2013 NAIA Baseball All-Americans Announced
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 2013 NAIA Baseball All-America teams, selected by the NAIA-Baseball Coaches Association (NAIA-BCA) All-America Selection Committee. Player of the Year Matt Page of Oklahoma Baptist headlines the group of 34 student-athletes named to the first and second teams. An additional 34 players received honorable mentions.
Page, a native of Redwood City, Calif., led the NAIA in RBI with 85, while ranking second in home runs (15) and total bases (147), fifth in slugging percentage (.707) and 16th in doubles (20). The junior first baseman started all 63 games for Oklahoma Baptist this season. Page paced the squad in nearly every offensive category, including batting average (.385) and hits (80). His previously mentioned national rankings were also team highs. Page recorded 27 multi-hit games this season, including a string of four-straight from April 21 to 25. Defensively, he owned a .981 fielding percentage, committing only six errors in 311 chances. Page is the second Oklahoma Baptist player to earn the honor since the award began in 1983.
National champion Faulkner led all institutions with five All-Americans – catcher Zac Colby, designated hitter Michael Cruz, pitcher Johnny Shuttlesworth, third baseman Sergio Sanchez and pitcher Will Dismukes.
Eight individuals are their program’s first-ever All-American (first or second team). Those individuals include: Tyler Latham of Bryan (Tenn.), Jimmy Bosco of Menlo (Calif.), Phillip Kish of Southeastern (Fla.), Alex Sanchez of Ave Maria (Fla.), Seth Neely of Arizona Christian, Brian Vigo of Science & Arts (Okla.), Billy Farrell of Webber International (Fla.) and Cameron Balough of Judson (Ill.).
There were 10 players on the first or second team whose programs participated in the 2013 Avista-NAIA Baseball World Series in Lewiston, Idaho, this year.
2013 NAIA Baseball All-Americans
| First Team | ||||
| First | Institution | Pos. | Class | Hometown |
| Tyler Latham | Bryan (Tenn.) | C | Jr. | Spring City, Tenn. |
| Zac Colby | Faulkner (Ala.) | C | Sr. | Hanford, Calif. |
| Matt Page* | Oklahoma Baptist | 1B | Jr. | Redwood City, Calif. |
| Matt Thomas | Martin Methodist (Tenn.) | 2B | Sr. | Boaz, Ala. |
| Nate Mullins | Bellevue (Neb.) | 3B | Jr. | Snohomish, Wash. |
| Elvin Rodriguez | Northwood (Texas) | SS | Sr. | Rio Grande P.R. |
| Christian Vazquez | Lubbock Christian (Texas) | UTL | Jr. | Humacao, P.R. |
| Jon Kemmer | Brewton-Parker (Ga.) | OF | Sr. | Shippenville, Pa. |
| Jimmy Bosco | Menlo (Calif.) | OF | Jr. | Granite Bay, Calif. |
| Shane Spies | Rio Grande (Ohio) | OF | Sr. | Polk, Ohio |
| Steven Karkenny | The Master's (Calif.) | OF | So. | Chatsworth, Calif. |
| Michael Cruz | Faulkner (Ala.) | DH | Jr. | Dominican Republic |
| Chris O'Hare | Fisher (Mass.) | SP | Sr. | Lynfield, Mass. |
| Ethan Gibbons | Missouri Baptist | SP | Sr. | Suisun City, Calif. |
| Jarrod Jameson | Tennessee Wesleyan | SP | Jr. | Oklahoma City, Okla. |
| Johnny Shuttlesworth | Faulkner (Ala.) | SP | Sr. | Tuscaloosa, Ala. |
| Phillip Kish | Southeastern (Fla.) | RP | Sr. | New Smyrna Beach, Fla. |
| Second Team | ||||
| First | Institution | Pos. | Class | Hometown |
| Blake Marchant | Grand View (Iowa) | C | So. | Indianola, Iowa |
| Wigberto Nevarez | Lubbock Christian (Texas) | C | Jr. | Bayamon, P.R. |
| Brady Steiger | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 1B | Jr. | Port Orchard, Wash. |
| Brennyn Smith | Lubbock Christian (Texas) | 2B | Sr. | Montgomery, Texas |
| Sergio Sanchez | Faulkner (Ala.) | 3B | Jr. | San Luis, Ariz. |
| Alex Sanchez | Ave Maria (Fla.) | SS | Sr. | Hialeah, Fla. |
| Jake Stone | Tennessee Wesleyan | UTL | Sr. | Charlottesville, Va. |
| Seth Neely | Arizona Christian | OF | Jr. | Phoenix, Ariz. |
| Justin Mackey | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | OF | Sr. | Sand Rock, Ala. |
| Brian Vigo | Science & Arts (Okla.) | OF | Sr. | Carolian, P.R. |
| Billy Farrell | Webber International (Fla.) | OF | Sr. | Seffner, Fla. |
| Cameron Balough | Judson (Ill.) | DH | SO | Santee, Calif. |
| Cody Crabaugh | Oklahoma City | SP | Sr. | Edmond, Okla. |
| Chris Good | Belhaven (Miss.) | SP | So. | Forney, Texas |
| Will Dismukes | Faulkner (Ala.) | SP | Sr. | Millbrook, Ala. |
| Kevin Maloney | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | SP | Sr. | Dunedin, Fla. |
| Noah Piard | Tennessee Wesleyan | RP | Sr. | Orlando, Fla. |
| Honorable Mention | ||||
| First | Institution | |||
| Chad Mansmann | Auburn-Montgomery (Ala.) | |||
| Joe Bocchino | Ave Maria (Fla.) | |||
| Brian Ferrell | Bethel (Tenn.) | |||
| Jesse Zellner | Central Methodist (Mo.) | |||
| Drew Greiwe | Central Methodist (Mo.) | |||
| Anthony Gomez | Cumberland (Tenn.) | |||
| Michael Lukkason | Dakota Wesleyan | |||
| Stetson Nelson | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | |||
| Jeff Lemon | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | |||
| Blake McKnight | Evangel (Mo.) | |||
| Andy Hills | Lee (Tenn.) | |||
| Josh Silver | Lee (Tenn.) | |||
| Cody Lavalli | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | |||
| Manuel Alonso | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | |||
| Darren Travers | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | |||
| Nick Jones | LSU Alexandria (La.) | |||
| Joel Lutz | Lubbock Christian (Texas) | |||
| Jeremy Gooding | Madonna (Mich.) | |||
| Patrick Johnson | Missouri Baptist | |||
| Ryan Parazine | Mobile (Ala.) | |||
| Tyler Stuerman | Northwestern (Iowa) | |||
| Derek Howell | Oklahoma City | |||
| Kevin Lasowski | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | |||
| Jordan Crowell | Point Park (Pa.) | |||
| Colton Campbell | Rogers State (Okla.) | |||
| Heath Wilda | Science & Arts (Okla.) | |||
| Johnnie Kirkland | Southeastern (Fla.) | |||
| Mark Weist | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | |||
| David Kuhne | St. Francis (Ill.) | |||
| Joe Williams | Sterling (Kan.) | |||
| Daniel Cloteaux | Sterling (Kan.) | |||
| Joe Battaglia | Sterling (Kan.) | |||
| A.J. Work | The Master's (Calif.) | |||
| Aaron Conyers | York (Neb.) |
*2013 NAIA Baseball Player of the Year
By Alan Grosbach
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