June 19, 2002

LAS VEGAS - Two UNLV baseball players, David Trujillo and Joe Wickman, have been named to the American Baseball Coaches Association All-West Region Teams as voted on by western collegiate head coaches.

Trujillo, a senior designated hitter from Albuquerque, NM, was named to the First Team All-West Region Team. He hit .345 (79-for-242) with a team-high 18 home runs. He was named the Mountain West Conference All-Tournament DH and conference player of the week on April 29.

Wickman, a freshman left fielder from Las Vegas, was named to the second team. He led the Mountain West Conference with a .437 (62-for-142) average, put together an 18-game hitting streak and notched the conference's best on-base percentage at .584. He was named MWC Freshman of the Year and earned a spot on the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America Team. The following is a complete list of the two teams.

First Team
1B ­ Nate Gold, Gonzaga
2B ­ Gabe Veloz, New Mexico State
3B ­ David Bagley, San Diego
SS ­ Michael Moon, USC
OF ­ Sam Fuld, Stanford
OF ­ Eric Verbryke, Cal State Northridge
OF ­ Joey Gomes, Santa Clara
OF ­ Brian Barre, USC
C ­ Alberto Concepcion ­ USC
DH ­ David Trujillo, UNLV
SP ­ Jeremy Guthrie, Stanford
SP ­ Abe Alvarez, Long Beach State
SP ­ Philip Humber, Rice
RP ­ Royce Ring, San Diego State

Second Team
1B ­ Vincent Sinisi, Rice
2B ­ Shaun Larkin, Cal State Northridge
3B ­ Mark Teahen, Saint Maryıs
SS ­ Taber Lee, San Diego State
OF ­ Ryan Kenning, New Mexico State
OF ­ Joe Wickman, UNLV
OF ­ Jason Waugh, Saint Maryıs
OF ­ Shane Costa, Cal State Fullerton
C ­ Steve Booth, San Francisco
DH ­ Joey Metropoulos, USC
SP ­ Wes Littleton, Cal State Fullerton
SP ­ Bill Murphy, Cal State Northridge
SP ­ Matt Durkin, San Jose State
RP ­ Chad Cordero, Cal State Fullerton