Giambrone tabbed 1st team All-Jayhawk West; Small, Morales, Biggs earn honors
Andre Giambrone capped off a great season for the Barton County Community College baseball team by being selected as a 1st team All-Jayhawk West pick by the conference coaches. Giambrone was the only Cougar to earn 1st team honors but two more Barton players were named 2nd team and another as an honorable mention pick. In addition to Giambrone, a sophomore outfielder from Manhattan, Andrew Small, a sophomore outfielder from Nebraska, and Ronnie Morales, a sophomore pitcher from Oklahoma, were 2nd team picks. Great Bend High graduate Brent Biggs, a freshman 2nd baseman, earned honorable mention status.
Andrew Giambrone
Giambrone led the Cougars with a .365 batting average and a .477 on base percentage from his leadoff spot in the lineup. The center fielder started all 53 games – the only Cougar to do that. In addition, Giambrone led the Cougars in RBI (44), hits (69), and runs scored (50). He was 2nd in triples (4), 3rd in doubles (12), and 3rd in slugging percentage (.503). He also led the Cougars in stolen bases, successfully swiping 17-of-21 bases during the season. His .989 fielding percentage was tops among every day players, committing just 1 error during the season in 91 chances. He had more assists (2) throwing runners out than errors.
Andrew Small
Small was just behind Giambrone in several categories this season for Barton. Small hit .341 with 42 RBI, 60 hits and 49 runs scored – all 2nd to Giambrone. Small led the Cougars with 15 doubles, 5 triples, and a .534 slugging percentage. The left fielder who played in all but 2 games this past season, was also 2nd in stolen bases at 8-of-9 and 3rd in on base percentage at .417.
Ronnie Morales
Morales ended with a 5-2 mark on the mound and a 4.05 ERA. The 5 wins tied for the lead, along with relief pitcher Nate Smith. Morales struck out 42 batters and walked just 19 in 72 innings of work this year. Morales started in 9 of the 11 games he appeared in and completed 2 contest.
Brent Biggs
Biggs' name is near Giambrone and Small at the top of several hitting categories for the Cougars. Biggs hit .335 with 54 hits and scored 46 runs – 3rd to Giambrone and Small. His .432 on base percentage was 2nd on the team as was his 52 starts. He played in all 53 games and committed just 8 errors in 212 chances at 2nd base for a .962 fielding percentage. Biggs banged out 10 doubles and was a perfect 7-for-7 in stolen base attempts. He was also 2nd on the team sacrifice hits with 7 total.
All-Jayhawk West
Coach of the Year - Steve Johnson
MVP: Luke Gorsett, Garden City
Freshman of the Year: Aaron Breit, Garden City
1st Team All-Conference
C: Joe Servias, Garden City
1B: Josh Paul, Seward County
2B: Luke Dreiling, Garden City
SS: Noah Krol, Hutchinson
3B: Cody Staten, Seward County
DH: Eric Beck, Butler
OF: Luke Gorsett, Garden City
OF: Shawn Taylor, Seward County
OF: Andrew Giambrone, Barton County
P: Aaron Breit, Garden City
P: Jared Cranston, Seward County
P: Brendan Wise, Pratt
2nd Team All-Conference
C: James Bina, Butler
1B: Paul Bottigliero, Garden City
2B: Brian Majors, Seward County
SS: Jeff Brewer, Seward County
3B: Robbie Mullin, Garden City
DH: Andy Preston, Garden City
OF: Curtis Smith, Garden City
OF: Mark McBratney, Butler
OF: Andrew Small, Barton County
P: Raub Kirkwood, Cloud County
P: Brett Davis, Seward County
P: Ronnie Morales, Barton County
P: Jason Banks, Hutchinson
Honorable Mention All-Conference
C: AJ Steele, Colby
1B: Evan Friedland, Colby
2B: Brent Biggs, Barton County
SS: Grant Gering, Colby
3B: Ryan Hudgins, Butler
DH: Brett Davis, Seward County
OF: Patrick Norris, Butler
OF: Jeremy Brown, Pratt
OF: Scott Houin, Seward County
P: Eric Maydew, Seward County
P: Chris Rhoads, Pratt
P: Thad Weber, Hutchinson
P: Danny Calvert, Hutchinson
P: Zach Engelken, Cloud County
P: Ty Reese, Butler
Stats
Complete stats can be found at www.bartonccc.edu