2 Vikings Make the All-DAC Baseball Team

Sophomore Jerrick Suiter and Ben Olenjniczak Named All-Conference

Today, the Duneland Athletic Conference named its 2009 All-DAC Baseball Team, along with the Conference MVP.

Valparaiso High School had two of the seventeen players, pulled from seven of the eight squads in the division. Sophomore Jerrick Suiter was named one of the top four outfielders, the only sophomore to be named “All Conference”. Valparaiso senior Ben Olenjniczak also made All-DAC at the “Utility” position. He was one of three players to be named as Utility players to the All Conference team.

2009 DAC All Conference Team:

Pitchers: Josh Negele ( Junior, Crown Point), Kevin Upp (Junior, LaPorte), Steve Bryan (Senior, Portage)

Catchers: Tyler Overmyer (Senior, LaPorte), Zach Przybysz (Senior, Portage)

1st Base: Jeff Limbaugh (Junior, Crown Point)

2nd Base: Anthony Olund (Senior, Lake Central)

3rd Base: Mike Kozlowski (Senior, Crown Point, DAC MVP)

Shortstop: Scott Donley (Junior, Crown Point)

Outfield: Nick Sharp (Senior, Chesterton), Ryan Boss (Senior, Lake Central), Kyle Rosenbaum (Senior, LaPorte), Jerrick Suiter (Sophomore, Valparaiso)

Utility: Kevin Gates (Junior, Chesterton), Ponce Xavier (Junior, Merrillville), Ben Olenjniczak (Senior, Valparaiso)