Final 2002 MIAA Baseball Report

  League Overall
  W L W L  
Calvin 16 2 28 13  
Hope 15 3 28 6  
Adrian 9 9 16 23  
Alma 8 10 12 21  
Olivet 6 12 18 18  
Albion 5 13 15 21  
Kalamazoo 4 14 7 28  

All-MIAA Honors

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
Jim Deters, Calvin College

ALL-MIAA FIRST TEAM
1B Darrell Heuker, Calvin (sophomore from Hudsonville/Unity Christian)
2B Mark Flancbaum, Albion (sophomore from Orchard Lake/West Bloomfield)
3B Steve Slowke, Alma (junior from Macomb/Harper Woods Bishop Gallagher)
SS Josh Vriesman, Calvin (Denver, CO/Denver Christian)
C     Ben Dykhouse, Calvin (senior from Grand Rapids/GR Christian)
OF Kyle Blackport, Hope (junior from Grand Rapids/South Christian)
OF Mike VanBeek, Hope (junior from Hudsonville/Unity Christian)
OF Kevin Vermeersch, Alma (sophomore from Unionville/Unionville-Sebewing)
DH Arie Eppinga, Calvin (junior from Walnut Creek, CA/Contra Costa Christian)
P     Jim Deters, Calvin (freshman from Portage/Kalamazoo Christian)
P     Chris Krebs, Alma (junior from Alma/Alma)
P     Bob Wrozek, Adrian (Jackson/Lumen Christi)

ALL-MIAA SECOND TEAM
1B B.J. Maas, Hope (junior from Jenison/Jenison)
2B Justin Kribs, Hope (sophomore from Jenison/Jenison)
3B Casey Glass, Hope (junior from Hudsonville/Hudsonville)
SS Nick Duflo, Alma (junior from Carson City/Carson City-Crystal)
C     Eric MacKenzie, Hope (sophomore from Alpena/Alpena)
OF Tim Gates, Adrian (freshman from East Pointe/East Detroit)
OF Ross Gladding, Kalamazoo (senior Portage/Portage Northern)
OF Kenny Papes, Hope (junior from Scottville/Mason County)
DH Rob Heumann, Adrian (sophomore from Royal Oak/Kimball)
P     Andy Miedema, Calvin (senior from Hudsonville/Unity Christian)
P     Mike Ott, Calvin (senior from Grand Rapids/Union)
P     Matt Widenmeier, Hope (junior from Midland/Midland)

COACHES' HONORABLE MENTION
Adrian: John Bourdeau, Mike Valasek, Kirk Nichols, Joe Mierkowicz Albion: Steve Gordon, Joel Gurley Alma: Ben Wright, Jason Biehl, Matt Piccirelli Calvin: Mike Noorman, Terry O'Neal, Matt Schmitz, Aaron Griffith Hope: Kevin Kittle, Mark Simonson, Nate Grinzinger, Clisby Jarrard Kalamazoo: Joe Wicklander, Brent LeVassuer, Tristram Gibbons, Garry Penta, Ben Tucker Olivet: Thomas Stowe, Jacob Marlowe, Darren Rowe, Steve Held, Travis Miller, Beau Locker, Ricky Strain

Position Player of the Week Honor Roll

Week #1 - Rob Heumann, Adrian
Week #2 - Mike VanBeek, Hope
Week #3 - Tim Gates, Adrian
Week #4 - Casey Glass, Hope
Week #5 - Kenny Papes, Hope
Week #6 - Kyle Blackport, Hope
Week #7 - Kevin Vermeersch, Alma

Pitcher of the Week Honor Roll

Week #1 - Jim Deters, Calvin
Week #2 - Mike Ott, Calvin
Week #3 - Chris Krebs, Alma
Week #4 - Jim Deters, Calvin
Week #5 - Bob Wrozek, Adrian
Week #6 - Jacob Marlow, Olivet
Week #7 - Matt Schmitz, Calvin