JONESBORO,
Ark., (6/8/11) - Arkansas State senior Todd Baumgartner and Andy Ferguson were
named to the All-Arkansas Collegiate Team by Natural State Baseball announced
Wednesday.
The
team is comprised of the top collegiate players across all levels in the state
of Arkansas. The team consists of eight position players, a designated hitter
and seven pitchers.
Baumgartner,
who was named as an outfielder led ASU with a .340 batting average, 83 hits, 56
runs scored, 18 doubles, nine home runs and 42 RBI while breaking A-State career
records in hits, doubles, total bases and RBI. Baumgartner was an All-Sun Belt
Conference selection and won the 2011 Sun Belt Conference home run derby.
Ferguson
was selected as a pitcher to the All-Arkansas squad and started in 14 games on
the hill for ASU including a complete-game shutout over Louisiana-Lafayette at
the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. Ferguson struck out a league-high 14
batters against Middle Tennessee and struck out 11 against the ULL at the SBC
Tournament in the most dominating performance at the tournament which earned
him All-Tournament honors. Ferguson had two complete game wins for A-State this
past season, which was a team high and led ASU with 80 strikeouts. He posted a
3.57 ERA with a 7-4 record in 88.1 innings pitched.
Ferguson
was drafted with the fifth pick in the 18th round by the Kansas City
Royals in the 2011 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Tuesday.
Ferguson was the 546th overall pick in the draft
All-Arkansas
Team
Catcher
- Lester Clark, North Ark (.527, 24 doubles, 13 HR, 74 RBI)
First - Brock Green, OBU (.381, 21 doubles, 39 RBI)
Second - Chase Presley, Harding (.335, 22 doubles, 4 HR, 38 RBI)
Third - Jason Nappi, Harding (.384, 9 HR, 54 RBI)
Shortstop - Cesar Abreu, ABC (.459, 44 stolen bases)
Left Field - Madison Beaird, ATU (.341, 14 doubles, 41 RBI)
Center Field - Matt Johnson, ATU (.454, 22 doubles, 9 HR, 50 RBI)
Right Field - Todd Baumgartner, ASU
(.340, 18 doubles, 42 RBI)
Designated Hitter - Kentrell Hill, ABU (.402, 11 doubles, 11 HR, 36 stolen
bases)
Starting Pitcher - DJ Baxendale, UA (10-2, 1.58 ERA, 77 strikeouts)
Starting Pitcher - Dan Bream, SAU (12-3, 2.49 ERA, 98 strikeouts)
Starting Pitcher - Doug Shields, SAU (8-2, 2.35 ERA, 75 strikeouts)
Relief Pitcher - Barrett Astin, UA (5-2, 2.75 ERA, 3 saves)
Relief Pitcher - Marc McRae, Harding (4-1, 1.35 ERA)
Pitcher - Trent Daniel, UA (2-0, 2.91 ERA, 4 saves)
Pitcher - Andy Ferguson, ASU (7-4, 3.57
ERA, 80 strikeouts)
Player
of the Year
- Matt Johnson, ATU
Pitcher of the
Year
- DJ Baxendale, UA
Freshman of the
Year
- Lester Clark, North Arkansas
The Natural
(Arkansan of the Year)
- DJ Baxendale, UA
Coach of the Year
- Patrick McGaha, Harding
Team of the Year
- Harding University Bison
Honorable
mention:
Kolby Moore (OBU), Josh Wesson (Henderson), Logan Holthaus (Harding), Tyler
Hardin (ABU), Davin Houser (North Ark), Ryan Nevels (North Ark), David Copeland
(North Ark), Colby Suggs (UA), Nolan Sandburn (UA), Clark Sims (Hendrix),
Collin Radack (Hendrix), Jordan May (UAFS), Wayne Hawkins (UAM), Nick Makris
(ATU), Gip Hendrix (Henderson), Logan Williams (SAU), Trey Buck (SAU), Billy
Ninemire (Harding), Jonathan Davis (UCA), Michael Long (ABU), Ryan Bridges
(ABU), Clint Howard (North Ark), Patrick Phillips (North Ark), Dominic
Ficociello (UA), James McCann (UA)