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Gary Williams named NJCAA first team All-American
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Over 10,000 student-athletes suited up to play NJCAA baseball this season, which are the most athletes to participate in any sport in the history of the NJCAA.
Of the 10,305 student-athletes that suited up this year in the sport of  baseball on 398 teams (DI, II, & III), only 126 earned NJCAA All-America honors.
Potomac State shortstop Gary Williams was named as a NJCAA 1st Team All-American. The Chesapeake, Virginia native was among the top hitters in the country most of the season. The sophomore banged out 82 hits on the season including 17 doubles, three triples and three home runs. He scored 50 runs while driving in 50 runs as well. He finished the season at a .448 clip while his on-base percentage was .493.
Outfielder Dominick Hayes was named as an honorable mention member. Hayes hit .451 on the 2009 season, with 79 hits, 21 doubles, and 62 runs batted in.
This year's selections mark the eighth straight season that Potomac State has had a member of the NJCAA All-American team and the twelfth player named All-American since 2000.
Previous selections since 2000 include:
Nathan Fike 2008, Philadelphia Phillies; Jacke Healey 2008, Youngstown State University; Joe Agreste 2007, West Virginia University; Enrique Garcia 2006, University of Miami (Fla.); J.T. Osburn 2005, Ohio University; Jeff Miller 2004, WV State University; Justin Jenkins, 2003 WVU; Drew Jackson, 2002 St. Johns University; Morgan Clendenin, 2002, Baltimore Orioles; Jake Ellifritz, 2000 Coastal Carolina.
The 2009 first team selections for each division are below with links to each of the full All-American baseball teams.
NJCAA Division I Baseball All-Americans - First Team
Name, Position, College
Bryson Smith, Infield, Young Harris College
Jesse Santo, Infield, Eastern Oklahoma State College
Gary Williams, Infield, Potomac State College of WVU
Mycal Jones, Infield, Miami Dade College
Jared Mothershed, Outfield, Northwest-Shoals Community College
Tyler Chism, Outfield, College of Southern Idaho
Heath Johnson, Outfield, Frank Phillips College
Andrew Kapple, Catcher, Trinidad State Junior College
Lee Michael Colon, Pitcher, Temple College
Mike Mueller, Pitcher, Southwestern Illinois College
Mark Phillips, Pitcher, Colby Community College
Will Calhoun, Designated Hitter, Howard College
Complete List of 2009 NJCAA DI Baseball All-Americans
NJCAA Division II Baseball All-Americans - First Team
Name, Position, College
Jake Astor, Infield, Des Moines Area Community College
Lloyd Enzor, Infield, Southeastern Community College-Whiteville
Tyler Hall, Infield, Grand Rapids Community College
Matt Weaver, Infield, Burlington County College
Danny Almonte, Outfield, Western Oklahoma State College
Brice Redeker, Outfield, Kankakee Community College
Trey Watkins, Outfield, Louisiana State University-Eunice
Miles Kizer, Catcher, Glendale Community College
Nicholas Cicio, Pitcher, CCBC-Catonsville
Patrick Cooper, Pitcher, Des Moines Area Community College
Clint Dempster, Pitcher, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Trey Blake, Designated Hitter, Wilkes Community College
Complete List of 2009 NJCAA DII Baseball All-Americans
NJCAA Division III Baseball All-Americans - First Team
Name, Position, College
Tyler Moffatt, Infield, Schenectady County Community College
John Ryan, Infield, Camden County College
Rafeal Munoz, Infield, Bunker Hill Community College
Cody Stigall, Infield, Richland College
Brian Martin, Outfield, College of DuPage
Kyle Starkey, Outfield, Riverland Community College
Nat Barone, Outfield, Jamestown Community College
Keith Weinkofsky, Catcher, Brookdale Community College
John Mincone, Pitcher, Suffolk County Community College-Michael J. Grant
Steve Simon, Pitcher, Manchester Community College
Ryan Casey, Pitcher, Brookdale Community College
Rob Baumgartel, Designated Hitter, CC of Allegheny County-Boyce
Complete List of 2009 NJCAA DIII Baseball All-Americans | 
