Dittrick, Van Hoon Named To D3Baseball.com All-West Region Team
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FOREST GROVE – Postseason honors for the Northwest Conference co-champions continue to roll in as starting pitcher
Rob Dittrick (Jr., Mililani, Hawaii) and infielder/relief pitcher
Jared Van Hoon (Sr., Lake Oswego, Ore.) were selected to the first ever D3Baseball.com All-West Region Team.
The two First Team All-Northwest Conference selections were among 10 NWC players selected to the squad, which was voted upon by sports information directors within the region. Both Dittrick and Van Hoon netted second team selections as the pair played key roles in leading the Boxers to their first NWC title since 1979.
Dittrick earned his second straight First Team All-NWC selection after another standout year as the team's No. 1 starting pitcher. The junior finished the regular season with an 8-2 record and a 2.87 earned run average. He led the NWC and ranked 18th among Division III pitchers in wins and ranked second in the NWC and 43rd in Division III with five complete games. Pacific's No. 1 pitcher the entire season, Dittrick won seven straight games during the conference schedule. In 75.1 innings, Dittrick allowed 28 runs on 67 hits, struck out 54 batters (fifth best in the NWC) and allowed just 11 walks while compiling a .242 opponent's batting average.
Dittrick earned NWC Pitcher Student-Athlete of the Week honors three times, most recently on Apr. 17 after he threw a complete-game six-hit shutout against Puget Sound on Apr. 21. He was selected to the D3Baseball.com Team of the Week on Mar. 22 after his one-hit, seven-inning performance in Pacific's 16-1 rout of Lewis & Clark on Mar. 17. Last year, Dittrick earned First Team All-NWC honors and was named NWC Pitcher of the Year.
“Rob has had two very good years back-to-back,” said Pacific Head Coach
Greg Bradley. “He has become not only one of the most dominant pitchers in the NWC, but also in the entire West Region. He was our No. 1 starter all year and set the tone for each conference series.”
Van Hoon was not only a regular contributor for the Boxers at third base and as a relief pitcher, but proved to be the hero in a pair of games that set the pace for the season. Starting 36 games, Van Hoon batted .275 with 38 hits, 18 runs, 11 doubles and two triples. He finished tied for fifth in the NWC in doubles and sixth in triples. On the mound, Van Hoon made eight appearances as the Boxers' closer, amassing a 3-0 record and a 0.63 earned run average. His four saves ranked second in the NWC. In 14.1 innings, Van Hoon allowed one run on five hits with 13 strikeouts.
Van Hoon was named NWC Pitcher Student-Athlete of the Week and selected to the D3Baseball.com Team of the Week on May 1 for his work on the mound in the title-clinching PLU series. He pitched a college career-high five innings in the Apr. 28 second game against the Lutes, allowing two hits as the Boxers went on to win 13-5. Van Hoon earned the save in the Apr. 29 single game, pitching two innings without allowing a hit and striking out two to preserve the 9-5 win. Earlier in the year, Van Hoon earned D3Baseball.com Team of the Week honors after going .462 in the Boxers' season opening NWC series against Linfield on Mar. 3 & 4.
“Jared had a great senior year,” Bradley said. “He is a very versatile player with the ability to help the team in many ways. He is a great competitor with high expectations and was a difference maker for us on the mound, in the field and at the plate.”
