The Highlanders' Drew Garcia and Aaron Wible were named to the all-Big West first team while Joey Gonzales was selected to the second team.

Garcia, a junior second baseman, hit .344 and led the team with 51 RBI. He also led the team in doubles (14), total bases (103), and multi-hit games (26), including seven three-hit games.

Wible, a senior who played left field and first base, finished second on the team with 45 RBI and led the Big West with 28 RBI in conference games. Wible led the team with eight home runs and also finished with a .303 batting average.

Gonzales, a sophomore right fielder, was the team's hottest hitter over the second half of the season, raising his average to .330. He hit 10 doubles, three triples, and recorded 29 RBI to go along with his 23 multi-hit games. Last year's conference freshman of the year raised his average 80 points during conference play.

1 Comments

UCRFan on May 27, 2008 8:52 PM said:

Congatulations Aaron, Drew, and Joey!!!

UCR Baseball struggled in 2008, but the will shine in 2009!!!

Thank You Mr. Allan Steele and The Press-Enterprise for your coverage and support of UCR Baseball.

Go Highlanders!

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