudson, OH R 10 3 0 3.41
P David Ford Sr Walsh Canton, OH R 8 1 0 3.93
P Andy Heimbach Sr Mount Vernon Nazarene Wheelersburg, OH R 5 2 0 3.99
P Bob Keith Jr Point Park Clifton Park, NY R 6 1 2 2.04
HONORABLE MENTION: Shawn Adams (Malone), Brian Bachman (Shawnee State), Nathan Burcham
(Shawnee State), Artie Caudill (Urbana), Dan Dorak (Malone), Brian Edwards (Ohio
Dominican), Joe Eisner (Point Park), Josh Gillespie (Geneva), Jason Hall (Mount Vernon
Nazarene), Kipp Huntsberger (Tiffin), Micah Hutchins (Cedarville), Brian Karshner (Ohio
Dominican), Jason King (Rio Grande), Charley Kiss (Saint Vincent), Jimmy Knight (Rio
Grande), Jeff Lavin (Mount Vernon Nazarene), Bryan Mangin (Cedarville), Tim McDonald
(Tiffin), Dan Merrick (Geneva), Joe Moose (Point Park), Dave Morgan (Saint Vincent),
John Mutch (Walsh), Omar Ortiz (Ohio Dominican), Nate Pool (Urbana), Derek Russo
(Geneva), Phil Sabatka (Tiffin), Brian Smith (Urbana), Mike Sturznickel (Walsh), Joe
Thomas (Rio Grande), Matt Trigona (Saint Vincent), Dan Vlacovsky (Malone), Eddie Wright
(Mount Vernon Nazarene).
(Player statistics are through 5/7/2000)