Keen, Lowe are Two-Time All-Americans in 2009

Sophomores Gar Keen (Sparta, Ohio / Highland) and Andy Lowe (Fort Wayne, Ind. / Carroll) of the nationally ranked Heidelberg University baseball team were named to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) All-American Third Team. The All-Americans were announced in conjunction with the 2009 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship in Grand Chute, Wisc.
 
On Tuesday, Lowe earned a spot on the D3baseball.com All-American Second Team, while Keen nabbed a spot on the honorable mention list. Overall, Heidelberg has garnered a total of eight All-Americans honors, highlighted by six ABCA All-Americans.  
 
In just two seasons, Lowe has been the go-to arm out of the bullpen. He is a two-time all-region honoree, earning first team this year, along with a spot on the third team as a freshman.  In 2009 Lowe was voted the Kent Tekulve Pitcher of the Year in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while picking up his second-straight all-league nod. Lowe led the team, and the OAC, while standing among the nation’s leaders with a 1.34 ERA. His earned run average also set a new single-season mark. He posted a 3-1 record and tied his own single-season record of nine saves. He also led the team with a .191 opponent’s batting average and was second with 61 strike outs. Lowe not only tied the single season record for saves for the second-straight year, but set a new career mark at 18 and counting.
 
Keen continued to add to his solid career at the Berg in 2009. His All-American selection comes on the heels of earning his first all-region honor. Keen is a two-time All-OAC First Team recipient. He is a solid hitter that knocked in a team-leading, and a school record, 61 runs this season. Keen also led the team with 17 doubles and eight home runs. At the plate his 72 hits were second on the team, while his .377 batting average and 48 runs scored were third. In the field, Keen had a .977 field percentage and helped to turn 31 double plays.
 
Heidelberg closed out the year at 37-9 overall and 15-3 against OAC opponents. Under the guidance of 10th-year head coach Matt Palm, the Berg won its fourth OAC Regular Season title (2003, 2007, 2008, 2009) and its third OAC Tournament trophy (2004, 2008, 2009). It was the fifth time in the program’s history that they have eclipsed the 30-win plateau.