May 25, 2004
LAS VEGAS - LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A total of 10 San Diego State athletes, led by Pitcher of the Year Scott Shoemaker, were named to the 2004 all-Mountain West Conference team in ceremonies during the annual awards banquet held prior to this week's conference tournament in Las Vegas. In addition, second-year Aztec head coach Tony Gwynn was named the league's Coach of the Year after guiding his team to the regular-season conference title. Voting for the all-conference awards was done by the MWC's six head coaches.
San Diego State led all teams with its 10 selections to the all-MWC squad. UNLV had five student-athletes on the all-conference team, while New Mexico and Utah each had four honorees and BYU had three. This year's team was made up of 14 seniors, six juniors, three sophomores and three freshmen.
Shoemaker, a 6-4, 210-pound senior transfer from San Diego, Calif., posted a 6-1 record in MWC games with a league-best 3.95 ERA and 52 strikeouts. He held MWC opponents to a .279 batting average this season in 10 appearances. Overall, he posted league-high 106 strikeouts and set the MWC record with 45 fanned looking. He also posted league highs for innings pitched (103.2) and games started (18).
Gwynn, in his second season with San Diego State, led the Aztecs to the regular season title with a 19-9 record and a No. 1 seed in this year's MWC Championship. Gwynn has an overall record of 62-59 with SDSU.
The complete list of San Diego State's all-Mountain West Conference selections is as follows:
Name Player Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous SchoolInfielder (1B) Rielly Embrey 6-2 200 Sr. Poway, Calif./Poway HSInfielder (SS) James Guerrero 5-8 175 So. Fontana, Calif./Fontana HSOutfielder (CF) Landon Burt 5-10 180 Sr. Palm Springs, Calif./La Quinta HSOutfielder (RF) Jake McLintock 6-1 190 Jr. Bonita, Calif./Bonita Vista HSUtility/DH Brock Ungricht 5-10 190 Fr. San Diego, Calif./Mission Bay HSCatcher Jordan Swaydan 6-2 190 So. La Verne, Calif./Bishop Amat HSPitcher Drew Jenson 6-2 200 Sr. Lakeside, Calif./El Capitan HSPitcher Scott Shoemaker 6-4 210 Sr. San Diego, Calif./Long Beach StatePitcher Daryl Harang 6-2 215 Sr. San Diego, Calif./Patrick Henry HSRelief Pitcher Ryan Schroyer 6-1 220 Sr. Oracle, Ariz./Arizona State
Pitcher of the Year: Scott ShoemakerCoach of the Year: Tony Gwynn