MARSHALL, Minn. -- Senior first baseman Nathan Minnich from Shepherd University (W.Va.) and junior pitcher Carl
O’Neal from St. Mary’s University (Texas) headline the 2012 Daktronics, Inc., NCAA Division II All-America baseball
team, earning the Ron Lenz Player and Pitcher of the Year awards respectively. A total of 45 student-athletes, representing
37 institutions were named to either the first, second or third team All-America squad, while 18 were named honorable
mention.

Members of the NCAA Division II College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) selected the All-America
teams. The All-America team is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems for virtually every sport at every level of competition. Daktronics has sponsored the baseball
All-America program since 2007.

Minnich finished the season batting .487 (74 for 152) with 21 home runs, 12 doubles and 72 RBIs, while racking up a .980
slugging percentage. As of May 24, he leads the country in slugging percentage, on-base percentage, walks per game and
RBIs. He also ranks second in batting average and home runs, while ranking third in runs scored per game. He was a
2011 first team Daktronics All-America honoree at designated hitter.

O’Neal has compiled a 13-0 record with a 2.27 ERA in 95 innings in helping lead St. Mary’s to 2012 NCAA Division II
Baseball Championships. He has appeared in 16 games making 15 starts with seven complete games and recording five
shutouts. O’Neal has recorded 93 strikeouts, while limiting opponents to hit just .196. As of May 24, he ranks tied for first
in the country in victories.

Joining Minnich and O’Neal on the All-America first team include: Geno Escalante (C, Mount Olive), Joe Wendle (2B,
West Chester), Bryan Lippincott (3B, Concordia-St. Paul), Blake Miller (SS, Western Oregone), Antony Boza (DH, Lynn),
Cody Coffman (UT, Tusculum), Casey Allison (OF, Wingate), Ryan Busboom (OF, Fort Hays State), Jeff Popick (OF,
Colorado Mesa), Tim Flight (SP, Southern New Hampshire), Geoff Broussard (SP, Cal Poly Pomona), Grady Wood (SP,
Western Oregon) and Stephen Johnson (RP, St. Edward’s).

2012 Daktronics NCAA Division II Baseball All-America Teams
Ron Lenz Player of the Year: Nathan Minnich, Shepherd (W. Va.)
Ron Lenz Pitcher of the Year: Carl O’Neal, St. Mary’s (Texas)
FIRST TEAM
C Geno Escalante Jr. Mount Olive (N.C.)
1B Nathan Minnich Sr. Shepherd (W.Va.)
2B Joe Wendle Sr. West Chester (Pa.)
3B Bryan Lippincott Sr. Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.)
SS Blake Miller Jr. Western Oregon
OF Casey Allison Sr. Wingate (N.C.)
OF Ryan Busboom Jr. Fort Hays State (Kan.)
OF Jeff Popick Sr. Colorado Mesa
DH Antony Boza Sr. Lynn (Fla.)
UT Cody Coffman Sr. Tusculum (Tenn.)
SP Carl O’Neal Jr. St. Mary’s (Texas)
SP Tim Flight Jr. Southern New Hampshire
SP Geoff Broussard Sr. Cal Poly Pomona
SP Grady Wood Sr. Western Oregon
RP Stephen Johnson Jr. St. Edward’s (Texas)

SECOND TEAM
C Zach Braun So. Bemidji State (Minn.)
1B Jacob Rogers Sr. Mount Olive (N.C.)
2B Carlos Asuaje So. Nova Southeastern (Fla.)
3B Daniel Duran Sr. Cal State Los Angeles
SS Braden Box Jr. Colorado Mesa
OF Aaron Guinn Sr. Tusculum (Tenn.)
OF James Roche Sr. Franklin Pierce (N.H.)
OF Areo Regoli Sr. Nova Southeastern (Fla.)
DH Nick Sell Fr. Seton Hill (Pa.)
UT Cameron Dullnig Sr. Texas A&M-Kingsville
SP John Healy Sr. St. Anselm (N.H.)
SP Donovan Drake Sr. Indianapolis (Ind.)
SP Lee Stoppelman Sr. Central Missouri
SP Rene Solis So. St. Mary’s (Texas)
RP Emilio Pagan Jr. Belmont Abbey (N.C.)

THIRD TEAM
C M.P. Cokinos Jr. St. Mary’s (Texas)
1B Austin Rycroft Sr. Central Oklahoma
2B Andre Rodriguez Jr. Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.)
3B John Calhoun Sr. Washburn (Kan.)
SS Grant DeBruin Sr. Alabama-Huntsville
OF Phil Imholte Jr. St. Cloud State
OF Shane Latshaw Sr. Mercyhurst (Pa.)
OF Eli Davis Sr. Cal State Stanislaus
DH Mike Russo Jr. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.)
UT Michael Jordan Sr. Benedict (S.C.)
SP Derek Hansen Jr. Augustana (S.D.)
SP Craig Goodman Sr. Tusculum (Tenn.)
SP Sean Bierman Sr. Tampa (Fla.)
SP Mark Sappington Jr. Rockhurst (Mo.)
RP Brad Zambron Jr. Grand Valley State (Mich.)

HONORABLE MENTION
Jon Carnahan (C, Delta State) ; Zach Mathieu (1B, Franklin Pierce), David Weber (1B, Benedict) ; Chase Lacomb (2B,
Colorado State-Pueblo) ; Frank Salerno (SS, St. Thomas Aquinas) ; Cade Stallings (3B, Tusculum) ; Michael White (UT,
Stonehill) ; Joe Vaskas (DH, Emporia State) ; Danny Susdorf (OF, UC-San Diego), Andrew Jones (OF, Tampa), Steve
Anderson (OF, Grand Valley State), Pat Curtin (OF, Tiffin) ; Harvey Martin (SP, Minnesota State, Mankato), Chad
Boughner (SP, North Alabama), Logan Birr (SP, St. Cloud State), Matt Marotta (SP, St. Thomas Aquinas), Ryan Goodbrand
(SP, UC-San Diego), Alex Powers (RP, Southern New Hampshire)