Kevin Tokarski and Nick Martini earn Preseason All-American Honors







Kevin Tokarski

 Second baseman Kevin Tokarski and outfielder Nick Martini land on the 11th annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Preseason All-American Team.

Illinois State University second baseman Kevin Tokarski earned his fifth and sixth All-American honors as the redshirt junior was named to both the NCBWA and Louisville Slugger preseason All-American third-teams.  Tokarski hit .412 with 25 doubles, 3 triples, 8 home runs and 53 rbi's last season for the Redbirds.  Kevin is from Downers Grove North High School.



Nick Martini



Kansas State outfielder Nick Martini, who was named the Big 12 Player of the Year and a second team ABCA All-American following his sophomore season, earned third team honors on the 2011 NCBWA All-American Team.  Martini hit .416 with 4 homers, 17 doubles and 59 rbi's for the Wildcats as a sophomore.  Nick is from Prairie Ridge High School and lives in Crystal Lake, IL.

Tyler Choate Named Preseason All-American

University of Southern Indiana Athletics - USI has a pair named preseason All-American:

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana senior pitcher/infielder Tyler Choate (Carmi, Illinois) has been named to the preseason All-American second team as a utility player by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.

Choate, who was a Daktronics second team All-Region and All-GLVC utility player, saw action at four different positions during his first year with the Eagles. He was USI's number one starter, finishing the season with a 7-3 overall record with a 3.22 ERA and 76 strike outs in 16 appearances and 15 starts.

At the plate, Choate sparked USI in the top third of the line-up. He had a team-best 10 home runs and ranked second with a .357 batting average. The 2009 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Newcomer to Watch also had 52 runs scored, 15 doubles, four triples, and 37 RBIs.