Southern's
Rickie Weeks Named National Baseball Player of the Year
B-CC's Gragg Also Named All-American
May 31, 2003
TUCSON, Ariz. - The Louisville Slugger NCAA Division I
All-American baseball teams, announced Friday, have
a potent mix of pitching and offense.
The first team features Collegiate Baseball's National
Player of The Year in 2B Rickie Weeks of Southern. Weeks hit
.500 with 16 homers, 13 doubles, 67 RBI and was 27-for-27 in
stolen base opportunities. When you factor in that he was walked
46 times this season and hit by pitches 15 times, his on-base
percentage was an astounding .619. Weeks is expected to be
one of the first picks in the upcoming Free Agent
Draft.
Bethune-Cookman's John Gragg, MEAC Player of the Year and
the only other HBCU performer picked, was named to the second
team.
The 17-man first team, chosen by performances up to regional
playoffs and picked by the staff of Collegiate Baseball
newspaper, features 11 conference players or pitchers of the
year, including:
• RHP Jeff Niemann, Rice (Pitcher of Year Western Athletic Conference) •
LHP Scott Lewis, Ohio St. (Pitcher of Year Big Ten Conference) •
LHP David Marchbanks, South Carolina (Pitcher of Year
Southeastern Conference) •
RHP Jered Weaver, Long Beach St. (Co-Pitcher of Year Big
West Conference) •
RHP Tim Stauffer, Richmond (Pitcher of Year Atlantic 10 Conference) •
C Ryan Garko, Stanford (Co-Player of Year Pacific-10 Conference) •
1B Billy Becher, New Mexico St. (Player of Year Sun Belt
Conference) •
2B Rickie Weeks, Southern (Player of Year Southwestern
Athletic Conference) •
3B Jamie D'Antona, Wake Forest (Player of Year Atlantic
Coast Conference) •
SS Dustin Pedroia, Arizona St. (Co-Player of YearPacific-10 Conference) •
OF Brad Snyder, Ball St. (Player of Year Mid-AmericanConference))
The first team features six starting pitchers who posted a
combined 69-10 record with an ERA of 2.09. Richmond's Tim
Stauffer leads first team All-American pitchers with 135
strikeouts. Stauffer also posted an amazing 10 complete
games in 14 starts this season.
The offense features power, line drive hitters and speed.
The first team belted 129 homers led by NCAA Division I
leader Billy Becher of New Mexico St. with 31. Becher was
also the nation's leader in RBIs with 110.
Seven first teamers hit 19 or more doubles this season led
by Dustin Pedroia (32) of Arizona St. who leads NCAA
Division I. As far as speed, Eastern Kentucky's Josh
Anderson leads the nation with 57 stolen bases in 65
attempts.
The first team also features Collegiate Baseball's National
Player of The Year in 2B Rickie Weeks of Southern. Weeks hit
.500 with 16 homers, 13 doubles, 67 RBI and was 27-for-27 in
stolen base opportunities. When you factor in that he was
walked 46 times this season and hit by pitches 15 times, his
on-base percentage was an astounding .619. Weeks is expected
to be one of the first picks in the upcoming Free Agent
Draft.
FIRST TEAM Pitchers
RHP Jeff Niemann, Rice
LHP Scott Lewis, Ohio St.
LHP David Marchbanks, South Carolina
RHP Vern Sterry, North Carolina St.
RHP Jered Weaver, Long Beach St.
RHP Tim Stauffer, Richmond
Rel. Ryan Wagner, Houston
Position Players
C Ryan Garko Stanford
1B Billy Becher, New Mexico St. 2B Rickie Weeks, Southern
3B Jamie D'Antona, Wake Forest
SS Dustin Pedroia, Arizona St.
OF Josh Anderson, Eastern Kentucky
OF Jordan Foster, Lamar
OF Brad Snyder, Ball St.
DH Ryan Gordon, N.C. Greensboro
UT Scott Beerer, Texas A&M
SECOND TEAM Pitchers
LHP Glen Perkins, Minnesota
RHP Wade Townsend, Rice
RHP John Hudgins, Stanford
RHP Chris Niesel, Notre Dame
LHP Abe Alvarez, Long Beach St.
LHP Trent Peterson, Florida St.
RHP Barry Hertzler, Central Connecticut St.
Rel. Huston Street, Texas
Position Players
C Tony Richie, Florida St.
C Mitch Maier, Toledo
1B Michael Aubrey, Tulane
1B Jeff Larish, Arizona St.
2B Lee Curtis, Coll. of Charleston
3B Ryan Roberts, Texas-Arlington
SS Aaron Hill, Louisiana St.
OF Shane Costa, Cal. St. Fullerton
OF Jeremy Cleveland, North Carolina
OF Adam Boeve, Northern Iowa UT John Gragg, Bethune-Cookman
