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Four Pioneers named to Daktronics All-America Baseball Team

Four Pioneers named to Daktronics All-America Baseball Team

MARSHALL, Minn. --- Four Tusculum College student-athletes have been named to the 2012 Daktronics NCAA Division II All-America Baseball Team announced officials Friday.

Cody Coffman was named the first team utility player, while outfielder Aaron Guinn was selected to the All-America Second Team. Right-handed pitcher Craig Goodman was tabbed to the third team, while third baseman Cade Stallings garnered honorable mention recognition. The Tusculum quartet becomes the 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th All-Americans in program history.

Coffman, a senior from Cape Coral, Fla., split time at first base and catcher this season, while also seeing action at second base and designated hitter. The All-South Atlantic Conference Second Team catcher led the Pioneers with his .417 batting average, which is currently 13th in NCAA II and the eighth-best average ever by a TC player. Coffman is fourth in the country with his 90 hits (4th in TC history), including19 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 62 RBI. Coffman's 19 doubles are 27th in the nation and tied for eighth in TC history. He has scored 52 runs, while drawing 41 walks (25th in NCAA II) against just 17 strikeouts.

During this season, Coffman posted a 26-game hitting streak, the second longest in school history. He wrapped up his collegiate career reaching base safely in 39 consecutive games, including a home run in his final collegiate at-bat against eventual NCAA regional winner Catawba.

At last week's NCAA Southeast Regional in Mount Olive, N.C., Coffman batted .533 (8-for-15) with four RBI, including two home runs and a triple. For his efforts, he was named to the Southeast Regional All-Tournament Team at first base. He was also recently named to the Capital One Academic All-District First Team.

In his two-year career at Tusculum, Coffman posted the seventh-best batting average in school history at .391 in his 105 games in a Pioneer uniform. He recorded 141 hits, including 28 doubles, three triples, 12 home runs and 97 RBI. His .485 career on-base percentage is tied for the third highest in school history.

Guinn, a senior from Norris, Tenn., finished second on the team with his .398 batting average, which is currently 41s in the nation. Guinn amassed 92 hits in his final collegiate campaign, which are the third most in Tusculum history and currently the second-most in the country this year. The Pigeon Forge High School graduate tallied 17 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 51 RBI. The 2012 Daktronics All-Region First Team standout made just one error in his 206 total fielding chances for a .995 fielding percentage, which is tied for the second highest in school history, earning him a spot on the ABCA Southeast Region and SAC Gold Glove Teams.

During his 133-game career, Guinn posted a .363 career average with 90 runs scored, 145 hits, 25 doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 80 RBI. His .990 career fielding percentage is the fifth highest in school history, making only five errors in over 500 chances.

Goodman, a senior from Clearwater, Fla., was named the South Atlantic Conference co-Pitcher of the Year and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Southeast Region Pitcher of the Year earlier this year. The two-time All-SAC First Team standout posted a 10-0 record in his 13 starts, including three complete games. He posted a 2.00 earned run average, which is tied for the fourth lowest in school history. The Clearwater High School graduate pitched in 94.1 innings (5th in TC history) and established a new school single-season record with 89 strikeouts. He was named a national semifinalist for the Tino Martinez DII National Player of the Year Award and is a consensus All-Region selection this season.

For his career, Goodman went 22-6 (3rd in TC history) with a 2.78 ERA (T4th in TC history) in his 45 appearances, including 32 starts (T3rd in TC history). He pitched in 220 innings (4th in TC history), accounting for 196 career strikeouts for the second most in school history.

