Shippensburg University Baseball Announces All-Decade Team In Advance of 2010 Season

Raiders fielded a total of 12 pro baseball players from 2000-2009

2/4/2010 10:12:58 AM

By: Researched By: Bill Morgal, Interim Sports Information Director

SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - As the Shippensburg University baseball team gets set to start a new decade of excitement, the Raider program is celebrating its past by naming an all-decade team. From 2000-09, SU fielded 12 players who were signed or drafted by an MLB franchise, including eight from this team.

Catcher

Jeremy Glessner '02
PSAC Eastern Division First Team (2002, C)
PSAC Eastern Division First Team (2001, C)
Signed by the Colorado Rockies as a free agent

Glessner was a transfer from West Virginia University who formed a potent catching and designated hitting tandem with another member of this group, Matt DeSanto. Glessner was a strong slugging right-handed hitter who earned back-to-back All-PSAC First Team picks as a junior and a senior and was signed by the Rockies following his Shippensburg career. Glessner's best season came as a junior, when he hit .367 with six home runs and had separate eight and nine game-hitting streaks while compiling 80 total bases. His strong arm allowed him to throw out numerous would-be base stealers during his career.

YEAR	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	2B	TB	BB	K	E	.AVG
2000	122	27	40	6	40	13	73	25	30	8	.290
2001	129	35	44	6	24	14	80	22	33	3	.367
2002	170	31	56	1	28	13	72	14	28	6	.329
Totals	421	93	140	13	92	40	225	61	91	17	.333

First Base

Andy Dangler '04
PSAC Western Division First Team (2004, C)
PSAC Eastern Division Second Team (2003, 1B)
Signed by the Minnesota Twins as a free agent

Dangler was an invaluable member of the Red Raiders in his three seasons with the team after transferring from the University of Cincinnati. He played first base and also saw some time at catcher but set a school record for putouts in a game during the NCAA East Regional Tournament in 2003. He was the only player to start all 53 of the team's games during that '03 season and finished the year as an All-PSAC Second Team pick with a .361 batting average, 38 RBIs and 101 total bases. He was an All-PSAC First Team pick as a senior in 2004 and signed with the Minnesota Twins following his playing career with the Red Raiders.

YEAR	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	2B	TB	BB	K	E	.AVG
2002	102	23	32	3	17	6	47	14	24	2	.314
2003	191	34	69	5	38	17	101	16	48	5	.361
2004	182	42	58	7	46	14	97	19	43	2	.319
Totals	475	99	159	15	101	37	245	49	115	9	.335

Second Base

Ryan Lindstadt '04
PSAC Western Division Second Team (2004, 2B)

Shippensburg has had several solid second basemen over the past decade, but Lindstadt was a rock at the position for three straight key years and hit .321 over the course of 564 career at-bats. He shined in his first full year as a starter, batting .339 during his sophomore season and leading the team with 58 hits and 41 runs. He was constantly among the team's leaders each season in runs and doubles while playing over 150 games in his career. Lindstadt also finished his career with 121 runs and 261 total bases.

YEAR	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	2B	TB	BB	K	E	.AVG
2001	58	7	18	1	8	3	26	6	11	5	.310
2002	171	41	58	3	18	10	79	23	26	11	.339
2003	172	39	47	1	26	15	69	20	26	9	.273
2004	163	34	58	4	31	11	87	13	28	2	.356
Totals	564	121	181	9	83	39	261	62	91	27	.321

Shortstop

Scott Kintz '04
PSAC Western Division Second Team (2004, SS)
PSAC Eastern Division First Team (2003, UT)

Kintz had a very impactful two-year stint with Shippensburg after earning Junior College All-American honors at his previous school, Allegheny Community College. In the team's NCAA East Regional tournament win over West Chester in 2003, Kintz was 3-for-4 with two runs scored. Kintz finished his first year at SU as an All-PSAC First Teamer. He served as the starting shortstop in 2004 and was an All-PSAC Second Teamer after batting .374 with 58 hits, 11 doubles, 34 RBIs and 34 runs scored. He also struck out just 18 over the course of 297 at-bats as a Red Raider, a 16.5:1 ratio.

