Molski, Jagler Named to All-WIAC Baseball First-team

     The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point landed two players on the All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference baseball first-team as senior rightfielder Sam Molski and junior first baseman Jon Jagler both were honored.

     Both players are former Wisconsin Valley Conference prep standouts as Molski starred at Stevens Point Area Senior High School and Jagler played at Wausau West High School.

     Despite winning the WIAC tournament title, the Pointers had just two of the 21 players named to the league's first team. It marks the 28^th consecutive year the Pointers have had at least two players on the team, but only the sixth time in the past 25 years they've had fewer than three players selected.

     However, six UW-Stevens Point players received honorable mention. Those honored included senior catcher Eric Bennett (Madison, WI/Memorial), senior shortstop Pat McCann (Antigo, WI/Antigo), junior third baseman Paul Molitor (Reedsburg, WI/Reedsburg), sophomore pitcher Jeff Pieper (Wausau, WI/West), junior centerfielder Randy Reed (Appleton, WI/East) and junior pitcher Bill Verbrick (Appleton, WI/Xavier).

     Molski hit a single-season school record 12 home runs this season while hitting for a .371 average, entering this weekend's NCAA Division III tournament. Molski also has nine doubles and three triples to rank fifth in a single season with 103 total bases. He has scored 38 runs and driven in 38 runs for his first career All-Conference selection after earning honorable mention recognition the past three years.

     Jagler has pounded out 64 hits this season, which ranks third in a single season. He has posted team-highs 12 doubles, 43 RBI's and .408 batting average. Jagler had a 14-game hitting streak earlier this season and has hit in 12 straight games entering this weekend. He went 11-for-21 in last weekend's conference tournament.

     Bennett hit .284 with three home runs and has thrown out nine of the last 10 attempted base stealers. McCann hit .323 with five home runs and 32 RBI's. Molitor hit .313 with 11 doubles and six home runs. Pieper is 7-0 this season with a team-best 3.10 ERA. He 32 strikeouts with just seven walks in 61 innings pitched. Reed hit .352 with six home runs and a school-record four triples. Verbrick is 4-3 with a 4.18 ERA and has 54 strikeouts and five walks in 66 2/3 innings pitched.

     The Pointers open NCAA tournament play Thursday at 11 a.m. against Ripon College at E.J. Schneider Field in Oshkosh.