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By Mike Anderson, NKU Sports Information Three NKU baseball players earned All-Region honors from the American Baseball Coaches Association last week. Juniors Kevin Dusold and Larry Pempek were named to the All-North Central Region second team, while Pempek and sophomore Jason Cisper were named Gold Glove recipients. Dusold, a graduate of Oak Hills High School in Cincinnati, led the Norse with a .343 batting average, 11 home runs and 55 RBIs in 2008. The left fielder went on a tear late in the year, taking a 23-game hitting streak into the final game of the season against Wayne State (Mich.). Dusold was also named to the All-GLVC second team and to the Daktronics All-North Central Region second team. Pempek, a native of Cedar Lake, Ind., hit .325 for the Norse with 34 runs scored and 26 RBIs. Defensively, the tri-captain committed just three errors and threw out 16 potential base stealers in 52 attempts. As a team, the Norse caught 37.6 percent of opposing base stealers to lead the GLVC. Cisper, a graduate of Moeller High School, did not commit an error in 119 fielding chances over 51 games. Cisper also claimed an outfield assist in a 3-2 loss to Bellarmine on April 20. At the plate, Cisper hit .280 with 30 RBIs. |
