Spartans Place Pair on All-American Team

BOCA RATON, Fla. - The University of Tampa baseball team had a pair of student-athletes named to the Rawlings/ABCA All-American team, headlined by first-teamer Mike Adams. Michael Danner was also named to the third team.

This marks the first time since 2007 that UT has placed multiple players on the All-American teams, as both are first-time honorees.

Adams, the Sunshine State Conference and South Region Pitcher of the Year is 7-0 with six saves and a 2.31 ERA. In 58.1 innings, Adams has a team-high 73 strikeouts as opponents are hitting .212 against the senior lefty. Adams enjoyed a perfect effort against Coker, hurling 2.2 hitless innings with four strikeouts and no walks.

Danner, a junior outfielder from Tampa, is hitting .362 since transferring to UT. He has slugged six home runs to go with a team-leading 50 RBI. He has also notched 14 doubles and a team-high four triples to go with 13 stolen bases. He also owns a .990 fielding percentage and .462 on-base percentage.

FIRST TEAM
Position First Last Year School State
1B Mike Failoni Jr. Lindenwood University MO
2B Braden Box Sr. Colorado State Mesa CO
3B Nick Sell So. Seton Hill University WV
SS Michael Schulze Jr. Missouri Western State University MO
INF Brian Wuest Sr. University of Nebraska - Kearney NB
OF Zach Bricknell Sr. Young Harris College GA
OF Chandler Brock So. University of Alabama Huntsville AL
OF Zach Esquerra Jr. California Baptist University CA
OF Michael Lott Jr. Shepherd University WV
C Mike Russo Sr. St. Thomas Aquinas College NY
DH Bradon Reitano Jr. Mount Olive College NC
SP Jason Hoppe Jr. Minnesota State Mankato MN
SP Harvey Martin Sr. Minnesota State Mankato MN
SP Harmen Sidhu Sr. Sonoma State University CA
SP Glenn Wallace Sr. Sonoma State University CA
RP Mike Adams Sr. University of Tampa FL

SECOND TEAM
Position First Last School State
1B Chris Dula Jr. Catawba College NC
2B Adrian English Jr. Barry University FL
3B Grant Fink Sr. Missouri Western State University MO
SS Mike Mercurio Sr. Mount Olive College NC
INF Cameron Scott Sr. Columbus State University GA
OF Casey Cotter Sr. Merrimack College MA
OF Bubba Dotson Sr. Missouri Western State University MO
OF Ryan Lewis Sr. Columbus State University GA
OF Kyle Simpson Sr. Missouri Western State University MO
C Kyle Sani Sr. Central Washington University WA
DH Ben Kingsley Sr. Delta State University MS
SP Matt Dillon Sr. Mount Olive College NC
SP Brannon Easterling Jr. St. Edwards's College TX
SP Trevor Graham Jr. Franklin Pierce College NH
SP Carl O'Neal Sr. St. Mary's University TX
RP Dillon McNamara Sr. Adelphi University NY

THIRD TEAM
Position First Last School State
1B Jason Matusik Sr. Lynn University FL
2B Allen Staton So. North Greenville University SC
3B Jordan Edgerton So. UNC Pembroke University NC
SS Will Kengor Jr. Slippery Rock University PA
SS Nate Robertson So. Colorado State Mesa CO
INF Tyler Aldridge Sr. Delta State University MS
INF Pat Kregloh Jr. Shippensburg University PA
OF Michael Danner Jr. University of Tampa FL
OF Luke Esquerra Sr. California Baptist University CA
OF Lee Neumann Sr. Angelo State University TX
OF Nick Thimesch Jr. Drury University MO
C Kyle Petty Sr. California University PA
C Nick Tindall So. Quincy University IL
DH Payton Reed Fr. Drury University IL
SP Junior Mendez Jr. Southern New Hampshire University NH
SP Chris Murphy So. Millersville University PA
SP Jordan Peterson So. Saint Joseph College IN
SP Dallas Ponder Jr. Texas A & M Kingsville TX
SP Alex Regan So. Mount Olive College NC
RP Taylor Grover Jr. University of South Carolina Aiken SC
RP Kyle Renaud Sr. University of Missouri St. Louis MO

Pitcher of The Year
Position First Last School State
SP Harvey Martin Sr. Minnesota State Mankato MN

Position Player of the Year
Position First Last School State
OF Zach Esquerra Jr. California Baptist University CA

D2 Player of the Year
Position First Last School State
OF Zach Esquerra Jr. California Baptist University CA

Gold Glove
Position First Last Year School State
1B Michael Pomeroy Jr. Grand Canyon University AZ
2B Connor Szczerba Jr. Florida Southern College FL
3B Michael Herman So. Wayne State College NB
SS Kris Kelly Sr. Molloy College NY
OF Mike Cleary Sr. Southern Connecticut State University CT
OF Ryan Greer Sr. Angelo State TX
OF Jeff Anderson Sr. Texas A&M International TX
C Gino Escalante Sr. Mount Olive College NC
SP Andrew Naderer Fr. Grand Canyon University AZ

Defensive Player of the Year
Position First Last Year School State
C Gino Escalante Sr. Mount Olive College NC