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ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The 2012 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) baseball season saw dramatically improved weather from a season ago, but the product on the field continued to be first-rate, with numerous highlights, unforgettable games and standout performances. Tuesday, the conference honored the best from an outstanding spring with the announcement of the 2012 MIAC Baseball Awards.
Conference-champion St. Thomas, which nearly completed a perfect run through the MIAC with a 19-1 record, took home two of the four top individual awards, as Dylan Thomas was named the 2012 MIAC Mike Augustin Pitcher-of-the-Year, and UST Head Coach Chris Olean was named the 2012 MIAC Jim Dimick Coach-of-the-Year. Bethel's Matt Rowley was honored for his incredible season with the 2012 MIAC Max Molock Most Valuable Player award, and Gustavus freshman Grant Soderberg was selected as the 2012 MIAC Rookie-of-the-Year.
Rowley's numbers as either a hitter or a pitcher would have been All-Conference worthy in 2012, but the fact he excelled so mightily in both areas made him the league's MVP. The Royals' junior ranked in the top five in nearly every major hitting and pitching statistical category, including first in batting (.427), hits (61), total bases (91), on-base percentage (.494), innings pitched (80.0) and starts (12) in overall games. He was even better in conference play, leading the league in average (.493), hits (36), doubles (10), total bases (49), slugging percentage (.671) and innings pitched (42.1).
On the mound, Rowley was Bethel's ace and one of the best in the league, going 4-2 with a 1.91 ERA in conference play (2.47 overall ERA). He was a triple-crown contender as the league's leader in average, third in RBI (36) and tied for fifth in home runs (four). To top it off, Rowley racked up a .989 fielding percentage on the mound and in centerfield, making just one error in 89 chances. This is Rowley's first All-MIAC honor, and the league's MVP led the Royals to a spot in the conference postseason tournament in 2012.
Thomas was a similar all-around contributor to the Tommies' immense success in 2012, and his work on the mound earned him top pitching honors in the MIAC this season. Thomas settled into UST's dynamic rotation this season, going 6-2 with a 2.59 ERA overall, with just 47 hits and 16 walks allowed in 59.0 innings pitched. he struck out 64 batters and opponents hit just .214 off him with four complete games, two shutouts and two saves. Thomas didn't allow a home run in the regular season.
In conference play, Thomas was even better as UST's ace. In four starts he was a perfect 4-0 with an ERA of 0.93, which led all MIAC starters. He struck out 34 in 29.0 innings (10.55 Ks per nine) and allowed just 22 base runners (16 hits, six walks). Thomas went the distance in three of his four MIAC starts with two shutouts and opponents hit just .167 against Thomas in conference play.
Gustavus' Soderberg was named the league's top rookie after he emerged as the Gusties' ace in 2012, going 3-5 with a 3.51 ERA and just nine walks against 46 strikeouts. He went the distance in five of his eight starts and always had Gustavus in the game. In conference play he was third in strikeouts (35), fourth in innings pitched (39.0 and ninth in opponent's average (.247) while throwing four complete games in six starts. Soderberg peaked at the right time, dealing St. Thomas its only MIAC loss of the season in his final start, allowing just one earned run on four hits and no walks with seven strikeouts in the 9-3 victory over UST.
Olean received his first MIAC coaching honor in 2012 in just his third season as the Tommies' head coach. UST had a remarkable regular season, going 19-1 to claim the MIAC regular-season championship and earning a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division III Midwest Region with a 34-8 overall record. Olean's club set a new school record with a 21-game winning streak from March 23 to April 29, and his team led the MIAC in hitting (.314) and ranked second in pitching (3.04 ERA). Olean coached the MIAC Pitcher-of-the-Year in Thomas, as well as seven All-MIAC selections and three All-Defensive team picks this year. The 2012 UST team led the conference in hits, runs, RBI, runs allowed, strikeouts, complete games and shutouts.
The regular-season champion Tommies led the way with seven All-Conference selections. The runner-up and MIAC Playoff champ Saint John's was next with five selections, and the league's other two postseason teams - Bethel and Saint Mary's - each had two players honored. Hamline, Macalester and Concordia each placed two players on the team and Augsburg, Gustavus and Carleton had one representative apiece. The All-Conference team featured eight seniors, 10 juniors, eight sophomores and one freshman.
