Capital One Academic All-America® Division II Baseball Team

1. CAPITAL ONE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA® TEAM
S E L E C T E D B Y C O S I D A
FOR RELEASE: Wednesday, June 3 – 12 noon (EDT)
Please visit the Capital One Academic All-America® website
http://www.capitaloneacademicallamerica.com/
MICHAEL JURGELLA OF ST. CLOUD STATE LEADS CAPITAL ONE
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA® DIVISION II BASEBALL TEAM
AUSTIN, Texas – Senior catcher Michael Jurgella of St. Cloud State University headlines the 2015 Capital
One Academic All-America® Division II Baseball team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors
of America (CoSIDA).
Jurgella has been selected as the recipient of the Academic All-America® of the Year award for Division II
baseball.
The Capital One Division II Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA
Division II national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the
2014-15 Division II Academic All-America® teams program.
A finance major, Jurgella has a 3.62 G.P.A. He is now a two-time first team Capital One Academic All-
America® selection after receiving first team honors in 2014, as well.
Jurgella led the Huskies to an historic 2015 season, as they climbed to number one in Division II. St. Cloud
State would end the year with a 54-5 ledger, dropping an 8-7 decision to Henderson State in 10 innings in the
Central Region championship game. The Huskies’ 54 wins were a school record, and included the Northern
Sun Intercollegiate Conference regular season and tournament titles. It marked SCSU’s fifth Central Region
tournament appearance since 2010.
A native of Plover, Wisconsin, Jurgella was named both the 2015 National Collegiate Baseball Writers
Association and Daktronics/Division II CCA Central Region Player of the Year. He was also selected the NSIC
Player of the Year and was an All-NSIC first team choice after earning second team honors in 2014.
Jurgella ended the year ranked second on the team with a .399 batting average, good for sixth in the NSIC. In
addition, his .690 slugging percentage is third in the conference. He displayed plenty of power with 16 doubles,
a pair of triples, and 14 home runs, while driving in 68 runs. He ranks second in the NSIC in RBI and fourth in
home runs. He is also second in both hits (85) and runs (63).
In addition, Jurgella handled a pitching staff which led the NSIC and ranks fourth in Division II with a 2.71 ERA.
He threw out 11 of 29 runners attempting to steal (37.9 percent).
Eighteen of the 33 members of the 2015 Capital One Academic All-America® NCAA Division II baseball teams
have at least a 3.80 G.P.A., including four student-athletes who maintain a perfect 4.00 G.P.A. The 11
members of the first team have an average G.P.A. of 3.79.
Jurgella is one of four repeat performers on the 2015 Capital One Academic All-America® NCAA Division II
baseball team. Matthew Chavez of New Mexico Highlands University joined Jurgella on the first team a year
ago as the designated hitter, and is one of four infielders named to the 2015 first team. He is a senior from
Pasadena, California, with a 3.83 G.P.A. as a health & exercise sciences major.

2. Chavez played first base for the Cowboys, finishing second on the team with a .371 batting average with 18
doubles, three triples, and six home runs. He tied for the team lead in RBI with 41 and was second on the team
with seven stolen bases.
Chavez earned NCBWA honorable mention All-American accolades recently. In addition, he was an NCBWA
All-South Central Region selection at first base in 2015 (first team) and designated hitter in 2014 (second
team). He also earned second team American Baseball Coaches Association and Daktronics/ Division II CCA
All-South Central Region honors both years. He was an All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference selection in
2014 and ’15.
Kutztown University’s Brandon Martinez earned a spot on the 2015 Capital One Academic All-America®
NCAA Division II baseball second team after earning first team honors in 2014, the first Kutztown student-
athlete to earn first team accolades. The senior is a business administration major with a 3.83 G.P.A. He was a
2014 PSAC Spring Top 10 recipient.
A native of Lansdale, Pennsylvania, Martinez was recently named Kutztown’s Senior Male Scholar Athlete of
the Year. He played left field for the Golden Bears. He is a two-time first team All-Pennsylvania State Athletic
Conference East selection (2013 and ’14) and earned second team All-Atlantic Region honors in 2014 by the
ABCA, NCBWA, and Daktronics. In 2015 he hit .287 with nine doubles, a triple and 15 RBI. He stole 13 bases
after setting the Kutztown season record for steals a year ago with 35 in 36 attempts.
