Twenty Five Northwoods League Players Featured on 2015 All-Big Ten Teams
Former Waterloo Buck, David Kerian is named Player of the Year
Rochester, Minn. – The Northwoods League is proud to announce that 25 current and former players have been named to All-Big Ten teams following the 2015 season.
Former Waterloo Buck, David Kerian from Illinois, was named the Big Ten Player of the Year. Kerian spent the 2013 and 2014 seasons with the Bucks. In 2013, Kerian hit .297 with six home runs and 39 RBI. He also stole 18 bases. During the 2014 season with the Bucks, Kerian hit .292 with five home runs and 35 RBI to go along with 11 steals.
Below is a list of the NWL players, their All-Big Ten team, college and NWL team.
ALL-BIG TEN FIRST TEAM
C — Jason Goldstein, ILL, Madison Mallards
1B — David Kerian, ILL, Waterloo Bucks
SS — Adam Walton, ILL, Madison Mallards (2014), Rochester Honkers (2015)
3B — Mark Weist, MSU, Battle Creek Bombers
OF — Casey Fletcher, ILL, Rochester Honkers
OF — Jackson Glines, MICH, Battle Creek Bombers
OF — Pat Porter, OSU, Kenosha Kingfish
SP — Blake Hickman, IOWA, Waterloo Bucks
ALL-BIG TEN SECOND TEAM
C — Tanner Lubach, NEB, Duluth Huskies
1B — Ryan Krill, MSU, Lakeshore Chinooks
SS — Michael Handel, MINN, Madison Mallards
OF — Eric Toole, IOWA, La Crosse Loggers
OF — Ryan Boldt, NEB, Rochester Honkers
OF — Troy Montgomery, OSU, Kalamazoo Growlers
SP — Drasen Johnson, ILL, Waterloo Bucks
RP — Nick Hibbing, IOWA, Madison Mallards
ALL-BIG TEN THIRD TEAM
1B — Tyler Peyton, IOWA, Waterloo Bucks
2B — Reid Roper, ILL, Rochester Honkers
OF — Ryan Nagle, ILL, Waterloo Bucks
OF — Tom Marcinczyk, RU, Wisconsin Rapids
DH — Pat McInerney, ILL, Kenosha Kingfish
SP — John Kravetz, ILL, Wisconsin Rapids Rafters
SP — Ryan Riga, OSU, Lakeshore Chinooks
ALL-BIG TEN FRESHMAN TEAM
1B – Scott Schreiber, NEB, Rochester Honkers
OF — Brandon Hughes, MSU, Kalamazoo Growlers
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The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. The 21 year old summer collegiate league is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 18 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, more than 120 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (CWS), Jordan Zimmermann (WAS), Curtis Granderson (NYM), Lucas Duda (NYM) and Ben Zobrist (OAK). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.northwoodsleague.com.