YEAR	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	2B	TB	BB	K	E	.AVG
2003	142	23	49	0	20	7	58	5	20	8	.345
2004	155	34	58	2	34	11	77	10	13	10	.374
Totals	297	57	107	2	54	18	135	15	33	18	.360

Third Base

Jeremy Hess '06
PSAC Western Division Second Team (2006, 3B)
PSAC Western Division First Team (2004, UT)

Hess was a masher, and man could he hit. His most consistent position when he was in the field was at third base, where he earned an All-PSAC Second Teamer in 2006. He was an All-North Atlantic Region Second Team pick in 2004 as a sophomore when he hit .365 with 27 RBIs and 76 total bases. He capped off his Red Raider career however with a huge bang, slugging nine home runs and totaling 49 RBIs while batting .379 through 190 at-bats in 2006. Hess finished his career with 18 homers, 32 doubles, 101 RBIs and 104 runs while compiling a .351 career batting average.

YEAR	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	2B	TB	BB	K	E	.AVG
2003	15	3	2	0	3	1	3	1	8	0	.133
2004	115	34	42	6	27	8	76	23	33	2	.365
2005	133	31	43	3	22	8	62	13	31	0	.347
2006	190	36	72	9	49	15	113	15	41	5	.379
Totals	453	104	159	18	101	32	236	52	113	7	.351

Outfield

Justin Garber '08
2008 PSAC Spring Top 10 Award Winner
PSAC Western Division First Team (2008, OF)
PSAC Western Division First Team (2007, OF)
PSAC Western Division First Team (2006, OF)
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 2008 MLB Draft (34th rd., 1,034th pick)

There isn't much that Justin Garber couldn't do, as the New York Mets organization noticed last year with a .275 batting average and 10 RBIs in a quick stint at the New York-Penn League level. Garber was an offensive and defensive machine for Shippensburg, twice hitting over .400 in a season and finishing his Red Raider tenure with a .396 batting average and numerous school records. His senior season was ridiculous, as he batted .434 through 242 at-bats, scored 62 runs, compiled 46 RBIs and struck out just 17 times. He became the only player in PSAC history to compile more than 100 hits, raking 105 that year, and held the conference's all-time hit mark until last season. In addition to countless awards, Garber is SU's record holder for career batting average, runs, games, at-bats, hits and total bases in addition to single-game records for at-bats and runs. He also ranks third in SU history with 68 stolen bases. Not bad for someone who was recruited as a pitcher.

YEAR	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	2B	TB	BB	K	E	.AVG
2005	109	29	38	2	21	6	56	7	13	4	.349
2006	200	56	82	6	33	15	117	10	21	1	.410
2007	176	41	63	0	41	5	78	12	24	4	.358
2008	242	62	105	8	46	16	153	14	17	1	.434
Totals	727	188	288	16	141	42	404	43	75	10	.396

Outfield

Chad Stecker '05
2004 ABCA Second Team All-American
PSAC Western Division First Team (2005, OF)
PSAC Western Division First Team (2004, OF)

Shippensburg was blessed with consecutive outstanding center fielders, as Stecker was the precursor to Garber's run in the outfield. Stecker's junior season set the bar for insane productivity at Shippensburg, as he set a PSAC record with 91 hits in 216 at-bats for a .421 batting average in addition to seven homers, 37 RBIs and 67 runs that year. He is tied with Garber for the all-time runs record at Shippensburg with 188 in his career and is third to Garber and Tyler Redick with 254 career hits. Stecker remains the school record holder with 52 career doubles. Stecker and Redick also have the school record for the longest hitting streak at 22 consecutive games. You always knew when Stecker would lead off the game at home thanks to the classic drawn-out introduction that was yelled out by a member of the Red Raider dugout, and the opposing pitchers grew accustomed to dreading his presence in the batter's box.

YEAR	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	2B	TB	BB	K	E	.AVG
2002	105	27	34	1	17	5	46	8	5	4	.324
2003	175	39	60	5	19	10	72	12	22	3	.343
2004	216	67	91	7	37	20	134	18	26	0	.421
2005	199	55	69	5	25	17	105	20	33	1	.347
Totals	695	188	254	18	98	52	357	58	86	8	.365

Outfield

'09
PSAC Western Division Second Team (2008, OF)
PSAC Western Division Second Team (2007, OF)
PSAC Western Division Second Team (2006, OF)

Redick was sometimes undeservingly lost in Garber's shadow but produced more hits than anyone in school history besides his teammate and ranks fourth in PSAC history with his career total of 277. He was a three-time All-PSAC Second Teamer and yet his most exciting moment came with a save in the 2008 Atlantic Regional Tournament that sent Shippensburg to the College World Series. He was the tournament MVP of that series after going 10-for-21 with three doubles, seven RBIs, seven runs scored and two stolen bases in addition to the save. He never hit for much power, slugging just eight career home runs, but totaled 37 doubles and 173 runs while hitting .349 for his career through nearly 800 at-bats. He also played in a school-record 220 career games, a total that included 186 consecutive starts, and ranks the third-highest among PSAC annals. His 794 at-bats are also the most in school history while his 358 total bases ranks third.