Seven of the 27 players honored has previously been named All-MIAC in their careers. St. Thomas third baseman Charles Bruchu received his third-straight selection in 2010, and Bethel catcher Jay Slick is also a three-time honoree with All-Conference awards in as a sophomore (2010) and freshman (2009). Hamline's Jordan Buck, St. Thomas' Bryce Gapinski and Macaleter's Robbie Williams all received their second-straight All-MIAC nod, while Saint John's Hayden Zimmerman returns to the squad after earning All-Conference honors in 2010, and Carleton's Alex Wirta bookended his career with the honor as a freshman and a senior.
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For the third-straight season, the MIAC coaches selected an All-Defensive team to reward one player's great work with the glove at each position, including a starting pitcher and a relief pitcher. Honorees were chosen for their arm strength and range, as well as defensive statistics from the conference season. St. Thomas led the way again with three selections, while Concordia and Bethel each had two and Saint John's, Bethel and Augsburg had one each. All 10 members of the All-Defensive team are making their first appearance on the squad as there were no repeat selections from 2011.
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As part of a conference-wide sportsmanship initiative, the MIAC announced the sixth-annual All-MIAC Sportsmanship team for baseball. Members of the All-MIAC Sportsmanship team are selected by their coaches and teammates as individuals who demonstrate ideals of positive sportsmanship both on and off the field of competition.
2012 MIAC Baseball Awards
Max Molock Most Valuable Player?-?Matt Rowley,?Bethel (Jr.,?Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins)
Mike Augustin Pitcher-of-the-Year?- Dylan Thomas, St. Thomas?(Jr.,?Lakeville, Minn./North)
Rookie-of-the-Year?-?Grant Soderberg, Gustavus (Fr., Eden Prairie, Minn.)
Jim Dimick Coach-of-the-Year -?Chris Olean, St. Thomas?(3rd season)
2012 MIAC All-Conference Team
| Name? | Team? | Year? | Position? | Hometown/High School? |
| Andrew Block | Gustavus | Jr. | IF | Rochester, Minn./Mayo |
| Charles Bruchu | St. Thomas | Sr. | 3B | Lake Elmo, Minn./Hill-Murray |
| Jordan Buck | Hamline | Jr. | DH/OF | Apple Valley, Minn. |
| Adam Carl | Augsburg | So. | SS | Eagan, Minn. |
| Connor Cline | Saint John's | Jr. | P/IF | Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson |
| Dan Ellefson | Hamline | Jr. | 3B/RHP | Burnsville, Minn. |
| Buddy Flaherty | Bethel | Sr. | P | Victoria,?Minn./Southwest Christian |
| Kevin Gannon | Saint Mary's | So. | 1B | Roselle, Ill., St. Viator |
| Bryce Gapinski | St. Thomas | Sr. | P | Foley, Minn. |
| Dylan Graves | Saint John's | So. | OF/P | Mora, Minn. |
| Jon Kinsel | St. Thomas | Jr. | SS | St. Paul, Minn./Cretin-Durham Hall |
| Tim Kuzniar | St. Thomas | So. | OF | Lakeville, Minn./North |
| Paul LaNasa | Saint Mary's | So. | 2B | Mahtomedi, Minn. |
| Joe Long | Saint John's | Jr. | IF/P | Rockford, Ill./Rockford Boylan |
| Steve Maher | St. Thomas | So. | P | Richfield, Minn./Holy Angels |
| Nick Meerson | Macalester | Sr. | P | Los Angeles, Calif./Harvard-Westlake |
| Michael Olson | Concordia | Jr. | OF | Monticello, Minn. |
| Ben Podibinski | St. Thomas | Fr. | OF | Roseville, Minn. |
| Braden Rahman | Concordia | So. | SS | Moorhead, Minn. |
| Matt Rowley | Bethel | Jr. | ?OF/P | Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins |
| Jon Schlemmer | Saint Mary's | So. | DH/1B | DePere, Wis./DePere West |
| Jay Slick | Bethel | Sr. | C | River Falls, Wis. |
| Ryan Spengler | Saint John's | Jr. | P | St. Cloud, Minn./Tech |
| Dylan Thomas | St. Thomas | Jr. | DH/P | Lakeville, Minn./North |
| Robert Williams | Macalester | Sr. | C | West Covina, Calif./Northview |
| Alex Wirta | Carleton | Sr. | IF | Corte Madera, Calif./Redwood |
| Hayden Zimmerman | Saint John's | Sr. | P | New Richmond, Wis. |
2012 MIAC All-DefensiveTeam
| Name? | Team? | Year? | Position? | Hometown/High School? |
| Brian Guler | Concordia | Sr. | 1B? | Rockford, N.D. |
| Nick Kulla | St. Olaf | So. | 2B? | Lakeville, Minn./North |
| Charles Bruchu | St. Thomas | Sr. | 3B? | Lake Elmo,?Minn./Hill-Murray |
| Jon Kinsel | St. Thomas | Sr. | SS? | St. Paul, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall |
| Matt Rowley | Bethel | Jr. | OF | Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins |
| Michael Olson | Concordia | Jr. | OF? | Monticello, Minn. |
| Chris Paradise | St. Olaf | So. | OF? | Mantorville, Minn./Kasson-Mantorville |
| J.D. Dorgan | St. Thomas | So. | C? | Eagan, Minn. |
| Hayden Zimmerman | Saint John's | Sr. | SP | New Richmond, Wis. |
| Tanner Oakes | Augsburg | Fr. | RP | Jordan, Minn. |
2012 All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team
Augsburg -?Bobby Monsour (Sr., Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Roseville)
Bethel -?Matt Rowley (Jr., Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins)
Carleton -?Paul Dimick (Sr., Northfield, Minn.)
