Bryan Moore is Selected Third Team All-America by National Collegiate Baseball Writers

Eastern's Lead-off Batter Hit .413 with a .513 On-Base Percentage

PORTALES, N.M. — Eastern New Mexico University senior second baseman Bryan Moore (Wolfforth, TX/Howard College/Frenship HS) has been selected NCAA Division II Third Team All-America by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America (NCBWA). Moore, who was named First Team All-Lone Star Conference South Division and LSC South Co-Player of the Year this spring, was one of 48 players chosen for First Team, Second Team or Third Team All-America recognition (16 players per team). Anadditional 42 players received Honorable Mention. Overall, 55 colleges and universities were represented by at least one player.

Moore led the Greyhounds with a .413 batting average, 76 hits, 52 runs and 16 doubles. He ranked second on the team with 36 RBIs, and was the only ENMU player to start all 53 games. He shared LSC South Co-Player of the Year honors with senior catcher Steve Yaden from Texas A&M University-Kingsville.

Moore tied for eighth in the Lone Star Conference with in batting average and was second in the LSC with a .513 on-base percentage. He also ranked second in the conference with 31 walks, and tied for third with five triples. He set an ENMU record with a 22-game hitting streak, as he broke the old record of 17 games, set by Dallas McMann in 2002.

He achieved two or more hits 22 times during the season, and scored five runs (one short of the ENMU record) against Oklahoma Panhandle State University on Mar. 30. He was chosen LSC South Hitter of the Week on Apr. 21.

Moore’s 76 hits in 2005 ranked him second on Eastern’s all-time list, while his 52 runs and 16 doubles each tied for sixth. In two seasons at ENMU, Moore recorded a .378 career batting average to go with 130 hits, 90 runs, 27 doubles and 66 walks. He also earned 200 putouts and 244 assists on defense, while committing 23 errors for a .951 fielding percentage. He played in 99 games (98 starts) in Eastern’s 100 games the past two seasons.

The Greyhounds finished 2005 with a 26-27 overall record, including 10-10 in the LSC South (fourth place). ENMU ranked sixth in the overall LSC in pitching with a 6.36 earned run average and tied for second in the LSC with a .958 fielding percentage, as the Greyhounds improved from 19-27-1 (8-13-1 in the LSC South) in 2004.