Players Mentioned
SCSU's Reese Gregory named Daktronics DII Pitcher of the Year
5/24/2015 11:49:00 AM | Baseball
Gregory was named to the Daktronics All-America Division II First Team as a pitcher and he was joined on the Daktronics All-America Division II squad by senior catcher Michael Jurgella (Plover, Wisc./Pacelli H.S.) and freshman pitcher Sheldon Miks (Shakopee, Minn./H.S.), who were both earned All-America second team honors. Â Senior outfielder Eric Loxtercamp (Cold Spring, Minn./ROCORI H.S.) was named to the Daktronics All-America team as an honorable mention choice.
A three-time All-American at SCSU, Gregory was also selected to the 2015 NCBWA All-America team this spring along with Jurgella (2nd team), Miks (2nd team), Loxtercamp (H.M.) and junior shortstop Kyle Lieser (St. Martin, Minn./Albany H.S.). Â
Gregory was the NSIC, Daktronics and NCBWA Central Region pitcher of the year award winner in 2015. Â A first team All-NSIC pick, Gregory set a school record with 13 wins on the mound for SCSU this spring. Â He notched a 1.49 ERA that included 92 strikeouts and just 19 walks allowed in 84.2 innings of work. Â He had six saves for SCSU and was selected to the 2015 NCAA DII Central Region All-Tournament team. Â Gregory currently owns the team career record with 23 saves since 2013.
Jurgella was named the NSIC, Daktronics and NCBWA Central Region player of the year in 2015. Â He batted .399 this spring and had 63 runs, 85 hits, 16 doubles, two triples and 14 homers for the Huskies. Â He departs the campus with a .362 career batting average, 26 homers, 53 doubles, 144 runs and 226 hits. Â A three-time NSIC All-Academic Award winner, Jurgella was named a Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-America Division II First Team pick in 2014. Â He was also a 2015 All-NSIC First Team pick and concensus All-Region pick.
The NSIC Freshman of the Year and a first team pick for the All-NSIC and All-Region teams this spring, Miks charted a 1.15 ERA and a 10-2 record. Â He had 59 strikeouts and four shutouts during his first year at SCSU.
Lieser and Loxtercamp were both named to the 2015 All-NSIC and All-Region team. Â Lieser batted .405 with three homers, 64 hits and 34 runs scored. Â He also had 10 doubles for SCSU in 2015. Â
Loxtercamp gained All-NSIC honors for the second consecutive season and All-NSIC Academic honors for the third consecutive season in 2015. Â He batted .378 with 36 RBIs, 20 doubles, 95 hits, 70 runs scored, three triples and four homers as a senior. Â In his career, Loxtercamp ranks second in the team charts with 741 at bats, 15 triples and 257 hits. Â He also had 183 career runs scored, 50 doubles and 47 walks.
The Huskies finished the season with a school record 54 wins in 2015. Â SCSU (54-5, 31-3 NSIC) won the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference regular season title and the NSIC conference tournament in 2015. Â The top seed at the NCAA Division II Central Region tournament, SCSU capped its year with a runner-up finish at the NCAA region tournament in St. Cloud, Minn.
2015 Daktronics DII All-America TeamÂ
