May 31, 2005
TEMPE, Ariz. (www.TheSunDevils.com) -- Arizona State Baseball players Travis Buck and Jeff Larish were selected to the 2005 All-Pac-10 Team and nine other Sun Devils picked up honorable mention all-conference honors.
Junior starting pitcher Erik Averill (Orange, Calif.), sophomore relief pitcher Pat Bresnehan (Sherborn, Mass.), junior relief pitcher Brett Bordes (Mesa, Ariz.), sophomore outfielder Colin Curtis (Issaquah, Wash.), sophomore second baseman Seth Dhaenens (Chandler, Ariz.), senior catcher Tuffy Gosewisch (Scottsdale, Ariz.), freshman shortstop Andrew Romine (Lake Forest, Calif.), freshman center fielder J.J. Sferra (Phoenix, Ariz.) and senior starting pitcher Jason Urquidez (Simi Valley, Calif.) were all named All-Pac-10 honorable mention.
Buck (Richland, Wash.) earned first-team All-Pac-10 honors for the second straight year. Buck started all 56 games for the Sun Devils with 39 coming in the outfield and 17 at third base. He led the team and ranks third in the Pac-10 hitting .388 (94-for-242) with 22 doubles, three home runs, 38 RBI and 23 stolen bases.
Larish (Tempe, Ariz.) is an All-Pac-10 pick for the third time in his career and the second on first-team. He was also named first-team all-conference in 2003 after his record-breaking sophomore season. As a senior, Larish is hitting .308 (65-for-211) while leading the league with 17 home runs. He also has recorded 15 doubles, 56 RBI and is one of six Sun Devils with 10 or more stolen bases. The senior slugger also ranked tied for third with Barry Bonds in the ASU career record books with 45 home runs.
Several individual awards were also passed out at the teams annual awards banquet held Tuesday night in the lobby of the Carson Student-Athlete Center. Senior catcher Tuffy Gosewisch was a near unanimous choice for the On Deck Circle MVP Award. Several players also shared awards, including Jason Urquidez and Erik Averill for Pitcher of the Year, Travis Buck and Jeff Larish for Offensive MVP and Gosewisch and Larish for Defensive MVP. Buck also was the recipient of The Tillman, named in honor of former Sun Devil football player Pat Tillman.
On Deck Circle MVP: Tuffy Gosewisch Pitcher of the Year: Jason Urquidez/Erik Averill Offensive MVP: Travis Buck/Jeff Larish Defensive MVP: Tuffy Gosewisch/Jeff Larish Developmental MVP: Rocky Laguna Newcomer of the Year: Joey Hooft/Andrew Romine/J.J. Sferra Mr. Fireman Award: Brett Bordes/Pat Bresnehan Jim Henderson Courage Award: Colin Curtis Jim Brock/Mr. Sun Devil Award: Seth Dhaenens Bobby Winkles Award: Colin Curtis The Tillman: Travis Buck
Complete list of the 2005 All-Pac-10 Awards:
CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
Trevor Crowe, ARIZONA and Jacoby Ellsbury, OREGON STATE
PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Ian Kennedy, USC
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Darwin Barney, OREGON STATE
COACH OF THE YEAR
Pat Casey, OREGON STATE
2005 ALL-PAC-10 TEAM
Name School Pos Yr. Brennan Boesch California OF So. Jordan Brown Arizona 1B Jr. Travis Buck (2) Arizona State OF Jr. Dallas Buck Oregon State RHP So. Jeff Clement (3) USC C Jr. Brady Everett Washington State C Sr. Jeff Gilmore Stanford RHP Jr. Kevin Gunderson Oregon State RP So. Nick Hundley Arizona C Jr. Andy Jenkins Oregon State 1B Sr. Jeff Larish (2) Arizona State 1B Sr. Brent Lillibridge (3) Washington INF Jr. Tim Lincecum (2) Washington RHP So. Jed Lowrie (2) Stanford INF Jr. John Mayberry Jr. (2) Stanford 1B Jr. Mark Melancon Arizona RP So. Jonah Nickerson Oregon State RHP So. Josh Satin California INF Fr. Travis Talbott California RP Sr. Jeff Van Houten (2) Arizona OF Sr.
(2) - Two-time All-Conference selection.
(3) - Three-time All-Conference selection.
Honorable Mention: Erik Averill, Jr., ASU; Eric Berger, Fr., ARIZ; Brett Bordes, Jr.; Brad Boyer, Jr., ARIZ; Pat Bresnehan, So., ASU; Zach Clem, Jr., WASH; Josh Conover, Sr., WASH; Allen Craig, Jr., CAL; Colin Curtis, So., ASU; Matt Cusick, Fr., USC; Seth Dhaenens, So., ASU; Jason Donald, So., ARIZ; David Dowling, Sr., WASH; Eric Dworkis, Sr., CAL; Hector Estrella, So., USC; Nate Fogle, RP), OSU; Chris Frey, Jr., ARIZ; Ryan Gipson, OSU; Tuffy Gosewisch, Sr., ASU; Tyler Graham, Jr., OSU; Kevin Guyette, Jr., ARIZ; Matt Hague, Fr., WASH; Cyle Hankerd, So., USC; Billy Hart, Jr., USC; John Hester, Jr., STAN; Chris Jensen, Jr., UCLA; Taylor Johnson, Sr., WASH; Bryan Kervin, Fr., ARIZ; Anton Maxwell, OSU; Shea McFeeley, OSU; Brandon McKerney, Fr., WASH; John Meloan, Jr., ARIZ; Jay Miller, Jr., WSU; Jeff Miller, So., WSU; Dane Renkert, Sr., WSU; Mark Romanczuk, Jr., STAN; Andrew Romine, Fr., ASU; J.J. Sferra, Fr., ASU; Blake Sharpe, Jr., USC; Adam Sorgi, So., STAN; Jack Spradlin, Jr., USC; Matt Swanson, Sr., CAL; Jason Urquidez, Sr., ASU.