2012 NIC All-Fraternity All-American Baseball Teams
The North-American Interfraternity Conference is pleased to announce its 2012
selections from all NCAA divisions. Included among our first, second and third
All-American teams are College World Series competitors, Academic AllAmericans, statistically-ranked leaders and players selected in the major league
baseball draft. The first three teams feature players from 14 different NIC groups.
Nominations were provided by various NIC member fraternity headquarters,
Greek advisors, college sports information directors, individuals via the NIC
website and research by Jay Langhammer.
Coach of the Year
Mike Martin, Pi Kappa Alpha-Florida State (50-17 College Word Series team)
First Team
Starting Pitcher—Brandon Leibrandt, Pi Kappa Alpha-Florida State
Freshman All-American, 8-3, 2.82 ERA, 83 K’s in 99 innings. CWS
Starting Pitcher—Ben Klimesh, Pi Kappa Alpha-Trinity TX
DIII All-American, SCAC Pitcher of the Year; 13-3, 1.71 ERA, 154K’s in 110.2 IP
Closer—Chase Byerly, Delta Tau Delta-Butler
D1 Academic All-American 3rd team; 27 games, two wins, 3.57 ERA, 10 saves
Catcher—Ryan Brenner, Delta Kappa Epsilon-Yale
Team Co-MVP & co-captain, .288, 44 hits, 26 runs scored
First Base—Matt Glassman, Sigma Phi Epsilon-Stevens Tech
DIII Academic A-A 3rd team, team MVP; .398; 43 runs, 14 2B, 6 HRs, 33 RBI
Infield—Tyler Gans, Pi Kappa Alpha-Rockhurst
All-GLVC 2nd team; .355 (38 of 107), 33 runs scored
Infield—Zach Starr, Sigma Chi-DePauw
All-NCAC 2nd team; .391 (43 of 110), 6 HRs, 20 RBI
Infield—Keith Shumaker, Pi Kappa Alpha-Millsaps
All-SCAC 1st team; .313 (51 of 163), 29 runs
Outfield—Dan Evatt, Phi Gamma Delta-Baylor
Regional Most Outstanding Player; .329 (52 of 158), 27 runs, 8 HRs, 30 RBI
Outfield—Austin Wilson, Sigma Alpha Epsilon-Stanford
All-PAC-10 HM; .285 (63 of 221), 56 runs, 12 2B, 10 HRs, 54 RBI, CWS
Outfield—Greg Zebrack, Delta Tau Delta-Pennsylvania
All-Ivy League 1st team; .343 (47 of 137), 18 2B, 7 HRs, 28 RBI, 10 steals
Designated Hitter—Austin Davis, Alpha Tau Omega-Gettysburg
DIII #2 hitter & 4th with .565 OB%; All-Centennial 2nd team; .490 (48 of 98)
Utility (first base/catcher)—John Holm, Beta Theta Pi-Wabash
NCAC Player of the Year; .302 (42 of 139), 34 runs, 10 2B, 11 HRs, 41 RBI
Second Team
Starting Pitcher—Austin Carden, Sigma Alpha Epsilon-Rhodes
All-SCAC 1st team & Sportsmanship team; 3.50 ERA, 8-4, 61 K’s in 79.2 IP
Starting Pitcher—Blake Stevens, Kappa Alpha Order-Birmingham-Southern
SCAC Freshman of the Year; 2.69 ERA, 7-3, 83 K’s in 80.1 IP
Closer—Kenny O’Brien, Pi Kappa Alpha-George Washington
Atlantic-10 Academic team, 20 games, 2.76 ERA, 5-4, 6 saves, 52 K’s in 58.2 IP
Catcher—James Toland, Sigma Phi Epsilon-Ohio Wesleyan
All-NCAC 1st team, .310 (40 of 129), 19 runs, 15 2B, 4 HR’s, 26 RBI
First Base—Clint O’Brien, Tau Kappa Epsilon-Gettysburg
All-Centennial Sportsmanship team; co-captain; .382 (50 of 131), 30 runs, 4 3B
Infield—Andrew Kalish, Pi Kappa Alpha-R.P.I.
All-GLVC 2nd team; .340 (49 of 144), 25 runs, 4 2B, 27 RBI
Infield—Travis Clark, Sigma Chi-Bucknell
.293 (51 of 174) 27 runs, 12 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR’s, 25 RBI
Infield—Zach Scott, Sigma Chi-Illinois Wesleyan
.306 (57 of 186), 41 runs, 9 2B, 22 RBI
Infield—Danton Hughes, Kappa Alpha Order-Westminster MO
.331 (46 of 139), 25 runs, 21 RBI, 14 steals
Outfield—Kyle LaVigne, Pi Kappa Alpha-R.P.I.
