NJCAA and Rawlings Announce 2009 Gold Glove Teams
June 4, 2009
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The Rawlings Gold Glove Award® is the benchmark of excellence and performance on the diamond in Major League Baseball. However, in 2007 the award began to also symbolize the best of the best at the collegiate and high school levels.
For the third consecutive year, college and high school players flashing serious were awarded Rawlings Gold Glove Awards as Rawlings celebrates its 52nd year of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award®.
In partnership with the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), Rawlings presented the first-ever Rawlings Gold Glove Awards in 2007 to players in NCAA Divisions I, II, and III; NAIA; NJCAA Divisions I, II, and III; and High School.
Below are this year's Rawlings Gold Glove Award® recipients for NJCAA Divisions I, II and III.
2009 NJCAA Division I Rawlings Gold Glove Award® Winners
|
Name
|
College
|
Position
|
Fielding %
|
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Jimmy Patterson
|
Central Arizona College
|
Pitcher
|
.982
|
|
Miles Hamblin
|
Howard College, Texas
|
Catcher
|
.993
|
|
Blake Parrott
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Gordon College, Ga.
|
First Base
|
.990
|
|
Mike Stiles
|
Western Nevada College
|
Second Base
|
.992
|
|
Casey McCollum
|
Eastern Okla. State College
|
Third Base
|
.962
|
|
Peter Mooney
|
Palm Beach Community College, Fla.
|
Shortstop
|
.969
|
|
Nicholas Rosthenhausler
|
South Mountain Community College, Ariz.
|
Outfield
|
.988
|
|
Runey Davis
|
Howard College, Texas
|
Outfield
|
1.00
|
|
Patrick Deao
|
Neosho County Community College, Kan.
|
Outfield
|
.976
|
2009 NJCAA Division II Rawlings Gold Glove Award® Winners
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Name
|
College
|
Position
|
Fielding %
|
|
Mark Royer
|
Cecil College, Md.
|
Pitcher
|
1.00
|
|
Glen Jenkins
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CCBC Dundalk, Md.
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Catcher
|
1.00
|
|
Joe Correia
|
CC of Rhode Island
|
First Base
|
1.00
|
|
Tyler Robbins
|
Des Moines Area Community College, Iowa
|
Second Base
|
.972
|
|
Luke Valerius
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Scottsdale Community College, Ariz.
|
Third Base
|
.957
|
|
Deryk Marks*
|
Iowa Central Community College
|
Shortstop
|
.940
|
|
Tyler Falco
|
Glendale Community College, Ariz.
|
Outfield
|
.989
|
|
Chris Barker
|
Madison Area Technical College, Wisc.
|
Outfield
|
.978
|
|
Seth Granger
|
LSU - Eunice, La.
|
Outfield
|
1.00
|
*Denotes two-time winner
2009 NJCAA Division III Rawlings Gold Glove Award® Winners
|
Name
|
College
|
Position
|
Fielding %
|
|
Zach Vlietstra
|
Riverland Community College, Minn.
|
Pitcher
|
.979
|
|
Keith Weinkofsky
|
Brookdale Community College, N.J.
|
Catcher
|
.990
|
|
Alex McCluskey
|
Joliet Junior College, Ill.
|
First Base
|
.992
|
|
Ivan Rodriguez
|
Brookdale Community College, N.J.
|
Second Base
|
.990
|
|
Steve Tansey
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Union County College, N.J.
|
Third Base
|
.982
|
|
Sean Jamieson
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Niagara County Community College, N.Y.
|
Shortstop
|
.976
|
|
Keith Sacarakis
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Northampton Community College, Pa.
|
Outfield
|
.980
|
|
Cory Gummelt
|
Brookhaven College, Texas
|
Outfield
|
.971
|
|
Nathan Voll
|
Itasca Community College, Minn.
|
Outfield
|
.989
|
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