What a way to start the season

Now that the season is well under way, lets take a look at some of the players around the NAIA that are really producing on the diamond.
Andrew Brouillette, C, LSU-Shreveport
Andrew, through 27 games, is hitting a whopping .538 with 7 dingers and 49 RBI. He has already had three games with 5+ RBI including 12 in three games against Tougaloo College.

Brent Weaver, 1B, Oklahoma City University
Brent has already powered 16 balls out of the yard this season. To show that he is not only about the long ball, Brent is sporting a hefty .430 average and has knocked in 45 runs. Brent has had three multi home run games on the season.

Brice Cutspec, 1B, Azusa Pacific University
Brice has shown that there is not a power shortage in California this year as he has hit 15 home runs in only 22 games. Brice also has a .421 batting average and has driven in 38 runs for Azusa.

Kenny Kysar, CF, Union College
Kenny is out to show the world that the home run is not the only way to create offense. Through only 18 games, Kenny has already stolen 21 bases while only being caught twice. Kenny is hitting .423 and has walked 17 times already this season.

Brent Lavallee, C, LSU-Shreveport
Brent has become another offensive weapon for the Pilots this season. While playing in 26 games, Brent has a .404 average while hitting 13 home runs and driving in 53.


While offense and scoring runs is important, the old adage is that defense wins championships. Lets take a look at those who are using the leather to shine on the field.
Brad Holstein, 1B, Spring Hill College
Through 24 games, Brad has amasses a whopping 184 put outs already to go along with 8 assists and has taken part in 11 double plays.

Brennan Ingram, SS, Concordia University Oregon
In only 16 games, Brennan already has had 94 chances at short stop. Out of those chances, 20 putouts and 71 assists. Brennan has been involved in 9 double plays.

Mike Davis, 1B, Lambuth University
Mike has flashed the leather quite a bit already this season with 172 chances in 21 games. Mike has been successful in all 172 of those chances having recorded 164 put outs and 8 assists for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.

Most coaches will tell you that good pitching will always stop good hitting. If that is the case, opposing hitters are lucky to ever get a hit off of these guys.

Todd Weldon, P, Wayland Baptist University
Todd has already collected 7 wins on the season in 9 appearances. Todd has a 2.25 ERA while striking out 64 in only 44 innings pitched.

Marcus Limon, P, Wayland Baptist University
Marcus has appeared in 9 games this season and has 4 wins against only 1 loss and has picked up a save. While those numbers are good, his strikeout numbers are incredible. Marcus has struck out 62 batters in only 33 innings pitched, including three outings with 10+ strikeouts.

Julian Moya, P, University of Texas at Brownsville
Julian has picked up 4 wins for the Scorpions this season but he as struck out 55 batters in only 33 innings. That is an average of 14.85 strikeouts per 9 innings pitched.

Ivan Sada, P, Voorhees College
Ivan has pitched in 7 games so far this season and has already pitched a total of 54.1 innings. Everyone of Ivan’s starts have been at least 6 innings including his last two starts in which he has pitched a total of 18 innings.

Kyle Medley, P, Belhaven College
Kyle is the early leader in saves for the season with 8. He has appeared in 11 games on the season and has a 2.38 ERA. Kyle has also stuck out 10 in only 11.1 innings pitched.

Mitch Davidson, P, Lee University
No look at early season success would be complete without mentioning the accomplishments of Mitch Davidson from Lee University. The 5-11 senior lefthander has pitched in 4 games on the season for the flames and has a 1.96 ERA in 18.1 innings pitched while picking up 2 wins. It is those two wins that really stand out as Davidson threw back to back no hitters in his first two starts of the season.

Of course while we are recognizing the early season accomplishment of the players, the coaches deserve to be honored as well.

Denny Crabaugh, Oklahoma City University
On February, 26th, Coach Crabaugh became part of a select group of coaches as he reached the 1,000 win plateau. In 21 seasons of coaching, Denny has 1,000 wins against only 313 losses with two ties.
Rocke Musgraves, LSU-Sheveport
The Pilots, led by coach Musgraves, became the first team in NAIA baseball to hit 20 wins on the 2009 season with their win on March 2nd.