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May 21, 2007 MISSOURI VALLEY NAMES ALL-CONFERENCE/ALL CENTURY SELECTIONS ST. LOUIS – The Missouri Valley Conference released its annual all-league baseball teams today (May 21) and a pair of Sycamores appear on the list as voted upon by the nine conference head coaches. Juniors DH Chris Schmidt and OF Dave Brumagin have been tabbed as All-MVC second team selections. The honor is the first for Brumagin while Schmidt was a second team selection at designated hitter as a freshman in 2005 as well. Schmidt finished the year by hitting a team-leading .368 with 75 hits, including 15 for extra bases. Schmidt posted 10 doubles, a pair of triples and three home runs while driving in 30 runs. He was successful on 13-of-15 stolen base attempts during the year. His .368 batting average finished as fifth-best in the MVC. Brumagin was second on the team with a .339 batting average as he compiled 65 hits, including 14 for extra bases. He posted 10 doubles, a triple and three home runs while driving in 32 runs. Brumagin put together a sparkling .980 fielding percentage for the season, with just three errors in 148 chances in centerfield and third base. His .339 batting average finished ranked as 17th-best in the league. Indiana State finished the year with a 26-26 record under first year head coach Lindsay Meggs. The Sycamores set school records for hit batsmen as well as sacrifice bunts during Meggs’ initial campaign. ALL CENTURY MVC TEAM NAMED: In 2006-07, the Missouri Valley Conference celebrates a century of excellence as the nation’s second-oldest NCAA Division I conference begins its second centennial as a leader in college athletics. As a part of the Centennial Celebration, The Valley is naming all-centennial teams for each of the Valley’s sponsored sports, including baseball. The list of the top players and all-time greatest coach was determined through online fan voting (www.mvc100.org), with input from a centennial committee. More than 500 votes were cast for baseball while all nine of the current league institutions have at least two representatives on the team. The following are the Indiana State representatives on the MVC All-Century Team: 2B Wallace Johnson, Indiana State - first team All-MVC (1979); led the league in batting average and stolen bases same year 2B Mitch Hannahs, Indiana State - 2-time first team All-MVC (1987 & 1989); all-tournament selection (1987 & 1989); 3-time first team All-MVC (1987 & 1989/second base - 1988/UT) DH Tony Collins, Indiana State - 2 time first team All-MVC (1984 & 1985) RP Craig Kozlowski, Indiana State - 30 pitching appearances ranks seventh in MVC history; 12 saves in a season, ranks sixth in MVC; 89 appearances in career; 25 career saves ranks fifth in MVC history.
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