AndersonBradyVALLEY CITY (VCSU) – Valley City State University sophomore Brady Anderson has been named an Honorable Mention to the 2014 NAIA Baseball All-America team, the NAIA national office announced Monday.

A catcher and infielder from Jamestown, N.D., Anderson was voted Player of the Year in the North Star Athletic Association after a breakout season. He batted .443 this spring with 38 RBIs, 23 extra-base hits and a .678 slugging percentage.

Anderson finished the season ranked Top 20 in the nation in six different batting categories. His .443 batting average ranked Anderson sixth in the nation. He was also third in hits per game (1.65), fifth in total bases per game (2.525) and fifth in triples per game. Anderson’s six total triples were 11th in the nation, and his slugging percentage ranked him 18th.

He was named the NAIA National Player of the Week on April 1, and was twice named the NSAA Player of the Week.

Anderson is the son of Cory and Kristi Anderson. He is the first Viking baseball player to be named Honorable Mention All-American since Casey Huntsinger in 2005.

The 2014 All-America Teams were selected by the NAIA-Baseball Coaches Association (NAIA-BCA) All-America Selection Committee.

 

 

2014 NAIA Baseball All-America Teams

FIRST TEAM

Position First Last Year School Hometown

C Darryl Knight Jr. Embry Riddle (Fla.) Marietta, Ga.

C Carlos Contreras Jr. Northwood (Texas) Carrollton, Texas

1B Martin Lemus Sr. Georgetown (Ky.) Lawndale, Calif.

2B Sam Lind Sr. Cumberland (Tenn.) Hartford, S.D.

SS Riley Swanson So. Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) Mount Vernon, Ohio

3B Jeff Lusardi Sr. San Diego Christian (Calif.) Kansas City, Mo.

UT Forrest Smith Sr. Oklahoma City Bakersfield, Calif.

DH Jake Shirley Sr. Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) West Covina, Calif.

OF Orlando Olivera Jr. Missouri Baptist Miami, Fla.

OF Jose Ruiz* Sr. Oklahoma Wesleyan Barquisimeto, Venezuela

OF Matt Page Sr. Oklahoma Baptist Redwood City, Calif.

OF Cody Lavalli Sr. Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) Apple Valley, Calif.

SP Gabe Hemmer Sr. San Diego Christian (Calif.) Yuma, Ariz.

SP Koby Gaddis Sr. Evangel (Mo.) Springfield, Mo.

SP Derek Moore Fr. Shawnee State (Ohio) Wheelersburg, Ohio

SP Julian Merryweather Sr. Oklahoma Baptist Berkley, Calif.

RP Tyler Akins Sr. Belhaven (Miss.) Madison, Miss.

 

SECOND TEAM

Position First Last Year School Hometown

C Hank Stewart Sr. Brescia (Ky.) Cartersville, Ga.

C Connor Lynch Jr. Oklahoma City Marietta, Ga.

1B Steven Knudson So. Oklahoma Baptist South San Francisco, Calif.

2B Paul Pickerell Jr. Belhaven (Miss.) Elizabethtown, Ky.

SS Ivan Vela Jr. Oklahoma Baptist West Hills, Calif.

3B Mitchell Osnowitz Sr. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) Bloomington, Ill.

UT Ricky Coleman Sr. Cumberland (Tenn.) Nashville, Tenn.

DH Jeff Ricker Jr. Oklahoma Baptist San Bernardino, Calif.

OF Chris Hall So. Cumberland (Tenn.) Lebanon, Tenn.

OF Taylor Eads Jr. Spring Hill (Ala.) Slidell, La.

OF Dusty Davis Sr. Reinhardt (Ga.) Chapel Hill, Ga.

OF Mith Peschon Jr. Northwestern (Iowa) Spirit Lake, Iowa

SP Junior Mustain Sr. Tabor (Kan.) Camdenton, Mo.

SP Jacob Kopra Sr. Corban (Ore.) Gresham, Ore.

SP Jordan Morales Sr. Oklahoma Baptist Hatillo, P.R.

SP Daniel Poncedeleon Sr. Embry Riddle (Fla.) LaMirada, Calif.

RP Travis Tarleton Sr. Point (Ga.) Conyers, Ga.

*denotes Player of the Year

Honorable Mention

First Last School

Tim Hill Bacone (Okla.)

Kyle Kinman Bellevue (Neb.)

Chris Van Brandt Brewton-Parker (Ga.)

Conor Lillis-White British Columbia

Grant Zawadski Bryan (Tenn.)

Keegan Yuhl Concordia (Calif.)

Corey Murphy Davenport (Mich.)

Elliott Engle Doane (Neb.)

Robert Liera Faulkner (Ala.)

Tyler Arthur Georgetown (Ky.)

Tyler Carpenter Georgia Gwinnett

Justin Kalusa Indiana Tech

Tommy Muhlethaler Jarvis Christian (Texas)

Josh Raymond Judson (Ill.)

Ryan Sells Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)

Jordan Eckley Mid-America Nazarene (Kan.)

Brandon Zywicki Missour Baptist

Cody Groskreutz Northwestern (Iowa)

Chris Pike Oklahoma City

Jeff Butler Oklahoma Wesleyan

Aaron Marshall Ottawa (Kan.)

Davon Poole Saint Mary (Kan.)

Cade Gotta San Diego Christian (Calif.)

Jaime Gurroloa Science & Arts (Okla.)

J. Golden St. Ambrose (Iowa)

Edwin Medina St. Thomas (Fla.)

Ricky Rodriguez Sterling (Kan.)

Kirk Rocha Tabor (Kan.)

Jacob Webb Tabor (Kan.)

Steve Karkenny The Master’s (Calif.)

Brady Anderson Valley City State (N.D.)

Russell Harmening Westmont (Calif.)