All-WIAC Baseball Squad Announced; UW-La Crosse’s Schwarz Receives Coaching Honor
Printable version of the 2012 All-WIAC Baseball Team
MADISON, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s Jay Fanta, along with UW-Whitewater’s Jared Fon and Marty Herum shared the Position Player of the Year honor, while UW-Stevens Point’s Cam Seidl was named the Pitcher of the Year to lead the 20 individuals selected to the 2012 All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Baseball Team by the league coaches. UW-La Crosse head coach Chris Schwarz was chosen the Coach of the Year.
Fanta tops the league with a .420 batting average and .492 on-base percentage, while ranking third with 66 hits and 97 total bases, fifth with a .618 slugging percentage and 22 walks, sixth with 39 runs scored, 14 doubles and five home runs and ninth with 35 runs batted in.
Fon is second in the conference with 69 hits, 44 runs scored and 105 total bases, third with a .397 batting average and a .457 on-base percentage, fourth with 39 runs batted in, fifth with six home runs, and sixth with a .603 slugging percentage and 14 doubles.
Herum leads the WIAC with 73 hits, 57 runs batted in and 110 total bases, while ranking second with a .412 batting average and 16 doubles, fourth with a .621 slugging percentage, sixth with five home runs and 10th with 36 runs scored.
Seidl leads the conference with 75.1 innings pitched and a .179 opponent batting average, while ranking second with a 1.67 earned run average, third with three saves and sixth with five wins and 53 strikeouts.
Repeat selections on the first team from a year ago included: UW-La Crosse’s Tim Verthein; UW-Oshkosh’s Luke Westphal; and UW-Stevens Point’s Justin Jirschele and Sean Gerber. Jirschele was also a first team choice in 2010.
UW-La Crosse head coach Chris Schwarz was selected the Coach of the Year after directing the Eagles to a 33-9 overall record and the program’s first WIAC regular-season championship since 2000. The Eagles also won their first WIAC tournament crown since 2000 and earned a bid into the NCAA Division III Championship. Schwarz also received the coaching honor in 2006.
An All-Sportsmanship Team was chosen for individuals that displayed exemplary sportsmanship throughout the season. It included one member from each school.
2012 All-WIAC Baseball Team
Name, School, Year, Position, Hometown (High School)
Brooks Braga, La Crosse, Junior, Outfield, Middleton, Wis.
Cole Cefalu, La Crosse, Sophomore, Outfield, Waunakee, Wis.
Bryan Clark, Stevens Point, Senior, Outfield, Oshkosh, Wis. (North)
Jay Fanta, La Crosse, Senior, Firstbase, Viroqua, Wis.
Jared Fon, Whitewater, Sophomore, Thirdbase, Germantown, Wis.
Dylan Friend, Whitewater, Sophomore, Outfield, Burlington, Wis.
Sean Gerber, Stevens Point, Junior, Firstbase, Stoughton, Wis.
Marty Herum, Whitewater, Freshman, Firstbase, River Falls, Wis.
Justin Jirschele, Stevens Point, Senior, Secondbase, Clintonville, Wis.
Kevin Johnson, La Crosse, Junior, Righthanded Pitcher, Grantsburg, Wis.
Zach Lauersdorf, La Crosse, Senior, Righthanded Pitcher, Watertown, Wis.
Ryan Leavitt, Whitewater, Senior, Designated Hitter, Merrill, Wis.
Bill Oppriecht, Platteville, Junior, Righthanded Pitcher, Seneca, Wis.
Ryan Schilter, Stevens Point, Junior, Catcher, West Bend, Wis. (West)
Eric Schmitz, Whitewater, Senior, Righthanded Pitcher, Fond du Lac, Wis.
Cam Seidl, Stevens Point, Junior, Righthanded Pitcher, Appleton, Wis. (Fox Valley Lutheran)
Kyle Stewart, Whitewater, Senior, Righthanded Pitcher, Onalaska, Wis.
Kyle Van Abel, Oshkosh, Senior, Secondbase, Kaukauna, Wis.
Tim Verthein, La Crosse, Junior, Righthanded Pitcher, La Crescent, Minn.
Luke Westphal, Oshkosh, Senior, Lefthanded Pitcher, Clintonville, Wis.
Honorable Mention
Ethan Branum, Superior, Senior, Lefthanded Pitcher, Nisswa, Minn. (Brainerd)
Adam Cordova, La Crosse, Junior, Designated Hitter, Merrill, Wis.
Dan Douglas, Stevens Point, Junior, Shortstop, East Troy, Wis.
TJ Evanson, Superior, Freshman, Firstbase, Lakeville, Minn. (North)
Max Frederick, Stevens Point, Sophomore, Righthanded Pitcher, New London, Wis.
Ryan Gangestad, Stout, Freshman, Shortstop, Maple Grove, Minn. (Osseo)
Trevor Kattre, Platteville, Senior, Secondbase, Abbotsford, Wis.
Tim Larson, La Crosse, Senior, Righthanded Pitcher, Westby, Wis.
Santiago Morales, Stout, Junior, Centerfield, West St. Paul, Minn. (Henry Sibley)
Michael Polcyn, Oshkosh, Freshman, Shortstop, Ripon, Wis.
Jon Schoch, Stout, Senior, Leftfield, Chippewa Falls, Wis. (McDonell)
Garrett Scray, La Crosse, Senior, Righthanded Pitcher, De Pere, Wis. (West De Pere)
Wyatt Soderquist, Superior, Sophomore, Centerfield, Cambridge, Minn. (Cambridge-Isanti)
Adam Theis, Platteville, Junior, Righthanded Pitcher, St. Cloud, Minn. (Cathedral)
All-Sportsmanship Team
Corey Geary, La Crosse, Senior, Thirdbase, Holmen, Wis. (La Crosse Aquinas)
Kyle Van Abel, Oshkosh, Senior, Secondbase, Kaukauna, Wis.
Cody Luther, Platteville, Senior, Outfield, Walford, Iowa (Cedar Rapids Prairie)
Bryan Clark, Stevens Point, Senior, Outfield, Oshkosh, Wis. (North)
AJ Yusten, Stout, Senior, Secondbase, Zumbrota, Minn. (Zumbrota-Mazeppa)
Tom Fairbanks, Superior, Sophomore, Outfield, Brainerd, Minn.
Steve Bartlein, Whitewater, Junior, Infield, South Milwaukee, Wis.
Tri-Position Players of the Year: Jay Fanta of La Crosse, Jared Fon of Whitewater and Marty Herum of Whitewater
Pitcher of the Year: Cam Seidl of Stevens Point
Max Sparger Co-Scholar-Athletes: Jake Duske of Stout and Garrett Scray of La Crosse
Coach of the Year: Chris Schwarz of La Crosse
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