Southern Ohio Copperheads

                                                                                                                   

Daniel Utts

Director Media Relations

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July 31, 2007

Daniel Utts

 

The Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League selected their annual awards Monday night in Columbus. With the banquet taking place tonight, several Copperheads will receive honors.

 

Three Southern Ohio players made the First Team All-GLSCL squad. Leading the way was Matt Stiffler, who is now a two-time selection. Stiffler batted .357 on the year with two homeruns. The Ohio Bobcat set numerous marks in the Copperhead record books over his three years with the Copperheads.

 

Tony Campana (University of Cincinnati) led off for the Copperheads all season long and played centerfield. The speedy lefty led the league in stolen bases (24) while batting .349 on the year.

 

The lone pitcher to make the first team for the Copperheads is Chuck Boring. The University of Pittsburgh at Johnston right-hander was the go-to closer for the Copperheads, accumulating nine on the season. Only one team was able to score a lone run off of Boring, who led the Copperheads with a 0.54 ERA.

 

Two Copperheads also made the Second Team, making five total players honored. Arden McWilliams (Florida Southern) finished as the RBI leader in the league with 32 and also belted a team-high three homeruns.

 

Ryan Wackerman rounded out the honored Copperheads, as the left-handed reliever sported a 0.87 ERA as the setup man for Southern Ohio out of the bullpen.

 

The players were not the only winners this year, as head coach Mike Deegan (Marietta) was named the Joe Carbone Manager of the Year. Deegan, who led the Copperheads to the most wins in franchise history with 23, led Southern Ohio into the playoffs for their second straight year.

 

Southern Ohio will play Lima on Wednesday at noon to kick off tournament play. The games will be held at Bill Davis Stadium on the campus of The Ohio State University. Tune into POWER 105 or follow the HOME GAME link from this website to catch all the play-by-play being brought to you by Dan Griffin and Daniel Utts.

 

For a complete list of awards handed out, see below:

 

2007 All-Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League Team

 

First Team

 

Catcher                       Dock Doyle                 Grand Lake                Coastal Carolina

                                               

            First Base                   Eric Diedrich             Columbus                    Youngstown State

           

            Second Base               Ryan Shay                  Lake Erie                   Bowling Green State

 

Shortstop                    B. J. Holloway           Lima                            Univ. of Montevallo

 

Third Base                  Jake Oester                 Cincinnati                   Univ. of Toledo

                                   

Outfield                       Tony Campana           Southern Ohio            Univ. of Cincinnati

                                   

                                    Mark Krauss               Grand Lake                Ohio Univ.

                                   

                                    Steve Rosado              Licking County           North Florida C.C.

                       

                                    Cameron Satterwhite Delaware                    Univ. of Cincinnati

                                   

                                    Matt Stiffler                Southern Ohio            Ohio Univ.

                                   

                                   

Design. Hitter                        Jeff Mercer                 Anderson                    Univ. of Dayton

                                   

Utility Player              Brian Bonner             Lima                            Georgetown Coll.

                                   

Starting Pitcher         

(Minimum 5 Starts)    Matt Bischoff             Lima                            Purdue Univ.

           

                                    Jake Hale                   Columbus                    Ohio State Univ.

 

                                    Quinn Haselhorst      Columbus                    Univ. of Dayton

 

                                    Jay Jackson                Delaware                    Furman Univ.

 

Relief Pitcher            

(Minimum 10 Apps)   Chuck Boring                        Southern Ohio            Univ. of Pittsburg, Johnstown

 

                                    Kyle Heyne                 Grand Lake                Ball State Univ.

 

                                    Tim Urbanowicz        Xenia                          Wheaton Coll.

                                   

 

 

 

 

2007 GLSCL AWARDS

 

Lou Laslo Pitcher of the Year                                   Matt Bischoff             Lima   

 

Tony Lucadella Top Pitching Prospect                     Brad Stillings             Columbus       

 

Gary Henschen Player of the Year                           Jake Oester                 Cincinnati

 

Ron Miller Top Position Prospects               Mark Krauss               Grand Lake

 

Joe Carbone Manager of the Year               Mike Deegan              Southern Ohio

 

 

 

 

 

Second Team

 

 

 

Catcher                       Casey Hefler               Xenia                          Coll. of the Ozarks

                                               

            First Base                   Tommy Nurre             Cincinnati                   Miami Univ.

           

            Second Base               Jacob Robbins            Lima                            Kennesaw State Univ.

 

Shortstop                    Dean Anna                 Columbus                    John Logan C.C.       

 

Third Base                  Arden McWilliams     Southern Ohio            Florida Southern Univ.

                                   

Outfield                       Ryan Dew                   Columbus                    Ohio State Univ.

                                   

                                    Dan Furuto                Lima                            Univ. of Montevallo

                                   

                                    Zach Hurley               Cincinnati                   Ohio State Univ.

                                   

                                    Tyler Maag                 Stark County              South Arkansas Univ.                                   

                                    Dan Ryan                   Lake Erie                   Oakland Univ.

 

Design. Hitter                        Matt Smith                 Delaware                    Univ. of Mississippi  

                                   

Utility Player              Jordan Petraitis         Lake Erie                   Miami Univ.

                                   

Starting Pitcher         

(Minimum 5 Starts)    Sam Campitella         Xenia                          Malone Coll.

 

                                    Brian Garman            Lima                            Univ. of Cincinnati

 

                                    Kevin Leady               Lake Erie                   Bowling Green State 

           

                                    Brad Piatt                   Grand Lake                Ball State Univ.

                       

Relief Pitcher            

(Minimum 10 Apps)   J. R. Peck                   Lima                            Morehead State Univ.

 

                                    Chase Stewart                        Cincinnati                   Miami Univ.

 

                                    Ryan Wackerman       Southern Ohio            Youngstown State Univ.