DENVER- Ryan Hamilton and Gil Laird were named to the All-Western Athletic Conference second team on Tuesday as the all-league teams were announced.

Hamilton hit .339 on the season with eight home runs and 37 RBIs overall. The junior was even better in league play with a .341 mark along with seven of his eight home runs.

Hamilton hit in 22-straight games at one point in the season and collected in hits in all but two WAC games. The junior also posted hits in 38 of the last 40 games on the season for the Bulldogs.

Hamilton finished the season sixth in the league in hitting.

Laird completed his Bulldogs career with a .271 average along with seven home runs and 20 RBIs. The Houston native posted a .278 average in league games.

The league?s coaches vote on the all-WAC teams.


2005 ALL-WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE BASEBALL TEAM

First Team
Name Team Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. Hometown (Last School)
Brett Hayes Nevada 6-1 190 Jr. C Calabasas, Calif. (Notre Dame HS)
Joe Savery Rice 6-3 215 Fr. 1B Bellaire, Texas (Lamar HS)
Isaac Omura Hawai?i 5-10 175 Jr. 2B Kailua, Oahu (Mid-Pacific Institute)
Anthony Contreras San Jose State 5-11 185 Sr. SS San Jose, Calif. (Piedmont Hills HS)
Beau Mills Fresno State 6-3 205 Fr. 3B Visalia, Calif. (Golden West HS)
Nick Moresi Fresno State 6-4 190 So. OF Clayton, Calif. (De La Salle HS)
Matt Inouye Hawai?i 5-10 175 Jr. OF Honolulu, Hawaii (Mid-Pacific Institute)
Jacob Butler Nevada 6-1 200 Sr. OF Yelm, Wash. (Yelm HS)
Tyler Henley Rice 5-10 185 Fr. OF Colleyville, Texas (Heritage HS)
Adam Rodgers Rice 6-0 205 Sr. DH Grapevine, Texas (Grayson CC)
Matt Garza Fresno State 6-4 190 Jr. SP Fresno, Calif. (Washington Union HS)
Stephen Bryant Hawai?i 5-10 190 Sr. SP Chico, Calif. (Feather River CC)
Joe Savery Rice 6-3 215 Fr. SP Bellaire, Texas (Lamar HS)
Rudy Quinonez Fresno State 6-2 200 Jr. RP Whittier, Calif. (USC)

Second Team
Name Team Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. Hometown (Last School)
Esteban Lopez Hawai?i 6-2 210 Jr. C Mesa, Ariz. (Yavapai CC)
Ben Mummy Nevada 6-3 205 Jr. 1B Edmonds, Wash. (Meadowdale HS)
Carlos Madrid Nevada 6-0 170 Sr. 2B Sparks, Nev. (Reed HS)
Joe Spiers Hawai?i 5-10 185 Fr. SS Moreno Valley, Calif. (Canyon Springs HS)
Ryan Hamilton Louisiana Tech 5-10 180 Jr. 3B Houston, Texas (Blinn College)
Chase Moore Fresno State 6-4 230 Jr. OF Berkely, Calif. (Saint Mary?s HS)
Gil Laird Louisiana Tech 6-2 195 Sr. OF Houston, Texas (Blinn College)
Nate Corrick San Jose State 6-2 210 Sr. OF San Jose, Calif. (Valley Christian HS)
Travis Becktel San Jose State 6-1 200 Jr. OF San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
(Capistrano Valley HS)
Nate Thurber Hawai?i 6-1 200 Sr. DH Riverside, Calif. (NE Oklahoma A&M CC)
Ryan Rodriguez Nevada 6-0 200 So. SP Reno, Nev. (McQueen HS)
Eddie Degerman Rice 6-4 205 Jr. SP Granada Hills, Calif. (UC Irvine)
Brad Kilby San Jose State 6-2 215 Sr. SP Elk Grove, Calif. (Laguna Creek HS)
Darrell Fisherbaugh Hawai?i 6-0 210 So. RP Novato, Calif. (San Marin HS)

WAC Player of the Year: Joe Savery, Fr., 1B/P, Rice
WAC Pitcher of the Year: Matt Garza, Jr., Fresno State
WAC Freshman of the Year: Beau Mills, 3B, Fresno State
WAC Coach of the Year: Wayne Graham, Rice