MIAC Release
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Five Saint John's University baseball student-athletes earned 2010 All-MIAC honors on Monday, May 17: senior first baseman Kyle Henkemeyer (Sauk Rapids, Minn./Sauk Rapids-Rice), junior pitcher Brett Kramer (Baxter, Minn./Brainerd), sophomore designated hitter Bert Marsnik (Annandale, Minn.), junior catcher Brian Skluzacek (Cold Spring, Minn./Rocori) and sophomore pitcher Hayden Zimmerman (New Richmond, Wis.). Skluzacek was also named to the MIAC All-Defensive Team and Henkemeyer to the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team.
Henkemeyer led the Johnnies in batting (.386), runs (39), hits (56), RBI (27), total bases (79), slugging percentage (.545) and on-base percentage (.438) in 2010. He also led the team in at-bats (74) and runs scored (18) while batting .365 with 27 hits and 16 RBI in 20 conference games. Henkemeyer raised his batting average by 60 points, doubled the number of total bases and drove in 12 more runs than last season. Henkemeyer recorded a hit in 21 of his last 24 games, including 12 multi-hit games (18 total).
Kramer posted a 6-4 record with a team-best 4.42 ERA among starters and held the opposition to a .250 batting average in 71.1 innings. He tallied a 4-1 record with a 3.31 ERA in seven MIAC appearances (five starts).
Skluzacek batted .265 with a .373 on-base percentage and 16 RBI in 2010. In 20 MIAC games, he batted .309 with 16 RBI and reached base safely in 13 of his last 15 games. Behind the plate, he threw out eight of 34 potential base stealers. Skluzacek has now thrown out 36.4 percent (63-99) of potential base stealers in his career.
Marsnik finished second on the team in batting (.380), runs (29), hits (52), doubles (11), RBI (26), total bases (71) and slugging (.518). In conference play, however, he led the team in batting (.438), hits (28), total bases (40), slugging (.625) and on-base percentage (.486) in 20 MIAC games. Marsnik carried a 13-game hitting streak from April 13 to May 8 and reached base safely in 36 of the Johnnies' 39 games.
Zimmerman set a school record with 75 innings pitched and five saves (tied school record) while posting an 8-3 record with a 4.56 ERA, 57 strikeouts and a .247 opponent batting average. In conference action, he tallied a 5-0 record with a 3.67 ERA, four saves and a .241 opponent batting average in 41.2 MIAC innings.
Saint John's tied for second in the MIAC with a 14-6 record and finished 21-18 overall in 2010. The Johnnies went 0-2 at the MIAC Tournament with losses to Concordia Moorhead (4-3) and No. 4 St. Thomas (5-0). Head coach Jerry Haugen ended his 33rd season with a 617-537-5 (.535) career record. He became the 19th active NCAA Division III coach to reach 600 wins and 31st all-time in Division III history against the Rochester Institute of Technology (N.Y.) on March 2, 2010, in Arizona.
