Gabriel Duran has earned his second National Pitcher of the Year
honor after the National Collegiate Baseball Writer's Association
announced their All-American teams. Duran also earns First Team
All-American honors as one of four players to be named an unanimous
selections.
This is Duran's second selection as National
Pitcher of the Year after earning the same distinction from
Daktronics. He now has also been named a First Team All-American by
three different organizations (Daktronics, ABCA/Rawlings,
NCBWA).
Duran finished the 2009 season with a record of
10-2 along with 2 saves. His 10 wins on the year established a new
program record for wins in a season. In 89.2 innings he registered
83 strikeouts and a 1.30 ERA. He also held opposing batters to a
stingy .150 batting average against, while only allowing 13 earned
runs on the season. Duran has also threw 6
complete games in 11 starts, including 3 shut outs.
Duran helped pitched the Golden Lions to their
first ever appearance in the Division II College World Series in
2009. He came on in relief in the East Region Championship game to
earn the save in the clinching 1-0 victory over Adelphi by tossing
2.1 scoreless innings. He also earned Dowling's first ever victory
in World Series play by throwing a complete game 3 hitter over then
No. 1 nationally ranked UC San Diego.
2009 National
Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Division II All-America
Teams
Player of the Year: Shannon Wilkerson, Augusta State
Pitcher of the Year: Gabriel Duran, Dowling
Coach of the Year: Dan O'Brien, UC San Diego
First Team
| Pos | Name | School |
| C | Matt Adams | Slippery Rock |
| 1B | Jon Alia | Cal State Dominguez Hills |
| 2B | Kevin Becker | Mesa State |
| SS | Matt Bodenchuk | Mesa State (Unanimous) |
| 3B | Yan Gomes | Barry |
| OF | Shannon Wilkerson | Augusta State (Unanimous) |
| OF | Bryan Fogle | Erksine |
| OF | Jason Fobes | CSU - Pueblo |
| OF | JD Martinez | Nova Southeastern |
| UTL | Dustin Huffer | Concord |
| DH | Travis Howard | USC Aiken |
| SP | Gabriel Duran | Dowling (Unanimous) |
| SP | Hayden Simpson | Southern Arkansas (Unanimous) |
| SP | Chris Armijo | Incarnate Word |
| SP | Dan Wright | Lynn |
| RP | Shaun Larsen | Southern Indiana |
| RP | Chris Matlock | Central Missouri |
Second Team
| Pos | Name | School |
| C | Ryan Query | Catawba |
| 1B | Daniel Kassouf | Belmont Abbey |
| 2B | Cannon Lester | Southern Arkansas |
| SS | Rich Racobaldo | Mount Olive |
| 3B | Nate Arevalo | Cameron |
| OF | Matt Cotellese | West Chester |
| OF | Adam Darby | Harding |
| OF | Brandon Decker | Valdosta State |
| OF | Eric Workman | West Virginia State |
| UTL | Chris Adamson | Angelo State |
| DH | Matt Costello | Valdosta State |
| SP | Nick Fogelman | Pfeiffer |
| SP | Blake Keitzman | Western Oregon |
| SP | Gary Moran | Sonoma State |
| SP | Ben Watkins | Pitt - Johnstown |
| RP | Brad Rutherford | Abilene Christian |
| RP | Matt Winterhalter | Northern Kentucky |
Third Team
| Pos | Name | School |
| C | Jordan Schmidt | Abilene Christian |
| 1B | Evan McDole | Northern Kentucky |
| 2B | Drew Cross | St. Edward's |
| SS | Evan Porter | Nebraska - Omaha |
| 3B | Craig Lyerly | Catawba |
| OF | Conner Crumbliss | Emporia State |
| OF | Sam DiMatteo | California (PA) |
| OF | Will Gowdy | Ouachita Baptist |
| OF | Joe Wedntke | Wayne State |
| UTL | Andrew Whittington | Southern Arkansas |
| DH | Keith Towne | Angelo State |
| SP | Michael Fiers | Nova Southeastern |
| SP | Darin Gorsky | Kutztown |
| SP | Michael Thompson | Bellarmine |
| SP | Kyle Vazquez | Franklin PIerce |
| RP | John Church | West Florida |
| RP | Justin Moore | Dominican |
Honorable Mention
| Catcher | Chase Blackwood, Valdosta State; Chris Herbert, Concordia St. Paul |
| First Baseman | Logan Forest, Texas - Permian Basis; Yudelmis Hernandez, Barry; Andrew Kinney, Southwest Minnesota State; Zach Solly, Fairmont State |
| Second Baseman | Chas Anthony, Erksine; Mike Baillargeon, Assumption; Carlos Leyva, Cal State Dominguez Hills |
| Shortstop | Vance Albitz, UC San Diego; Shane Busti, California (PA); Devin Goodwin, Delta State |
| Third Baseman | David Olson, Minnesota - Duluth; Jacob Petkac, Ashland; Ethan Santora, Mercyhurst; Josh Tanner, UC San Diego |
| Outfield | Adam Arakawa, Chico State; Thomas Bumpass, Abilene Christian; Bo Darby, West Virginia State; Kevin Dietrich, UNC Pembroke; Kevin Dusold, Northern Kentucky; Jeff Foltz, Ashland; Cody Holliday, Wilmington; Mark Lecthworth, Wingate; JT Putt, Regis; Mario Ramirez, Cal State LA; Chance Tuttle, Central Missouri; Derek West, Southwest Minnesota State |
| Utility Player | Tyler Choate, Southern Indiana; Paul - Michael Klingberg, Cal State Dominguez Hills; Alex Koch, Wayne State; Phil Messerian, Nyack |
| Designated Hitter | Jason Carr, New Mexico Highlands; Josh Meagher, Chico State; Ben Sondgeroth, Indianapolis |
| Starting Pitcher | Andre Benjamin, Grand Valley State; Brad Bichel, Cameron; Logan Birr, St. Cloud State; Tom Cote, Franklin Pierce; Reece Dodd, Southeastern Oklahoma; Adam Maini, Kutztown; Matt McGovern, UNC Pembroke; Ajay Meyer, Ashland; Bret Moyer, West Chester; Max Russell, Florida Southern; Jake Schmidt, Concordia - St. Paul; Tim Shibuya, UC San Diego; Cody Walden, Armstrong Atlantic; Cory White, Indianapolis |
| Relief Pitcher | Rob Currie, Tusculum; Martin DeWald, GCSU; Nathan Kafka, Minnesota State; Guido Knudson, UC San Diego; Rob Nicholas, Franklin Pierce; Kenny Reisinger, Shepherd |
-Provided by Dowling Sports Information department.
