NJCAA & Rawlings Announce 2011 Gold Glove Teams
June 14, 2011
 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 fifth consecutive year, college and high school players flashing serious leather will be awarded Rawlings Gold Glove Awards as Rawlings celebrates its 54th 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 the 2011 Rawlings Gold Glove Award® recipients for NJCAA Divisions I, II and III.
2011 NJCAA Division I Rawlings Gold Glove Award® Winners
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Name
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College
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Position
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Fielding %
|
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Brice Baker
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South Georgia College
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Pitcher
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1.00
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Scott Sarratt
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Georgia Perimeter College
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Catcher
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1.00
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Todd Joyner
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Florence-Darlington, S.C.
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First Base
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1.00
|
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Taylor Pittman
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Bossier Parish CC, La.
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Second Base
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1.00
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Trey Ford
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South Mountain CC, Ariz.
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Third Base
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.906
|
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Christian Vazquez
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New Mexico JC
|
Short Stop
|
.986
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Keenyn Walker
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Central Arizona College
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Outfield
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1.00
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Blaine Posey
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Baton Rouge CC, La.
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Outfield
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1.00
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Tyler Collins
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Howard College, Tex.
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Outfield
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.987
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2011 NJCAA Division II Rawlings Gold Glove Award® Winners
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Name
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College
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Position
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Fielding %
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Aaron Lewellyn
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Danville Area CC, Ill.
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Pitcher
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1.00
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A.J. Kehlenbeck
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Monroe CC, N.Y.
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Catcher
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.981
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Kylin Sims
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CCBC-Dundalk, Md.
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First Base
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.995
|
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Hector Rivera
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N. Oklahoma College-Tonkawa
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Second Base
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.978
|
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Luis Barrientos
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Delaware Tech & Comm. College
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Third Base
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.980
|
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Blake Schmit
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Des Moines Area CC, Iowa
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Short Stop
|
.976
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J.R. Head
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N. Oklahoma College - Enid
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Outfield
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1.00
|
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Matt Richard
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Louisiana St. Univ. – Eunice
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Outfield
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1.00
|
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Darian Johnson
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Mesa Community College, Ariz.
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Outfield
|
1.00
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2011 NJCAA Division III Rawlings Gold Glove Award® Winners
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Name
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College
|
Position
|
Fielding %
|
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Joe Ramberg
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Itasca Community College, Minn.
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Pitcher
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.994
|
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Kyle Holland
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Manchester Community College, Conn.
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Catcher
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1.00
|
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Alec Brown
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Manchester Community College, Conn.
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First Base
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.996
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Kyle Weeks
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Suffolk County CC – Selden, N.Y.
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Second Base
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.981
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Kurtis McCallum
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Mesabi Range CTC, Minn.
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Third Base
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.930
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Joe Post
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Brookdale Community College, N.J.
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Short Stop
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.971
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Ryan Schneider
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St. Cloud Tech & Comm. College, Minn.
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Outfield
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1.00
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Elliot Serbus
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Century College, Minn.
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Outfield
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1.00
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David Kalash
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Ocean County College, N.J.
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Outfield
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1.00
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Rawlings
Rawlings is a leading marketer and manufacturer of baseball equipment and other sporting goods in the United States. Rawlings is the Official Baseball and Helmet of Major League Baseball® and official ball of the NCAA® baseball championships. Rawlings is also the official basketball for the NAIA®, NJCAA®, AAU® and many other organizations as well as official football of the NAIA®. For more information, please visit www.rawlings.com.
NJCAA
The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) is the governing body of two-year college athletics, offering endless athletic and academic opportunities to college students. It is the second largest national intercollegiate athletic organization in the United States with over 500 member schools in 43 states. Each year over 50,000 student-athletes compete in one of 28 different sports and the organization sponsors 48 national championship events and nine football bowl games each year. For more visit www.njcaa.org.
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