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ABILENE – Tarleton third baseman/outfielder Chris Casazza was named to his second all-region baseball team of the season, earning second-team honors at third base on the 2010 Rawlings/American Baseball Coaches Association all-South Central Region team, which was announced Wednesday.
Casazza, a junior for the Texans, led Tarleton in most offensive categories this season which included a Lone Star Conference-leading 16 home runs in 2010. The Temecula, Calif., native batted .379 with 67 hits, 15 doubles, a triple, 59 runs batted in and 48 runs scored.
Casazza was named to the Daktronics all-South Central Region first team last week and is currently in the running for All-American honors.
Abilene Christian University junior outfielder Aaron Oliver and Nebraska-Omaha sophomore pitcher Joe Holtmeyer topped the Rawlings/American Baseball Coaches Association all-South Central Region baseball team, earning Player and Pitcher of the Year and honors.
Oliver, who led the Wildcats to the program's first 50-win season and a runner-up finish to Central Missouri in the regional tournament, hit .405 with 14 home runs and 65 RBI in his first season as a Wildcat. Oliver was voted the Lone Star Conference regular-season MVP, was voted the LSC Baseball Championship Tournament MVP and was named to the all-tournament team at the regional tournament.
Holtmeyer, meanwhile, led NCAA Division II baseball in strikeouts with 152 in 87 1/3 innings of work for the Mavericks. Holtmeyer, the Pitcher of the Year in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association, finished the season 9-2 with a 2.89 ERA as he led the Mavericks to their second straight appearance in the NCAA Division II South Central Region Tournament.
The complete first and second teams are below.
First Team
Player of the Year
Aaron Oliver, jr, of, Abilene Christian
Pitcher of the Year
Joe Holtmeyer, soph, rhp, Nebraska-Omaha
First Base
Nick DeBiasse, jr, Central Missouri
Second Base
Michael Felton, fr, Southwestern Oklahoma State
Shortstop
Jacob Taylor, sr., Missouri Southern
Third Base
Frank Specht, jr, Central Missouri
Catcher
Chris Adamson, sr, Angelo State
David Albritton, jr, Emporia State
Utility
Blake Watson, sr, Cameron
Designated Hitter
Will Calhoun, jr, Abilene Christian
Outfield
Aaron Oliver, jr, Abilene Christian
Chance Tuttle, sr, Central Missouri
Tyler Lundy, sr, Nebraska-Omaha
Alex Lyons, sr, Cameron
Starting Pitcher
Joe Holtmeyer, soph, Nebraska-Omaha
Brooks Martin, sr, Central Missouri
Kirk Jewasko, soph, Incarnate Word
Aaron Lambrix, soph, Abilene Christian
Relief Pitcher
Brad Rutherford, jr, Abilene Christian
Second Team
First Base
Rob Mann, sr, West Texas A&M
Second Base
Andrew Hansen, sr, Nebraska-Omaha
Shortstop
Bret Schwartz, soph, Central Missouri
Third Base
Chris Casazza, sr, Tarleton State
Catcher
Evan Gattis, soph, UT-Permian Basin
Joe Lincoln, jr, Missouri Southern
Utility
Matt Roohan, jr, Incarnate Word
Designated Hitter
Sloan Soulia, jr, Fort Hays State
Outfield
Clifton Thomas, sr, Texas A&M-Kingsville
Tyler Ruch, jr, Central Missouri
Tyler Hicks, sr, Incarnate Word
Isaac Garcia, sr, Angelo State
Starting Pitchers
Ben Graham, sr, Emporia State
Jake Hosey, jr, Emporia State
Felix Cardenas, jr, UT-Permian Basin
Zach Sneed, jr, Abilene Christian
Relief Pitcher
Heath Wyatt, jr, Southeastern Oklahoma State
