UNO’s Taylor, Fox Named #SummitBSB Player and Pitcher of the Year
UNO’s Taylor, Fox Named #SummitBSB Player and Pitcher of the Year
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ELMHURST, Ill. - Summit League regular season champion Oral Roberts led the way as it placed 11 selections on the baseball all-league teams. The awards were announced at the annual banquet Tuesday night and were voted on by the league's head coaches.
Omaha's Clayton Taylor was named the league's Player of the Year and teammate Tyler Fox captured Pitcher of the Year honors. Oral Roberts' Brent Williams earned the Newcomer of the Year award while his head coach Ryan Folmar garned the Coach of the Year accolade.
Taylor collected the Player of the Year award after leading the league in RBI this season. The senior third baseman has 66 RBI this season with 36 of those coming against league opposition. In addition to RBI, he also leads his squad in slugging percentage (.560) and home runs (11). He also added 41 runs and 12 doubles to go along with his .333 batting average. A two-time Player of the Week recipient this year, he earns his third consecutive first team all-league honor and fourth overall of his career.
Fox earned the Pitcher of the Year honors after leading the league in wins (10), complete games (2) and innings pitched (93.2). The senior righty is also ranked second in the league with 69 strikeouts and a 3.17 ERA on the season. Fox, the 2014 Pitcher of the Year, holds the school record with 30 career wins, which ranks third all-time in The Summit League, and earned three Pitcher of the Week awards this season.
Williams was named Newcomer of the Year after leading Oral Roberts in both RBI (52) and home runs (8). His 52 RBI also rank second in The Summit League entering tournament play. The junior first baseman has recorded a .310 batting average on the year with a .478 slugging percentage, .344 on-base percentage, 10 doubles and 29 runs. Williams becomes the 13th Golden Eagle to earn Newcomer of the Year honors.
Folmar captured his second consecutive Coach of the Year honor and the second of his career after leading Oral Roberts to its 16th regular season championship title in 17 years competing in the league. The Golden Eagles recorded a 22-8 regular season league mark and dropped just two league games at home. Folmar guided the Golden Eagles to the top seed in the upcoming Summit League Tournament for the 16th time in program history.
The Summit League Championship begins Wednesday, in Tulsa, Okla., with No. 2 Omaha facing No. 3 Fort Wayne at Noon (CT), followed by host and top seed Oral Roberts vs. No. 4 South Dakota State at 6 p.m. (CT). The double elimination tournament continues with two games Thursday, one game Friday and the championship game(s) slated for Saturday.
2016 BASEBALL ALL-LEAGUE TEAMS/AWARDS
| First Team |
| Name, School |
Pos. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
Brent Williams, Oral Roberts
|
1B |
R-Jr. |
Colorado Springs, Colo.
|
Drew Fearing, North Dakota State
|
2B |
So. |
Osakis, Minn.
|
Clayton Taylor, Omaha
|
3B |
Sr. |
Omaha, Neb.
|
Greg Kaiser, Fort Wayne
|
SS |
R-Sr.
|
Fort Wayne, Ind.
|
Noah Cummings, Oral Roberts
|
OF |
R-So.
|
Alpine, Calif.
|
Cole Gruber, Omaha
|
OF |
Sr. |
Papillion, Neb.
|
Brandon Soat, Fort Wayne
|
OF |
Sr. |
Fort Wayne, Ind.
|
Matt Whatley, Oral Roberts
|
C |
R-So. |
Claremore, Okla.
|
Jesse Munsterman, South Dakota State
|
DH |
Sr. |
St. Peter, Minn.
|
Ryan Cate, Omaha
|
UTL |
So. |
Omaha, Neb.
|
Tyler Fox, Omaha
|
SP |
Sr. |
Thornton, Colo.
|
Trevor Storie, Fort Wayne
|
SP |
Sr. |
Huntington, Ind.
|
Nick Wood, Oral Roberts
|
SP |
R-Sr.
|
Los Alamitos, Calif.
|
Brady Womacks, Oral Roberts
|
RP |
Jr. |
Pevely, Mo.
|
| |
| Second Team |
| Name, School |
Pos. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
Matt Johnson, South Dakota State
|
1B |
Jr.
|
Ankeny, Iowa
|
Jackson Boyce, Fort Wayne
|
2B |
Jr. |
Leo, Ind.
|
Chase Stafford, Oral Roberts
|
3B |
Sr. |
Petaluma, Calif.
|
Trevor Sonnier, Oral Roberts
|
SS |
R-Sr. |
Nederland, Texas
|
Paul Jacobson, South Dakota State
|
OF |
Sr. |
Dakota Dunes, S.D.
|
Nick Rotola, Oral Roberts
|
OF |
R-Jr. |
Wichita, Kan.
|
Shane Trevino, Fort Wayne
|
OF |
R-Sr. |
Hudsonville, Mich.
|
Luke Ringhofer, South Dakota State
|
C |
So. |
Cottage Grove, Minn.
|
Taylor Sanders, North Dakota State
|
DH |
Sr. |
Lake Oswego, Ore.
|
Rolando Martinez, Oral Roberts
|
UTL |
Sr.
|
Bakersfield, Calif.
|
Bryce Howe, Oral Roberts
|
SP |
So. |
Claremore, Okla.
|
Ian Koch, Western Illinois
|
SP |
Fr. |
Crystal Lake, Ill.
|
Cale Tims, Oral Roberts
|
SP |
So. |
Jenks, Okla.
|
Landon Busch, South Dakota State
|
RP |
Jr. |
Brookings, S.D.
|
| |
Player of the Year: Clayton Taylor, Omaha
|
| |
Pitcher of the Year: Tyler Fox, Omaha
|
| |
Newcomer of the Year: Brent Williams, Oral Roberts
|
| |
Coach of the Year: Ryan Folmar, Oral Roberts
|
ABOUT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
In its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of over 120,000 at nine institutions, including four located in top 60 U.S. metro populations and two land-grant universities. Member institutions include: Denver (University of Denver), Fort Wayne (Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), North Dakota State University, Omaha (University of Nebraska Omaha), Oral Roberts University, the University of South Dakota, South Dakota State University and Western Illinois University. Previously known as the Mid-Continent Conference, The Summit League rebranded in 2007 and has since produced eight NCAA Champions along with over 75 Academic All-Americans, 65 All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. In 2014-15, The Summit League ranked first for NCAA Graduation Success Rate in women's basketball and second in baseball. For more information about the league and to "See The Summit", visit www.thesummitleague.org website, follow The Summit League on Twitter @thesummitleague and watch the weekly "Inside The Summit League" show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.
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