Stephen Dezzi Named All-American for Second Straight Season

MARSHALL, Minn. - University of Tampa senior outfielder Stepen Dezzi earned a spot on the 2015 Daktronics, Inc., NCAA Division II All-America baseball team, marking the second straight season as an All-American for Dezzi.

A total of 49 student-athletes, representing 40 institutions were named to either the first, second or third team All-America squad, while 15 were named honorable mention.

Junior pitcher Reese Gregory from St. Cloud State University (Minn.) and junior catcher Will Albertson from Catawba College earned the the Ron Lenz Pitcher and Player of the Year awards respectively.

Dezzi, a senior from Sarasota, Fla., led the Spartans to their third consecutive NCAA South Region championship after leading UT to the National Championship Series as a junior and senior.

He was honored as a third-team selection in 2015, as his career accolades include a pair of all-Sunshine State Conference honors and the 2014 Daktronics South Region Player of the Year. He was also a finalist for both the Tino Martinez and Josh Willingham Awards.

As a senior, Dezzi is hitting .333 with a team-high 14 home runs. He also leads the team with a .472 on base percentage and has totaled 45 RBI, 47 runs, 49 hits, four doubles and a triple.

The D2SIDA All-America and All-Region baseball teams are sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and pro- grammable display systems for virtually every sport at every level of competition. The teams are voted on by the members of D2SIDA, NCAA Division II Sports Information Directors Association. Daktronics has sponsored the baseball All-America program since 2007.

2015 Daktronics NCAA Division II Baseball All-America Teams
Ron Lenz Pitcher of the Year: Reese Gregory, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
Ron Lenz Player of the Year: Will Albertson, Catawba (N.C.)

FIRST TEAM
C Will Albertson Jr. Catawba (N.C.)
1B Albert Baur Sr. Newberry (S.C.)
2B Shane Billings So. Wingate (N.C.)
3B Nick Sell Sr. Seton Hill (Pa.)
SS Paxton DeLaGarza Jr. Angelo State (Texas)
OF Justin Garcia Jr. Nova Southeastern (Fla.)
OF Jhalan Jackson Jr. Florida Southern
OF Jason Morozowski Jr. Mount Olive (N.C.)
DH Max Waletich Sr. Minnesota State
UT (non-pitcher) Kamran Young Sr. Cal. State Dominguez Hills
UT (pitcher) Frank Samluk Sr. Wilmington (Del.)
SP Craig Brooks Sr. Catawba (N.C.)
SP Reese Gregory Jr. St. Cloud State (Minn.)
SP Steve Naemark Jr. Angelo State (Texas)
SP Brendan O'Rourke Sr. Franklin Pierce (N.H.)
RP Tyler Fries Sr. Wilmington (Del.)

SECOND TEAM
C Michael Jurgella Sr. St. Cloud State
1B Ryan Uhl Sr. Indiana (Pa.)
2B David Summerfield So. Millersville (Pa.)
3B Collins Cuthrell Sr. North Carolina-Pembroke
SS Brandon Overstreet Sr. Erskine (S.C.)
OF Justin Harris Sr. Emporia State (Kan.)
OF Thomas Spitz Sr. Wingate (N.C.)
OF Matt Wilson Sr. Shepherd (W.Va.)
DH Mike McClellan Jr. Columbus State (Ga.)
UT (non-pitcher) Matt Rubino Sr. Francis Marion (S.C.)
UT (pitcher) Matt Chavarria Sr. Southern Indiana
SP Ryan Colegate Jr. Ohio Dominican
SP Justin Donatella Jr. UC-San Diego
SP Sheldon Miks Fr. St. Cloud State (Minn.)
SP Chris Murphy Sr. Millersville (Pa.)
RP Austin Simokaitis Jr. Missouri-St. Louis

THIRD TEAM
C Chris Miller Jr. Seton Hill (Pa.)
1B Alex Wojciechowski Jr. Minnesota Duluth
2B Brody Miller Sr. Montana State-Billings
3B Hunter Newman Jr. Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.)
SS Daniel Martin Jr. Azusa Pacific (Calif.)
SS Matt Peters Sr. California (Pa.)
OF Alex Fife Jr. Colorado Mesa
OF Sam Goines Sr. Wilmington (Del.)
OF Adam Urbania Sr. Slippery Rock (Pa.)
DH Stephen Dezzi Sr. Tampa (Fla.)
UT (non-pitcher) Kevin Czarnecki Sr. Fort Hays State (Kan.)
UT (pitcher) Chris Hoffman Jr. Missouri Southern
SP Wilson Ashford Sr. Fresno Pacific (Calif.)
SP Ryan Olson So. Cal Poly Pomona
SP Dominic Raia Sr. Chestnut Hill (Pa.)
SP Scotty Ward Sr. Florida Tech
RP Joshua Falbo Jr. West Virginia State

HONORABLE MENTION
Austin Wallingford (C, Colorado Mesa) ; Jordan Brower (1B, Azusa Pacific, Calif.) ; Stephen James (2B, Ashland, Ohio) ; Dean Long (3B, Emporia State, Kan.) ; Brendan Collins (OF, Columbus State, Ga.) ; Colton Simbeck (OF, Alabama-Huntsville) ; Eric Loxtercamp (OF, St. Cloud State) ; Troy Paris (DH, Kentucky Wesleyan) ; J.C. Snyder (UT non-pitcher, Angelo State, Texas) ; Matt Petrizzi (UT pitcher, West Chester, Pa.) ; Blake Bass (Angelo State, Texas) ; Sam Crater (SP, Shepherd, W.Va.) ; Cody Hutchinson (SP, Missouri Southern) ; Jake DeCarli (SP, LIU Post, N.Y.) ; Paul Lujan (RP, West Texas A&M)