June 10, 2008

The Missouri baseball team had three members named to the 2008 All-Midwest Region Team, as selected by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). Aaron Crow was a first team honoree, while Jacob Priday and Aaron Senne earned second team recognition.

Crow was 13-0 on the year, setting a new school record for wins in a season. He led the Big 12 and was sixth in the nation with 127 strikeouts and is a finalist for the Golden Spikes Award, the Clemens Award and the Dick Howser Trophy. Last week, he was selected by the Washington National with the ninth overall pick in the Major League Baseball Draft.

Priday had 16 home runs for Missouri this season and concluded his four-year career with 49 homers, which set a new school record. Priday also set new MU records for career RBI (240) and extra base hits (112). He was picked by the Houston Astros in the 11th round of last week's MLB Draft.

Senne led the Tigers with a .347 batting average in 2008. He also led the squad in RBI (67) and on-base percentage (.461) and was second in hits (75), runs scored (51) and home runs (13). Senne has been invited to the USA Baseball National Team trials, which begin this week.

2008 American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Midwest All-Region Team
First Team
Catcher - Mitch Abeita, Sr., Nebraska
First Base - Rebel Ridling, Sr., Oklahoma State
Second Base - Ryan Goins, So., Dallas Baptist
Third Base - Conor Gillaspie, Jr., Wichita State
Shortstop - Brandon Douglas, Jr., UNI
Outfield - Brian Van Kirk, Sr., Oral Roberts
Outfield - Andy Dirks, Sr., Wichita State
Outfield - Roger Kieschnick, Jr., Texas Tech
Outfield - Joe Scaperotta, Sr., New Mexico State
Designated Hitter - Ben Carlson, So., Missouri State
Starting Pitcher - Aaron Crow, Jr., Missouri
Starting Pitcher - Rob Musgrave, Sr., Wichita State
Starting Pitcher - Tim Clubb, So., Missouri State
Relief Pitcher - Andrew Cashner, Jr., TCU

Second Team
Catcher - Kevin Dubler, Jr., Illinois State
First Base - Luke Anders, Jr., Texas A&M
Second Base - Jake Opitz, Sr., Nebraska
Third Base - Dane Carter, Sr., Texas A&M
Shortstop - Jose Duran, Jr., Texas A&M
Outfield - Aaron Senne, So., Missouri
Outfield - Sean McNaughton, So., Brigham Young
Outfield - Evan Bigley, Jr., Dallas Baptist
Outfield - Kyle Russell, Jr., Texas
Designated Hitter - Jacob Priday, Sr., Missouri
Starting Pitcher - Johnny Dorn, Sr., Nebraska
Starting Pitcher - Aaron Shafer, Jr., Wichita State
Starting Pitcher - Anthony Capra, Jr., Wichita State
Relief Pitcher - Daniel Edwards, Sr., Kansas State