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Ben Bartley

May 8, 2008 Bartley Named First Team All-GLVC           INDIANAPOLIS - Ben Bartley (Griffith, Ind.) was one of five Southern Illinois University Edwardsville baseball players named to the All-Great Lakes Valley Conference baseball team.           Bartley, a senior third baseman, was the lone player named to the All-GLVC first team. SIUE landed four players on the second team. They were second baseman Josh Street (Defiance, Mo.), shortstop Cory Bunner (Jacksonville), and outfielders Adam Eggemeyer (Steeleville) and Daniel Thomson (Brisbane, Australia).           Bartley was batting .351 when SIUE entered the GLVC Tournament Thursday. He was SIUE's top hitter in conference play with a .382 average.           Saint Joseph's College's Blaine Cravens and Bellarmine University's Patrick Brady have been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year and Player of the Year, respectively. The pair headlines the 2008 All-GLVC Baseball First Team.           Cravens, a senior starting pitcher for the Pumas, has led Saint Joseph's to a 41-14 overall record this season and a 24-8 league mark. He has posted a 1.29 earned run average in 10 appearances and accumulated 45 strikeouts in 62.2 innings pitched. Cravens is 8-1 on the year with three complete games and two shutouts.           In conference action, Cravens was 6-1 with a 1.22 earned run average. He made eight starts against conference foes and struck out 33 in 51.2 innings pitched.           Brady, a sophomore second baseman for the Knights, is hitting .414 overall this season with 43 RBIs, 59 runs scored, 27 doubles, seven home runs, and four triples. He has helped the Knights to a 33-18 overall record.           In addition, Brady has led Bellarmine to the top seed in the East Division for the upcoming GLVC Baseball Tournament. The Knights finished 23-7 in the GLVC and Brady shined with a .419 batting average, 37 runs scored, 29 RBIs, 16 doubles, five home runs, three triples and 16 stolen bases.           Joining Cravens and Brady on the All-GLVC First Team is Bellarmine's Jeff Dillman, Braxton Graven and Shane Noble, Missouri S&T's Thomas McCormick, Northern Kentucky's Jake Shaffer and Ryan Schmidt, Saint Joseph's Matt Reimer and Matt Wille, SIU Edwardsville's Ben Bartley, Southern Indiana's Josh Huebner, Jeremy Kehrt and Shaun Larsen and UIndy's Brandon Braboy and Seth Paul.           UIndy's Chris Saroff has been named the 2008 GLVC Freshman of the Year. The Greyhound standout helped UIndy to the GLVC Baseball Tournament and posted strong numbers at third base and pitcher. He is hitting .356 on the year with 36 RBIs, 33 runs, 10 doubles and 14 stolen bases. In addition, he is 2-3 on the mound in 10 appearances and has a 1.96 earned run average and four saves.           Bellarmine head coach Deron Spink has been selected by his peers as the 2008 GLVC Coach of the Year. Spink has guided the Knights to a 41-14 overall record and to a 24-8 league mark. Bellarmine locked up the East Division's No. 1 seed for the GLVC Tournament.           In addition, the GLVC has announced a 16-member All-GLVC Second Team and 16-member All-GLVC Third Team. The complete list of award recipients follows. All-GLVC First Team C - Seth Paul, Indianapolis 1B - Jeff Dillman, Bellarmine 2B - Patrick Brady, Bellarmine 3B - Ben Bartley, SIU Edwardville SS - Matt Reimer, Saint Joseph's UT - Josh Huebner, Southern Indiana DH - Braxton Graven, Bellarmine OF - Thomas McCormick, Missouri S&T OF - Shane Noble, Bellarmine OF - Jake Shaffer, Northern Kentucky OF - Matt Wille, Saint Joseph's SP - Brandon Braboy, Indianapolis SP - Blaine Cravens, Saint Joseph's SP - Jeremy Kehrt, Southern Indiana SP - Ryan Schmidt, Northern Kentucky RP - Shaun Larsen, Southern Indiana All-GLVC Second Team C - Larry Pempek, Northern Kentucky 1B - Matt Pleiss, Southern Indiana 2B - Josh Street, SIU Edwardsville 3B - Tyler Goss, Drury SS - Cory Bunner, SIU Edwardsville UT - Ryan Murray, Saint Joseph's DH - Ben Sondgeroth, Indianapolis OF - Kevin Dusold, Northern Kentucky OF - Adam Eggemyer, SIU Edwardsville OF - Joe Palumbo, Quincy OF - Daniel Thomson, SIU Edwardsville SP - Derek Mattingly, Bellarmine SP - Dave Middendorf, Northern Kentucky SP - Nate Nevin, Bellarmine SP - Chase Sonen, Saint Joseph's RP - Clay Tingley, Saint Joseph's All-GLVC Third Team C - Yaimel Javier, Missouri S&T 1B - Evan McDole, Northern Kentucky 2B - Justin Skinner, Drury 3B - Alex Thieroff, Southern Indiana SS - Joe Rohlfing, Drury UT - Scott Hauber, Quincy DH - Chad Werry, Southern Indiana OF - R.J. Knese, Drury OF - Justin Russell, Indianapolis OF - Zach Troilo, Rockhurst OF - Timothy Wimsatt, Kentucky Wesleyan SP - Chris Chojnowski, Saint Joseph's SP - Jon Guzzo, Lewis SP - Christopher Marston, Drury SP - Josh Schultze, Kentucky Wesleyan RP - Matt Winterhalter, Northern Kentucky FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR - Chris Saroff, Indianapolis PITCHER OF THE YEAR - Blaine Cravens, Saint Joseph's PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Patrick Brady, Bellarmine COACH OF THE YEAR - Deron Spink, Bellarmine                   -siue cougars-