ARDEN HILLS, Minn. - Bethel University's Tim Oesterlin (Jr., Rochester, Minn.) has been named to the nine-man American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings NCAA Division III Midwest Region Gold Glove Team.

Oesterlin made some outstanding catches and did not commit an error in 77 chances at his post in centerfield, giving him a 1.000 fielding percentage. Offensively, he finished the conference season in the top three among hitters with a .472 average with 34 hits in 72 at bats. He also had 16 runs, 15 RBIs, seven doubles, three triples, and three home runs. Overall, Oesterlin was one of the most consistent hitters in the Royals lineup and hit safely in all but four of the 37 games he played in this season, which included 18 multi-hit games and six games with three or more hits. At one point, the starting centerfielder had a 14-game hitting streak. Oesterlin led the team in runs (35), hits (57), doubles (9), triples (3), RBIs (28), total bases (81), slugging percentage (.643), and stolen bases (8). Oesterlin also earned first team ABCA/Rawlings All-Region and All-MIAC recognition this season.

2009 Midwest Region Gold Glove Team

Player	Team	Position	Year
Brandon Isaac	Concordia-Chicago	1B	JR
Louie Salmen	St. Thomas	2B	SR
Dan Leslie	St. Thomas	3B	SR
Roy Larson	St. Thomas	SS	JR
Storm Gram	UW-LaCrosse	OF	SR
Tim Oesterlin	Bethel University	OF	JR
Shaun Dascher	Rockford	OF	SR
Rob Wiest	Rockford	C	SR
Ethan Guevin	Carleton College	P	SR