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Santo Named 1st Team All American, McCollum Named Rawlings Gold Glove 3rd Baseman
Story by Staff – 06/30/09

The Eastern Oklahoma State College baseball program received two distinct individual honors by the NJCAA.  Shortstop, Jesse Santo was named NJCAA 1st Team All American and 3rd baseman, Casey McCollum was named to the Rawlings Gold Glove Team.

SantoSanto, a sophomore from New Jersey, was one of 12 players in the country to be named a 1st Team All American by the NJCAA.  For the season, Santo played in 58 games and batted .400 with 15 doubles, 4 triples, 17 home runs, 66 runs scored, 82 runs batted in and 24 stolen bases.  Santo will play at the University of Missouri next year.

To see the complete NJCAA All American list:

McCollumMcCollum, a sophomore from Tupelo, OK was one of nine players in the country to be named to the Rawlings Gold Glove Team.  For the season, McCollum played in 57 games and batted .378 with 14 doubles, 1 triple, 6 home runs, 52 runs scored, 44 runs batted in and 22 stolen bases.  He also had a fielding percentage of .966 and only committed 7 errors in 203 chances.  McCollum will play at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock next year.

To see the complete Rawlings Gold Glove Team:

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