14 May 2003
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IWU’s Brook First Team all-CCIW in Baseball

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Senior pitcher Steve Brook was the lone Illinois Wesleyan representative on the first team of the all-College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin's all-league baseball squads.
 Brook (Chicago Heights, Homewood Flossmoor HS), a second team selection in 2002, was 4-2 with a 0.95 ERA in 57 innings this season vs. CCIW opponents. He had five complete games and struck out 49.
 Senior pitcher Erik Zier (Lockport HS) and freshman outfielder Cory Lapinski (Niles, Maine East HS) were second team all-CCIW selections.
 Zier, who was a first team all-conference pitcher in 2002, was 3-1 this spring with a 2.75 ERA in 36 innings and struck out 27.
 Lapinski hit .386 with two home runs and 13 RBI.

 2003 COLLEGE CONFERENCE OF ILLINOIS & WISCONSIN BASEBALL
All-conference team

POS PLAYER, SCHOOL YR HT WT HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
1ST TEAM
INF Mike Kane, Augustana Sr 6-0 195 Blue Grass, Iowa Davenport Assumption
INF Eric Krull, Carthage Jr 6-4 210 Appleton, Wisconsin North
INF Adam Husing, Carthage Jr 5-11 177 Iron Mountain, Michigan Iron Mountain
INF Justin Hallock, Carthage Jr 6-0 185 Neenah, Wisconsin  Neenah
INF Dave Fellin, Carthage Sr 5-11 165 Whitewater, Wisconsin  Whitewater
OF Chris Beard, Augustana Sr 6-0 190 Moline, Illinois Moline
OF D.J. Jackson, Carthage Sr 6-3 195 McHenry, Illinois McHenry
OF Mark Hansen, Elmhurst Jr 5-11 180 Itasca, Illinois Lake Park
OF David Travis, Millikin Jr 6-4 215 Springfield, Illinois Rochester
C Brad Unger, Elmhurst Sr 6-2 200 Plainfield, Illinois Plainfield
DH Rob Daggett, Elmhurst  Sr 6-2 210 Meridian, Mississippi Lamar Academy
UT Ernie Jack, Augustana Jr 6-0 205 Silvis, Illinois United Township
P Dan Grybash, Carthage Jr 6-1 200 Palatine, Illinois William Fremd
P Dusty Reid, Carthage Sr 5-11 210 Neenah, Wisconsin Neenah
P Brad Shelton, Elmhurst Jr 6-4 195 Forsyth, Illinois Warrensburg-Latham
P Steve Brook, Illinois Wesleyan Sr 6-3 185 Chicago Heights, Illinois Homewood-Flossmoor
 
2ND TEAM
INF Brian Bergfeld, Elmhurst So 6-2 190 Sylvania, Ohio North
INF Dominic Demma, Elmhurst So 6-1 200 Carol Stream, Illinois Glenbard North
INF Kyle Kmiecik, Millikin Jr 6-0 190 Elmwood Park, Illinois Fenwick
INF Jon Berry, Wheaton Sr 5-10 170 Carlock, Illinois University
INF Brad Groth, Elmhurst Jr 6-0 185 Lake Villa, Illinois Antioch
OF Pat Brown, Carthage Sr 6-0 195 Rolling Meadows, Illinois Palatine-William Fremd
OF Kyle Mallon, Carthage Jr 5-11 180 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Pius XI
OF Cory Lapinski, Illinois Wesleyan Fr 6-0 200 Niles, Illinois Maine East
OF Brant Roth, North Central Jr 5-6 170 Morris, Illinois Morris
C Ryan Polycyn, Carthage So 5-11 185 Ripon, Wisconsin Ripon
DH Luke Martin, Carthage Sr 6-0 205 DeKalb, Illinois DeKalb
UT Ken Shipbaugh, Elmhurst Jr 6-1 190 Wauconda, Illinois Wauconda
P Jeff Dunn, Augustana Sr 5-11 220 Mapleton, Illinois Illini Bluffs
P Rob Daggett, Elmhurst Sr 6-2 210 Meridian, Mississippi Lamar Academy
P Erik Zier, Illinois Wesleyan Sr 6-2 170 Lockport, Illinois Lockport
P Trevor Wohlgemuth, North Central Jr 6-3 220 Springfield, Illinois Sacred Heart

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Rob Daggett, Elmhurst
COACH OF THE YEAR: Augie Schmidt, Carthage