GREELEY, Colo. - In a vote by the coaches and sports information directors of independent Division I baseball institutions, Northern Colorado had two honored on the all-independent team as well as three named to the all-academic squad.

Senior outfielder Erik Hegstad was named to the First Team, while senior Kevin Sandberg was named to the Second Team. Hegstad, from Greeley, Colo., hit .353 on the year with 11 home runs, 16 doubles and 41 RBI to earn one of three outfield spots on the first team. Sandberg, an Aurora, Colo., native, was named the second team designated hitter after hitting .351 with 20 home runs, 13 doubles and 64 RBI.

To earn all-academic honors, each school was limited to three choices who are at least a sophomore in academic standing with at least a 3.30 grade point average and must be a starter or key reserve. Senior first baseman Andy Mees, junior outfielder Mike Raudenbush and junior relief pitcher Eric Skufca were all honored on the team.

The Independent Player of the Year is Ryan Goins from Dallas Baptist, while Bryant's Eric Polvani was named Pitcher of the Year and Newcomer of the Year went to Billy Burgess of Utah Valley. Dan Heefner from Dallas Baptist was also honored as the Coach of the Year.

FIRST TEAM
Position	Name	School	Year	Hometown	Statistics
First Base	JakeMagner	North Dakota	So	Grand Rapids, Minnesota	.393, 10 HR, 13 2B, 51 RBI, 4-6 SB
Second Base	Josh Street	SIU-Edwardsville	Sr	Defiance, Missouri	.387, 15 HR, 12 2B, 59 RBI, 3-5 SB
Shortstop	Ryan Goins	Dallas Baptist	Jr	Round Rock, Texas	.371, 22 HR, 17 2B, 70 RBI, 11-14 SB
Third Base	Jace Brinkerhoff	Utah Valley	Jr	Spanish Fork, Utah	.433, 5 HR, 19 2B, 39 RBI, 2-3 SB
Outfield	Billy Burgess	Utah Valley	Fr	Alpine, Utah	.381, 8 HR, 8 2B, 42 RBI, 2-2 SB
Outfield	Ryan Enos	Dallas Baptist	Jr	Highland Village, Texas	.376, 17 HR, 20 2B, 56 RBI, 13-21 SB
Outfield	Erik Hegstad	Northern Colorado	Sr	Greeley, Colorado	.353, 11 HR, 16 2B, 41 RBI, 1-2 SB
Catcher	Jeff Vigurs	Bryant	Jr	S.Windsor, Connecticut	.389, 9 HR, 23 2B, 70 RBI, 7-11 SB
DH/Utility	Jason Krizan	Dallas Baptist	S0	Pflugerville, Texas	.389, 16 HR, 20 2B, 74 RBI, 2-3 SB
Starting Pitcher	Eric Polvani	Bryant	Jr	Wallingford, Connecticut	8-2, 2.04 ERA, 79.1 IP, 58k, 1 save
Starting Pitcher	Justin Smith	Utah Valley	Jr	Pleasant Grove, Utah	8-4, 4.73 RA, 91.1 IP, 91k
Relief Pitcher	Mark Andrews	Bryant	So	Hillsborough, New Jersey	2-4, 10 saves, 4.38 ERA, 24.2 IP, 20k
SECOND TEAM
Position	Name	School	Year	Hometown	Statistics
First Base	Casey Havers	Longwood	Jr	Thorofare, New Jersey	.391, 5 HR, 14 2B, 38 RBI, 5-6 SB
Second Base	Brant Jones	Longwood	So	Richmond, Virginia	.387, 7 HR, 17 2B, 44 RBI, 7-7 SB
Shortstop	Pat McKenna	Bryant	Sr	Orange, Connecticut	.338, 12 HR, 14 2B, 43 RBI, 4-8 SB
Third Base	Effrey Valdez	NYIT	So	Flushing, New York	.401, 11 HR, 10 2B, 40 RBI, 0-2 SB
Outfield	Nick Campbell	Bryant	Jr	Raynham, Massachusetts	.375, 3 HR, 11 2B, 42 RBI, 5-7 SB
Outfield	Chris Edmondson	Le Moyne	Jr	Johnson City, New York	.322, 13 HR, 12 2B, 46 RBI, 8-9 SB
Outfield	Ryan Thompson	Dallas Baptist	Jr	Littleton, Colorado	.346, 8 HR, 13 2B, 48 RBI, 9-11 SB
Catcher	Jonathan Quigley	Longwood	Sr	Annandale, Virginia	.371, 9 HR, 13 2B, 47 RBI, 3-6 SB
DH/Utility	Kevin Sandberg	Northern Colorado	Sr	Aurora, Colorado	.351, 20 HR, 13 2B, 64 RBI, 0-0 SB
Starting Pitcher	Victor Black	Dallas Baptist	Jr	Amarillo, Texas	6-4, 4.16 ERA, 88.2 IP, 99k
Starting Pitcher	Kevin Cobb	Bryant	Sr	Acton, Massachusetts	7-0, 3.35 ERA, 80.2 IP, 62k
Relief Pitcher	Michael Smith	Dallas Baptist	Fr	Mansfield, Texas	6-0, 0 saves, 5.15 ERA, 50.2 IP, 40k

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: RYAN GOINS, DALLAS BAPTIST
PITCHER OF THE YEAR: ERIC POLVANI, BRYANT
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: BILLY BURGESS, UTAHVALLEY
COACH OF THE YEAR: DAN HEEFNER, DALLAS BAPTIST (38-17)