Lehmann and Williams Earn ABCA All-Central Region Honors

St. Louis, Mo., May 29, 2009 – Senior right fielder Zander Lehmann of the Washington University in St. Louis baseball team earned American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings first-team All-Central Region Honors and senior pitcher Brian Williams was named to the third-team, as announced by the association.

Lehmann is an All-Central Region honoree for the second time in his career but it is the first time he was named to the first-team; in 2007 he was a second-team All-Central Region selection. In 2009, he was the Washington University offensive leader, ranking first on the team in batting average (.423), home runs (seven), RBI (30), runs scored (47), triples (five) and slugging percentage (.704).

Lehmann was a 2009 first-team All-University Athletic Association (UAA) selection and a member of the UAA All-Tournament Team. Adding to his list of achievements, he became the first player in school history to earn ESPN the Magazine First-Team Academic All-America accolades. Lehmann graduated ranked fifth in school history in career-batting average (.373), third in hits (180) and fifth in runs scored (139).

Williams is also an all-region honoree for the second time in his career, earning a third-team All-Central Region selection in 2007. He finished his 2009 campaign with an 8-3 record and a 3.32 earned run average, leading the Bears in both categories, and he recorded 60 strikeouts and three saves.

In Washington University’s NCAA Tournament opener against the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Williams recorded the 200th strikeout of his career, becoming just the sixth player in school history to accomplish the feat. He also finished his career ranked second at Washington U. in innings pitched (274.2), tied for second in wins (24) and 10th in appearances (44).

The Washington University baseball team finished the season with a 25-12 overall record and qualified for the NCAA Division III Tournament for the seventh time in school history, and the fourth time over the past five seasons.