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May 16, 2007

Three Named Daktronics All-Region
        EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. -- Three Southern Illinois University Edwardsville baseball players have been named to the 2007 Daktronics All-North Central Region team.
        Cory Bunner (Jacksonville) has been named to the first team. Pitchers Gerad Bryan (Wilmington) and Mike White (Creve Coeur) were named to the second team.
        All three will join their teammates Thursday for the NCAA Division II North Central Regional Tournament at Canal Park in Akron, Ohio. The Cougars, 37-15, will be the No. 3 seed in the North Central Regional and will play fourth-seeded Saginaw Valley State, 33-12, in the first round. The first pitch is scheduled for 9 p.m. EST and will be broadcast live on SIUE's Web Radio at http://www.siue.edu/WEBRADIO.
        Bunner, a senior shortstop, leads the Cougars with a .381 batting average. He also leads the team in hits (74) and stolen bases (16).
        Bryan, a junior right-hander, holds a 6-1 record with a 1.32 earned run average.
        White, a senior left-hander, is 3-1 this season with a a 1.43 ERA.
        The Daktronics All-Region team was selected by the sports information directors of the region's institutions.

2007 Daktronics North
Central Region Baseball Teams
Player of the Year: Casey Jirsa (Ashland, 3B, Senior)
Pitcher of the Year: Nick Beach (Grand Valley State, SP, Junior)
First Team
Name School Year Position Hometown
Scott Hauber Quincy Jr. C Villa Park, Ill.
Jon Weisman Wayne State Sr. 1B Woodhaven, Mich.
Spud McKenzie Grand Valley State Sr. 2B Wyoming, Mich.
Cory Bunner SIU Edwardsville Jr. SS Jacksonville, Ill.
Casey Jirsa Ashland Sr. 3B Tallmadge, Ohio
David Lough * Mercyhurst Jr. OF Akron, Ohio
Tony Hines Wayne State Jr. OF Detroit, Mich.
Hunter Slade Southern Indiana Sr. OF Newburgh, Ind.
Brian Sampsel Findlay So. DH Coshocton, Ohio
Brandon Cogan Missouri-Rolla Fr. UT Missouri City, Texas
Nick Beach * Grand Valley State Jr. SP Muskegon, Mich.
Michael Thompson Bellarmine So. SP Newburgh, Ind.
Matt Marksbury Northern Kentucky Sr. SP Norwood, Ohio
Danny Richard Grand Valley State Fr. SP West Bloomfield, Mich.
Joe Panozzo St. Joseph’s Sr. RP Lansing, Ill.
* Unanimous first-team selections

2007 Daktronics North
Central Region Baseball Teams
Second Team
Name School Year Position Hometown
Nick Smith Grand Valley State Sr. C Hazel Park, Mich.
Eric Zattlin Ashland Sr. C Grand Haven, Mich.
Tony Lewis Drury Sr. 1B Springfield, Ohio
Darin Mastroianni Southern Indiana Jr. 2B Huntersville, N.C.
Dan Skirka Grand Valley State Sr. SS Union City, Mich.
Lee VanStreain Grand Valley State Sr. 3B Kalamazoo, Mich.
Matt Wille St. Joseph’s Jr. OF Crystal Lake, Ill.
Andy Heller Wisconsin-Parkside Jr. OF Kenosha, Wis.
Ryan LaPensee Wayne State Fr. OF LaSalle, Ontario
Justin Richards Ashland Sr. DH Bergholz, Ohio
Gerad Bryan SIU Edwardsville Jr. SP Wilmington, Ill.
Scott Roy Saginaw Valley State Jr. SP Mt. Morris, Mich.
Brian Esperson Mercyhurst Jr. SP Dunkirk, N.Y.
Mike White SIU Edwardsville Sr. SP Creve Coeur, Ill.
Frank Allen Rockhurst So. RP Kansas City, Mo.

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