July 1, 2005

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The University of Virginia baseball team highlighted the 2005 Virginia SID University Division All-State Baseball Team, as chosen by the Virginia College Sports Information Directors (VaSID). UVa head baseball coach Brian O'Connor was named the 2005 VaSID Baseball Coach of the Year, while the Cavaliers' Ryan Zimmerman was named the 2005 VaSID Baseball Player of the Year. It marked the second consecutive season Virginia claimed the Coach and Player of the Year awards after O'Connor and Joe Koshansky were honored last season (2004), respectively. UVa also had three other First Team and three more Honorable Mention selections to the 2005 VaSID All-State Team.

Virginia led the way for the most players named to the 2005 VaSID First Team from one school with four total selections. Zimmerman was joined on the 2005 VaSID All-State First Team by first baseman Sean Doolittle and starting pitchers Jeff Kamrath and Pat McAnaney. UVa also had the most Honorable Mention selections from any school with three when the trio of pitchers Mike Ballard, Casey Lambert and Robert Poutier were named to the 2005 VaSID All-State Honorable Mention list. In all, Virginia had seven players named to the First Team and Honorable Mention Team as well as the Coach and Player of the Year winners.

Here is a complete look at the 2005 VaSID All-State Team:

2005 VaSID All-State First Team

Name		Position	School
Mike DeCarlo	C	William & Mary
Sean Doolittle	1B	Virginia
Scott Sizemore	2B	VCU
Sergio Miranda	SS	VCU
Ryan Zimmerman	3B	Virginia
Matt Cooksey	OF	George Mason
Adam Innerst	OF	George Mason
Phillip Laurent	OF	Liberty
Tim St. Clair	DH	VCU
Jeff Kamrath	P	Virginia
Pat McAnaney	P	Virginia
Stacen Gant	P	George Mason

Coach of the Year: Brian O'Connor, Virginia
Player of the Year: Ryan Zimmerman, Virginia

2005 VaSID All-State Honorable Mention

Name		School
Sheldon Adams	Virginia Tech
Mike Ballard	Virginia
Bryan Cipolla	Old Dominion
Michael Cowgill	James Madison
Mark Fleisher	Radford
Aaron Grijalva	Liberty
Kellen Kulbacki	James Madison
Casey Lambert	Virginia
Chris Looze	George Mason
Robert Poutier	Virginia
Will Rhymes	William & Mary
Kellen Wohlford	Radford
Ben Zeskind	Richmond

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