All-Liberty League 1st team; .405 (64 of 158), 41 runs, 6 HRs, 40 RBI, 38 steals
Outfleld—Jake Stewart, Sigma Alpha Epsilon-Stanford
.294 (57 of 194), 40 runs, 16 2B, 7 HRs, 27 RBI, CWS
Outfield—Bob Donato, Sigma Chi-Bucknell
All-Patriot League 1st team; .362 (64 of 177), 32 runs, 15 2B, 6 HRs, 31 RBI
Designated Hitter—Nick Pappas, Pi Kappa Alpha-Trinity TX
All-SCAC 1st team; .347 (61 of 176), 40 runs, 16 2B, 6 HRs, 56 RBI
Utility (OF/DH)—Bobby Czarnowski, Sigma Chi-Illinois Wesleyan
All-CCIW 1st team; .371 (65 of 175), 31 runs, 11 2B, 4 3B, 5 homers, 36 RBI
Third Team
Pitcher—Jamie Hora, Sigma Chi-Case Western Reserve 8-0, All-UAA 1st
Pitcher—Ryan Taylor, Lambda Chi Alpha-Gettysburg 5-3, All-Centennial 1st
Closer—Luke Zinsmaster, Beta Theta Pi-Wabash All-NCAC HM, 3.21 ERA
Catcher—Jared Welch, Kappa Alpha Order-Emory All-UAA 1st team, .320
First Base—Rob McPike, Phi Kappa Psi-DePauw All-NCAC HM, .328, 41 runs
Infield—Tom Phillips, Sigma Phi Epsilon-Stevens Tech All-Empire 8 2nd team
Infield—Derek Vigoa, Delta Tau Delta-Pennsylvania .292, 20 runs
Infield—Kyle Weiss, Delta Kappa Epsilon-Wesleyan ,333, 35 runs
Infield—Matt Keen, Sigma Chi-Case Western Reserve All-UAA 2nd, 38 runs
Outfield—Tim Kwilos, Delta Upsilon-Swarthmore .415, 5 HRs, 46 RBI
Outfield—John Cinoman, Delta Tau Delta-Chicago .447, led DIII with 9 3B
Outfield—Matt Brooks, Phi Gamma Delta-Hanover .385, All-Heartland 1st
Designated Hitter—Pat Cody, Sigma Alpha Epsilon-Gettysburg .380, 43 RBI
Utility (OF-DH) Montana Timmons, Lambda Chi Alpha-Wabash All-NCAC 1st
Honorable Mention
Pitchers: Mike Barsotti, Delta Kappa Epsilon-Wesleyan; Nolan Becker, Delta
Kappa Epsilon-Yale; Sean Collins, Sigma Chi-Purdue; Dan Duval, Phi Kappa
Tau-R.P.I.; A.J. Ehrlich, Phi Gamma Delta-Hanover; Drew Felsenthal, Alpha
Tau Omega-Gettysburg; Dan Gautieri, Sigma Chi-Pennsylvania; Max Gordon,
Sigma Nu-Washington-St. Louis; Bobby Hillier, Sigma Phi Epsilon-Thiel; Rick
Marks, Sigma Nu-Cornell; Dean McArdle, Sigma Alpha Epsilon-Stanford; J.T.
Miller, Phi Gamma Delta-Wabash; Kyle Perchy, Pi Kappa Alpha-Virginia
Commonwealth; Jim Bob Schuler, Triangle-Rose-Hulman; Zach Weiner, Delta
Upsilon-Swarthmore
Catchers: Chris Bonti, Delta Kappa Epsilon-Wesleyan; Will Salley, Kappa
Alpha Order-Washington & Lee; Peter Zak, Sigma Chi-Case Western Reserve
First Basemen: Ryan Grau, Phi Gamma Delta-Hanover; J.R. Lopez, Delta Tau
Delta-Chicago; Brett Ossola, Sigma Chi-Case Western Reserve; Mark Saatzer,
Delta Tau Delta-Chapman
Infielders: Johnathan Erickson, Sigma Chi-Illinois Wesleyan; Danny
McMahon, Delta Upsilon-Swarthmore; Jack Rogers, Kappa Alpha OrderUniversity of the South; Steven Schwabe, Delta Tau Delta-Chicago; Graham
Wolf, Phi Gamma Delta-Wittenberg
Outfielders: T. J. Alcorn, Beta Theta Pi-Stevens Tech; Ben Bullock, Delta Tau
Delta-Chicago; Taylor Buran, Pi Kappa Alpha-Virginia Commonwealth; Nicko
Burnett, Delta Upsilon-Swarthmore; Jason Cohen, Alpha Tau Omega-DePauw;
Hayden Cornwell, Lambda Chi Alpha-M.I.T.; Chris Deig, Sigma Chi-Wabash;
Steven Denton, Kappa Alpha Order-Birmingham-Southern; John Frericks,
Sigma Chi-Illinois Wesleyan; Cam Ginder, Phi Gamma Delta-Hanover; Danny
Kraus, Sigma Phi Epsilon-Ohio Wesleyan; Rory McTear, Delta UpsilonSwarthmore; Alex Meadow, Delta Kappa Epsilon-Wesleyan; Mark McDermott,
Sigma Chi-Illinois Wesleyan; Wilson Nealy, Kappa Alpha Order-University of the
South; James Parr, Sigma Alpha Epsilon-Chapman; Travis Perkins, Kappa
Alpha Order-Rhodes; Gerry Ryan, Sigma Chi-Bucknell; Kevin Sears, Phi
Gamma Delta-Hanover; Robbie Stein, Sigma Chi-DePauw
Utility Players: David Bourbannais, Kappa Alpha Order-Birmingham-Southern;
Kevin Moritz, Kappa Alpha Order-Westminster MO
Head Coaches: Mark Machtolf, Delta Tau Delta-Gonzaga; Mark Marquess,
Delta Tau Delta-Stanford; Jim Schlossnagle, Lambda Chi Alpha-TCU; Gene
Stephenson, Pi Kappa Alpha-Wichita State