Truman State University senior Paul Trenhaile moves up from the third team to a spot on the 2015 Capital
One Academic All-America® NCAA Division II second team. A native of Hannibal, Missouri, he has a 3.48
G.P.A. as an accounting major with a minor in communications.
With Trenhaile as one of the catalysts, Truman State won its first Midwest Regional championship to reach the
NCAA Division II Baseball Championship. The Bulldogs have a 35-21 record after suffering a 3-1 loss in 11
innings to Mercyhurst University in their first game.
Trenhaile is second on the team with a .365 batting average while leading the Bulldogs in runs (46) and RBI
(45). He has 11 doubles, a triple and five home runs while stealing six bases. He has broken his own school
record for hits with 80. He ranks third in career batting average (.358) while holding Truman State career
records for RBI (129) and total bases (313).A former first baseman who moved to left field in 2015, Trenhaile
holds the school records for total chances (1,428) and putouts (1,324). He is also third in runs scored (128)
and fourth in career at bats (658) and doubles (34).
Trenhaile earned first team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honors in 2015 after being named to the second
team a year ago. He was an honorable mention All-Mid America Intercollegiate Athletic Association pick in
2013. He was also recently selected Truman State’s Male Outstanding Senior Student Athlete. He was a first
team Daktronics/Division II CCA All-Midwest Region selection and earned ABCA and NCWBA second team
honors.
The rest of the 2015 Capital One Academic All-America® first team includes pitchers Matthew Kaplanis of the
University of Indianapolis and Mercyhurst’s Jon Klein, infielders Christian Binger of Southwest Baptist
University, Stephen James of Ashland University, and California (Pa.) University’s Matt Peters, outfielders
Justin Harris of Emporia State University, Urbana University’s Matt Paculan, and Lee Sponseller of Ohio
Dominican University, and designated hitter Davis Richardson of Harding University.
The 11-member second team includes pitchers Luke Mould of the University of Alabama Huntsville and
Colorado Mesa University’s Ryan Reno, catcher Kyle Tisdale of Ohio Dominican, infielders Blake Edwards
of Columbus State University, Nick Spini of East Central University, East Stroudsburg University’s Jay
Young, and Grand Valley State University’s Kevin Zak, outfielder Jesse Jennings of the University of
Minnesota Crookston, and designated hitter Travis Smith of Northwood (Mich.) University.

3. The third team is comprised of pitchers Luke Barker of California State University Chico, Angelo State
University’s Blake Bass, and Mercyhurst’s Ben Nolan, catcher LJ Newman of Anderson (S.C.) University,
infielders Zade Denton of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Jarrod Flax of Newman University,
Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s Jeff Martin, and Drury University’s Luke Tewes, outfielders Jacob
Carney of Shepherd University, Nate Olinger of the Colorado School of Mines, and New Mexico Highlands’
Andrew Ratterman, and designated hitter Vinny Rodriguez of the University of Montevallo.
