Larkins named All-Midwest Region 

Release Date: May 22, 2001

Monmouth College junior Joe Larkins was named to the 2001 NCAA Division III All-Midwest Region Baseball Team, earning a second team berth.

The hard-throwing righthander from Galesburg, Ill., posted an 8-1 record with an ERA of 1.77. He struck out 53 batters in 66 innings, walking 19 and allowing 49 hits. Larkins posted three shutouts, including one over an Illinois Wesleyan University squad that is one of eight schools left in the Division III national tournament.

In all, the Midwest Conference was represented by nine players on the three-team, 42-player all-region squad. Ripon, which reached an NCAA regional final, had six players selected, including first teamers Nick Johnson and Chris Morgan.

"This is by far the greatest representation ever by the Midwest Conference on this team," said Chris Graham, assistant commissioner of the MWC.

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