Jun. 11– Concordia senior Matt Borman has earned yet another honor for his play this season.  Borman was named a second-team all-American as a utility player by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America (NCBWA).

In 2007, Borman was a Daktroniks first team all-American, a Daktronics all-Central Region first team selection as well as the NSIC Pitcher of the Year while being named All-NSIC first team at two positions (P/OF). He earned NSIC Pitcher of the Week honors once before picking up back-to-back NSIC Player of the Week accolades in a four week span.

He slugged a school record 14 home runs, giving him 33 for his career, also a school record. He also recorded school records in hits (64), runs (61) and RBI (58). He hit .413 (64-155) at the plate with a .768 slugging pct. and a .500 on base pct. He was 13-15 on the base paths, drilled 13 doubles, walked 23 times and committed only three errors in 43 games.

On the mound, the left-handed ace compiled a 7-2 record while pitching 54.0 innings with two complete games and a 4.00 ERA. He held opposing batters to a .233 average and allowed just one home run in 202 opponent at bats. He struck out 35 and walked 18 while allowing 47 hits.

2007 NCBWA DIVISION II ALL-AMERICAN TEAM

FIRST TEAM
SP - Nick Beach, Grand Valley State
SP - Jon Bjelland, Minnesota State
SP - Brent Lysander, Sonoma State
SP - Dylan Owen, Francis Marion
RP - Jonathan Holt, Tampa
RP - Jameson Maj, Abilene Christian
C - Ben Barrone, Winona State
1B - Eric Lovett, Mount Olive
2B - Maikol Gonzalez, Tusculum
3B - Jeff Carroll, Cal State Los Angeles
SS - Matt Bodenchuk, Mesa State
OF - Chance Beasley, Ouachita Baptist
OF - Nicolas Boisvert, Lynn
OF - Josh Miller, West Virginia State
DH - Miguel Porchas, New Mexico Highlands
UT - Keith Renaud, Franklin Pierce

SECOND TEAM
SP - Brett Durand, Delta State
SP - Kevin Hammons, Tusculum
SP - Mike Myers, Adelphi
SP - Matt Wright, Shippensburg
RP - Paige Dumont, Sonoma State
RP - Keith Nelson, Mesa State
C - Breck Draper, Central Oklahoma
1B - Josh Paul, Central Missouri
2B - Jeff Miller, West Virginia State
3B - Craig Corrado, Tampa
SS - Steve Condotta, Florida Tech
OF - Drew Candlin, Columbus State
OF - Jason Rust, Wilmington
OF - Chris Weimer, Nebraska-Omaha
DH - Seth Waller, Belmont Abbey
UT - Matt Borman, Concordia-Saint Paul

THIRD TEAM
SP - Mike Adams, Franklin Pierce
SP - Tyler Cloyd, Nebraska-Omaha
SP - Jarrett Coker, Columbus State
SP - Justin Phillips, Harding
RP - Tyler Bishop, Franklin Pierce
RP - Nick Fellman, Minnesota State
C - Matt Adams, Slippery Rock
1B - Matt Cantele, UC San Diego
2B - Cody Lusero, Nebraska-Kearney
3B - Casey Jirsa, Ashland
SS - Evan Porter, Nebraska-Omaha
OF - Kyle Gerhart, New Mexico Highlands
OF - Dustin Jones, Wayne State (Neb.)
OF - Jareck West, Delta State
DH - Josh Benton, Wingate
UT - Chad Jacobson, South Carolina-Aiken

HONORABLE MENTION
SP - Dan Albritton, Florida Southern; Brett Armour, Mesa State; Anthony Arrington, Columbus State; Keith Barrett, Ouachita Baptist; Bryson Clark, Pittsburg State; Patrick Colgan, Saint Edward's; Chris Doerschner, California (Pa.); Kevin Ferguson, Tampa; Frank Gailey, West Chester; Tom Layne, Mount Olive; Eric Loh, Bryant; Bryan Oland, Sonoma State
RP - Frank Allen, Rockhurst; Mike McCardell, Kutztown; Michael Newman, Georgia College & St.
C - Dustin Richardson, Mount Olive; Christian Rosa, Tusculum; Nick Smith, Grand Valley State
1B - Brandon Halstead, West Virginia State; Frank Quintana, Felician
2B - Steven Allred, Angelo State; Alex Castellanos, Belmont Abbey; Jake Christman, Franklin Pierce; Darin Mastroianni, Southern Indiana
3B - Iain Dykins, Central Missouri; Jeremy Haworth, Ouachita Baptist; Joe Mare, C.W. Post
SS - Paul Day, Alderson-Broaddus; Dan Skirka, Grand Valley State
OF - Michael Brzezinski, Saint Mary's (Texas); Will Cherry, Florida Southern; B.J. Collom, Sonoma State; Scott Houin, Mount Olive; Matt Lawson, UC San Diego; David Lough, Mercyhurst; Truman Marek, Armstrong Atlantic State; Justin Mills, Georgia College & State; M.J. Parsons, Slippery Rock; Kevin Renaud, Franklin Pierce; Carlos Rivera, Tusculum; Lee Rohan, California (Pa.); Hunter Slade, Southern Indiana; Mike Testani, Adelphi; Mitch Walser, Upper Iowa
DH - Chris Caputo, Dowling; Bryce Columbus, Central Oklahoma; Drew Pare, West Chester
UT - Orestes Gonzalez, Barry (Fla.); Clay Sartain, Delta State; Lee VanStreain, Grand Valley St.

PITCHER OF THE YEAR - Dylan Owen, Francis Marion
PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Ben Barrone, Winona State