SUU Thunderbirds Place Four on Summit League all-Conference Teams Add Comment    May 28, 2010

CEDAR CITY, Utah - May 27 - Southern Utah baseball has been honored with three first-team and one second-team all-Summit League selections.  The three first-team selections are all underclassmen and show that the future is bright for Thunderbird baseball.

Bo Cuthbertson earned first-team honors at second base after batting .344 during the season and breaking the single-season school record in doubles with 21.  The sophomore did the most damage during conference play with team-bests of 31 runs, 43 hits, 16 doubles, five triples and 78 total bases.

Freshmen Taylor Shaw and Joe Goldenberg were honored at catcher and utility with first-team kudos.  The award is the first time since 2007 that an SUU freshman has collected all-conference honors as Bucky Aona earned second-team honors that year.

Shaw finished the year second on the team with a .364 average, including a .400 average during Summit League play.  Shaw also finished in the top five in ten other offensive categories and was second on the team with 210 putouts this season.

Goldenberg was an offensive juggernaut for the Thunderbirds in 2010, leading the team with a .391 average, ten home runs, 48 RBI and a .667 slugging percentage.  The true freshman split time at third base, catcher and in the designated hitter's spot during the year, appearing in 45 games with 38 starts.

Bucky Aona earned second-team all-Summit League honors at first base after appearing in 47 games with 46 starts.  Aona finished the year in the top five in several career records at SUU, including games played (204, third), at bats (739, first), runs (115, fifth), hits (237, first), RBI (143, first), doubles (46, first), home runs (25, fourth) and total bases (358, first).  The all-conference honors marked the third time in his four-year career that the senior has been honored with all-conference accolades.

-Utah College Sports News staff and wire reports

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