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SportsDay's All-Big 12 Baseball Team
11:37 PM CDT on Tuesday, May 23, 2006
McCulloch, a right-handed junior from Houston, was a star on the best pitching staff in the conference. He was 6-1 in nine conference starts and posted a league-best 2.08 ERA. Texas Tech managed just two earned runs in McCulloch's only conference loss. Using an array of pitches, he struck people out (79) and allowed few walks (27). With McCulloch leading the way, Texas was the only pitching staff to post a team ERA under 4.00 in conference play. The junior from Atlanta, Texas, has enjoyed his best season as a Longhorn. He hit .371 in conference play, which ranked sixth, and a career-high .347 overall. Stubbs had seven home runs, seven doubles, two triples and 27 RBIs in Big 12 play. Opposing pitchers worked around him. Stubbs drew 39 walks, stole 23 bases and scored 57 runs. All of those totals were in the top three in the league. He should earn All-America honors again and become a first-round draft pick this summer. Oklahoma State was picked to finish sixth. Anderson's club won 21 of its final 25 games during the regular season and finished second. It's the Cowboys' best finish since 1997. Now OSU is poised to host an NCAA regional, probably as a No. 1 seed. Kieschnick was an all-state pick at Rockwall. He quickly established himself an All-Big 12 player at Texas Tech. Kieschnick hit .357 in league play, which ranked 10th, and had a .531 slugging percentage. Overall, he batted .369 with eight home runs, 14 doubles and two triples. Expect to hear his name more the coming years. Gorsett hit 25 home runs at Garden City (Kan.) Community College in 2005. That power translated well at Haymarket Park in Lincoln, Neb. Gorsett, a junior from Denver, hit 15 home runs and drove in 48 runs for the Huskers. He also had nine doubles in league play.
WINNERS Year Player School 1997 Jason Gooding Texas Tech 1998 Ryan Rupe Texas A&M 1999 Jason Jennings Baylor 2000 Shane Komine Nebraska 2001 Shane Komine Nebraska 2002 Justin Simmons Texas 2003 Scott Baker Oklahoma St. 2004 J.P. Howell Texas 2005 Max Scherzer Missouri 2006 Kyle McCulloch Texas
WINNERS 1997 Keith Ginter Texas Tech 1997 Keith Ginter Texas Tech 1998 Ryan Fry Missouri 1999 Jason Jennings Baylor 2000 Shane Komine Nebraska 2001 Kelly Shoppach Baylor 2002 Justin Simmons Texas 2003 Matt Hopper Nebraska 2004 Ole Sheldon Oklahoma 2005 Alex Gordon Nebraska 2006 Drew Stubbs Texas
FIRST TEAM Pos. Player Team Cl. Hometown Key stats C Zach Dillon Baylor Sr. Urbandale, Iowa .396, 13 2Bs, 49 BBs Led the league in hitting, named Johnny Bench Award semifinalist 1B Kevin Smith Oklahoma Sr. La Mirada, Calif. .318, 6 HRs, 4 3Bs Saved his offense for Big 12 play. Hit .376, with seven doubles 2B Shelby Ford Oklahoma State Jr. Fort Worth .324, 11 HRs, 56 RBIs Tied for seventh in home runs, posted a .410 on-base percentage SS Ryan Wehrle Nebraska Soph. Papillion, Neb. .365, 19 2Bs, 25 BBs Led the Huskers with 26 multi-hit games, hit .339 in Big 12 play 3B Tyler Mach Oklahoma State Jr. Kent, Wash. .383, 16 HRs, 66 RBIs Led team in batting average and doubles (16). Had .671 slugging percentage. OF Luke Gorsett Nebraska Jr. Denver .360, 15 HRs, 48 RBIs Second in the Big 12 in HRs. First Husker to hit for the cycle since 1996. OF Roger Kieschnick Texas Tech Fr. Rockwall .369, 8 HRs, 54 RBIs Posting better numbers than Tech's last freshman All-American, Josh Bard (1997) OF Drew Stubbs Texas Jr. Atlanta, Texas .347, 11 HRs, 4 3Bs Had a hit in 48 of UT's 53 games. Ranked fourth overall in total bases (129). DH Carson Kainer Texas Jr. Tomball .359, 23 2Bs, .544 slugging Led the Longhorns in batting average, doubles and RBIs (58) Util. Ryan Rohlinger Oklahoma Sr. West Bend, Ill. .354, .975 fielding pct. One of the league's top infielders (only four errors) also had nine home runs P Kyle McCulloch Texas Jr. Houston 8-4, 2.98 ERA Ranked fourth in innings pitched (99 2/3 ) and strikeouts (79) P Max Scherzer Missouri Jr. Chesterfield, Mo. 6-1, 2.11 ERA Still led league in ERA in 10 starts despite finger, shoulder problems P Brae Wright Oklahoma State Sr. Southaven, Miss. 8-2, 3.74 ERA Went 6-2 in league play, with third-best ERA (2.93) in 672/3 IP Relief Don Czyz Kansas Sr. Overland Park, Kan. 5-0, 1.62 ERA Leads the nation with 17 saves in 31 appearances
SECOND TEAM Pos. Player Team Cl. C Jeff Christy Nebraska Sr. 1B Brandon Buckman Nebraska Sr. 2B Willie Rueda Texas Tech Fr. SS Freddy Rodriguez Oklahoma Sr. 3B Nick Peoples Texas Jr. OF Kyle Russell Texas Fr. OF Joe Roundy Kansas State Sr. OF Corey Brown Oklahoma State Soph. DH Seth Fortenberry Baylor Sr. Util. Chuckie Caufield Oklahoma Sr. P Nathan Culp Missouri Jr. P Daniel McCutchen Oklahoma Sr. P Miles Morgan Texas Tech Fr. Relief Jason Meyer Texas A&M Jr.
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