Anderson University’s Michael Tucker has been named to the 2012 American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings NCAA Div. III All-Mideast Region 1st Team on Tuesday.

The senior batted .342 with 55 hits, 34 runs, 12 doubles, 13 home runs and 45 RBI this season and was already named to the HCAC 1st Team as well as the AU Outstanding Senior Athlete for 2011-12.

Tucker holds the school record for career home runs (52), slugging percentage (.733) and times hit by pitch (40) and ranks in the top 10 in 22 different categories in the school record books. He was also named a 1st Team All-American in 2011.

AU finished the season 28-17 overall and advanced to the championship game of the HCAC post-season tournament this season.

Anderson University seniors Michael Tucker, Brett Detty and Greg Vogt were all named to the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference 1st Team on Tuesday.

Tucker led the Ravens with a .342 average, 55 hits, 34 runs, 12 doubles, 13 home runs, 45 RBI and a .671 slugging percentage.

The senior set the career record for home runs (52), slugging percentage (.733) and times hit by a pitch (40) and ranked in the top 10 in 22 different categories.

Detty batted .325 with 52 hits, 33 runs, 13 doubles, a home run and 29 RBI this season. The shortstop ranks third on the career assists list (379) and his .460 batting average in 2010 ranks as the third best for a single season.

Vogt finished the season 8-4 with a 3.62 ERA  and three shutouts and posted a career record of 26-8 over his four seasons. He ranks fourth on the career list in innings pitched (288) and fifth in career starts (43) and shutouts (5) and 10th in wins (26).

Freshman Jacob Craft and junior Dan Schmitz were named to the All-HCAC 2nd Team. Craft batted .292 with 50 hits, 29 runs, seven doubles, four triples, 26 RBI and eight stolen bases.

Schmitz was 4-2 on the mound with a 3.09 ERA and a team-high 73 strikeouts in 63 innings pitched.

Sophomores Tyler Watson, Andrew Enderle, senior Kyle Beckman and freshmen Zach Garcia and Cole Heberling were all named All-HCAC Honorable Mention.

Watson was  2-2 with a 2.29 ERA in 35 innings while Enderle was 2-0 with a 1.32 ERA this season. Beckman batted .296 with 40 hits, 29 runs, eight doubles, three triples, a home run and 26 RBI.

Garcia batted .322 with 55 hits, 30 runs, six doubles and 22 RBI while Heberling was at .333 with 40 hits, 22 runs, three doubles, a home run and 17 RBI.

AU finished the season 28-17 overall ad 17-8 in the HCAC. They advanced to the championship game of the HCAC tournament.

The Anderson University baseball team defeated Manchester in the first Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference championship game 2-1, but lost in the second contest 5-0 on Saturday in Terre Haute.

In the first game, Drew Brantley led the Raven offense with three hits and Aaron Rogers added two hits. Kyle Beckman chipped in with the only RBI as AU scored both runs in the fourth inning.

Jake Eaton earned the victory on the mound, allowing eight hits and one run in 6.1 innings while striking out three. Andrew Enderle earned the save, tossing the final 2.2 innings and allowing just one hit.

In the second game, Brett Detty, Michael Tucker, Jacob Craft and Brantley each had a hit for the Ravens.

Tyler Watson tossed 5.2 innings of relief, allowing just four hits and no earned runs while striking out five.

AU finishes the season 28-17 overall.

The Anderson University baseball team defeated top-seeded Rose-Hulman 7-3 and No. 2 seed Franklin College 5-1 on Friday to advance to the championship game of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference post-season tournament at Art Nehf Field in Terre Haute.

The Ravens (27-16) will play Manchester College at noon and need to beat the Spartans twice to win the championship.

Against Rose-Hulman, Jacob Craft led the Raven offense with three hits and Michael Tucker added two hits, including a double.

Zach Garcia, Cole Heberling and Aaron Rogers each had two hits and Kyle Beckman chipped in a hit and three RBI.

Greg Vogt earned the victory on the mound, allowing nine hits and one earned run while striking out one.

Against Franklin, Beckman led the offense with two hits and two runs and Tucker added two hits and an RBI.

Garcia and Brett Detty chipped in with a hit and an RBI each.

Nolan Schaefer earned the victory on the mound, allowing four hits and one run while striking out five.

Tyler Watson tossed the final 1.2 innings of work to collect the save, allowing no hits while striking out four.

The Anderson University baseball team lost to Heartland Collegiate Conference foe Franklin College 3-0 in the first round of the post-season tournament on Friday at Art Neff Field in Terre Haute.

Zach Garcia, Aaron Rogers and Drew Brantley each had a hit for the Ravens as they were out-hit 6-3 in the game.

Dan Schmitz took the loss on the mound, allowing six hits and two earned runs while walking five and striking out two.

