JACKSON- Millsaps Majors senior Wes Perkins has been named to the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings First-Team All-American Team. Sophomore IF/RHP Keith Shumaker received third team honors.
Perkins ripped the cover off the ball all season long. The senior finished the season with 89 hits, good for second in the nation and led him to a .428 average, easily the best in the Southern Athletic Association. Of those 89 hits, 26 were doubles, also good for second in the nation. His 60 runs batted in were tied for fourth in the nation. Perkins also dazzled with the glove, making just five errors in 52 games this season. He finished with a .982 fielding percentage.
Shumaker shined on the mound and at the plate this year. The sophomore was named the Southern Athletic Association and the South Region player of the year. Shumaker hit .376 on the year and finished eighth in the nation with 80 base hits. Shumaker tied with Stephen Gates for the team high in runs scored with 63, good enough for seventh in the nation. The sophomore infielder was second on the team to Perkins with 52 runs batted in. Shumaker finished 6-2 on the mound with a 3.01 earned run average as the Majors' second starter.
The full team listing are below.
First Team
Pos. Name Year School
C Wes Perkins Sr. Millsaps College
C Dan Schilter Sr. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
1B Brian Mauro Sr. DeSales University
2B Tim Wilson Sr. Linfield College
3B Nick Grady Sr. University of Southern Maine
SS Tim Locastro Jr. Ithaca College
OF Chris Sweeny Sr. King's College
OF Tucker White Sr. University of Southern Maine
OF Jake Wylie Jr. Linfield College
UT Bryce Murphy Sr. Manchester University
UT Jake Peterson Jr. California Luthern University
P Chris Haddeland So. Linfield College
P Rob Rogers Sr. Keystone College
P Pat Lemmo Sr. Ithaca College
P Logan Carmen Jr. University of Southern Maine
POTY (OF) Tucker White Sr. University of Southern Maine
Second Team
C Joe Odom Jr. Huntingdon College
DH Ronald Echavaria Sr. State University of New York-Purchase
1B Marty Herrum So. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
1B Nick Boggan Sr. California Luthern University
2B Ed Reese Jr. College of Wooster
3B Jordan Nieman Jr. Manchester University
SS Zach Rogers Sr. Cornell College
OF Mike Cummingham Sr. Suffolk University
OF Bobby Kaschel Jr. University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
OF Pat Hirschberg Sr. Trinity Uninversity
UT Dylan Thomas Sr. University of St. Thomas
UT Wes Meadows Sr. Otterbein University
P Ryan Lucero Sr. Trinity Uninversity
P Seth Davis So. Augustana College
P Aaron Roth Jr. California Luthern University
P Kevin Herget Sr. Kean University
P Matt Purnell Sr. Eastern Connecticut State University
P Martin Henderlite So. Lynchburg College
Third Team
C Josh Rapacz Jr. George Fox
C Alex Toth Sr. Marietta College
1B Sean Gerber Sr. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
2B Tyler Kamps Sr. University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
3B Ryan Powers Sr. Wartburg College
SS Corey Marchant Jr. Manchester University
SS Nick Ramagli Sr. Kean University
OF David Zilnicki Sr. Farmingdale State University
OF Zach Graczyk Sr. State University of New York-Cortland
OF Connor Bierfeldt Sr. Western Connecticut State University
UT Keith Shumaker So. Millsaps College
P Steven Dooley Sr. Webster University
P Mike Weinhold Jr. Alvernia University
P Sean Kistler Sr. Texas Luthern University
P Eddie Nogay Jr. Washington & Jefferson College
P John Prendergast So. Ithaca College
P Kyle Konarski Sr. Manchester University
