St. Thomas' Matt Schuld was an unanimous selection to the D3baseball.com 2010 Preseason All-American Team
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Mideast stars shine in preseason list
Six players from last year's Mideast Regional have been named part of the
D3baseball.com 2010 preseason All-American team released on Monday. Adrian's outfielder Alex Cowart and pitcher Ryan Domschot join Wooster's designated hitter Matt Groezinger and pitcher Justin McDowell along with shortstop Tim Tepe from Rose-Hulman on the first team list. Gar Keen of Heidelberg was named as a second team selection.
Along with the Mideast champion Scots, second baseman Mike Moceri, Kean, utility player Greg Van Sickler, Shenandoah and pitcher Matt Schuld, St. Thomas (Minn.) were participants in the 2009 championship
won by St. Thomas.
Salisbury outfielder Andrew Miller is one of six members named in the
2009 D3baseball.com preseason All-American team and the only one named on the first team. Joining Miller is teammate Mike Celenza at first base.
Representing the New England region is third-baseman Melvin Castillo from Eastern Connecticut and outfielder Bobby Doyon from Keene State. RPI's Patrick Reardon was named as the first team catcher. Texas Lutheran pitcher Brad Orosey rounds out the first team.
The D3baseball.com preseason All-American team first team offense averaged 58 runs, 9 HR and 59 RBIs. The five pitchers were a combined 54-9 with 5 saves and a 3.7 ratio of strikeouts to walks.