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Sprout selected to the ABCA Rawlings NCAA Division III All-American Baseball Team

Pat Buresh
May 29, 2001

Brian Sprout (Jr., Lake City, Minn.) was named to the third team ABCA Rawlings NCAA Division III All-American Baseball Team. The All-American team consists of 43 players. Sprout and Jake Mauer of the University of St. Thomas were the only two MIAC players selected; Mauer was named to the second team.

Sprout was voted Co-MVP in MIAC baseball, along with Jake Mauer of the University of St. Thomas. Sprout was the league MVP in his first two seasons with the Oles and was also selected to the 2001 NCAA Midwest All-Region baseball team.

In the Oles? final home game of the season, Sprout broke the single season home run record, hitting 13 on the year. On the season, Sprout batted .426 with 50 RBI and a slugging percentage of .837. Sprout scored 56 runs and his 60 hit season included 17 doubles.

The St. Olaf Oles repeated as MIAC champions with an 18-2 record in the conference and 29-9 overall. The Oles won 12 consecutive games to close their regular season and they remained undefeated at home; they included home sweeps of St. John?s University, Concordia College and the University of St. Thomas. St. Olaf tied an MIAC record by sweeping nine conference doubleheaders in a season.

The Oles finished the regular season ranked third in the Midwest Region and 19th in the ABCA Division III poll. St. Olaf lost to the University of St. Thomas 9-2 in the championship of the MIAC tournament.

Contact Judy Stromayer at 507-786-3315 or stromaye@stolaf.edu.