Diamond Sports News

August 17, 2009, California - The Horizon Air Summer Series entered its fifth year never having had a repeat champion. That is no longer the case as the Seattle Studs won their second consecutive McCullough Division Championship with a 32-8 record.

In their first year in the Series, the Lodi Baseball Club won the Engelken Division with a 15-9 division record and the Novato Knicks took the Buzzie Bavasi Division with a 19-5 record.

Individual honors were split between three clubs.

Lodi outfielder, Alex Ring from Azusa Pacific University, was awarded the Player of the Year Award. Ring batted .377 with seven doubles, 3 home runs and 30 RBI’s.

For second year in a row, a Humboldt Crabs pitcher captured the HASS Pitcher of the Year award. California State Northridge sophomore pitcher Chris DePoo was 9-0 with a .60 ERA for the Crabs this season.

McCullough Division winner Seattle Studs manager Barry Aden was selected Manager of the Year. Aden’s club was 32-8 as they captured their second consecutive McCullough Division Title.

The Horizon Air Summer series is a unique eleven-week long competition among elite college summer wood bat baseball clubs from the Western United States. Fulfilling a mission of keen competition, the Horizon Air Summer Series crosses collegiate league boundaries to form a "league of leagues".
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HORIZON AIR SUMMER SERIES ALL-SERIES 2009 BASEBALL TEAM
PRESENTED BY DIAMOND SPORTS

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Honorable Mention: Sac. Legends: Mark Laugenour; Yuba-Sutter: Dan Brown, Mickey Raudenbush; Nevada: Eric Maupin; Lodi: Matt Fusion, Justin Cooper; Nor Cal: Tyger Pederson; San Jose: Dan Pelligrino; Humboldt: Bobby Ethel; Redding: Alex Lyons, Tony Bongiovanni; San Luis Obispo: Kelley Fick; Cory Hall; Folsom: Sam Montgomery; Fairbanks-AIA: R Gebhart; Bend: Tommy Richards; Corey Valine; Novato: Joey Parigi; San Jose: Dan Pelligrino

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