Full All-WAC Teams

HONOLULU – The University of Hawai`i Rainbow baseball team had four players honored as 2009 All-Western Athletic Conference honorees, including the WAC Freshman of the Year Kolten Wong, as announced by the conference at the WAC Tournament banquet Wednesday.

 

Along with his Freshman of the Year honors, Wong was also named to the All-WAC first team. Joining him on the first team are senior pitcher Jayson Kramer and junior firstbaseman Kevin Macdonald. Sophomore shortstop Greg Garcia was named to the All-WAC second team.

 

Wong batted .424 in WAC play, finishing with 29 RBI, 15 runs, five homers, two triples and 12 doubles. He's UH's first WAC Freshman of the Year since Andrew McNally won West Division Freshman of the Year honors in 1993.

 

Macdonald ended up tied for the conference lead with 11 home runs in WAC play, finishing second with 33 RBI. The junior also finished with a conference batting average of .337 with 25 runs and four doubles.

 

Kramer was 3-1 in WAC play with a save and a WAC-best 4.15 ERA in 39.0 innings.

 

Garcia led the WAC with five triples, batting .316 with 24 runs, 12 RBI, two home runs and five doubles. He was also a second team all-WAC honoree in 2008.

 

Tom Mendonca of Fresno State picked up WAC Player of the Year honors with San Jose State's Ryan Shopshire taking the Pitcher of the Year award. SJSU's Sam Piraro was named the WAC Coach of the Year.

 

Hawai`i opens the NAPA Auto Parts Western Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament tomorrow, facing No. 2 see Louisiana Tech at 7 p.m. at Les Murakami Stadium.