YEAR	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	2B	TB	BB	K	E	.AVG
2006	155	35	50	0	16	5	61	16	23	2	.323
2007	191	42	67	3	24	8	90	21	22	3	.351
2008	252	53	98	3	49	10	121	19	20	2	.389
2009	196	43	62	2	31	14	86	16	19	2	.316
Totals	794	173	277	8	120	37	358	72	84	9	.349

YEAR	G	ERA	IP	H	ER	BB	K	W	L	SV
2007	1	0.00	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
2008	7	1.17	7.2	8	1	4	4	2	0	2
2009	12	3.52	15.1	15	6	8	13	1	2	5
Totals	20	2.70	23.3	23	89	12	18	3	2	7

Designated Hitter

Matt DeSanto '04
2003 PSAC Eastern Division Player of the Year
2000 PSAC Eastern Division Rookie of the Year
PSAC Eastern Division First Team (2003, C)
PSAC Eastern Division First Team (2001, DH)
PSAC Eastern Division First Team (2000, DH)

There's sluggers, and then there's Matt DeSanto. He began his SU career in 2000 as the East Rookie of the Year with a .385 average, five round trippers, 36 RBIs and 77 total bases. He concluded as a senior in 2003 as the East Player of the Year as the team's starting catcher, mashing 13 home runs and 51 RBIs while racking up 111 total bases for the second time in his career. He finished his career with a school-record 33 home runs, ninth most in PSAC history, and a school-record 156 RBIs, 15th most in PSAC history. Both records are still the tops at SU. He held the total bases record until he was passed by Garber and the doubles record until he was passed by Stecker. Perhaps the most impressive aspect of DeSanto's game was his plate discipline. Despite all that power, he struck out just 70 times in 618 at-bats while drawing 81 walks.

YEAR	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	2B	TB	BB	K	E	.AVG
2000	143	35	55	5	36	7	77	20	14	2	.385
2001	174	34	61	9	40	21	111	16	24	6	.351
2002	126	23	36	6	29	7	61	14	14	3	.286
2003	175	38	56	13	51	16	111	31	18	3	.320
Totals	618	130	208	33	156	51	360	81	70	14	.337

Utility

Paul Abraham '05
PSAC Eastern Division First Team (2000, OF)
PSAC Eastern Division Second Team (2001, SP)
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 2001 MLB Draft (12th rd., 351st pick)

A good way to define versatility on the baseball field in to lead your team one year in home runs as a batter and in ERA as a pitcher - a feat that Abraham achieved as a sophomore in 2000. Abraham never had a problem hitting, batting .302 through three years as an outfielder and a designated hitter with 16 home runs, 92 RBIs and 186 total bases. He even earned an All-PSAC First Team pick as an outfielder in 2000. But professional scouts eventually noticed his blistering fastball, as Abraham overcame a rough debut season on the mound to spin a 2.14 ERA through 33.1 innings in 2000 with 26 strikeouts and a 4-0 record. As a junior starter in 2001, Abraham went 7-6 with 82 strikeouts in 72 innings as an All-PSAC Second Teamer. The Rangers drafted Abraham in the 12th round that season as a pitcher. He came back to school over the period of several offseasons and graduated in 2005.

YEAR	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	2B	TB	BB	K	E	.AVG
1999	71	15	23	0	9	5	28	7	17	3	.324
2000	178	36	58	8	55	11	95	14	39	5	.326
2001	118	29	30	8	28	7	63	13	35	7	.254
Totals	367	80	111	16	92	23	186	34	91	15	.302

YEAR	G	ERA	IP	H	ER	BB	K	W	L	SV
1999	6	10.36	24.1	38	28	13	24	0	4	0
2000	7	2.14	33.2	30	8	14	26	4	0	2
2001	14	5.10	72.1	81	41	40	82	7	6	0
Totals	27	5.32	130.1	149	77	67	132	11	10	2

