The Mountain East Conference Wednesday announced its top individual award winners for the 2016 season with Shepherd's Tre Porter taking Player of the Year honors, and teammate Sam Crater earning Pitcher of the Year accolades. Concord's Trevor Wiersma was tabbed as the MEC Freshman of the Year, while West Virginia State's Sean Loyd was selected as the league's Coach of the Year.

 

The all-conference teams were also announced. Former Bridgeport High School standout Michael Logsdon, a senior at West Virginia Wesleyan, was named to the second team. He was a first baseman for the Bobcats.

 

Porter, a senior from Stephens City, Va., led the MEC in eight offensive categories this past season: slugging (.790), on-base percentage (.492), runs scored (58), RBI (58), triples (5), total bases (124), walks (34) and home runs (16). He hit .374 for the Rams and had a .944 fielding percentage at shortstop.

 

Crater, a senior from Dillsburg, Pa., was selected as the league's Pitcher of the Year for the second-consecutive season. He went a perfect 8-0 on the season and posted a 2.72 ERA. He tossed three complete games and struck out 34 in 43 innings pitched.

 

Wiersma, a freshman from Vancouver, British Columbia, hit .361 in his rookie campaign for the Mountain Lions. He belted 18 doubles on the year (second in the MEC), hit four home runs and drove in 47. Wiersma was also a first team All-MEC selection at first base.

 

Loyd is the MEC Coach of the Year after directing the Yellow Jackets to the MEC South Division title. WVSU went 29-13 on the year and 24-8 in conference play. Loyd coached eight players who earned All-MEC honors this year, including a league-best five first team selections.  

 

The All-MEC teams and awards are selected by a vote of the league's coaches.

 

All-MEC First Team
Pos.	Name	School	Cl.	Hometown
C	Julio Rosales	Notre Dame	Jr.	Barquisimeto, Venezuela
1B	Trevor Wiersma	Concord	Fr.	Vancouver, British Columbia
2B	Trayvis Patterson	W.Va. State	So.	Saginaw, Mich.
SS	Tre Porter	Shepherd	Sr.	Stephens City, Va.
3B	Josh Kiser	W.Va. State	Sr.	St. Albans, W.Va.
Utility	Ty Lighton	UVa-Wise	Sr.	Ashburn, Va.
DH	Brad Sullivan	Concord	Sr.	Mechanicsville, Md.
OF	Austin Norman	Fairmont State	So.	Fairmont, W.Va.
OF	Trent Porter	W.Va. State	Sr.	Ona, W.Va.
OF	J.J. Sarty	Shepherd	So.	Purcellville, Va.
OF	Andrew Seigel	Concord	Sr.	Ashburn, Va.
SP	Sam Crater	Shepherd	Sr.	Dillsburg, Pa.
SP	Logan Johnson	Fairmont State	Sr.	Charles Town, W.Va.
SP	Dustin Kincaid	W.Va. State	Sr.	Scott Depot, W.Va.
SP	Greg Stagani	West Liberty	Jr.	Richmond, Ohio
RP	Curtis Johnson	W.Va. State	Sr.	Sudbury, Ontario
All-MEC Second Team
Pos.	Name	School	Cl.	Hometown
C	Christian Hamel	Shepherd	Fr.	Pasadena, Md.
1B	Michael Logsdon	W.Va. Wesleyan	Sr.	Bridgeport, W.Va.
2B	Austin Barnhart	Notre Dame	So.	Berea, Ohio
2B	Damario Brown	Urbana	Jr.	Laurel, Miss.
SS	DJ Busby	West Liberty	Sr.	St. Clairsville, Ohio
3B	Nick Ely	Notre Dame	Fr.	Aurora, Ohio
Utility	Michael Brown	Shepherd	Jr.	Brandywine, Md.
Utility	Brent West	Urbana	Jr.	Mechanicsville, Va.
DH	Daniel Heleine	Shepherd	So.	Hedgesville, W.Va.
OF	Ross Barker	Notre Dame	Sr.	Windsor, Ontario
OF	Danny Beaver	Notre Dame	Jr.	Oakville, Ontario
OF	Jamison Jones	W.Va. State	Sr.	Keyser, W.Va.
OF	Andy Szamski	Concord	So.	Glen Arm, Md.
SP	Josh Falbo	W.Va. State	Sr.	Hurricane, W.Va.
SP	Tyler Hall	W.Va. State	Jr.	Charleston, W.Va.
SP	Mark Smyth	West Liberty	Sr.	Bloomingdale, Ohio
SP	Wes Stauffer	Glenville State	So.	Orrville, Ohio
SP	Jake Welch	Notre Dame	Sr.	Spencerport, N.Y.
RP	Hank Beasore	Notre Dame	Sr.	Dayton, Ohio
RP	Chris Metrick	W.Va. Wesleyan	So.	Beckley, W.Va.
All-MEC Honorable Mention
Pos.	Name	School	Cl.	Hometown
C	Paul Williams	Concord	So.	Vinton, Va.
1B	Kiefer Quick	Notre Dame	Sr.	Leamington, Ontario
2B	Justin Lewis	Glenville State	Sr.	Boonsboro, Md.
SS	Chad Frazier	Concord	So.	Roanoke, Va.
3B	Mickey Barea	Urbana	So.	Battle Creek, Mich.
Utility	Tristan Fields	Charleston	So.	Charleston, W.Va.
DH/SP	Steven Klaiber	UVa-Wise	Sr.	Roanoke, Va.
OF	Jacob Carney	Shepherd	Jr.	Stephens City, Va.
OF	Rob Farley	Shepherd	Jr.	Cockeysville, Md.
OF	Jordan Meyer	West Liberty	Sr.	Toronto, Ohio
OF/SP	Dillon Sunnafrank	Wheeling Jesuit	Jr.	Cambridge, Ohio
SP	Josh Armbruster	Notre Dame	So.	Broadview Heights, Ohio
SP	John Bentley	Shepherd	Jr.	Stephens City, Va.
SP	Chris Kelly	Concord	Sr.	Grundy, Va.
RP	Cody Hudson	Wheeling Jesuit	Jr.	Shadyside, Ohio