Great Lakes Valley Conference

INDIANAPOLIS – Four Great Lakes Valley Conference baseball teams were among the six squads selected late Sunday night to the 2012 NCAA Division II Baseball Championship Midwest Regional. The University of Indianapolis, which earned the GLVC Championship Sunday afternoon, is the No. 1 seed in the region, followed by No. 4 Northern Kentucky University, No. 5 Rockhurst University, and No. 6 Lewis University.

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ken. – Brittnie Boerema (Manhattan, Ill., Lincoln-Way Central) went two for three with two doubles and three RBIs to help the Saint Joseph’s College softball team to a 5-3 victory over Northern Kentucky University at the NCAA Midwest Super Regional. The victory clinches the best of three series as SJC make its first ever appearance in the College World Series.

EVANSVILLE, Ind.– The Great Lakes Valley Conference announced Wednesday that Kentucky Wesleyan College senior centerfielder Jordan White has been named the 2012 GLVC Player of the Year for baseball.  White was selected by the conference coaches and recognized for his efforts at an awards banquet that preceded the 2012 GLVC Baseball Championship Tournament, which begins on Thursday in Evansville, Ind.  In addition to White, University of Indianapolis’ Donovan Drake and Gary Vaught were named the GLVC Pitcher and Coach of the Year, respectively, while Maryville redshirt freshman outfielder Andrew Naegeli was tabbed as the league’s Freshman of the Year.  A total of 67 student-athletes from both the GLVC East and West Divisions were also recognized as All-Conference honorees.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Several Great Lakes Valley Conference softball standouts earned regional honors this past week by both Daktronics and the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA). A total of 19 GLVC players earned 33 All-Midwest Region honors, including UIndy’s Casey Williamson and Jennifer DeMotte adding to their GLVC Player and Pitcher of the Year honors as the Daktronics Midwest Regional Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The University of Missouri-St. Louis has secured the eighth and final spot in this week’s 2012 Great Lakes Valley Conference Baseball Championship Tournament, which takes place May 10-13 at both Bosse Field and USI Field in Evansville, Ind. With a two-out, bases loaded, two-run single to left centerfield, sophomore Taylor Holman gave the Tritons a 2-1 victory over Missouri S&T on Tuesday and their first bid to the conference’s postseason tournament since 2004. The seven other league squads that make up the eight-team field were announced Sunday, led by top seed and GLVC East Division Champion, Indianapolis (26-8). The Greyhounds will be joined by No. 2 seed Northern Kentucky (25-11), No. 3 Missouri S&T (20-10), No. 4 Rockhurst (20-11), No. 5 Quincy (19-12), No. 6 Missouri-St. Louis (20-14), No. 7 Drury (21-15), and No. 8 Lewis (21-15).