Pitcher

Matt Wright
2008 ABCA Third Team All-American
2008 PSAC Western Division Pitcher of the Year
2007 PSAC Western Division Pitcher of the Year
2006 PSAC Western Division Rookie of the Year
PSAC Western Division First Team SP (2008, SP)
PSAC Western Division First Team SP (2007, SP)
PSAC Western Division First Team SP (2006, SP)
Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2008 MLB Draft (12th rd., 369th pick)

Shippensburg has had a smorgasbord of quality pitchers come through the program over the past decade, but it's hard to argue that no one made as much of an impact as Matt Wright did in his three years with the Red Raiders. Wright became the first pitcher to win a College World Series game for Shippensburg with a ridiculous 166-pitch five-hitter against Franklin Pierce in which he struck out 15 batters in a game for the second time in his career . His 2008 season led to a Third Team All-American award after striking out 151 batters, both school and PSAC single-season records, while posting a 2.39 ERA. Wright was a two-time NCBWA North Atlantic Region Pitcher of the Year and PSAC Western Division Pitcher of the Year in addition to being the West Rookie of the Year in 2006. His video game inspired strikeout totals are evident when looking at his career totals, in which Wright obliterated the school record and also broke the PSAC record with 333 through three years despite going pro before his senior season.

YEAR	G	ERA	IP	H	ER	BB	K	W	L	SV
2006	12	1.99	68.0	48	15	20	83	7	1	1
2007	14	2.08	78.0	55	18	32	99	6	3	1
2008	18	2.39	98.0	63	26	47	151	9	4	1
Totals	44	2.18	244.0	166	59	99	333	22	8	3

Pitcher

Lee McClintock '05
PSAC Western Division First Team (2005, SP)
PSAC Western Division First Team (2004, SP)
PSAC Eastern Division First Team (2003, SP)

While some of his teammates were being drafted, McClintock was serving as the Red Raider ace for three straight years. McClintock was masterful as a starting pitcher for Shippensburg, setting a school record for career wins while spinning a 28-9 record over the course of four years. As a sophomore, McClintock was 10-3 with a 2.69 ERA in 14 starts, one of five players in school history with 10 or more wins in a season, and begun a string of three straight All-PSAC First Team awards. He made at least 13 starts per season over the course of his final three years but never lost more than four games in a year and was a rock on the mound during every start. His stellar senior season included a 7-2 record and a 2.32 ERA despite 81.1 innings pitched. To this day, McClintock still ranks second in PSAC history with 43 career starts and 285 innings pitched while ranking fourth in PSAC history for wins and 10th in strikeouts.

YEAR	G	ERA	IP	H	ER	BB	K	W	L	SV
2002	13	4.93	42.0	48	23	11	41	3	0	0
2003	14	2.69	87.0	81	26	17	68	10	3	0
2004	13	3.74	74.2	74	31	13	60	8	4	0
2005	13	2.32	81.1	72	21	10	72	7	2	0
Totals	53	3.20	285.0	275	101	51	241	28	9	0

Pitcher

Nathan Starner '06
2006 ABCA Third Team All-American
2006 PSAC Western Division Pitcher of the Year
PSAC Western Division First Team (2006, SP)
PSAC Western Division Second Team (2005, SP)
PSAC Western Division First Team (2004, RP)
Signed by the Toronto Blue Jays as a free agent

Nate Starner's pitches had a way of just dancing out of his hands when tossed from the Fairchild Field mound, especially on the breezy afternoon of Mar. 26, 2005 in which Starner set a school record with 16 strikeouts in a seven-inning game. His senior season proved to be his best, as the southpaw went 8-2 with a 2.19 ERA with 82 strikeouts in 74 innings. Starner became the first pitcher in the 11-year tenure of Bruce Peddie to earn a PSAC Pitcher of the Year award, the feat he achieved as a senior, and was a three-time All-PSAC pick during his career. He totaled 200 strikeouts through 199 innings as a Red Raider and recently completed his third full minor-league season with the Toronto Blue Jays organization.

