Marrero named Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year
<p>Sophomore shortstop <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/marrero_deven00.html">… Marrero</a> has been named the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the year and was one of 13 members of the Arizona State Sun Devil baseball team to earn All-Pac-10 Conference honors, the conference announced. Five student-athletes were named to the First Team, while eight earned honorable mention.</p><separator></separator><p>Marrero is the second Sun Devil to earn Defensive Player of the Year honors, joining <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/sogard_eric00.html">Er… Sogard</a>, who won the award in 2007. Marrero was joined on the All-Pac-10 First Team by junior catcher <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/barnes_austin00.html">… Barnes</a>, sophomore designated hitter <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/demichele_joey00.html"… DeMichele</a>, junior outfielder <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/ruettiger_johnny00.htm… Ruettiger</a> and junior third baseman <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/torrez_riccio00.html">… Torrez</a>. It is the second straight year Torrez has earned First Team honors. Barnes, Marrero and Ruettiger all earned honorable mention in 2010.</p><separator></separator><p>Sophomore RHP <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/blackford_alex00.html"… Blackford</a>, junior RHP <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/champlin_kramer00.html… Champlin</a>, junior LHP <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/lambson_mitchell00.htm… Lambson</a>, junior second baseman <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/macphee_zack00.html">Z… MacPhee</a>, senior outfielder <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/newman_matt00.html">Ma… Newman</a>, sophomore RHP <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/rodgers_brady00.html">… Rodgers</a>, freshman RHP <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/williams_trevor00.html… Williams</a> and junior first baseman <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/wilson_zach00.html">Za… Wilson</a> all earned honorable mention.</p><separator></separator><!-- STORY AD BEGINS HERE --></p>