Stallings, a junior from Knoxville, Tenn., earns All-America honors in his first season with the Pioneers. The University of Louisville transfer batted .367 with 80 hits (T8th in TC history), including 16 doubles, 11 home runs (T10th in TC history) and a team-best 63 RBI (T7th in TC history). His 64 runs scored are tied for the seventh most in school history. The Farragut High School graduate was hit by a pitch 17 times, which are the second most in TC history and one shy of the school record. He also recorded seven sacrifice flies, which are tied for the second most ever by a Pioneer. He is a consensus All-Region selection at third base this year.
Tusculum accounted for one of the best seasons in school history in 2012. The Pioneers posted a sterling 48-10 record, including 24-3 in South Atlantic Conference play as TC captured both the league's regular season and tournament championships. Tusculum advanced to the NCAA Tournament for a sixth time in school history where the Pioneers went 2-2 to finish third at the Southeast Regional. TC also earned the Pioneers its highest national ranking, being listed as the No. 2 team in the country. They are currently listed at No. 8 in the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Coaches' Poll.

Members of the NCAA Division II College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) selected the All-America teams. The All-America team is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems for virtually every sport at every level of competition. Daktronics has sponsored the baseball All-America program since 2007.

2012 Daktronics NCAA Division II All-America Baseball Team
First Team
C - Geno Escalante, Mount Olive
1B - Nathan Minnich, Shepherd
2B - Joe Wendle, West Chester
3B - Bryan Lippincott, Concordia-St. Paul
SS - Blake Miller, Western Oregon
OF - Casey Allison, Wingate
OF - Ryan Busboom, Fort Hays State
OF - Jeff Popick, Colorado Mesa
DH - Antony Boza, Lynn
UT - Cody Coffman, Tusculum
SP - Carl O'Neal, St. Mary's (Texas)
SP - Tim Flight, Southern New Hampshire
SP - Geoff Broussard, Cal Poly Pomona
SP - Grady Wood, Western Oregon
RP - Stephen Johnson, St. Edward's

Second Team
C - Zach Braun, Bemidji State
1B - Jacob Rogers, Mount Olive
2B - Carlos Asuaje, Nova Southeastern
3B - Daniel Duran, Cal State Los Angeles
SS - Braden Box, Colorado Mesa
OF - Aaron Guinn, Tusculum
OF - James Roche, Franklin Pierce
OF - Areo Regoli, Nova Southeastern
DH - Nick Sell, Seton Hill
UT - Cameron Dullnig, Texas A&M-Kingsville
SP - John Healy, St. Anselm
SP - Donovan Drake, Indianapolis
SP - Lee Stoppelman, Central Missouri
SP - Rene Solis, St. Mary's (Texas)
RP - Emilio Pagan, Belmont Abbey

Third Team
C - M.P. Cokinos, St. Mary's (Texas)
1B - Austin Rycroft, Central Oklahoma
2B - Andre Rodriguez, Lincoln Memorial
3B - John Calhoun, Washburn
SS - Grant DeBruin, Alabama-Huntsville
OF - Phil Imholte, St. Cloud State
OF - Shane Latshaw, Mercyhurst
OF - Eli Davis, Cal State Stanislaus
DH - Mike Russo, St. Thomas Aquinas
UT - Michael Jordan, Benedict
SP - Derek Hansen, Augustana
SP - Craig Goodman, Tusculum
SP - Sean Bierman, Tampa
SP - Mark Sappington, Rockhurst
RP - Brad Zambron, Grand Valley State

Honorable Mention
Jon Carnahan (C, Delta State); Zach Mathieu (1B, Franklin Pierce); David Weber (1B, Benedict); Chase Lacomb (2B, Colorado State-Pueblo); Frank Salerno (SS, St. Thomas Aquinas); Cade Stallings (3B, Tusculum); Michael White (UT, Stonehill) ; Joe Vaskas (DH, Emporia State); Danny Susdorf (OF, UC-San Diego), Andrew Jones (OF, Tampa), Steve Anderson (OF, Grand Valley State), Pat Curtin (OF, Tiffin); Harvey Martin (SP, Minnesota State, Mankato), Chad Boughner (SP, North Alabama), Logan Birr (SP, St. Cloud State), Matt Marotta (SP, St. Thomas Aquinas), Ryan Goodbrand (SP, UC-San Diego), Alex Powers (RP, Southern New Hampshire)

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