Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Four Salukis earn All-MVC honors
05/19/2014 | 12:00:00 | Baseball
May 19, 2014
Missouri Valley Conference All-Conference Team Release 
Southern Illinois designated hitter Cody Daily and relief pitcher Kyle Pauly have both been selected to the All-Missouri Valley Conference Second Team, the conference announced Monday. In addition, starting pitcher Todd Eaton and first baseman Ryan Casillas earned All-Conference honorable mentions.
"We are proud of these young men for their accomplishments on the field," SIU Coach Ken Henderson said. "The MVC is as talented as it has been in years, and to be recognized among the best in the league is a great and well deserved honor for these four individuals."
Daily, a senior, leads the Salukis with a .337 batting average and six home runs. He is fifth in the MVC in batting average, slugging percentage (.518), hits (67) and doubles (16). Daily finished the regular season strong. In the last four weeks, he has hit .438 with five doubles, four home runs and 13 RBIs in 13 games. In conference play, he hit .342 and led the Valley with nine doubles.
Pauly has posted a 1.55 ERA in a team-leading 21 appearances. He is SIU's first true freshman to earn All-MVC first or second team honors since outfielder Aaron Roberts was named to the All-MVC Second Team in 2007. Among pitchers who threw at least 10 innings, the freshman reliever led the league with a 0.83 ERA and .179 opposing batting average. Pauly earned two wins and two saves and, at one point in the season, put together a scoreless streak of 19 and a third innings, the longest by a Saluki this season.
Eaton, a senior, earned All-Conference honors for the third year in a row after being named to the All-MVC Second Team in 2012 and 2013 as a relief pitcher. He shined in conference play this season, going 2-0 along with a 2.86 ERA and holding opponents to a .241 average, both of which rank 10th in the league. His 50 and a third innings were the second most by a pitcher in MVC games this season.
Casillas, also a senior, hit .284 in the regular season with five home runs and a team-leading 39 RBIs, tied for eighth most in the Valley. He is also tied for third in the conference with 17 doubles and 10th in the MVC with 62 hits and 94 total bases. Casillas is the only Saluki who has played in all 54 games this season.
All-Missouri Valley Conference First Team
1B - Casey Gillaspie, Wichita State
2B - Paul DeJong, Illinois State
3B - Jake Mahon, Evansville
SS - Tyler Wampler, Indiana State
C - Kyle Pollock, Evansville
UT - Dayne Parker, Wichita State
DH - Greg Partyka, Bradley
OF - Kevin Kaczmarski, Evansville
OF - Austin Listi, Dallas Baptist
OF - Tate Matheny, Missouri State
SP - Kyle Freeland, Evansville
SP - A.J. Ladwig, Wichita State
SP - Paul Voelker, Dallas Baptist
RP - Ryan Keaffaber, Indiana State
RP - Brandon Koch, Dallas Baptist
All-Missouri Valley Conference Second Team
1B - Mike Wesolowski, Dallas Baptist
2B - Boomer Synek, Evansville
3B - Chase Simpson, Wichita State
SS - Tyler Leffler, Bradley
C - Tyler Baker, Wichita State
UT - Mike Fitzgerald, Indiana State
DH - Cody Daily, Southern Illinois
OF - Landon Curry, Indiana State
OF - Daniel Kihle, Wichita State
OF - Max Murphy, Bradley
SP - Cale Elam, Wichita State
SP - Dan Savas, Illinois State
SP - David Stagg, Indiana State
RP - Kyle Pauly, Southern Illinois
RP - David Suarez, Illinois State
All-Missouri Valley Conference Honorable Mention
1B - Ryan Casillas, Southern Illinois
2B - Derek Hannahs, Indiana State
2B - Drew Turbin, Dallas Baptist
3B - Spencer Gaa, Bradley
SS - Dennis Colon, Illinois State
C - Mike Hollenbeck, Illinois State
UT - Eric Cheray, Missouri State
OF - Daniel Dwyer, Illinois State
OF - David Martinelli, Dallas Baptist
SP - Dylan Craig, Illinois State
SP - Todd Eaton, Southern Illinois
SP - Cole Isom, Evansville
SP - Jeremy Rhoades, Illinois State
SP - Cy Sneed, Dallas Baptist
RP - Sam Johns, Evansville
RP - Aaron LaBrie, Wichita State
All-Defensive Team
1B - Casey Gillaspie, Wichita State
2B - Eric Cheray, Missouri State
3B - Nash Knight, Dallas Baptist
SS - Tyler Wampler, Indiana State
C - Tyler Baker, Wichita State
OF - Kevin Kaczmarski, Evansville
OF - Tate Matheny, Missouri State
OF - Max Murphy, Bradley
P - Cale Elam, Wichita State
