Seniors JT Putt and Jesus Arzaga Named to Preseason NCBWA All-America First Team

Slippery Rock, Pa.: Regis seniors J.T. Putt and Jesus Arzaga were both named to the Division II Preseason National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) All-America First Team.  Regis was the only team in the country to land two players on the first team.

Putt, from Evergreen, Colo, was named honorable mention All-America after the 2009 season.  He was a First Team All-RMAC selection last season after leading the Rangers with a .426 batting average. Putt, who transferred to Regis from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, paced the Rangers in slugging pct. (.756), stolen bases (17), on-base pct. (.491), and doubles (23).

His 23 doubles are tied for most in one season ever by a Ranger. An outfielder, Putt was second on the team with 12 homeruns, 59 RBI and 84 hits and also led the team with 27 multiple-hit games. He had a 15-game hitting streak earlier in the season and has only six games this season in which he did not collect a hit.

Arzaga has made an immediate impact after transferring to Regis from Central Arizona Community College. The shortstop from Mesa, Ariz. was second on the team with a .407 average and had been particularly hot late in the season. In the final 23 games, he raised his batting average nearly a 100 points from .308 to .407 going 52-for-102 (.510).

He led the team with 85 hits and 66 runs scored while starting all 52 games at shortstop. He is third on the team with with 10 homeruns and 49 RBI. He has 26 multiple-hit games, second to Putt, which includes a five-hit performance. He finished the season riding a 14-game hit streak. He set the Regis season record with his 173 assists, breaking the old mark of 168 set by Tim Jenkins in 1989.

Regis finished with a 23-29 record including a 14-21 RMAC record. Regis upset nationally ranked and top seed Mesa State in the first round of the RMAC Tournament before falling two straight to Metro State and CSU-Pueblo to end the season.

FIRST TEAM
Catcher: T.J. Nichols, sr., Indiana (Pa.)
First Baseman: Kenny Burkhead, sr., Emporia State
Second Baseman: Jason Morriss, sr., Angelo State
Third Baseman: Matt Bauer, sr., Southwest Minnesota State
Shortstop: Jesus Arzaga, sr., Regis
Outfielder: *Kevin Becker, sr., Mesa State; +Sam DiMatteo, sr., California (Pa.); &J.J. Putt, sr., Regis
Designated Hitter: *Travis Howard, sr., USC Aiken
Utility Player: +Will Gowdy, sr., Ouachita Baptist
Starting Pitcher: Keith Couch, jr., Adelphi; *Gabriel Duran, jr., Dowling; &Ajay Meyer, sr., Ashland; &Max Russell, jr., Florida Southern; *Dan Wright, sr., Lynn
Relief Pitcher: Tim Dupuis, sr., Assumption; Trevor Leach, jr., Southern Indiana

SECOND TEAM
Catcher: Pat Trettel, sr., Seton Hill
First Baseman: +Keith Towne, sr., Angelo State
Second Baseman: Seth Fox, sr., Upper Iowa
Third Baseman: Blake Cover, sr., Nebraska-Kearney
Shortstop: &Vance Albitz, sr., UC San Diego
Outfielder: Nate Baumann, jr., Augustana (S.D.); Sean Harrell, sr., Georgia College & State U.;
Derek Migrants, sr., Assumption
Designated Hitter: &Jason Carr, sr., Mesa State
Utility Player: &Tyler Choate, sr., Southern Indiana
Starting Pitcher: &Logan Birr, so., St. Cloud State; Vince Lloyd, sr., Slippery Rock; Ben Minard, sr., Ashland; Matt Rossman, sr., UC San Diego; &Tim Shibuya, jr., UC San Diego.
Relief Pitcher: &Martin Dewald, sr., Georgia College & State U.; Daniel Tillman, jr., Florida Southern

THIRD TEAM
Catcher: Zach Maggard, jr., Florida Southern
First Baseman: &Andrew Kinney, sr., Southwest Minnesota State
Second Baseman: Billy Messer, sr., Slippery Rock
Third Baseman: &Jacob Petkac, sr., Ashland
Shortstop: Nick Spisak, sr., West Chester
Outfielder: Isaac Garcia, sr., Angelo State; Jesse Lancaster, sr., Mount Olive; Jacob Oswalt, sr., Slippery Rock; Brayan Valencia, sr., Nova Southeastern
Designated Hitter: #Chris Adamson, sr., Angelo State
Utility Player: Brenden Furrow, sr., Concordia-St. Paul
Starting Pitcher: David Deminsky, sr., St. Cloud State; Jeremy Gigliotti, sr., East Stroudsburg; Ben Graham, sr. Emporia State; Colby Killian, sr., Emporia State; Joe Scumaci, sr., Lewis
Relief Pitcher: Jeffrey Asby, sr., Angelo State; Craig Blair, so., Angelo State; Bret Severtson, sr., Augustana (S.D.)

HONORABLE MENTION
Catcher: Bob Stumpo, sr., West Chester; Marcos Torres, sr., Felician. First Baseman: Ryan Geffert, so., Southern Connecticut State; Ryan McCrory, sr., Alabama-Huntsville; Ben Minard, sr., Ashland; Kyle Orensky, sr., West Chester. Second Baseman: Ryan McCormick, jr., Millersville; Chase Presley, so., Harding; Mickey Zudonyi, jr., Felician. Third Baseman: None. Shortstop: Paul Bingham, sr., Indiana (Pa.); Wade Kirkland, jr., Florida Southern. Outfielder: T.J. Greig, sr., Molloy; Cody Kulp, so., Shippensburg; Tom Longoni, sr., Upper Iowa; Greg Pron, jr., West Florida. Designated Hitter: Mike Walczak, sr., Rockhurst. Utility Player: Derek Kline, sr., Millersville; Lucas Wilsing, sr., Upper Iowa. Pitcher: Colby Betz, sr., Indiana (Pa.); Brodie Brumley, sr., Harding; Kyle Cline, so., Harding; Kevin Johnson, sr., West Florida; Tommy Kahnle, Lynn; Patrick Lenton, sr., Minnesota State; Jared Loschen, sr., Nebraska-Kearney; &Phil Messerian, sr., Felician; Adam Schrader, sr., Southwest Minnesota State; Steven Stewart, sr., Molloy.