The awards keep rolling in for the Grand Valley State University baseball team. Eight Lakers were rewarded for their play this season by being named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association’s All-Midwest Region Team.
Headed by senior outfielder Steve Anderson, who was named as the NCBWA’s Midwest Region Player of the Year, the team landed eight players on the team. Along with Anderson, senior catcher Jared Cowan, senior pitcher Kyle Schepel, junior pitcher Brad Zambron and freshman shortstop Kevin Zac were honored on the first team.
Joining them on the second-team were sophomore first basemen Giancarlo Brugnoni, senior pitcher Ryan Garman and freshman outfielder Mike Nadratowski.
Regional honors aside, a pair of Lakers earned a more prestigious honor by being honored as All Americans by multiple outlets.
Cowan was honored as a Rawlings/American Baseball Coaches Association All American, as was junior closer Brad Zambron. The duo proved the be a key to the team’s success throughout the season with Zambron leading the GLIAC in saves with 16, while Cowan served as a big part of the Lakers’ offense and defense.
Zambron was honored as an All American by two other outlets – a second teamer on the NCBWA team and third team on the Daktronics team.