Concordia -?Erik Stoa (Sr., Highland Village, Tex./Marcus)
Gustavus -?Erik Sveen (Sr., Excelsior, Minn./Minnetonka)
Hamline -?Dylan Olson (Sr., Richfield, Minn/DMACC)
Macalester -?David Melms (Jr., Wauwatosa, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran)
Saint?John's -?Ben Moen (Sr., Rochester, Minn./John Marshall)
Saint Mary's -?Teddy VanRanst (Jr., St. Paul, Minn./Highland Park)
St. Olaf -?Nick Kulla (So., Lakeville, Minn./North)
St. Thomas -?Charles Bruchu (Sr., Lake Elmo, Minn./Hill-Murray)
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Monday, May 14, the community of AREUEA was deeply saddened to learn that John Quigley passed away on Saturday, May 12, 2012.
Since our early years at Berkeley, John has been a wonderful mentor and friend to us. John has been a member of 84 PhD committees since 1990, chairing 26 of them (including the three of us). He was a distinguished academic, a mentor for his students throughout their entire career. He excelled in each of the areas we value: research, teaching, and service. He published 22 articles in just the past three years alone, and his work has earned more than 10,000 citations. His service to the profession is unparalleled.
Within AREUEA, John served in many capacities including President and most recently as the chair of the International Selection Committee. He served as the chair of the Department of Economics at UC Berkeley, the editor of Regional Science and Urban Economics, and as a role model to many. Beyond these which can be counted, John's mix of conviction, energy, and laughter made him a singular character in our worlds. We will remain ever grateful for his guidance and advice, but beyond all of it, we also just liked him. He was good company--on a panel just as he was on the train from Shanghai to Beijing. John made life fun. He not only helped us join a profession, but helped us become part of a community. Simply put, we would not be the academics that we are today, if it not for him. We feel so fortunate that we have had him as a teacher, mentor, friend and collaborator.
We will always cherish the memory of John in our heart as a great scholar, a wonderful human being, a man of great intelligence, kindness, dedication, generosity, and profound integrity. We will forever miss him and miss him dearly.
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Baseball assessments set for Tuesday
Rosters for the coach-pitch division (ages 6-8) are being finalized and the assessments for this year?s 9-10 and 11-12 divisions have been set for Tuesday, May 15 at the high school ball fields.
Participants and coaches in the 9-10 division should report to the fields at 5:30 p.m.; the assessment will run until approximately 6:40 p.m.
Participants and coaches in the 11-12 division should report to the fields at 6:45 p.m.; the assessment will run until approximately 8 p.m.
All players intending to participate in the assessment should come prepared for basic throwing, hitting and fielding drills, and bring a baseball glove and athletic shoes.
The draft for both divisions will be held Thursday, May 17 at 6 p.m. in Town Hall. All head coaches should attend.
Games in all divisions are tentatively scheduled to begin in early June; the season will run through early July. For more information on this year?s program, call 264-4151 Ext. 231 or 232.
Tee-ball
Tee ball schedules are available at the recreation office and have also been posted on the recreation department page at www.townofpagosasprings.com.
Games will not be canceled due to cold weather, so parents are reminded to dress children accordingly. Games will be canceled due to rain or poor field conditions caused by heavy rain or snow. ?
For more information regarding this year?s tee-ball season, call the recreation office 264-4151 Ext. 231 or 232.
Kickball tournament
To assist with travel expenses for Pagosa Springs? Destination Imagination teams, there will be a fund-raising kickball tournament Saturday, May 12 at the high school ballfield complex. Games will begin at 8 a.m.?