YEAR	G	ERA	IP	H	ER	BB	K	W	L	SV
2003	4	7.82	12.2	21	11	6	13	1	1	0
2004	12	3.45	47.0	58	18	11	34	5	1	0
2005	13	4.41	65.1	69	32	27	71	6	4	1
2006	12	2.19	74.0	62	18	32	82	8	2	0
Totals	41	3.59	199.0	210	79	76	200	20	8	0

Pitcher

Evan Englebrook '04
2004 ABCA First Team All-American
PSAC Western Division First Team (2004, SP)
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 2004 MLB Draft (8th rd., 244th pick)

Evan Englebrook was tall and mean to opposing batters, using his sizable 6-8 frame to intimidate even the best of hitters. His final two seasons at Shippensburg were stellar, with his senior year resulting in him becoming the only Red Raider to become an ABCA First Team All-American since 1991. In 2004, Englebrook went 11-1, setting a school record for wins in a year, while posting a 1.78 ERA. He struck out 113 batters in 86 innings while throwing six complete games and yielding just 14 extra-base hits. His production as a junior is not to be lost as well, as in 2003 the right-hander went 6-5 in 80 innings of work with 67 strikeouts and a 2.92 ERA. Overall, Englebrook struck out 236 batters in 236 innings while posting a 22-7 career record. He may become the first Red Raider to play in a major-league game in a very long time, as Englebrook was placed on the Astros 40-man roster late last year and will be pitching for the team in spring training.

YEAR	G	ERA	IP	H	ER	BB	K	W	L	SV
2001	5	7.20	10.0	10	8	7	6	0	0	0
2002	11	5.67	60.1	62	38	33	50	5	1	0
2003	13	2.92	80.0	59	26	40	67	6	5	0
2004	13	1.78	86.0	58	17	36	113	11	1	0
Totals	41	3.39	236.1	189	89	116	236	22	7	0

Pitcher

Randy Dicken
2004 ABCA Third Team All-American
PSAC Western Division First Team (2004, SP)
Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2004 MLB Draft (7th rd., 207th pick)

Dicken was in Shippensburg for just one season but did he ever make a big impact in 2004. After two years at Allegany College of Maryland, Dicken arrived as a junior and went nuts, going 9-2 with a 1.59 ERA in 73.2 innings while striking out 104 batters. He also allowed just 50 hits and 19 walks and the PSAC was down right petrified of Shippensburg's 1-2 combination with Englebrook and Dicken. Opposing batters hit just .188 against Dicken that year and compiled a meager 13 extra-base hits. Toronto was quick to snatch him up with a seventh-round pick in the 2004 draft.

YEAR	G	ERA	IP	H	ER	BB	K	W	L	SV
2004	13	1.59	73.2	50	13	19	104	9	2	0
Totals	13	1.59	73.2	50	13	19	104	9	2	0

Honorable Mention

And to think, all of these candidates did not make the list:

P/3B Richie Rodarmel
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 2000 MLB Draft (40th rd., 1199th overall)
PSAC Eastern Division First Team (2000, SP)
PSAC Eastern Division First Team (1999, 3B)

P Vince Eppolito
Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2000 MLB Draft (18th rd., 549th pick)

P Ross Buckwalter
PSAC Western Division Second Team (2007, SP)
Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2007 MLB Draft (26th rd., 805th pick)

2B Eric Perlozzo
PSAC Western Division Second Team (2007, 2B)
PSAC Western Division Second Team (2005, 2B)
Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2007 MLB Draft (35th rd., 1,055th pick)

OF Nick Erdman
PSAC Western Division Second Team (2005, OF)
PSAC Western Division Second Team (2004, OF)

OF/DH Jared Krebs
PSAC Western Division Second Team (2004, DH)
PSAC Eastern Division Second Team (2003, OF)

1B Jamie Eichelberger
PSAC Eastern Division First Team (2000, 1B)
PSAC Eastern Division Second Team (1998, 1B)

1B Scott Goss
PSAC Western Division First Team (2005, 1B)

1B Brett Brobston
PSAC Western Division Second Team (2004, 1B)

2B Kyle Rhoades
PSAC Western Division First Team (2008, 2B)

2B Joe Kitt
PSAC Eastern Division First Team (2001, 2B)

SS Ryan Miscik
PSAC Western Division First Team (2005, SS)

3B/DH Jamie Mengle
PSAC Western Division Second Team (2006, DH)

OF Steve Berkey
PSAC Eastern Division Second Team (2002, OF)

P Matt Arnold
PSAC Eastern Division Second Team (2003, RP)

P Adam Winters
PSAC Eastern Division Second Team (2002, SP)

P Jay Grant
PSAC Eastern Division Second Team (2001, SP)

P Tim Freshour
PSAC Western Division First Team (2008, SP)

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