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Bryan Frew of Nebraska-Omaha was named the league's Most Valuable Player and teammate Chris Kessinger was tabbed as the Most Valuable Pitcher to highlight the All-North Central Conference baseball team announced today by the conference office.

Frew led the league in runs scored (86), stolen bases (29) and on base percentage (.502), finished second in walks (40), third in homeruns (10, tied), fourth in hits (63) and total bases (106) and fifth in runs batted in (38) and slugging percentage (.620) in all-games statistics. Kessinger led the league in wins (10), complete games (5, tied) and opponent batting average (.191), finished third in strikeouts (78) and games started (11, tied) and fourth in innings pitched (61.1).

Frew is making his third appearance on the team while teammates Evan Porter and Chris Weimer and North Dakota's Chris Gulsvig is a two-time selection. The select squad features a rare set of brothers that play on different teams in Chris and Ryan Kessinger. As mentioned earlier Chris plays for Nebraska-Omaha while Ryan plays at Augustana.

Bob Herold tallied Coach of the Year honors. It is the third time, that Herold, in his eighth year at Nebraska-Omaha has been honored by his peers. He led Nebraska-Omaha to the second seed in the NCAA Central Region tournament that begins Thursday in Emporia, Kan. The Mavericks won both the NCC regular-season standings and NCC Championship tournament and finished the NCC season with a 22-1 record, including an amazing 18-game NCC winning streak.

Honors were voted on by the NCC coaches.

2008 All-North Central Conference Baseball Team

Overall Stats Thru 5/6

Name
School
Pos
Yr.
Avg.
HR
RBI
Hometown

Jabby Bakhit
North Dakota
IF
So.
.344
0
13
Omaha, Neb.

Geno Glynn
Minnesota State
IF
Jr.
.333
2
22
Waseca, Minn.

Chris Gulsvig*
North Dakota
IF
Sr.
.359
2
17
Bismarck, N.D.

Evan Porter*
Nebraska-Omaha
IF
Jr.
.399
13
66
Omaha, Neb.

Kyle Resser
St. Cloud State
IF
Sr.
.433
10
37
Bonney Lake, Wash.

Brian Strawn
Nebraska-Omaha
IF
Jr.
.398
3
30
Bellevue, Neb.

Bryan Frew^
Nebraska-Omaha
OF
Jr.
.368
10
38
Grand Island, Neb.

Luke Johnson
Minnesota Duluth
OF
Sr.
.353
1
21
Shoreview, Minn.

Jake Pole
Augustana
OF
Sr.
.383
7
40
Decorah, Iowa

Chris Weimer*
Nebraska-Omaha
OF
Sr.
.414
15
59
Iowa City, Iowa

Nate Baumann
Augustana
C
Fr.
.407
7
32
Marshall, Minn.

Mat Eikmeier
Nebraska-Omaha
DH
Jr.
.348
4
34
Howells, Neb.

Ryan Kessinger
Augustana
DH
Sr.
.298
4
33
Sioux Falls, S.D.

Brandon Dahl
Nebraska-Omaha
RP
So.
2-0, 1.65 ERA, 3 Saves
Omaha, Neb.

Tim Huber
Nebraska-Omaha
P
Sr.
7-1, 3.32 ERA, 83 Ks
Omaha, Neb.

Chris Kessinger
Nebraska-Omaha
P
Jr.
10-1, 3.08 ERA, 78 Ks
Sioux Falls, S.D.

Dustin Koca
Nebraska-Omaha
P
Sr.
5-2, 2.95 ERA, 54 Ks
Papillion, Neb.

Chris Odegaard
Minnesota State
P
So.
6-2, 2.79 ERA, 79 Ks
Glencoe, Minn.

* - indicates second year on All-NCC team, ^ - indicates third year on All-NCC team

Coach of the Year: Bob Herold, Nebraska-Omaha
Most Valuable Pitcher: Chris Kessinger, Nebraska-Omaha
Most Valuable Player: Bryan Frew, Nebraska-Omaha

By Schools: Augustana (3), Minnesota Duluth (1), Minnesota State (2), Nebraska-Omaha (9), North Dakota (2), St. Cloud State (1).

By Class: Senior (8), Junior (6), Sophomore (3), Freshman (1)

Honorable Mention: Augustana: Ian Strum, Mason Vig; Minnesota Duluth: David Olson, Tony Doherty, Cole Hytjan, Kyle Zweber; Minnesota State: Jay Bresnahan, Kosuke Hattori, Nathan Kafka, Zach Danelson, Danny Miller; Nebraska-Omaha: Josh Shirk, Brian Goliber, Dustin Koca (OF); North Dakota: Sean Cooley, Mike Lueck; St. Cloud State: Ryan Sturm, Tim Radmacher, Dave Deminsky.
*Courtesy: NCC