About Capital One
Capital One Financial Corporation (www.capitalone.com) is a financial holding company whose subsidiaries,
which include Capital One, N.A., and Capital One Bank (USA), N. A., had $206.9 billion in deposits and $289.9
billion in total assets as of September 30, 2013. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Capital One offers a broad
spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients through a
variety of channels. Capital One, N.A. has more than 900 branch locations primarily in New York, New Jersey,
Texas, Louisiana, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. A Fortune 500 company, Capital One trades
on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "COF" and is included in the S&P 100 index.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Michael MacEachern, Young Harris College (mfmaceachern@yhc.edu) (706) 379-5106
Academic All-America® Co-Chair for Publicity/Communications
Bob Shreve, Edinboro University (rshreve@edinboro.edu) (814) 732-1834
Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity

4. FIRST TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
P Matthew Kaplanis Indianapolis Jr. Fort Wayne, Ind. 3.97 Accounting / CPA Track
P Jon Klein Mercyhurst Sr. Cheektowaga, N.Y. 3.77 Accounting & Finance
C Michael Jurgella (1) St. Cloud State Sr. Plover, Wis. 3.62 Finance
INF Christian Binger Southwest Baptist Jr. Lee's Summit, Mo. 4.00 Sports Management
INF Matthew Chavez (1) New Mexico Highlands Sr. Pasadena, Calif. 3.83 Health & Exercise Sciences
INF Stephen James Ashland Sr. Westlake, Ohio 3.81 Exercise Science
INF Matt Peters California (Pa.) Sr. Upper Darby, Pa. 3.61 Liberal Studies
OF Justin Harris Emporia State Sr. Tulsa, Okla. 3.50 Business
OF Matt Paculan Urbana Sr. Mississauga, Ontario 3.80 Psychology
OF Lee Sponseller Ohio Dominican So. Mason, Ohio 3.82 Business
DH Davis Richardson Harding Sr. Kennesaw, Ga. 4.00 Interior Design
SECOND TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
P Luke Mould Alabama Huntsville Sr. Athens, Ala. 3.93 Chemical Engineering
P Ryan Reno Colorado Mesa Sr. Lakewood, Colo. 3.89 Public Administration / Safety
C Kyle Tisdale Ohio Dominican Sr. Uniontown, Ohio 3.67 Criminal Justice
INF Blake Edwards Columbus State Jr. Zebulon, Ga. 4.00 Finance
INF Nick Spini East Central Sr. Fairfield, Calif. 3.76 Biology
INF Jay Young East Stroudsburg So. Pen Argyl, Pa. 3.82 Physics / Computer Science
INF Kevin Zak Grand Valley State Sr. Novi, Mich. 3.36 Accounting
OF Jesse Jennings Minnesota, Crookston Sr. Robbinsdale, Minn. 3.93 Criminal Justice
OF Brandon Martinez (1) Kutztown Sr. Lansdale, Pa. 3.83 Business Administration
OF Paul Trenhaile (3) Truman State Sr. Hannibal, Mo. 3.48 Accounting
DH Travis Smith Northwood (Mich.) Sr. Clare, Mich. 3.75 Finance
THIRD TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
P Luke Barker California State Chico Gr. Chico, Calif. 3.54 Exercise Physiology
P Blake Bass Angelo State Sr. Lubbock, Texas 3.56 Exercise Science
P Ben Nolan Mercyhurst Jr. Bethel Park, Pa. 3.89 Accounting & Finance
C LJ Newman Anderson (S.C.) Jr. Piedmont, S.C. 3.80 Nursing
INF Zade Denton UNC Pembroke Sr. Dallas, N.C. 3.65 Exercise & Sports Science
INF Jarrod Flax Newman Sr. Fort Collins, Colo. 3.97 Biology
INF Jeff Martin NW Oklahoma State Sr. Ajax, Ontario 3.89 Health And Sports Science /
Biology
INF Luke Tewes Drury Sr. Lincoln, Neb. 3.44 Exercise & Sports Science
OF Jacob Carney Shepherd So. Stephens City, Va. 3.65 Biology
OF Nate Olinger Colorado School of Mines Jr. Arvada, Colo. 3.66 Mechanical Engineering
OF Andrew Ratterman New Mexico Highlands Sr. Dixon, Calif. 4.00 Health & Exercise Science
DH Vinny Rodriguez Montevallo Sr. Flint, Mich. 3.40 Spanish
Academic All-America® of the Year: Michael Jurgella, St. Cloud State
(1) - Capital One Academic All-America® Division II First Team selection in 2013-14
(3) - Capital One Academic All-America® Division II Third Team selection in 2013-14
Capital One
2014-15 Academic All-America®
Baseball Team
Division II