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Joe Savery
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Matt Garza
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Beau Mills
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Wayne Graham
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DENVER The Western Athletic Conference today released its 2005 all-WAC baseball teams and postseason awards as selected by the leagues head coaches. Rice freshman first baseman/pitcher Joe Savery was named the Player of the Year, Fresno State junior Matt Garza earned Pitcher of the Year honors, and the Freshman of the Year award went to Fresno State third baseman Beau Mills. Rice head coach Wayne Graham was selected as Coach of the Year.
Savery, a freshman from Bellaire, Texas (Lamar HS), hit .390 with 21 RBI, seven doubles, three home runs, six stolen bases and scored 21 runs in 26 conference games. He also pitched in 10 WAC games and was 5-2 with a 2.42 ERA, one save and struck out 74 batters in 70.2 innings. In all games, Savery leads the WAC in hitting with a .387 batting average and is second with a 2.49 ERA. He was named first team all-WAC as both a first baseman and pitcher.
Garza, a junior from Fresno, Calif. (Washington Union HS), earned the WACs Pitcher of the Year award after putting together a record of 5-2 in 10 WAC appearances. He had an ERA of 2.62 and struck out 67 batters in 68.2 innings. In all games, he was 6-5 in 19 appearances with a 3.07 ERA and a WAC-high 120 strikeouts.
Mills, a native of Visalia, Calif. (Golden West HS), hit .303 in 30 conference games. He had 32 RBI, 14 home runs and scored 25 runs. In all games, he hit .319 with a WAC-high 63 RBI and 22 home runs.
Graham, in his 14th season with Rice, has led the Owls to a 41-17 overall record and their ninth consecutive WAC title with a 21-9 mark. Rice is competing this weekend in the NCAA Tournament and faces Northwestern State as its first opponent in the regionals. Its Grahams fifth WAC Coach of the Year award.
Fresno State and Rice led the conference with four players each on the all-WAC first team. Hawaii had three, Nevada two and San Jose State placed one on the first team. Repeat selections from 2004s first team included Nevada teammates Brett Hayes and Jacob Butler. This is the third consecutive year on the first team for Hayes.
Hawaii placed four players on the second team while Nevada and San Jose State had three each. Louisiana Tech had two players selected to the second team and both Fresno State and Rice had one apiece.
2005 ALL-WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE BASEBALL TEAMFirst TeamName, Team, Ht., Wt., Yr., Pos., Hometown (Last School)*&Brett Hayes, Nevada, 6-1, 190, Jr., C, Calabasas, Calif. (Notre Dame HS)
Joe Savery, Rice, 6-3, 215, Fr., 1B, Bellaire, Texas (Lamar HS)
#Isaac Omura, Hawaii, 5-10, 175, Jr., 2B, Kailua, Oahu (Mid-Pacific Institute)
Anthony Contreras, San Jose State, 5-11, 185, Sr., SS, San Jose, Calif. (Piedmont Hills HS)
Beau Mills, Fresno State, 6-3, 205, Fr., 3B, Visalia, Calif. (Golden West HS)
#Nick Moresi, Fresno State, 6-4, 190, So., OF, Clayton, Calif. (De La Salle HS)
Matt Inouye, Hawaii, 5-10, 175, Jr., OF, Honolulu, Hawaii (Mid-Pacific Institute)
*%Jacob Butler, Nevada, 6-1, 200, Sr., OF, Yelm, Wash. (Yelm HS)
Tyler Henley, Rice, 5-10, 185, Fr., OF, Colleyville, Texas (Heritage HS)
#Adam Rodgers, Rice, 6-0, 205, Sr., DH, Grapevine, Texas (Grayson CC)
#Matt Garza, Fresno State, 6-4, 190, Jr., SP, Fresno, Calif. (Washington Union HS)
#Stephen Bryant, Hawaii, 5-10, 190, Sr., SP, Chico, Calif. (Feather River CC)
Joe Savery, Rice, 6-3, 215, Fr., SP, Bellaire, Texas (Lamar HS)
Rudy Quinonez, Fresno State, 6-2, 200, Jr., RP, Whittier, Calif. (USC)
Second TeamName, Team, Ht., Wt., Yr., Pos., Hometown (Last School)Esteban Lopez, Hawaii, 6-2, 210, Jr., C, Mesa, Ariz. (Yavapai CC)
Ben Mummy, Nevada, 6-3, 205, Jr., 1B, Edmonds, Wash. (Meadowdale HS)
Carlos Madrid, Nevada, 6-0, 170, Sr., 2B, Sparks, Nev. (Reed HS)
Joe Spiers, Hawaii, 5-10, 185, Fr., SS, Moreno Valley, Calif. (Canyon Springs HS)
Ryan Hamilton, Louisiana Tech, 5-10, 180, Jr., 3B, Houston, Texas (Blinn College)
Chase Moore, Fresno State, 6-4, 230, Jr., OF, Berkely, Calif. (Saint Marys HS)
Gil Laird, Louisiana Tech, 6-2, 195, Sr., OF, Houston, Texas (Blinn College)
$Nate Corrick, San Jose State, 6-2, 210, Sr., OF, San Jose, Calif. (Valley Christian HS)
Travis Becktel, San Jose State, 6-1, 200, Jr., OF, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (Capistrano Valley HS)
Nate Thurber, Hawaii, 6-1, 200, Sr., DH, Riverside, Calif. (NE Oklahoma A&M CC)
Ryan Rodriguez, Nevada, 6-0, 200, So., SP, Reno, Nev. (McQueen HS)
Eddie Degerman, Rice, 6-4, 205, Jr., SP, Granada Hills, Calif. (UC Irvine)
*Brad Kilby, San Jose State, 6-2, 215, Sr., SP, Elk Grove, Calif. (Laguna Creek HS)
#Darrell Fisherbaugh, Hawaii, 6-0, 210, So., RP, Novato, Calif. (San Marin HS)
WAC Player of the Year: Joe Savery, Fr., 1B/P, Rice
WAC Pitcher of the Year: Matt Garza, Jr., Fresno State
WAC Freshman of the Year: Beau Mills, 3B, Fresno State
WAC Coach of the Year: Wayne Graham, Rice
*2004 First Team All-WAC
#2004 Second Team All-WAC
&2003 First Team All-WAC
%2003 Second Team All-WAC
$2002 Second Team All-WAC