Loucks named to All-League 2nd team
Friday, June 5, 2009
Jacob Loucks was named to the All-Centennial League second team as a pitcher on Thursday, and five Spartans were named as honorable mentions.
Remington Pinick, Brian Keisler, Corey Bacon, Zach Gifford and Dominic Rodriguez made up the Spartans honorable mentions.
Loucks, a junior, went 5-3 with a 2.48 ERA in 42 1/3 innings this season. He pitched four complete games, had one save and 45 strikeouts.
Pinick hit .320 to lead the Spartans in batting average in 2009. Gifford and Keisler tied for the team lead with 20 hits apiece. Gifford also tied for the team lead with nine RBIs.
Bacon hit .271, scored 13 runs and drove in six runs. Rodriguez hit .288 and tied with Bacon for the team lead by drawing nine walks.
Emporia finished 11-10 this season, a big improvement over the last two seasons when the Spartans won just nine games combined.
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