Age brackets are 7-9, 10-12, 13-15 and 16 and up. The entry is $10 per person. Bring a team or sign up individually and teams will be formed.? As mentioned, proceeds will go toward ?The Pagosa D.I. Nerds?? travel expenses to global competition in Knoxville, Tenn.
For more information, contact Matt Bowdridge at 903-8663 or Cheryl Bowdridge at 903-9147.
Fireworks donations
The recreation department is accepting donations for this year?s Fourth of July fireworks show.
Donations in any amount will be accepted; checks and money orders should be made payable to Town of Pagosa Springs.
Donations should be addressed ?Attention: Fireworks? and mailed to P.O. Box 1859, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147. If you would like to make a cash donation, please do so in person at the front desk in Town Hall.
Sports hotline
General information concerning the Pagosa Springs Recreation Department can be obtained by calling the Pagosa Springs Sports Hotline at 264-4151 Ext. 301 or logging on to townofpagosasprings.com and going to the parks and recreation link.
All schedules and upcoming events are updated on a regular basis. For any questions, concerns or additional information about any of the Pagosa Springs Recreation Department adult or youth sports programs, call 264-4151 Ext. 231 or 232.
Short URL: http://pagosasprings.com/?p=26421
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FILE - In this May 26, 2010 file photo, Ellen DeGeneres arrives at the "American Idol" finale in Los Angeles. DeGeneres, who broke ground in 1997 by playing the first lead character on primetime TV to reveal she?s gay, is winning the nation?s top humor prize. The Kennedy Center in Washington is announcing Tuesday that DeGeneres will receive the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. She will be honored Oct. 22 with a lineup of star performers. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
FILE - In this May 26, 2010 file photo, Ellen DeGeneres arrives at the "American Idol" finale in Los Angeles. DeGeneres, who broke ground in 1997 by playing the first lead character on primetime TV to reveal she?s gay, is winning the nation?s top humor prize. The Kennedy Center in Washington is announcing Tuesday that DeGeneres will receive the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. She will be honored Oct. 22 with a lineup of star performers. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) ? Ellen DeGeneres, who broke ground in 1997 as the first lead character on prime-time TV to reveal she was gay, is winning the nation's top humor prize.
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced Tuesday that DeGeneres will receive the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. She will be honored Oct. 22 with a lineup of star performers in a tribute show that will be recorded for broadcast at a later date.
In a written statement, DeGeneres said receiving the same award as past honorees Bill Cosby, Tina Fey and Will Ferrell makes her wonder, "why didn't I get this sooner?"
It was 15 years ago ? just before the humor prize was created ? when DeGeneres came out on Time magazine's cover and as her character on the sitcom "Ellen" to a record 46 million viewers. The popular show began losing viewers, though, and was canceled a year later. DeGeneres said at the time that ABC caved in to fear and abandoned the show. She faced tough questions over whether the sitcom was "too gay" and if she had torpedoed her career by pushing a "gay agenda."
"When I'm accused of becoming political, I'm showing love," DeGeneres told ABC's Diane Sawyer in a 1998 interview. "How is that political to teach love and acceptance?"
The rejection was enough to send DeGeneres into a deep depression.
"Ellen" paved the way, though, for future shows to also break the taboo of showing gay characters. "Will and Grace" would follow, along with "Glee," ''Modern Family" and others.
DeGeneres bounced back with movie roles, including as the voice of a lead character in the animated film "Finding Nemo." She also has a hit talk show now in its ninth season, best-selling books and had a stint as the fourth judge on "American Idol."
Cappy McGarr, an executive producer for the Mark Twain Prize show and a Kennedy Center board member, said DeGeneres has a special style of observational humor in the tradition of Twain. She also makes people laugh across political lines.
"She's not just a comedian," he said. "She's really a miracle worker. She got the president to dance, the first lady to do pushups and (Republican) Tom Delay to laugh."
The New Orleans native got her start as an emcee at a local comedy club in her hometown. In 1982, a videotape of her club performance won DeGeneres Showtime's "Funniest Person in America." By 1986, she appeared on "The Tonight Show" and became the first female comedian summoned to Johnny Carson's desk to chat about her performance.
The Mark Twain prize honors people who have an impact on society in the tradition of Samuel Clemens, better known as Twain, as a social commentator and satirist.
McGarr said the Kennedy Center, which awards the prize, is not making a political statement by selecting the trailblazing DeGeneres.
"This has nothing to do with any political issue," he said. "But she's brilliantly shined a light on society, and that's what Mark Twain did."
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