UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley
State University baseball team announced its postseason team awards
on Thursday (May 20).
Senior infielder Kevin Dore (Kawkawlin,
Mich./Muskegon CC) was selected as the 2010 "Most Valuable
Player". Dore led the Cardinals in batting average for the
second-straight year, posting a .406 mark this season, and also led
the team in at-bats (160), runs (45), hits (65), triples (3) and
walks (22) on the season, and was an integral part of the Cardinals
leading the nation in double plays per game, turning 1.16 per
contest, as he was a part of 41 of them.
Dore was named to the 2010 ABCA All-Midwest Region Second Team
as well as the Daktronics, Inc. All-Midwest Region Second Team and
NCBWA Midwest Region Second Team. Dore was also selected as a
member of the 2010 All-GLIAC First Team.
The 2010 "Coach's Award" went to freshman pitcher Carson Beauchaine
(Fraser, Mich.). Beauchaine started eight games on the mound
for the Cards, posting a 4.03 ERA while working 51.1 innings,
highlighted by a two-hit, complete game 1-0 shutout of Ashland
University on Apr. 21.
The 2010 "Top Pitcher Award" went to sophomore Colin Coulter (Clio,
Mich./Powers Catholic HS). Coulter posted a 4-1 record for
SVSU this season while appearing in 11 games for the Cardinals,
starting seven of them.
Freshman outfielder Kyle O'Boyle
(Midland, Mich./Bullock Creek HS) was named the 2010 "Freshman of
the Year". O'Boyle posted a .331 average on the year,
starting in 44 of the team's 45 games. Kyle led the team in
home runs with seven, had seven doubles, one triple, 35 RBIs and 19
walks on the season.
The Cardinals advanced to the GLIAC Baseball Tournament for the
first time since 2007, and finished the year with a 22-23 overall
record.
