May 31, 2006
TEMPE, Ariz. -
Eight Sun Devil baseball players have earned All-Pac-10 honors, the conference announced today. Junior outfielder Colin Curtis (Issaquah, Wash.), sophomore infielder Eric Sogard (Phoenix, Ariz.), freshman first baseman Ike Davis (Scottsdale, Ariz.) and freshman catcher Preston Paramore (Allen, Texas) all earned First Team honors for the 2006 regular season. Senior pitchers Daryl Arreola (Gilbert, Ariz.), Tony Barnette (Federal Way, Wash.), Brett Bordes (Mesa, Ariz.) and freshman first baseman Brett Wallace (Sonoma, Calif.) earned Honorable Mentions.
Curtis hit .339 for the Devils during the regular season, knocking in 51 runs and tying for the Pac-10 lead with a career-high 21 stolen bases. He is the only Sun Devil to start every game this season. Curtis was an All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention a season ago.
Sogard is the team's second leading hitter, batting at a .366 clip while slugging .657. His nine homers tie him for the team lead with Davis.
Davis, who was also named the Pac-10's Freshman of the Year, has 65 RBI this season, a new ASU record for runs batted in by a freshman. He is tied for the team lead in hits (77) and home runs (9) and has also pitched in 14 games.
Paramore has been the catcher for 50 of the team's 55 games, batting .311 with 32 RBI while handling 16 different pitchers.
The Sun Devils also handed out their annual team awards at the 22nd annual baseball banquet on Tuesday night. Brett Bordes was named the 2006 On Deck Circle Most Valuable Player, becoming the first relief pitcher in school history to win the award. The honorable mention All-Pac-10 honor is the second straight for Bordes, who became the school's all-time leader in pitching appearances earlier this season.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Cole Gillespie, OREGON STATE
PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Tim Lincecum, WASHINGTON
DEFENSIVE PLAYER THE YEAR
Chris Kunda, OREGON STATE
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Ike Davis, ARIZONA STATE
COACH OF THE YEAR
Pat Casey, OREGON STATE
ALL-PAC-10 TEAM
Name School Pos Yr Ht Wt Hometown
Hector Ambriz UCLA DH RsJr. 6-2 210 Placentia, Calif.
Ryan Babineau UCLA C Fr. 6-2 195 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Darwin Barney OSU INF So. 5-10 175 Beaverton, Ore.
Dallas Buck (2) OSU RHP Jr. 6-3 210 Newberg, Ore.
Zach Clem (2) WASH OF Sr. 6-1 215 Burlington, Wash.
Colin Curtis ASU OF Jr. 6-2 200 Issaquah, Wash.
Matt Cusick USC INF So. 5-10 190 Mission Viejo, Calif.
Ike Davis ASU LHP/OF Fr. 6-2 200 Scottsdale, Ariz.
Cole Gillespie OSU OF Jr. 6-1 200 West Linn, Ore.
Kevin Gunderson (2) OSU RP Jr. 5-10 165 Portland, Ore.
Matt Hague WASH OF So. 6-3 223 Kent, Wash.
Cyle Hankerd USC OF Jr. 6-2 205 Covina, Calif.
Dave Huff UCLA LHP Jr. 6-2 210 Huntington Beach, Calif.
Tim Lincecum (3) WASH RHP Jr. 6-0 165 Renton, Wash.
Jay Miller WSU OF Sr. 5-9 176 Bellevue, Wash.
Chris Minaker STAN INF Sr. 6-0 195 Lynnwood, Wash.
Brandon Morrow CAL RHP Jr. 6-3 190 Rohnert Park, Calif.
Jonah Nickerson (2) OSU RHP Jr. 6-1 195 Oregon City, Ore.
Preston Paramore ASU C Fr. 6-2 195 Allen, Texas
Jared Prince WSU RHP/OF Fr. 6-3 186 Poulsbo, Wash.
Curt Rindal WASH 1B Jr. 6-2 220 Mount Vernon, Wash.
Eric Sogard ASU INF So. 5-9 170 Phoenix, Ariz.
(2) - Two-time All-Conference selection
(3) - Three-time All-Conference selection
Honorable Mention: Daryl Arreola, Sr., ASU; Tony Barnette, Sr., ASU; Brennan Boesch, Jr., CAL; Brett Bordes, Sr., ASU; Brad Boyer, Sr., ARIZ; Mitch Canham, So., OSU; Travis Coulter, Fr., WSU; Jermaine Curtis, Fr., UCLA; Allen Craig, Sr., CAL; Brandon Crawford, Fr., UCLA; Elliott Cribby, So., WASH; Jason Donald, Jr., ARIZ; Hector Estrella, Jr., USC; Baron Frost, Sr., USC; John Gaston, Fr., ARIZ; Chris Jensen, RsSr., UCLA; Ian Kennedy, Jr., USC; Chris Kunda, Sr., OSU; Matt Lane, Jr., WASH; Chris Lewis, Sr., STAN; Shea McFeeley, Sr., OSU; Matt Manship, Sr., STAN; Jim Murphy, So., WSU; Jeff Miller, Jr., WSU; Paul Oseguera, RsJr., UCLA; Greg Reynolds, Jr., STAN; Bill Rhinehart, Jr., ARIZ; Tyson Ross, Fr., CAL; Colt Sedbrook, So., ARIZ ; Blake Sharpe, Sr., USC; TJ Steele, Fr., ARIZ; Darin Vieira, Sr., USC; Brett Wallace, Fr., ASU; Travis Webb, Jr., WSU.
2006 ASU BASEBALL BANQUET AWARD WINNERS
Mr. Fireman .............................................................................Zechry Zinicola and Brady Martinez
Jim Henderson Courage Award ..............................................Andrew Romine
Casey Myers Academic Award .................................................Ryan Sontag
Phill Lowery Comeback Player of the Year .............................Daryl Arreola
Alvin Davis Leadership Award ................................................Seth Dhaenens
Developmental MVP ................................................................Josh Satow and Matt Hall
Newcomer of the Year ..............................................................Brett Wallace, Jeff Urlaub, CJ Retherford
Outstanding Offensive Player ..................................................Ike Davis and Eric Sogard
Pitcher of the Year ....................................................................Brett Bordes and Tony Barnette
The Tillman ..............................................................................Colin Curtis
Jim Brock - Mr. Sun Devil Award ...........................................Joe Persichina and Frank Mesa
Bobby Winkles Award...............................................................Pat Bresnehan
On Deck Circle MVP ...............................................................Brett Bordes