June 19, 2002

LAS VEGAS - Two UNLV baseball players, David Trujillo and Joe Wickman, have been named to the American Baseball Coaches Association All-West Region Teams as voted on by western collegiate head coaches.

Trujillo, a senior designated hitter from Albuquerque, NM, was named to the First Team All-West Region Team. He hit .345 (79-for-242) with a team-high 18 home runs. He was named the Mountain West Conference All-Tournament DH and conference player of the week on April 29.

Wickman, a freshman left fielder from Las Vegas, was named to the second team. He led the Mountain West Conference with a .437 (62-for-142) average, put together an 18-game hitting streak and notched the conference's best on-base percentage at .584. He was named MWC Freshman of the Year and earned a spot on the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America Team. The following is a complete list of the two teams.

First Team
1B ? Nate Gold, Gonzaga
2B ? Gabe Veloz, New Mexico State
3B ? David Bagley, San Diego
SS ? Michael Moon, USC
OF ? Sam Fuld, Stanford
OF ? Eric Verbryke, Cal State Northridge
OF ? Joey Gomes, Santa Clara
OF ? Brian Barre, USC
C ? Alberto Concepcion ? USC
DH ? David Trujillo, UNLV
SP ? Jeremy Guthrie, Stanford
SP ? Abe Alvarez, Long Beach State
SP ? Philip Humber, Rice
RP ? Royce Ring, San Diego State

Second Team
1B ? Vincent Sinisi, Rice
2B ? Shaun Larkin, Cal State Northridge
3B ? Mark Teahen, Saint Mary?s
SS ? Taber Lee, San Diego State
OF ? Ryan Kenning, New Mexico State
OF ? Joe Wickman, UNLV
OF ? Jason Waugh, Saint Mary?s
OF ? Shane Costa, Cal State Fullerton
C ? Steve Booth, San Francisco
DH ? Joey Metropoulos, USC
SP ? Wes Littleton, Cal State Fullerton
SP ? Bill Murphy, Cal State Northridge
SP ? Matt Durkin, San Jose State
RP ? Chad Cordero, Cal State Fullerton