May
13, 2008
CEDAR
RAPIDS, IOWA . . . The Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference (IIAC) announced today that Wartburg College senior
pitcher Aaron Saeugling (Dubuque, Iowa/Wahlert)
has been named the 2007 IIAC Baseball Pitcher of the Year, Wartburg
junior outfielder Jerrold Martijn (Calbas,
Aruba/Kirkwood C.C.) has been named the 2008 IIAC Baseball Position
Player of the Year and Wartburg head coach Joel Holst
has been named the 2008 IIAC Baseball Coach of the Year.
Saeugling
enters the NCAA Tournament with a 5-0 record, a 1.83 earned-run
average, and 32 strikeouts in nine appearances overall. He led
the Iowa Conference in ERA and was second in opponents’
batting average (.212). In six Conference appearances, he posted
a 3-0 record, a 2.22 ERA and 24 strikeouts in 28 1/3 innings.
He led the league in ERA and ranked fifth in opponent’s
batting average (.233).
He
was also one of Wartburg’s offensive leaders, ranking
second on the team with a .366 batting average (48-for-131)
with three home runs, 12 doubles, a .542 slugging percentage
and team-highs with 31 RBI and eight stolen bases. Saeugling
ranked 10th in the IIAC in batting average, sixth in doubles,
seventh in slugging percentage, and 10th in RBI.
Martijn
enters the NCAA Tournament with a .395 average (51-for-129),
six home runs, 26 RBI, 12 doubles and 37 runs scored in 37 games.
He ranked led the Iowa Conference in total bases (87) and ranked
second in home runs and slugging percentage (.674), fourth in
batting average, on-base percentage (.470), and runs scored,
sixth in hits (51) and doubles.
In
20 Conference games, he hit .435 (30-of-69) with three home
runs, 17 RBI, nine doubles, 22 runs scored and 52 total bases.
He led the Iowa Conference in batting average, slugging percentage
(.754), on-base percentage (.518), runs scored, Martijn also
ranked second in doubles, home runs and total bases, third in
triples (2), and fifth in hits.
He
also ranked as one of Wartburg’s most effective pitchers,
posting a 4-3 record with a 3.19 ERA, two saves, and 40 strikeouts
in 10 appearances. He ranked third in opponents’ batting
average (.224) and eighth in ERA. In five IIAC appearances,
Martijn posted a 2-0 record with a 2.53 ERA and two saves, tied
for the league lead in saves and ranking fourth in ERA and opponents’
batting average (.233). He pitched a complete-game seven-hitter
with eight strikeouts in the second championship game of the
IIAC Tournament to lead the Knights into the NCAA Tournament.
Holst
guided Wartburg to its 12th consecutive IIAC baseball title
(18th overall) and ninth trip to the NCAA Tournament. The Knights
enter the NCAA Tournament with a 26-13 record and are the fifth
seed in the Regional Tournament. Wartburg finished Conference
play with a 17-3 record and proceeded to go 3-1 in the IIAC
Tournament to win its first IIAC Tournament since 2005 and the
league’s automatic berth into the national field.
The
IIAC also announced today the 2008 baseball All-Conference Team.
The 32-member Team includes nine repeat All-Conference performers
including Coe College senior Cody Smith, who
receives All-Conference accolades for the fourth time, and Central
College senior Brett Mahan and Luther College
junior Adam Kohls, who have been honored for
the third time. IIAC regular season and tournament champion
Wartburg and third-place finisher each had an IIAC-best six
All-Conference performers, with five Kohawks landing on the
First Team. Regular season runner-up Simpson five All-Conference
selections, while Loras College had four.
The
complete 2008 IIAC Baseball All-Conference Team can be found
by clicking here.
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