COMPLETE ABCA/RAWLINGS ALL-CENTRAL REGION TEAM

Wheaton, Ill. – Four Wheaton College baseball players have been selected to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings All-Central Region baseball team. Junior shortstop Brian Kolb earned First Team All-Region honors, while junior pitcher Tim Urbanowicz was a Second Team honoree, as freshman Ryan Miller and sophomore Steve Dennison, each received Third Team recognition. 

Wheaton tied its school record for victories this season with 23 wins in a 23-19 record on the year. Wheaton also appeared in the CCIW Tournament for the second time in school history, earning the program's first two conference tournament victories and the team's first appearance in the CCIW Tournament championship round.

Brian Kolb was recognized as a First Team All-Central Region honoree at shortstop for the second consecutive year. The junior hit a team-best .418 (66-158) this season, compiling the second-highest hit total in school history with 66. Kolb drove in 34 runs this season, scoring 46 times, the second-highest run total in Wheaton history. He drew 25 walks this year, posting a .505 on-base percentage. In three seasons with the Thunder, Kolb has assumed Wheaton's all-time hits lead with 198 career hits and is second on the school's all-time RBI list with 112 and second in runs scored with 116.

Junior pitcher Tim Urbanowicz earned Second Team All-Region honors. Earlier this Urbanowicz month was recognized as Wheaton's first First Team All-CCIW selection since Dan Gunn in 1990. Urbanowicz posted an 8-2 record this season, tying Wheaton's single-season record for victories with eight. He compiled a 4.88 ERA in 72 innings of work as he struck out 63 batters. With a career record of 12-6, Urbanowicz has moved into seventh place on Wheaton's career victories list for pitchers. 

Freshman second baseman Ryan Miller earned Third Team All-Central Region honors at second base. Miller hit .367 (61-166) in his debut season with the Thunder, for the third-highest single-season hit total in school history with 61. Miller's 13 doubles this year are second on Wheaton's single-season list, scoring 42 runs, with 35 RBI. Miller hit three home runs this year, with three triples. Miller was third in the league in runs driven in, fourth in RBI and his eight doubles against conference foes was second in the CCIW.

Sophomore pitcher/designated hitter/outfielder Steve Dennison earned Third Team All-Region honors as a utility player. At the plate, Dennison hit .385 (42-109), with 33 RBI and 29 runs scored. He had a team-high .633 slugging percentage this year, with five home runs, eight doubles and two triples. On the mound he compiled a 3-3 record in 57-1/3 innings of work, with 60 strikeouts and four complete games to his credit.