Four CCIW Student-athletes earn spot on first annual d3baseball.com all-america team

NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- D3Baseball.com, a website devoted to the coverage of NCAA Division III Baseball, announced its inaugural All-America Team Wednesday as four student-athletes from three College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) schools earned a spot on the squad.

CCIW Player of the Year Ricky Angel (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West) was named to the first team after batting .452 with 10 home runs and 54 RBI during the 2007 season. Angel's teammate, CCIW Pitcher of the Year Matt Aronson (LaGrange, Ill./St. Ignatius), earned second team honors by going 8-0 with a 0.85 ERA for the Titans.

Augustana's Marc Blakely (Richland Center, Wis./Adams-Friendship), an all-conference pick this season, earned second team honors as well, hitting for an average of .448 with 10 home runs and 35 RBI. Blakely also stole 20 bases on 23 attempts in 2007.

All-conference pitcher Jeff Livek (Schaumburg, Ill./H.S.) from Carthage earned honorable mention honors after going 8-2 with a 2.22 ERA this season.