Rawlings Gold Glove Award Winners for 2012 NJCAA Season Released
June 13, 2012
For more information, please contact:
Kurt Hunzeker
(314) 819-5348
khunzeker@rawlings.com
Rawlings Announces 2012 Rawlings Gold Glove Award® Winners for NJCAA Student-Athletes
ST. LOUIS, MO (June 13, 2012) – Rawlings in conjunction with the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) recently announced the 2012 Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners. The Rawlings Gold Glove has been the standard for outstanding defensive play in the Major Leagues for over half a century. In honor of the award’s 50th Anniversary in 2007, the award expanded to the collegiate and high school levels.
The collegiate and high school Rawlings Gold Glove Awards are awarded to nine players at each of the following levels: NCAA Divisions I, II, and III, Pacific Association, NAIA, NJCAA Divisions I, II, III, and high school.
“Defense is the cornerstone of the Rawlings brand and we’re excited that it’s being recognized and rewarded at all levels of play,” said Rawlings President and General Manager Robert Parish. “The 2012 Rawlings Gold Glove Award recipients at the NJCAA level are incredibly talented and are well on their way to earning a place amongst the most famous defensive greats in the game.”
Nomination and voting for the Rawlings NJCAA Gold Glove Awards mirrors that of the NJCAA All-American Awards. Coaches nominate players by contacting their regional director. The selection process then culminates at the three divisions’ national baseball tournaments.
The 2012 NJCAA recipients of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award are as follows:
NJCAA Division I
|
Name
|
College
|
Position
|
Fielding %
|
|
Alec Asher
|
Polk State College, Fla.
|
Pitcher
|
1.00
|
|
Eric Hindman
|
Polk State College, Fla.
|
Catcher
|
1.00
|
|
Casey James
|
Darton College, Ga.
|
First Base
|
.997
|
|
Sam Bumpers
|
Iowa Western CC
|
Second Base
|
.965
|
|
J.C. Snyder
|
Salt Lake CC, Utah
|
Third Base
|
.997
|
|
Edward Figuerora
|
Lake Land College, Ill.
|
Shortstop
|
.976
|
|
Tyler Booth
|
Central Arizona College
|
Outfield
|
1.00
|
|
Roberto Olivera
|
Monroe College, N.Y.
|
Outfield
|
.989
|
|
Jordan Allen
|
Howard College, Texas
|
Outfield
|
.963
|
NJCAA Division II
|
Name
|
College
|
Position
|
Fielding %
|
|
Dwight Camp
|
Carl Albert State College, Okla.
|
Pitcher
|
1.00
|
|
Stuart Turner
|
LSU Eunice, La.
|
Catcher
|
.993
|
|
Ricky Bostamante
|
Scottsdale CC, Ariz.
|
First Base
|
.996
|
|
Kyle Forsythe
|
Lincoln Land CC, Ill.
|
Second Base
|
.980
|
|
Tucker Alexander
|
Murray State College, Okla.
|
Third Base
|
.965
|
|
Shaun McCarty
|
Paradise Valley CC, Ariz.
|
Shortstop
|
.975
|
|
Joey Igyarto
|
Oakton CC, Ill.
|
Outfield
|
1.00
|
|
Daniel Muller
|
Henry Ford CC, Mich.
|
Outfield
|
1.00
|
|
JR Head
|
Northern Okla. College – Enid
|
Outfield
|
1.00
|
NJCAA Division III
|
Name
|
College
|
Position
|
Fielding %
|
|
Cody Ellerbee
|
Tyler JC, Texas
|
Pitcher
|
.955
|
|
Manuel Cabral
|
Northern Essex CC, N.Y.
|
Catcher
|
1.00
|
|
Justin Stowell
|
Finger Lakes CC, N.Y.
|
First Base
|
1.00
|
|
Cal Sluberski
|
Niagara County CC, N.Y.
|
Second Base
|
.957
|
|
David Ulrich
|
Onondaga CC, N.Y.
|
Third Base
|
.944
|
|
John LeClair
|
Herkimer County CC, N.Y.
|
Short Stop
|
.930
|
|
Keegan Pafford
|
Northern Essex CC, Mass.
|
Outfield
|
1.00
|
|
Andy Kozak
|
Hudson Valley CC, N.Y.
|
Outfield
|
1.00
|
|
Jayson Osborne
|
Schenectady CC, N.Y.
|
Outfield
|
1.00
|
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Rawlings Gold Glove Award® Registered Service Mark Usage Notice
The Rawlings Gold Glove Award is a Registered Service Mark owned by Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. The award is correctly identified as the Rawlings Gold Glove Award®. The name should not be shortened, abbreviated or otherwise misused. Proper identification of this service mark using the registration symbol and the Rawlings’ name is important to protect the integrity of the program and perpetuate this worthy tradition. All involved with promoting and acknowledging the winners of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award® should identify the award as the Rawlings Gold Glove Award®.
