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Ex-Cowlitz Black Bear Alex Keudell of Oregon is named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year

Several ex-WCLers were named to season-ending all-conference teams in the Pac-12, Big West and WCC. Senior right-hander Alex Keudell of Oregon, who pitched for the 2010 Cowlitz Black Bears, was named the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year.

Ex-Corvallis Knights star outfielder Mitch Haniger (pictured) of Cal Poly was named Big West Player of the Year. The junior from Santa Clara, California earned first-team All-WCL honors following his 2010 summer with the Knights.

Marco Gonzales of Gonzaga, who played for the Wenatchee AppleSox in the summer of 2010, where he earned All-WCL honors, was named the WCC Pitcher of the Year. DJ Crumlich of UC Irvine, another ex-Wenatchee star (2009), was named the Big West Defensive Player of the Year.

Five former WCLers were named All-Pac-12.

All Pac-12

* Taylor Ard of Washington State (Corvallis Knights)
* Jeff Gelalich of UCLA (Bellingham Bells)
* Scott Griggs of UCLA (Bellingham Bells)
* Jimmie Sherfy of Oregon (Corvallis Knights)
* Tyler Smith of Oregon State (Bend Elks)

All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention

* Chase Anselment of Washington (Kitsap BlueJackets)
* Ryan Dunn of Oregon State (Bend Elks)
* Jace Fry of Oregon State (Corvallis Knights)
* Aaron Jones of Oregon (Kelowna Falcons)
* Jake Rodriguez of Oregon State (Corvallis Knights)

First-Team All Big West

* Jimmy Allen of Cal Poly (Corvallis Knights)
* Mitch Haniger of Cal Poly (Corvallis Knights)
* Joey Wagman of Cal Poly (Bend Elks)
* Reid Reilly of Cal Poly (Kitsap BlueJackets)

Second-Team All-Big West

* Kyle Anderson of Cal Poly (Walla Walla Sweets)
* David Armendariz of Cal Poly (Corvallis Knights)
* DJ Crumlich of University of California, Irvine (Wenatchee AppleSox)
* Scott Kalush of University of California, Davis (Kelowna Falcons)
* Christian Ramirez of University of California, Irvine (Walla Walla Sweets)

All-Big West Honorable Mention

* Jordan Fox of University of California, Irvine (Cowlitz Black Bears)
* Eddie Orozco of University of California, Riverside (Corvallis Knights)
* Tommy Reyes of University of California, Irvine (Wenatchee AppleSox)

All-WCC

* Nik Balog of San Francisco (Spokane RiverHawks)
* Royce Bolinger of Gonzaga (Bend Elks)
* Clayton Eslick of Gonzaga (Wenatchee AppleSox)
* Turner Gill of Portland (Klamath Falls Gems)
* Marco Gonzales of Gonzaga (Wenatchee AppleSox)
* Brendan Kalfus of St. Mary’s (Bend Elks)
* Kyle Kraus of Portland (Corvallis Knights)
* Alex Stanford of Gonzaga (Walla Walla Sweets)

All-WCC Honorable Mention

* Adam Clear of San Francisco (Bend Elks)
* Steven Halcomb of Gonzaga (Bend Elks)
* Owen Jones of Portland (Wenatchee AppleSox)