ABCA All-Midwest Region Team  (.xls)
Midwest Golden Glove Team  (.xls)

INDIANAPOLIS- Senior Ben Sondgeroth and junior Chase Kittinger received their second all-region first-team nod of the season Tuesday.  After both were named to the All-Midwest Region First Team by Daktronics, the pair garnered the same honor from the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). In addition, Greyhound pitchers Cory Rupert and Cory White were named to the All-Midwest Region Second Team by the ABCA, while senior Justin Russell made the Midwest Gold Glove Team.

Sondgeroth finished his career as UIndy's single-season and career leader in RBI.  The Greyhound clean-up man smacked 17 homers in 2009 while leading the GLVC in slugging percentage.

Kittinger paced the club in hitting with a .391 average while starting a hefty 51 games at catcher.  He handled a pitching staff that led the conference in strikeouts and opponents' batting average.

As first-team honorees, Sondgeroth and Kittinger are eligible for All-America consideration. The ABCA All-America teams will be announced at the next week's D-II College World Series.

UIndy's second-team pitching tandem of Cory White and Cory Rupert combined for a stellar 19-5 record in 2009.  White, who had team highs in complete games (4) and shutouts (2), racked up 88 Ks in just 75.2 innings, while Rupert topped the UIndy starters with a 2.66 ERA.  The pair of arms also helped the UIndy staff set a program record with 516 total strikeouts on the year.

Justin Russell, UIndy's gold-glove centerfielder, set numerous records in his tenure at the school.  In addition to being voted one of the three best outfielders in the Midwest, the All-GLVC Second Teamer excelled at the plate by setting new program marks for runs (179) and hits (218) and tying the school's all-time stolen base record (85).

Russell and the all-region quartet led UIndy to a 43-21 record this season and its first NCAA berth since 2003.  The Greyhounds went 2-2 in the Midwest Regional last week to advance all the way to the finals before losing to 11th-ranked Grand Valley State.