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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.                 -siue cougars-