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    		•   2007 MIAA Baseball Report

    League Overall
    W L W L
    Hope
    		22 6 29 13
    Adrian
    		20 8 24 16
    Albion
    		17 11 22 18
    Calvin
    		15 13 15 22
    Tri-State
    		11 17 14 26
    Alma 10 18 11 24
    Kalamazoo
    		9 19 12 26
    Olivet 8 20 14 26

    2007 League Leaders
    Final 2007 League Statistics

    All-MIAA Honors

    MOST VALUABLE PITCHER
    Mike Rodgers, Hope

    MOST VALUABLE POSITION PLAYER
    Brian Baker, Hope

    All-MIAA FIRST TEAM
    P – Mike Rodgers, Hope* (senior from Saline/Saline HS)
    P – Bobby Rickstad, Adrian*** (junior from Kalamazoo/Comstock HS)
    P - Andy Draayer, Calvin* (senior from Denver, Colo./Denver Christian HS)
    P – Dustin Wuis, Hope** (sophomore from Kalamazoo/Comstock HS)
    1B - Zach Benko, Albion* (junior from Blissfield/Blissfield HS)
    1B – Matt VanderVelde, Hope* (sophomore from Grandville/Grandville HS)
    2B - Mike VanderVelde, Hope** (senior from Grandville/Grandville HS)
    SS – Brian Baker, Hope * (junior from Holland/West Ottawa HS)
    3B – Derek Tracy, Albion** (senior from Jackson/Lumen Christi HS)
    C - Nick McIntosh, Olivet* (senior from Petoskey/Petoskey HS)
    C – Kyle Fletcher, Calvin* (junior from Fort Wayne, Ind./Concordia Lutheran HS)
    OF – Chris Shelhart, Olivet*** (senior from Rolling Meadows, Ill./St. Viator HS)
    OF – Ryan Sulek, Adrian** (senior from Roseville/St. Clements HS)
    OF – Dusty Bergman, Tri-State* (senior from Ney, Ohio/Fairview HS)
    DH/UT – Chris Blacklidge, Calvin* (sophomore from Comstock Park HS)
    DH/UT – Charlie Mackinnon, Kalamazoo** (senior from Grosse Pointe Park/Grosse Pointe South HS)
    * denotes number of years All-MIAA first team

    ALL-MIAA SECOND TEAM
    P – Todd LaForest, Calvin (sophomore from Clio/Clio HS)
    P – Brandon Luczak, Kalamazoo (freshman from Rochester Hills/Rochester HS)
    P – John Fileccia, Albion (junior from Fraser/Fraser HS)
    1B – Barrett Henson, Albion (senior from Shelby Township/De La Salle HS)
    2B –Steve Kish, Albion (freshman from Farmington/Farmington HS)
    SS - Todd Meyers, Adrian (sophomore from Adrian/Adrian HS)
    3B – Matt Schepel, Calvin (freshman from Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS)
    C – Bill Lutke, Hope (senior from Allendale/Unity Christian HS)
    OF – Matt Sattler, Hope (junior from Brighton/Hartland HS)
    OF – Anthony Carr, Adrian (sophomore from Hudson/Hudson HS)
    OF - Alex Marcus, Calvin (junior from Willmar, Minn./Willmar Senior HS)
    DH/UT – Jacob Vriesman, Calvin (sophomore from Denver, Colo./Denver Christian HS)

    Coaches’ Honorable Mention
    Adrian – Alex Webster, Alexander Younce, Steve Vanderheyden, Alex Cowart; Albion – Ryan Gunderson, Bryan Smith; Alma – Ray Foley, Jeremy Stephens, Dan Merian, Mike Slesinski; Calvin – none; Hope – Brian Guerriero, Matt VanBeek, Rich Burling; Kalamazoo – Ryan Benjamin; Olivet – Brad Dragicevich, David Pembroke; Tri-State – Chad Nichter, Josh Goranson, Matt Laucher, Chris Osborne

    2007 Player of the Week Honor Roll

    Position Player
    Week #1 - Brian Baker, Hope
    Week #2 - Derek Tracy, Albion
    Week #3 - Alex Marcus, Calvin
    Week #4 - Mike VanderVelde, Hope and Kyle Fletcher, Calvin
    Week #5 - Anthony Carr, Adrian
    Week #6 - Zach Benko, Albion and Matt Laucher, Tri-State

    Pitcher of the Week
    Week #1 - Ryan Gunderson, Albion
    Week #2 - Jordan Maxson, Tri-State
    Week #3 - Mike Rodgers, Hope
    Week #4 - Mike Rodgers, Hope
    Week #5 - Dave Pembroke, Olivet
    Week #6 - Andy Draayer, Calvin and John Fileccia, Albion

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