Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Aucker, Delgado Named To All-Conference Team
5/23/2017 1:00:00 PM | Baseball
Aucker earned First-Team Honors, while Delgado was named to the Second Team
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee placed two players on the Conference USA All-Conference Team, with designated hitter Aaron Aucker earning First-Team All-Conference honors, while for the second year in-a-row, Riley Delgado earned Second-Team All-Conference honors.
Aucker and Delgado led the potent MT offense, which finished the season ranking 13th in the country in hits, 26th with a .306 team batting average, and 36th in doubles.
Aucker was the most powerful Blue Raider offensive player when healthy, the Knoxville, Tenn., native crushed a team-high 10 home runs, while also leading the team with a .641 slugging percentage (3rd in C-USA), .448 on-base percentage (9th in C-USA) and triples (2).
The designated hitter finished his strong junior campaign, second on the team with a .359 batting average (8th in C-USA), and 41 RBI.
"Aaron had a tremendous year," said Head Coach Jim McGuire. "He battled through injuries to put up big-time numbers, and every time he was in the lineup we seemed to score runs. I am very proud of what he did this year, while going through a lot of adversity."
Delgado started at shortstop all 55 games for the second straight year, hitting in the leadoff spot in all but five contests. The two-year Blue Raider ranked 19th in the country with 82 hits this season, while also ranking as the 52nd toughest player to strikeout.
Delgado finished the year first on the team in hits, runs (41), and total bases (108). Delgado also ended the season second on the squad with 15 doubles and 23 walks.
The Miami, Fla., native ranks seventh all-time in Blue Raider history as a career .369 hitter. Delgado was also named to the C-USA All-Academic Team yesterday.
"Riley is very deserving of this award, it is very tough to put the numbers that he has in both years that he's been here," said McGuire. "He is a leader by example offensively and defensively and one of the best infielders in Conference USA."
FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
IF Dylan Burdeaux, Sr., Southern Miss
IF Tyler Frank, Sr., Florida Atlantic
IF Zach Rutherford, Jr., Old Dominion
IF Jared Young, Jr., Old Dominion
OF T.J. Nichting, Sr., Charlotte
OF Raphael Gladu, Sr., Louisiana Tech
OF Sam Finfer, Sr., Marshall
C Brent Diaz, Sr., Louisiana Tech
DH Aaron Aucker, Jr., Middle Tennessee
UT Taylor Braley, Jr., Southern Miss
SP Adam Bainbridge, Sr., Old Dominion
SP Nate Harris, Sr., Louisiana Tech
SP Colton Laws, So., Charlotte
SP Kirk McCarty, Sr., Southern Miss
RP Nick Sandlin, So., Southern Miss
RP Colt Smith, Jr., Southern Miss
SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
IF Riley Delgado, Sr., Middle Tennessee
IF JC Escarra, Jr., FIU
IF Chase Lunceford, Sr., Louisiana Tech
IF Brett Netzer, Jr., Charlotte
IF Jordan Washam, Sr., Louisiana Tech
OF Brewer Hicklen, So., UAB
OF Mason Irby, Jr., Southern Miss
OF Matt Wallner, Fr., Southern Miss
C Dominic DiCaprio, So., Rice
DH Jared Shouppe, Sr., Florida Atlantic
UT Dane Myers, Jr., Rice
SP Zach Flanagan, Charlotte
SP Tyler Giovanoni, UTSA
SP Thomas Lowery, UAB
SP Wade Martin, Marshall
RP Karl Craigie, Sr., UTSA
RP Cameron Ragsdale, Sr., Florida Atlantic
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
1B Vinnie Pasquantino, Old Dominion
OF Eric Rivera, Florida Atlantic
OF Kyle Battle, Old Dominion
OF Matt Wallner, Southern Miss
C Zack Smith, Charlotte
P Matt Brooks, Charlotte
P Nick MacDonald, FIU
P Tyler Myrick, FIU
P Kyle Griffen, Louisiana Tech
P John Wilson, Old Dominion
P Matt Canterino, Rice
Aucker and Delgado led the potent MT offense, which finished the season ranking 13th in the country in hits, 26th with a .306 team batting average, and 36th in doubles.
Aucker was the most powerful Blue Raider offensive player when healthy, the Knoxville, Tenn., native crushed a team-high 10 home runs, while also leading the team with a .641 slugging percentage (3rd in C-USA), .448 on-base percentage (9th in C-USA) and triples (2).
The designated hitter finished his strong junior campaign, second on the team with a .359 batting average (8th in C-USA), and 41 RBI.
"Aaron had a tremendous year," said Head Coach Jim McGuire. "He battled through injuries to put up big-time numbers, and every time he was in the lineup we seemed to score runs. I am very proud of what he did this year, while going through a lot of adversity."
Delgado started at shortstop all 55 games for the second straight year, hitting in the leadoff spot in all but five contests. The two-year Blue Raider ranked 19th in the country with 82 hits this season, while also ranking as the 52nd toughest player to strikeout.
Delgado finished the year first on the team in hits, runs (41), and total bases (108). Delgado also ended the season second on the squad with 15 doubles and 23 walks.
The Miami, Fla., native ranks seventh all-time in Blue Raider history as a career .369 hitter. Delgado was also named to the C-USA All-Academic Team yesterday.
"Riley is very deserving of this award, it is very tough to put the numbers that he has in both years that he's been here," said McGuire. "He is a leader by example offensively and defensively and one of the best infielders in Conference USA."
FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
IF Dylan Burdeaux, Sr., Southern Miss
IF Tyler Frank, Sr., Florida Atlantic
IF Zach Rutherford, Jr., Old Dominion
IF Jared Young, Jr., Old Dominion
OF T.J. Nichting, Sr., Charlotte
OF Raphael Gladu, Sr., Louisiana Tech
OF Sam Finfer, Sr., Marshall
C Brent Diaz, Sr., Louisiana Tech
DH Aaron Aucker, Jr., Middle Tennessee
UT Taylor Braley, Jr., Southern Miss
SP Adam Bainbridge, Sr., Old Dominion
SP Nate Harris, Sr., Louisiana Tech
SP Colton Laws, So., Charlotte
SP Kirk McCarty, Sr., Southern Miss
RP Nick Sandlin, So., Southern Miss
RP Colt Smith, Jr., Southern Miss
SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
IF Riley Delgado, Sr., Middle Tennessee
IF JC Escarra, Jr., FIU
IF Chase Lunceford, Sr., Louisiana Tech
IF Brett Netzer, Jr., Charlotte
IF Jordan Washam, Sr., Louisiana Tech
OF Brewer Hicklen, So., UAB
OF Mason Irby, Jr., Southern Miss
OF Matt Wallner, Fr., Southern Miss
C Dominic DiCaprio, So., Rice
DH Jared Shouppe, Sr., Florida Atlantic
UT Dane Myers, Jr., Rice
SP Zach Flanagan, Charlotte
SP Tyler Giovanoni, UTSA
SP Thomas Lowery, UAB
SP Wade Martin, Marshall
RP Karl Craigie, Sr., UTSA
RP Cameron Ragsdale, Sr., Florida Atlantic
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
1B Vinnie Pasquantino, Old Dominion
OF Eric Rivera, Florida Atlantic
OF Kyle Battle, Old Dominion
OF Matt Wallner, Southern Miss
C Zack Smith, Charlotte
P Matt Brooks, Charlotte
P Nick MacDonald, FIU
P Tyler Myrick, FIU
P Kyle Griffen, Louisiana Tech
P John Wilson, Old Dominion
P Matt Canterino, Rice
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