Complete List of 2008 MIAC Baseball Awards

ST. PAUL, Minn. (5/13/07)--Three Concordia baseball players were all named to the MIAC All-Conference Team it was announced by the conference office on Tuesday. Junior catcher Kyle Johnson (Cambridge, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti HS) and pitchers Adam Johnson (So., Pelican Rapids, Minn.) and Scott Schumacher (Jr., Thompson, N.D.) all received all-conference recognition. Kyle Johnson was also named to the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team.

It is the second straight season that Kyle Johnson has earned MIAC All-Conference honors while Adam Johnson and Schumacher received postseason recognition for the first time in their careers.

Johnson led the team in hitting for the second straight season with a career-high .450 average. During the season he set a school record by hitting safely in 20 consecutive games. He led the MIAC in hitting with a .507 average in conference games. He also led the MIAC in slugging percentage (.881), RBI's (24), home runs (5) and total bases (59).

In all games he led the team in hitting, slugging percentage (.725), on-base percentage (.496), runs scored (36), hits (49), RBI’s (37), doubles (13), home runs (5) and total bases (79).

Johnson was named the MIAC Player of the Week on Apr. 7.

Adam Johnson was second in the MIAC in ERA in conference games (2.21) and led the conference in opponent's batting average (.151). Johnson led the team in ERA (2.43) and was tied for the team lead in wins (5) with Schumacher. He appeared in 10 games in 2008 and made a team-high seven starts on the year. He was credited with the win in the Cobbers' upset victory over NCAA Division I NDSU on Apr. 29. Johnson was 3-1 in MIAC play and gave up only five earned runs in 20.1 innings of work.

He was named the named the MIAC Pitcher of the Week on Apr. 7.

Schumacher also had a team-high five wins on the season and also tied with Adam Johnson for most victories in conference play (3). He finished the year with a 2.88 ERA in overall games and a 3.47 mark in conference games. Schumacher only allowed 11 walks in 34.1 innings pitched and did not allow a home run on the season. Opposing hitters were only able to scratch out a .276 average in his six appearances on the year.

Schumacher was also the team's starting first baseman. He finished the season with a .402 average in all games and a .379 mark in conference games. He was second on the team in hits (33), RBI's (22) and was third in on-base percentage (.435) and total bases (39).

Schumacher was named the MIAC Pitcher of the Week on Mar. 24.

Past Cobber All-MIAC Winners

2007 - Kyle Johnson, Brian Knoblauch

2006 - Billy DeNet, Brian Schumacher, Blake Trenbeath

2005 - Bryant Bergeson, Billy DeNet, Nick Esala,

Bryan Romsa, Brian Scumacher

2004 - Ryan Hebrink, Jeremy Hinderks, Luther Kangas

2003 - Derek Dormanen, Ryan Hebrink,

Jeremy Hinderks

2002 - Derek Dormanen, Chad Felstul

2001 - Derek Dormanen, Chad Felstul, Jesse Rostad

2000 - Clayton Horgen

1999 - David Feir, Clayton Horgen

1998 - David Feir, Dan Geizler

1997 - Scott DeBrito, Noah Johnson

1996 - Joe Cuchna, Jeremy Holm, Stuart Lang,

Randy Razidlo, Jeff Spanier

1995 - Chris Coste, Scott DeBrito, Jeremy Holm,

Jeremy Kovash, Ron Litzau, Greg Salvevold

1994 - Clark Christiansen, Chris Coste

1993 - Chris Coste, Chris Marsden, Gary Ullrich

1992 - Dan Holgate, Brad Keenan, Chris Marsden,

Jeff Morken

1991 - ?

1990 - Mike Klindt  

1989 - Terry Horan, Doug Toivonen

1988 - Scott Oeffling

1987 - Colin Kerslake

1986 - Eric Jacobson, Doug Kovash, John Riewer,

Greg Toivonen

1985 - Tim Anderson, Ray Brekke, Kent Kuball,

Joel Smith, Greg Toivonen

1984 - Howard Berglund, Kent Kuball, Mark Nelson

1983 - Stephen Anderson, Brent Helmeke, Mark Nelson

1982 - Dan Olson

1981 - Howard Berglund, Mark Redemske

1980 - Bryon Novotny, Tom Simon, Bob Wentzel