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Mastodons Land Four on All-League Second Team
5/23/2013 9:42:00 AM | Baseball
Official Release
ELMHURST, Ill. – The Summit League announced the baseball all-league teams on Wednesday night at the championship banquet. IPFW placed four student-athletes on the second team after being voted in by the league's head coaches.
Clay Hathaway, Tyler Shepherd, Caleb Fenimore, and Steve Lowden all earned All-Summit League Second Team honors. Hathaway completed his senior season at the shortstop position, but the other three Mastodons will return to the team next year having just completed their junior campaigns. Shepherd earned the honor as an outfielder, Fenimore at the catcher position and Lowden rounded out the group as the utility player having played both catcher and first base on the year.
Hathaway was the only player on the roster to start in all 54 contests for IPFW during the 2013 season. The shortstop hit .289 (55-for-190) with nine doubles, three triples and five home runs to record 18 RBI's. He led the team in runs (30), total bases (85), slugging percentage (.447), and most times being hit by pitch (12).
The Show Low, Ariz. native posted a .905 fielding percentage registering 150 assists and 89 putouts. He was active on the base paths with 13 stolen bases, the second highest total on the team.
Tyler Shepherd made an immediate impact in his first season as a Mastodon leading the team in batting average and stolen bases. Shepherd hit .296 (53-179) near the top of the lineup and moved into scoring position with ease by stealing 29 bases. Shepherd ended the IPFW regular season tied for 16th in the NCAA with 29 steals.
Shepherd played in 48 games with 47 starts. He recorded six doubles and one home run to generate 18 RBI's. The junior also chipped in with 22 runs scored and 62 total bases. As an outfielder, Shepherd recorded 99 putouts and four assists to post a .972 fielding percentage. His slugging and on-base percentages kept him as a regular in the lineup posting .346 and .360 totals respectively.
Caleb Fenimore takes second team honors after batting .217 (28-for-129) on the year with six doubles and a home run to end the regular season with 18 RBI's. Fenimore scored 16 runs and recorded 37 total bases. He posted a .287 slugging percentage and a .318 on-base percentage.
The junior was solid behind the plate for IPFW defensively recording 235 putouts and 44 assists to post a .982 fielding percentage. He was a team player that recorded four sacrifice flies, stole three bases, and walked 20 times.
Steve Lowden was a true utility player on the IPFW roster having spent time as the designated hitter, first baseman, and catcher. The newcomer hit .266 (47-for-177) this year with eight doubles, and a home run to end the season with 15 RBI's. He scored 17 runs and recorded 58 total bases.
Lowden started in 50 games for the Mastodons while posting a .328 slugging percentage to go with a .347 on-base percentage. Defensively, he made 29 assists and 353 put outs to post a .995 fielding percentage.
2013 BASEBALL ALL-LEAGUE TEAMS
First Team
Cory Buckley, Omaha
Wes Satzinger, NDSU
Tyler Splichal, Omaha
Jameson Henning, Western Illinois
Tim Colwell, NDSU
Ryan Keele, Omaha
Kyle Kleinendorst, NDSU
Alex Mortensen, Omaha
Daniel Telford, SDSU
Jon Hechtner, NDSU
Stephen Bougher, SDSU
Jason Hager, Oakland
Layne Somsen, SDSU
Russell Luxton, Jr., Oakland
Second Team
Steve Kedroski, Western Illinois
Clayton Taylor, Omaha
John Skrbec, NDSU
Clay Hathaway, IPFW
Neil DeCook, Western Illinois
Robby Enslen, Oakland
Tyler Shepherd, IPFW
Caleb Fenimore, IPFW
Brett Bass, Omaha
Steve Lowden, IPFW
Adam Bray, SDSU
Aaron Michel, Western Illinois
John Straka, NDSU
J.D. Moore, SDSU
2013 BASEBALL ALL-LEAGUE AWARDS
Player of the Year: Ryan Keele, Omaha
Pitcher of the Year: Layne Somsen, South Dakota State
Newcomer of the Year: Ryan Keele, Omaha
Coach of the Year: Bob Herold, Omaha
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