May 24, 2006

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Mid-American Conference announced the 2006 All-MAC baseball team today (May 24). Bowling Green's Eric Lawson and Alan Brech were honored by the conference by being placed on the All-MAC Second Team. It marks the second all-conference award for each Falcon. Brech was a first team member in 2005 while Lawson made the second team following his freshman season in 2004.

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Junior Eric Lawson finished among the top five in eight different statisical categories in conference play. His .469 overall on-base percentage was tops in the league this season. The Milford, Ohio native strung together a nine-game hitting streak (Mar. 29-Apr. 16) in which he batted at a .564 pace, driving home nine runs.

Junior Alan Brech's 2.69 ERA is the fifth best in the MAC at the end of the regular season. The southpaw averaged 6.70 innings of work per start during conference games. In a start against arch-rival Toledo on April 14th, Brech slashed his season ERA to 1.93 after hurling 8.0 innings without allowing an earned run.

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Complete All-MAC Teams

All-MAC First Team
1B Brad Miller, Ball State
2B Drew Saylor, Kent State
SS Emmanuel Burriss, Kent State
3B Andrew Davis, Kent State
C Todd Balduf, Kent State
OF Bryan Mitzel, Central Michigan
OF Kurt Eichorn, Kent State
OF Brian Toner, Northern Illinois
SP Jeff Fischer, Eastern Michigan
SP Chad Wagler, Kent State
SP John Ely, Miami
SP Dan O'Brien, Western Michigan
SP Ethan Hollingsworth, Western Michigan
RP Matt German, Northern Illinois
DH Anthony Gressick, Ohio
Util Ben Humphrey, Central Michigan

All-MAC Second Team
1B James Kingsley, Buffalo
2B Eric Lawson, Bowling Green
SS Jason Watson, Toledo
3B Troy Moratti, Central Michigan
C Kurt Davidson, Akron
OF Justin Rogers, Ball State
OF Willie Walker, Ohio
OF Drew Hoisington, Toledo
SP Ross Liersemann, Akron
SP Alan Brech, Bowling Green
SP Graham Taylor, Miami
SP Josh Collmenter, Central Michigan
RP Matt Long, Miami
DH Nathan Marquardt, Western Michigan