MOUNTAINEER BASEBALL

Story by Aric Thomas
(05-05-08)

Nine Mountaineers Receive All-Conference Honors

The 15th ranked Eastern Oklahoma State College baseball team received some post-season honors Monday afternoon.  The team finished as regular season Co-Champions of the Bi-State Conference and nine players received individual honors.

1st Team – All Conference
Nate Pettus – 1B – .348, 16 doubles, 17 home runs, 42 runs & 67 RBI’s
Gunner Glad – 2B - .351, 13 doubles, 18 home runs, 58 runs, 52 RBI’s & 17 stolen bases
Steve Irvine – 3B - .388, 19 doubles, 9 home runs, 62 runs, 37 RBI’s, 34 walks & 29 stolen bases

2nd Team – All Conference
Chance Deason – P – (8-2), 71 innings, 58 hits, 67 strike outs, .217 opponent batting average
Casey Gibson – OF - .429, 21 doubled, 9 triples, 5 home runs, 54 runs, 50 RBI’s & 18 stolen bases

Honorable Mention – All Conference
Jeff Scardino – P - (2-1), 28.1 innings, 19 hits, 30 strike outs, .183 opponent batting average
Ashton Mowdy – P – (5-3), 69.1 innings, 59 hits, 73 strike outs, .221 opponent batting average
Dearth Parker – SS - .307, 11 doubles, 6 home runs, 49 runs, 36 RBI’s & 20 stolen bases
Blake Mounce 0 OF - .368, 11 doubles, 8 home runs, 31 runs, 39 RBI’s & 11 stolen bases

Bi-State Conference Rawlings Gold Glove Team
Nate Pettus – 1B
Dearth Parker – SS
Blake Mounce – CF

The Mountaineers will begin post-season play Thursday in Bartlesville, OK.  They will take on Seminole State College at noon.  The complete Bi-State Conference Tournament Bracket can be found through a link on the baseball home page.