AU (25-16) will play Rose-Hulman on Friday in Terre Haute at 3:30 p.m.

The Anderson University baseball team lost to Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference foe Franklin College 9-8 in 10 innings on Sunday at McDowell Field in Franklin in the regular season finale.

The third-seeded Ravens (25-15, 17-8 HCAC) will open the HCAC post-season tournament against No. 2 seed Franklin on Thursday in the first semifinal game at top-seeded Rose-Hulman.

Against Franklin, Cole Heberling led the Raven offense with three hits and two runs and Kyle Beckman added two hits and four RBI, including a triple.

Zach Garcia had two hits and two RBI and Jeremy Shelmadine chipped in with a pair of hits.

AU trailed 7-3 through five innings, but tied the game with four runs in the top of the sixth frame. The Ravens took the lead with a run in the top of the 10th, but the Grizzlies responded with two in the bottom of the inning to end the contest.

The Anderson University baseball team lost a pair of games at Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference foe Franklin College on Saturday at McDowell Field in Franklin. The Grizzlies won the first game 11-0 and the second contest 3-2.

In the first game, Zach Garcia, Brett Detty and Michael Tucker each had a hit to lead the Ravens.

In the second game, Dan Schmitz took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, but took the loss. The junior allowed one hit and two earned runs in 7.1 innings while striking out eight and walking six.

The Ravens outhit the Grizzlies 10-1 in the game, led by Garcia’s four hits and a run scored.

Jacob Craft added two hits and two RBI and Kyle Beckman and Jeremy Shelmadine each chipped in with a double.

AU (25-14, 17-7 HCAC) will finish the regular season on Sunday against Franklin at noon.

The Anderson University baseball team defeated Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference foe Mt. St. Joseph 2-0 in the final game of the series on Sunday at Don Brandon Field on Senior Day.

Senior Michael Tucker led the Ravens with a home run and senior Brett Detty had the other Raven RBI with a single.

Aaron Rogers added a double and a run and Vince Moore chipped in with a hit.

Jake Eaton earned the victory on the mound, allowing just five hits and no runs in seven innings of work while striking out five.

Tyler Watson earned his second save in as many days, pitching two perfect innings of relief with three strikeouts.

AU (25-12, 17-5 HCAC) travels to Franklin next weekend for a three-game series on Friday and Saturday. The Ravens lead Rose-Hulman by one game in the conference standings with three games remaining in the season.

The Anderson University baseball team swept a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader from Mt. St. Joseph on Saturday at Don Brandon Field.

The Ravens won the first game 5-2 and took the second contest 19-4. The final game will be on Sunday at 1 p.m.

In the first game, Kyle Beckman led the Raven offense with two hits and an RBI, including a triple.

Jacob Craft added a double and two RBI and Zach Garcia ad Vince Moore chipped in with a hit and an RBI each.

Dan Schmitz improved to 4-0 on the mound, allowing five hits and two earned runs in 6.1 innings while striking out six.

Tyler Watson earned the save, tossing the final two outs without allowing a base-runner.

In the second game, Brett Detty led the Ravens with three hits, three runs and a career-high seven RBI, including a school-record tying three doubles.

Michael Tucker had three hits and three RBI, including a home run, and Zach Garcia added three hits and three runs scored.

Craft had two hits and two RBI and Cole Heberling and Beckman chipped in with two hits each.

Greg Vogt improved to 7-2 on the mound, allowing nine hits and five runs in seven innings of work while striking out eight.

AU (24-12, 16-5 HCAC) trailed Rose-Hulman by one game in the HCAC standings with four games remaining in the regular season.

The Anderson University baseball team lost to Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Co-Leader Rose-Hulman 6-5 on Tuesday night at Art Neff Field in Terre Haute.

The victory gives the Engineers a one-game lead in the loss column over the Ravens with six games remaining in the conference schedule.

Cole Heberling and Jacob Craft led the Raven offense with two hits and a run scored each. Kyle Beckman had a two-run homer and Michael Tucker added a solo shot as AU took a 4-1 lead into the bottom of the sixth inning.

Rose-Hulman responded with a run in the sixth and two more in the seventh to tie the game at 4-4.

The Ravens took a 5-4 lead in the top of the 11th after a Jacob Craft reached second on a double and scored on an error. The Engineers scored the game-winning runs in the bottom of the 11th inning.

Nolan Schaefer got a no-decision on the mound, allowing six hits and one earned run in six innings of work, striking out two and walking four. Andrew Enderle pitched three shutout innings of relief in the 7-9th innings, allowing three hits.

Ace Greg Vogt took the loss in relief, allowing two runs in 1.2 innings of work on three hits while striking out four.

AU (22-12, 14-5 HCAC) hosts Mt. St. Joseph on Friday at 4 p.m.