May 22, 2002

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Three players from the UWM baseball team have been named to the 2002 All-Horizon League Baseball First Team.

Three others made the second team while four others were named to the all-newcomer team.

The awards were announced at the league's annual baseball banquet, held at the Terrace Club at Jacobs Field in Cleveland.

Catcher John Vanden Berg, third baseman Steve Guden and utility player Troy Doering made the first team. First baseman Dave Pudlosky, middle infielder Adam Christ and pitcher Quintin Oldenburg made the second team. Christ, Doering, David Michna and Geoff Lefeber made the all-newcomer team.

Vanden Berg led the Panthers in hitting during the regular season, posting a .399 average with five home runs and 50 RBIs. Guden hit .286 with 39 RBIs while Doering hit .302 and led the team with 17 stolen bases while starting games at four different positions.

Oldenburg led the Panthers with eight wins, including six in league games. Pudlosky led the Horizon League in RBIs during league contests while Christ hit .291 and stole 15 bases.

Lefeber went 4-0 and posted a 2.08 ERA. His ERA was 1.33 in league games. Michna hit .322 and broke out of a platoon role to become an everyday player during the second half of the season.

The Panthers, who finished in second place during the regular season, open Horizon League Tournament play Thursday at 2:30 p.m. EDT against Cleveland State at Jacobs Field.

2002 HORIZON LEAGUE POST-SEASON BASEBALL AWARDS

ALL-LEAGUE TEAM

First Team

C-John Vanden Berg, UW-Milwaukee; 1B-Ryan Nance, Butler; 2B-Jeff Steele, Butler; 3B-Steve Guden, UW-Milwaukee; SS-Mike Bruszer, UIC; OF-Curtis Granderson, UIC; OF-Kendall Schlabach, Youngstown St.; OF-Juston Davenport, Detroit; DH-David Carr, Butler; UT-Paul Beck, Butler UT-Troy Doering, UW-Milwaukee; P-John Corcoran, Butler; P-Jerry Long, Cleveland State

Second Team

C-Nick Shields, Wright State; 1B-Dave Pudlosky, UW-Milwaukee; 2B-Bryan Russo, UIC3B-Jeff Albert, Butler; SS-Adam Christ, UW-Milwaukee; OF-Ernest Simpson, Cleveland St.; OF-Roger Wechter, Detroit; OF-John Rosner, UIC; OF-Chris Tuttle, Wright State; DH-Brian Vickers, Wright State; UT-Brian Beaumier, Cleveland State; P-Ryan Gehring, UIC; P-Quintin Oldenburg, UW-Milwaukee

ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM

Jeff Albert, Butler; Dale Mueller, Butler; Dominic Erney, Cleveland State; Ben Smith, Cleveland State; Bryan Russo, UIC; Adam Christ, UW-Milwaukee; David Michna, UW-Milwaukee; Jim Phillips, Youngstown State; Troy Doering, UW-Milwaukee; Brian Vickers, Wright State; Ryan Gehring, UIC; Geoff Lefeber, UW-Milwaukee

Player of the Year: Curtis Granderson, UIC

Co-Pitcher of the Year: John Corcoran, Butler

Co-Pitcher of the Year: Jerry Long, Cleveland State

Newcomer of the Year: Ryan Gehring, UIC

Coach of the Year: Mike Dee, UIC