May 21, 2008

CLEVELAND--Two Miami University junior baseball players earned Second-Team All-Mid-American Conference honors. Tommy Nurre (Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier) earned All-MAC honors at first base, while shortstop Jordan Petraitis (Canal Fulton, Ohio/Manchester) was an at-large selection.

Nurre and Petraitis finished the season ranked in eight combined statistical categories in Mid-American Conference-only play. Nurre was the conference's top hitter, posting a .444 batting average in MAC-only contests, while also ranking first in on-base percentage (.512), and doubles (.63 2B/G). Nurre ranked second in hits (1.78 h/g), slugging percentage (.796), total bases (3.19 tb/g) and fourth in RBIs (1.15 RBIs/G). Petraitis ranked second in MAC-only games in triples (.15 3B/G), third in on-base percentage (.474) and was tied for 15th in batting average (.365).

Additionally, Nurre set the Miami single-season record for doubles with 22. Petraitis also broke onto several Miami charts. Petraitis' 19 doubles in 2008 rank third on Miami's single-season doubles list, while his 41 career doubles tie for eighth place. Petraitis also moved into ninth place on the career hits chart (210) and is tied for tenth place on Miami's single-season and career triples lists.

This was the second all-league honor for Petraitis, who was a first-team selection in 2007. It marked the first all-conference accolade for Nurre.

All-MAC Specialty Award Winners
Player of the Year: Greg Rohan, Kent State
Pitcher of the Year: Chris Carpenter, Kent State
Freshman of the Year: Brian Stroud, Western Michigan
Coach of the Year: Jake Boss, Eastern Michigan

All-MAC First Team
1B- Greg Rohan, Kent State*
2B- Josh Ivan, Eastern Michigan
SS- Ryan Shay, Bowling Green
3B- Derek Spencer, Bowling Green
C- Justin Behm, Northern Illinois
OF- Wayne Bond, Ball State
OF- Matt Stiffler, Ohio
OF- Chris Lewis, Western Michigan
SP- Chris Carpenter, Kent State
SP- Kyle Smith, Kent State
SP- Ethan Hollingsworth, Western Michigan
SP- Brian Stroud, Western Michigan
RP- Kyle Heyne, Ball State
DH- Kurt Davidson, Akron*
Utility/At-Large- Marc Krauss, Ohio

All-MAC Second Team
1B- Tommy Nurre, Miami
2B- Doug Sanders, Kent State
SS- Chris Tremblay, Kent State
3B- Brandon Besl, Ohio
C- Zach Dygert, Ball State
OF- Tyler Stovall, Central Michigan
OF- Anthony Gallas, Kent State
OF- Jeff Thomas, Northern Illinois
SP- Mike Stangroom, Buffalo
SP- Matt Shoemaker, Eastern Michigan
SP- Billy Morrison, Western Michigan
SP- Trevor Feeney, Northern Illinois
RP- Andy Deain, Northern Illinois
DH- Pedro Dager, Western Michigan
Utility/At-Large- Jordan Petraitis, Miami
*unanimous selection