2007 MIAA Baseball Report

League Overall
W L W L
Hope 22 6 29 13
Adrian 20 8 24 16
Albion 17 11 22 18
Calvin 15 13 15 22
Tri-State 11 17 14 26
Alma 10 18 11 24
Kalamazoo 9 19 12 26
Olivet 8 20 14 26

2007 League Leaders
Final 2007 League Statistics

All-MIAA Honors

MOST VALUABLE PITCHER
Mike Rodgers, Hope

MOST VALUABLE POSITION PLAYER
Brian Baker, Hope

All-MIAA FIRST TEAM
P - Mike Rodgers, Hope* (senior from Saline/Saline HS)
P - Bobby Rickstad, Adrian*** (junior from Kalamazoo/Comstock HS)
P - Andy Draayer, Calvin* (senior from Denver, Colo./Denver Christian HS)
P - Dustin Wuis, Hope** (sophomore from Kalamazoo/Comstock HS)
1B - Zach Benko, Albion* (junior from Blissfield/Blissfield HS)
1B - Matt VanderVelde, Hope* (sophomore from Grandville/Grandville HS)
2B - Mike VanderVelde, Hope** (senior from Grandville/Grandville HS)
SS - Brian Baker, Hope * (junior from Holland/West Ottawa HS)
3B - Derek Tracy, Albion** (senior from Jackson/Lumen Christi HS)
C - Nick McIntosh, Olivet* (senior from Petoskey/Petoskey HS)
C - Kyle Fletcher, Calvin* (junior from Fort Wayne, Ind./Concordia Lutheran HS)
OF - Chris Shelhart, Olivet*** (senior from Rolling Meadows, Ill./St. Viator HS)
OF - Ryan Sulek, Adrian** (senior from Roseville/St. Clements HS)
OF - Dusty Bergman, Tri-State* (senior from Ney, Ohio/Fairview HS)
DH/UT - Chris Blacklidge, Calvin* (sophomore from Comstock Park HS)
DH/UT - Charlie Mackinnon, Kalamazoo** (senior from Grosse Pointe Park/Grosse Pointe South HS)
* denotes number of years All-MIAA first team
ALL-MIAA SECOND TEAM
P - Todd LaForest, Calvin (sophomore from Clio/Clio HS)
P - Brandon Luczak, Kalamazoo (freshman from Rochester Hills/Rochester HS)
P - John Fileccia, Albion (junior from Fraser/Fraser HS)
1B - Barrett Henson, Albion (senior from Shelby Township/De La Salle HS)
2B -Steve Kish, Albion (freshman from Farmington/Farmington HS)
SS - Todd Meyers, Adrian (sophomore from Adrian/Adrian HS)
3B - Matt Schepel, Calvin (freshman from Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS)
C - Bill Lutke, Hope (senior from Allendale/Unity Christian HS)
OF - Matt Sattler, Hope (junior from Brighton/Hartland HS)
OF - Anthony Carr, Adrian (sophomore from Hudson/Hudson HS)
OF - Alex Marcus, Calvin (junior from Willmar, Minn./Willmar Senior HS)
DH/UT - Jacob Vriesman, Calvin (sophomore from Denver, Colo./Denver Christian HS)
Coaches' Honorable Mention
Adrian - Alex Webster, Alexander Younce, Steve Vanderheyden, Alex Cowart; Albion - Ryan Gunderson, Bryan Smith; Alma - Ray Foley, Jeremy Stephens, Dan Merian, Mike Slesinski; Calvin - none; Hope - Brian Guerriero, Matt VanBeek, Rich Burling; Kalamazoo - Ryan Benjamin; Olivet - Brad Dragicevich, David Pembroke; Tri-State - Chad Nichter, Josh Goranson, Matt Laucher, Chris Osborne

2007 Player of the Week Honor Roll

Position Player
Week #1 - Brian Baker, Hope
Week #2 - Derek Tracy, Albion
Week #3 - Alex Marcus, Calvin
Week #4 - Mike VanderVelde, Hope and Kyle Fletcher, Calvin
Week #5 - Anthony Carr, Adrian
Week #6 - Zach Benko, Albion and Matt Laucher, Tri-State

Pitcher of the Week
Week #1 - Ryan Gunderson, Albion
Week #2 - Jordan Maxson, Tri-State
Week #3 - Mike Rodgers, Hope
Week #4 - Mike Rodgers, Hope
Week #5 - Dave Pembroke, Olivet
Week #6 - Andy Draayer, Calvin and John Fileccia, Albion