Ball State University Athletics
Baseball Places Two on All-MAC List
May 24, 2006 | Baseball
Miller, a first baseman, was named to the All-MAC First Team, and Rogers, a right fielder, earned second team honors.
Miller led the MAC with 21 home runs and 74 RBI, a Ball State single-season record. Miller, a senior, also set the Ball State career records for home runs with 50 and RBI with 226. He also leads the MAC with a .719 slugging percentage and is second in the league in total bases per game (2.94), third in runs scored per game (1.21), sixth in hits per game (1.40) and sixth in walks per game (.57). Miller also finished the regular season with a .994 fielding percentage.
Rogers, a sophomore, leads the Cardinals with a .362 batting average, placing him ninth in the MAC. He is also 10th in the league in on-base percentage at .435. Rogers came on strong down the stretch, batting .537 in the final 15 games of the regular season with an on-base percentage of .606 and a slugging percentage of .759.
Miller previously earned All-MAC Second Team honors as a sophomore in 2004. For Rogers, the honor is the first of his career.
Player of the Year: Emmanuel Burris, Kent State
Pitcher of the Year: Jeff Fischer, Eastern Michigan
Freshman of the Year: Ethan Hollingsworth, Western Michigan
Coach of the Year: Scott Stricklin, Kent State
All-MAC First Team
1B Brad Miller, Ball State
2B Drew Saylor, Kent State
SS Emmanuel Burriss, Kent State
3B Andrew Davis, Kent State
C Todd Balduf, Kent State
OF Bryan Mitzel, Central Michigan
OF Kurt Eichorn, Kent State
OF Brian Toner, Northern Illinois
SP Jeff Fischer, Eastern Michigan
SP Chad Wagler, Kent State
SP John Ely, Miami
SP Dan O'Brien, Western Michigan
SP Ethan Hollingsworth, Western Michigan
RP Matt German, Northern Illinois
DH Anthony Gressick, Ohio
Util Ben Humphrey, Central Michigan
All-MAC Second Team
1B James Kingsley, Buffalo
2B Eric Lawson, Bowling Green
SS Jason Watson, Toledo
3B Troy Moratti, Central Michigan
C Kurt Davidson, Akron
OF Justin Rogers, Ball State
OF Willie Walker, Ohio
OF Drew Hoisington, Toledo
SP Ross Liersemann, Akron
SP Alan Brech, Bowling Green
SP Graham Taylor, Miami
SP Josh Collmenter, Central Michigan
RP Matt Long, Miami
DH Nathan Marquardt, Western Michigan
