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University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Cody Hanke and Mitch Beau were chosen the Position Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year, respectively, to lead the individuals selected to the 2015 All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Baseball Team by the league coaches.  In addition, UW-Whitewater’s John Vodenlich was picked the Coach of the Year.
 
Hanke is the eighth Pointer to secure the Position Player of the Year honor.  He currently leads the conference with 12 home runs and 55 RBI, while ranking with a .687 slugging percentage, fourth with 62 hits, seventh with 14 stolen bases, ninth with 12 doubles and 10th with 35 runs scored.  Hanke has produced at least one hit in 37 of 43 games, including 17 multi-hit performances and a season-high four hits against UW-Oshkosh on April 12 and at UW-Superior on May 2.
 
Beau’s Pitcher of the Year selection marks the fourth straight season a Pointer has claimed the distinction.  He leads the WIAC with 80.1 innings pitched, while placing third with 54 strikeouts and seven victories, fourth with a 2.35 earned run average and seventh with a .245 opponent batting average.  Beau allowed one earned run or less in 10 of his 15 appearances and recorded at least six strikeouts in five outings, including a season-best eight strikeouts against UW-Whitewater on April 29.
 
Repeat selections on the first team from a season ago included:  UW-La Crosse’s Ben Cejka and Taylor Kohlwey (Co-Position Player of the Year); and UW-Whitewater’s Mike Mierow, Curtis Morgan and Mikole Pierce (Co-Position Player of the Year).  Pierce was also a first team selection in 2013.
 
Vodenlich secured the coaching honor for the third straight season and seventh time in his career after leading the Warhawks to the 16th regular-season championship in program history.  UW-Whitewater owns a 33-9 record heading into regional action of the NCAA Division III Championship.
 
An All-Sportsmanship Team was chosen for individuals that displayed exemplary sportsmanship throughout the season.  It included one member from each school.

Position Player of the Year:  Cody Hanke of Stevens Point
Pitcher of the Year:  Mitch Beau of Stevens Point
Coach of the Year:  John Vodenlich of Whitewater
Max Sparger Scholar-Athlete:  Adam Widder of Stout
 
2015 All-WIAC Baseball Team
Name, School, Year, Position, Hometown (High School)
Justin Anderson, La Crosse, Junior, Firstbase/Designated Hitter, Minnetonka, Minn. (West Lutheran)
Lake Bachar, Whitewater, Freshman, Righthanded Pitcher, Wheaton, Ill. (North)
Mitch Beau, Stevens Point, Senior, Righthanded Pitcher, Fond du Lac, Wis. (St. Mary’s Springs)
Hayden Bowe, Stout, Sophomore, Righthanded Pitcher, Eau Claire, Wis. (Memorial)
Andy Brahier, Oshkosh, Freshman, Firstbase, Jefferson, Wis.
Ben Cejka, La Crosse, Senior, Righthanded Pitcher, Holmen, Wis.
Steve Chamberlain, Whitewater, Sophomore, Thirdbase, Rockford, Ill. (Guilford)
Alex Cordova, La Crosse, Junior, Shortstop, Merrill, Wis.
John Eagan, Oshkosh, Sophomore, Outfield, Wautoma, Wis.
Bobby Gregorich, Stevens Point, Senior, Outfield, Plover, Wis. (SPASH)
Colin Grove, Whitewater, Senior, Lefthanded Pitcher, Beloit, Wis. (Memorial)
Cody Hanke, Stevens Point, Junior, Outfield, Marathon, Wis.
Peter Jewell, Oshkosh, Junior, Lefthanded Pitcher, Muskego, Wis.
Taylor Kohlwey, La Crosse, Junior, Outfield, Holmen, Wis.
Mike Mierow, Whitewater, Senior, Catcher, Brookfield, Wis. (Central)
Curtis Morgan, Whitewater, Junior, Righthanded Pitcher, Green Lake, Wis.
Mikole Pierce, Whitewater, Senior, Shortstop, De Pere, Wis.
Casey Power, Whitewater, Senior, Firstbase, Ontario, Canada (Belle River)
Jameson Sadowske, La Crosse, Senior, Righthanded Pitcher, Waukesha, Wis. (Mukwonago)
Riley Spetz, Stevens Point, Senior, Shortstop, Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (Sevastopol)
 
