ELMHURST, Ill. - The Summit League announced its All-League teams on Wednesday night (May 23) and Western Illinois baseball landed three on the league's second team. Senior shortstop Austin Cowen, junior outfielder Dan Dispensa and senior starting pitcher Rich Mascheri were all named to the Summit League's Second Team. All three collect their first All-League honors.
Cowen started all 53 games and hit .317 with nine doubles, two triples and four home runs while driving in a team-high 41 runs batted in. His 41 RBI were seventh most in the league.
Dispensa appeared in all 53 games in 2012 and led the team, and was fourth in The Summit League with a .344 batting average. Dispensa drove in 28 RBI with 12 doubles, three triples and two home runs and a team-high 90 total bases.
Mascheri finished the season with the sixth lowest ERA in The Summit League at 3.39 and struck out 72 batters, which was the fourth most in the league, in a team-high 90.1 innings with three victories. Mascheri is the first pitcher to be recognized since Travis Tolsma collected second team honors in 2008.
| 2012 BASEBALL ALL-LEAGUE TEAMS/AWARDS | |||
| First Team | |||
| Name, School | Pos. | Yr. | Hometown |
| Jared Schlehuber, Oral Roberts |
1B | Sr. | Aurora, Colo. |
| Cam Schiller, Oral Roberts |
2B | Jr. | Prescott, Ariz. |
| Jose Trevino, Oral Roberts |
3B | Fr. | Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Bo Cuthbertson, Southern Utah | SS | Sr. | Glendale, Ariz. |
| Tim Colwell, North Dakota State |
OF | So. | Shoreview, Minn. |
| Beau Hanowski, South Dakota State |
OF | Jr. | Little Falls, Minn. |
| Tim Ryan, Oakland |
OF | Sr. | Saginaw, Mich. |
| Bennett Pickar, Oral Roberts |
C | Jr. | Eaton, Colo. |
| Kevin Kline, Southern Utah |
DH | Fr. | Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Chase Rezac, Southern Utah |
UTL | Jr. | Murray, Utah |
| Drew Bowen, Oral Roberts |
SP | Jr. | Tulsa, Okla. |
| Kurt Giller, Oral Roberts |
SP | Jr. | Manhattan, Kan. |
| John Straka, North Dakota State |
SP | Jr. | Chaska, Minn. |
| Joe Spring, Oral Roberts |
RP | Sr. | Owasso, Okla. |
| Second Team | |||
| Name, School | Pos. | Yr. | Hometown |
| Nick Colwell, North Dakota State |
1B | Sr. | Shoreview, Minn. |
| Wes Satzinger, North Dakota State |
2B | So. | Andover, Minn. |
| Zach Wentz, North Dakota State |
3B | Sr. | Bismarck, N.D. |
| Austin Cowen, Western Illinois |
SS | Sr. | Gillette, Wyo. |
| Nick Anderson, North Dakota State |
OF | Sr. | Boone, Iowa |
| Dan Dispensa, Western Illinois |
OF | Jr. | Chicago, Ill. |
| Marcus Romero, Southern Utah |
OF | Sr. | Henderson, Nev. |
| Jake Morton, Oakland |
C | So. | Jenison, Mich. |
| Phil Paquette, South Dakota State |
DH | So. | Luverne, Minn. |
| Steve Danielak, IPFW |
UTL | So. | Mt. Prospect, Ill. |
| Alex Gonzalez, Oral Roberts |
SP | So. | Delray Beach, Fla. |
| Jeff Gorecki, Oakland |
SP | Sr. | Northville, Mich. |
| Rich Mascheri, Western Illinois |
SP | Sr. | Wauconda, Ill. |
| Kyle Kingsley, North Dakota State |
RP | Jr. | Fargo, N.D. |
| Player of the Year | |||
| Jared Schlehuber, Oral Roberts |
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| Pitcher of the Year | |||
| Drew Bowen, Oral Roberts | |||
| Newcomer of the Year | |||
| Jose Trevino, Oral Roberts | |||
| Coach of the Year | |||
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John Musachio, Oakland |
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