Carthage College pitcher Jordan Jaehne-Llanas (Jr., Kenosha, Wis./Bradford/Wabash Valley College, 9-2, 1.78 earned run average, 8.88 strikeouts per nine innings, .216 opponent batting average) was named 2009 American Baseball Coaches Association/Collegiate Baseball second-team All-America and first-team All-Central Region. Pitcher Trace Ruffie (Jr., Mount Prospect, Ill., Arlington Heights-Hersey, 5-1, 3.07 earned run average, 8.26 strikeouts per nine innings, 2.60 walks per nine innings) was named “D3baseball.com” third-team All-America and ABCA second-team all-regional.
Catcher Mike Hughes (Sr., Round Lake, Ill., ,344, 14 doubles, 10 home runs, 56 RBI) was named first-team all-regional. First baseman John Lequia (Sr., Racine, Wis./Washington Park/Bradley University, .356, 16 doubles, five home runs, 44 RBI) earned second-team all-regional honors. Third baseman/outfielder Drew Roberts (Jr., Kenosha, Wis./Tremper/Viterbo University, .397, 12 doubles, three home runs, 35 RBI, nine-of-nine stolen bases) and pitcher Mario Perez (So., Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township, 6-1, 4.09 ERA, 7.04 strikeouts per nine innings) were named third-team all-regional. Head coach
Augie Schmidt IV was named ABCA/Diamond Sports NCAA Division III Central Regional "Coach Of The Year" for the ninth time.