Honorable Mention
Bryce Barsness, La Crosse, Senior, Centerfield, Black Earth, Wis. (Wisconsin Heights)
Caleb Boushley, La Crosse, Sophomore, Righthanded Pitcher, Hortonville, Wis.
Jimmy Coady, Stevens Point, Senior, Outfield, La Crosse, Wis. (Aquinas)
Austin Daniels, Platteville, Junior, Righthanded Pitcher, Miles, Iowa (Preston)
Colin DeBoer, Platteville, Sophomore, Secondbase, Brandon, Wis. (Waupun)
Brady Flaherty, Superior, Senior, Catcher/Firstbase, Balsam Lake, Wis. (Unity)
Christian Hall, Superior, Senior, Righthanded Pitcher, Siren, Wis.
Tyler Kozlowski, Oshkosh, Sophomore, Thirdbase, Menomonee Falls, Wis. (Sussex Hamilton)
Kyle McHugh, Stevens Point, Senior, Firstbase, Polonia, Wis. (Rosholt)
Ben Messenger, Oshkosh, Junior, Lefthanded Pitcher, Howard, Wis. (Bay Port)
Joe Miller, La Crosse, Senior, Righthanded Pitcher, Winona, Minn. (Cotter)
Ben Morgan, La Crosse, Junior, Catcher/Thirdbase, Appleton, Wis. (North)
Casey Schroeder, Platteville, Junior, Shortstop, Lena, Ill. (Lena-Winslow)
Jesse Sustachek, Oshkosh, Freshman, Righthanded Pitcher, Oak Creek, Wis.
 
All-Sportsmanship Team
Nic Barnes, La Crosse, Senior, Catcher, La Crosse, Wis. (Aquinas)
Skyler Bohn, Oshkosh, Senior, Catcher, Grafton, Wis.
Mike Boushley, Platteville, Senior, Righthanded Pitcher, Hortonville, Wis.
Kyle Gauger, Superior, Senior, Lefthanded Pitcher, Spooner, Wis.
Kyle Haen, Whitewater, Senior, Outfield, Madison, Wis. (Edgewood)
Kasey Kruse, Stout, Senior, Outfield/Secondbase, Boyceville, Wis. (Menomonie)
Ryan Williams, Stevens Point, Junior, Righthanded Pitcher, Stevens Point, Wis. (SPASH)
 
UW-Stout’s Widder Earns Baseball Scholar-Athlete Award
 
University of Wisconsin-Stout’s Adam Widder has been chosen the recipient of the 2015 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Max Sparger Baseball Scholar-Athlete Award.
 
A senior from Wauwatosa, Wis. (Milwaukee Lutheran), Widder maintains a 3.63 grade point average and is majoring in vocational rehabilitation-criminal justice/military science and leadership.  He is a three-time member of the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll.  Widder is a three-year recipient of the ROTC Scholarship and has claimed UW-Stout’s Chancellor Award for Academic Excellence five times.  He recently received UW-Stout’s WMG Humanitarian Award, an award that calls attention to and recognizes the student-athletes who put sports into proper perspective, who encompass teamwork, campus and community in their everyday lives and put others ahead of themselves.
 
A team captain, Widder received All-WIAC honorable mention recognition in 2012.  He made seven appearances on the mound for the Blue Devils during the 2015 campaign.
 
Widder attended US Army airborne school and traveled to Alaska on a Cadet Troop Leadership Training trip.  He was awarded number 1 Cadet and is Cadet Battalion Commander.  Widder has volunteered for the Menomonie Winter Parade, Military Appreciation Games and Toys for Tots.  In addition, he has worked for the District Attorney’s office of Dunn County in the Victim/Witness program, as well as the Menomonie Police Department.
 
UW-Superior’s Kyle Gauger (Spooner, Wis.) and UW-Whitewater’s Trey Cannon (Palatine, Ill.) were also nominated for this year’s scholar-athlete award.
 
The WIAC Scholar-Athlete Award is named after Max Sparger, who served as commissioner of the Wisconsin State University Conference for 22 years from 1971-93.  He oversaw the transition of the conference from NAIA to full NCAA membership.  Sparger arrived at UW-Stout in 1959 and served the institution in a variety of capacities, including as an assistant football and basketball coach, head wrestling coach and head football coach.  He served as UW-Stout's athletics director from 1969-71.

In order to be nominated for the scholar-athlete award, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.50 grade point average.  In addition, he must be in his last year of competition, or on schedule to graduate this academic year, and have competed for a minimum of two years.