2008 Baseball
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Conference Tournament Champions
Tennessee Wesleyan
 

Champions of Character
Covenant College
 

Regular Season Champions
Tennessee Wesleyan
 

NAIA Region XII Champions
Union College
 

NAIA All-American
Marty Popham
of Union
JR RHP from Louisville, Ky.
 

NAIA All-American Honorable Mention
Josh Ehringer
of Union
JR OF from Somerset, Ky.
Joe Grinstead
of Union
JR INF from Bowling Green, Ky.
 

Player of the Year
Vladimir Frias
of Tennessee Wesleyan
SR INF from Santo Domingo, DR
 

Pitcher of the Year
Marty Popham
of Union
JR RHP from Louisville, Ky.
 

Freshman of the Year
Travis Weaver
of Bluefield
FR SS from Weyers Cave, VA
 

Coach of the Year
Billy Berry
of Tennessee Wesleyan
 

Region Player of the Year
Vladimir Frias
of Tennessee Wesleyan
SR INF from Santo Domingo, DR
 

Region Coach of the Year
Billy Berry
of Tennessee Wesleyan
 

Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athletes
 NameClassSchoolHometown
CColby DuckettJRCovenantDalton, GA
PMatt BraswellSRMontreatLenoir, NC
 

All-Conference Team
 NameClassSchoolHometown
CCharles WhiteSRBluefieldBaltimore, MD
RHPJace SmithSRKingDripping Springs, Texas
1B/CMike TorrenceSRKingOrlando, Fla.
RHPBrandon WallaceSRKingBristol, Tenn.
OFChad DawkinsJRMontreatRockingham, NC
CJesse WiseSRMontreatBenson, NC
RHPFrank DoughertySRTennessee WesleyanRome, GA
INFVladimir FriasSRTennessee WesleyanSanto Domingo, DR
RHPKris JiggittsJRTennessee WesleyanAurora, CO
INFTyler MoyneurJRTennessee WesleyanEscondido, CA
OFEddie Van EsJRTennessee WesleyanHampton, VA
OFJosh EhringerJRUnionSomerset, Ky.
INFJoe GrinsteadJRUnionBowling Green, Ky.
INFLioney HenriquezJRUnionBrooklyn, N.Y.
RHPMarty PophamJRUnionLouisville, Ky.
LHP/DHBrad RobbinsJRUVA-WiseBig Stone Gap, Va.
OFShawn WrightSRVirginia IntermontKingsport, TN
 

All-Academic
 NameClassSchoolHometown
OFMatt CoxSOBluefieldBuchanan, VA
PRobbie DavisSRBluefieldKeymar, MD
INFJon HageeJRBluefieldPulaski, VA
INFVan HarrisJRBluefieldSpeedwell, VA
LF/PBillie MuellerJRBluefieldVirginia Beach, VA
1B/DHEvan PelotSOBluefieldCartersville, VA
LFTony SingletonSOBluefieldRichmond, VA
PGerard SokolisJRBluefieldBaltimore, MD
CJon BrownSOBryanFranklin, NC
1stMatt HicksJRBryanSoddy Daisy, TN
CGabe KeenJRBryanDayton, TN
RFMichael KentSRBryanLookout Mtn, GA
PBen YoungSOBryanBaton Rouge, LA
P/INFDaniel ZimmermanSOBryanGrandview, TN
1BCaleb AbneyFRCovenantKennesaw, GA
OFCody BaxterSOCovenantAcworth, GA
CColby DuckettJRCovenantDalton, GA
RHPBen LoderhoseSOCovenantCape Coral, FL
3BBlaine NewtonJRCovenantHurdle Mills, NC
INFThomas O'BanSOCovenantTacoma, WA
RHPBen OliverSOCovenantDalton, GA
CMicah ReynoldsFRCovenantNew Market, TN
2BJohn RogersSOCovenantGadsden, AL
INFJohn WhiteheadJRCovenantJackson, TN
OFCraig WorlandSOCovenantChickamauga, GA
RHPEric AllenSRKingKingsport, Tenn.
RHPTee BlevinsSOKingElizabethton, Tenn.
SSBrett CantSRKingSydney, Australia
CCraig CantSRKingSydney, Australia
SS/2BBrad CoulterSRKingMaryville, Tenn.
RHPBrandon FryeSRKingJohnson City, Tenn.
2BMatthew MalinowskiSRKingChaumont, N.Y.
CMatt MorrisJRKingSweetwater, Tenn.
RHPJace SmithSRKingDripping Springs, Texas
OFLuke WalawanderSRKingMissoula, Mont.
OFDrew AndersSRMilliganJohnson City, TN
CBrandon MurphyJRMilliganJohnson City, TN
IFJonathan RidenourSRMilliganAlcoa, TN
IF / PMark SimoJRMilliganSheffield Lake, OH
OFBrent AshbaughSRMontreatTara, Ontario
PPatrick BallewSOMontreatGlouceseter, VA
OF/1BKendell BennettFRMontreatWhittier, NC
PMatt BraswellSRMontreatLenoir, NC
1BCameron DuckworthSOMontreatAsheville, NC
OF/2BCasey DuckworthSOMontreatAsheville, NC
PAaron HughesSOMontreatMurphy, NC
PJohn ShannonJRMontreatWaynesville, NC
RHPJoel BrookensSRTennessee WesleyanFayetteville, PA
CDavid MillerSRTennessee WesleyanClarksville, TN
INFMatt BradySRUnionLouisville, Ky.
LHPLance DoughertyJRUnionCanyon, Texas
CCory EstepFRUnionHarlan, Ky.
INFTyler MartinSOUnionCorbin, Ky.
UTLBrad AustinSOUVA-WiseHillsville, Va.
RHPMatt BegleySRUVA-WiseNorton, Va.
RHP/1BJohn BigleySRUVA-WiseWoodbridge, Va.
2BSeth RadcliffSOUVA-WisePalmyra, Va.
LHPMitch BedingfieldSRVirginia IntermontKingsport, TN
LHPHunter FishJRVirginia IntermontKingsport, TN
CMark FuscoSRVirginia IntermontOntario, Canada
INFMatt GrimmSRVirginia IntermontBristol, VA
OFZack RobertsFRVirginia IntermontLynchburg, VA
CJustin RoopSRVirginia IntermontPound, VA
OFShawn WrightSRVirginia IntermontKingsport, TN
 

All-Region Team
 NameClassSchoolHometown
RHPJace SmithSRKingDripping Springs, Texas
1B/CMike TorrenceSRKingOrlando, Fla.
RHPBrandon WallaceSRKingBristol, Tenn.
OFChad DawkinsJRMontreatRockingham, NC
CJesse WiseSRMontreatBenson, NC
RHPFrank DoughertySRTennessee WesleyanRome, GA
INFVladimir FriasSRTennessee WesleyanSanto Domingo, DR
RHPKris JiggittsJRTennessee WesleyanAurora, CO
INFTyler MoyneurJRTennessee WesleyanEscondido, CA
OFEddie Van EsJRTennessee WesleyanHampton, VA
OFJosh EhringerJRUnionSomerset, Ky.
INFJoe GrinsteadJRUnionBowling Green, Ky.
INFLioney HenriquezJRUnionBrooklyn, N.Y.
RHPMarty PophamJRUnionLouisville, Ky.
LHP/DHBrad RobbinsJRUVA-WiseBig Stone Gap, Va.