May 17, 2010

Rio's Schunk wins MSC Gold Glove

Louisville, Ky. --- University of Rio Grande senior third baseman Tyler Schunk continues to add post-season accolades to his resume and hardware to his trophy room. He has been selected as a Mid-South Conference Rawlings-NAIA Conference Gold Glove winner for 2010. 

Schunk, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, the MSC Player of the Year and 1^st team performer, was as stellar in the field as he was at the plate or on the mound and had a flair for the dramatic when it came to slapping the leather. Schunk committed 10 errors on the season in 156 chances (.940 fielding percentage). 

Rio Grande head coach Brad Warnimont said that Schunk is deserving of this honor. "If we had a gold glove winner - he's it," Warnimont said. "He made some phenomenal plays this season, he's very deserving."

Schunk has played out of this world this season in leading the RedStorm to a school-record 47-11 overall record, a Mid-South Conference Tournament championship and a first-ever appearance in the Avista-NAIA World Series Opening Round. 

"With the season he's had, this just adds to a long list of awards that he is very deserving of," Warnimont added.

Schunk and the rest of the RedStorm are the No. 3 seed in the opening round series of the national tournament and will square off against No. 2 seed Faulkner University (AL) on Tuesday, May 18 at Embry-Riddle University. 

First pitch is set for 2 p.m.