All-MIAA Team

Washburn third baseman John Calhoun was a unanimous first team selection to the all-MIAA team that was announced Thursday morning prior to the first game of the MIAA Centennial Baseball Championship. Overall, the Ichabods had seven selections to the all-conference squads.

Starting pitcher Brett Ash joined first baseman Brad Alberts and utility player Tyler Bean on the second team. Starter Kerry Schachenmeyer, catcher Richard Swan and right fielder Marcus Peavler earned honorable mention.

Calhoun entered the tournament third in the MIAA batting .401 and second with a .674 slugging percentage. He tied for the league lead with 18 doubles and he was in the top eight in every hitting category in the conference except triples. He was sixth with nine home runs.

Ash won his MIAA tournament opener Thursday against Emporia State and has a 7-4 record and 2.81 ERA. He's tied for the NCAA Division II lead with 10 complete games. Alberts is second on the team batting .379 and Tyler Bean is batting .307, mostly as the designated hitter, and he's 4-3 on the mound with a 4.43 ERA.

Schachenmeyer is 7-2 on the mound with a 4.73 ERA. Swan is batting .246 and he's thrown out 18 would-be base stealers. Peavler is a .302 hitter with 28 RBI and five outfield assists.

Calhoun is the first all-MIAA first-teamer at Washburn since Mark Stoltz earned the honor in 2006 as a designated hitter. Calhoun is the 11th Ichabod to earn the honor. Ash is a repeat second team selection and Bean and Peavler earned honorable mention last year.