2002 Baseball All-Conference Team
McKendree Upsets Top-Seeded Missouri Baptist to
Win Postseason Tournament
St. Louis, Mo. – The McKendree College Bearcats waltzed through
the winner’s bracket of the American Midwest Conference postseason
tournament to claim the league title today, defeating top-seeded Missouri
Baptist College in the championship game by a score of 15-9. The tournament title guarantees McKendree a berth into
regional playoffs, which are set to begin next week in St. Charles, Mo. As
the runner-up in the tournament, Missouri Baptist will also advance into the
six-team Region V Playoff.
In
a vote by league coaches, Eddie Breuchaud, a senior outfielder and pitcher
for the McKendree Bearcats, has been named the AMC Player of the Year. The
Greenville, Ill. native played in 48 games for McKendree, tallying a .369
batting average with 58 hits in 157 appearances at the plate. He knocked 11
doubles, six triples and ten home runs, in addition to recording 45 runs
batted in. Breuchaud committed just two fielding errors and stole five
bases. Mike
Chornak, a junior pitcher for the Missouri Baptist Spartans, has been
recognized with the 2002 Pitcher of the Year award. Chornak,
who hails from Brook Park, Ohio, appeared in 14 games for the Spartans this
season, recording four complete games, nine wins and one loss in 73 innings
pitched. He notched a 3.95 earned run average, allowing 32 earned runs.
Chornak totaled 50 strikeouts and allowed 43 walks. The
AMC Newcomer of the Year honor is presented to the top transfer
student-athlete in the AMC. Jason McStoots, also a member of the Spartan
baseball squad, is the 2002 recipient of that award. McStoots played in 51
games at shortstop this season and recorded a batting average of .463 with
82 hits in 177 at-bats. He tallied 16 doubles, five triples, 13 home runs
and 55 RBI. In addition, the Mendota, Ill. native swiped 19 bases in 21
attempts. Dustin Richert, the
second baseman for the McKendree Bearcats, is the 2002 AMC Freshman of the
Year. Richert is from Marion, Ill. and played in 45 games in his rookie
campaign for the Bearcats. He stepped to the plate 139 times this season,
totaling 54 hits, including 15 doubles, one triple and one home run. He
recorded a .388 batting average, in addition to tallying 39 RBI. In
addition, Richert notched a .971 fielding average, committing just four
defensive errors. The
2002 AMC Coach of the Year for the third consecutive year is Jim Boehne from
McKendree College. Boehne led the Bearcats to an overall regular season
record of 32-14 and a second place finish in the AMC regular season race. A
complete list of the 17-member AMC all-conference team, the honorable
mention squad and the academic all-conference team, are included below.
Members of the academic all-conference team have earned at least a 3.0 grade
point average on a 4.0 scale. |
2002 AMC All-Conference Baseball Team
|
Player
of the Year |
Pitcher
of the Year |
|
Eddie
Breuchaud (OF), McKendree College |
Mike
Chornak, Missouri Baptist College |
|
Newcomer
of the Year |
Freshman of the Year
|
|
Jason
McStoots (SS), Missouri Baptist College |
Dustin
Richert (INF), McKendree College |
Coach
of the Year
|
|
Jim
Boehne, McKendree College |
First Team All-Conference
Player/Position
|
School |
|
Dustin
Barr, Utility Pitcher |
McKendree
College |
|
Eddie
Breuchaud, Pitcher/Outfielder |
McKendree
College |
|
Darren
Ott, Pitcher |
McKendree
College |
|
D.
J. Session, Designated Hitter |
McKendree
College |
|
Rodney
Smith, Outfielder |
McKendree
College |
|
Ryan
Tribout, Outfielder |
McKendree
College |
|
Mike
Chornak, Pitcher |
Missouri
Baptist College |
|
Dominick
Gruttadauria, Outfielder |
Missouri
Baptist College |
|
Kevin
Jett, Catcher |
Missouri
Baptist College |
|
Jon
Kars, Pitcher |
Missouri
Baptist College |
|
Yamil
Maisonet, First Base |
Missouri
Baptist College |
|
Jason
McStoots, Shortstop |
Missouri
Baptist College |
|
Jan
Ramos, Third Base |
Missouri
Baptist College |
|
Jeff
Sherman, Second Base |
Missouri
Baptist College |
|
Adam
Patchett, Utility Infielder |
William
Woods University |
|
Brandon
Talbot, Catcher |
William
Woods University |
Honorable Mention All-Conference
|
Hannibal-LaGrange
College |
Missouri
Baptist College |
|
Jesse
Baedke, Third Baseman |
David
Allison, Outfielder |
|
Jesse
Hill, Pitcher |
Chad
Hinds, Utility Infielder |
|
Brandon
McKinnon, Outfielder |
J.J.
Murphy, Designated Hitter/Outfielder |
|
Jarrett
Reardon, First Baseman |
Burdette
Pombier, Pitcher |
|
Kyle
Stortzum, Outfielder |
Adam
Szweda, Utility Pitcher |
|
Kyle
Urban, Designated Hitter/Outfielder |
|
|
|
William
Woods University |
|
Harris-Stowe
State College |
Shawn
Anderson, Pitcher |
|
Greg
Bunton, Outfielder |
Kenny
Hohe, Utility Pitcher |
|
Brad
Drewes, Pitcher |
Zach
Lamb, Pitcher |
|
|
Michael
Minner, Pitcher |
|
McKendree
College |
Ron
Reid, Outfielder |
Todd
Baltz, Third Baseman
|
Todd
Vodnansky, Designated Hitter |
Adam
Hook, Pitcher
|
B.J.
Volz, Third Baseman |
|
Dusty
Kantner, Shortstop |
Trevor
Yates, Outfielder |
|
Dustin
Richert, Second Baseman |
|
|
|
Williams
Baptist College |
|
|
Aaron
Burton, Second Baseman |
|
|
Loren
Harlow, Outfielder |
|
|
Jason
Hyslip, Utility Pitcher |
|
|
Jon
Payne, Utility Infielder |
|
|
Jon
Sinclair, Pitcher |
|
|
Benji
Stahl, Shortstop |
2002 American Midwest
Conference
Academic All-Conference Team
|
Hannibal-LaGrange
College McKendree
College Missouri
Baptist College William
Woods University Williams
Baptist College |