EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana senior shortstop/pitcher Matt Chavarria (Carlsbad, New Mexico) was named second-team All-American by Daktronics and the Division II Sports Information Directors of America, while junior rightfielder Kyle Kempf (Evansville, Indiana) was named honorable mention All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. The All-America awards were the first for Chavarria and Kempf.  
 
Chavarria, who was named to the second team as a utility player (pitcher), led the Screaming Eagles on the mound with an 8-3 record and 64 strikeouts, while ranking second on the team with a 2.36 ERA in 61 innings of work. He ended his career with a USI-best 1.99 career ERA, breaking a 40-year ERA record of 2.65 that was held by John Warner (1972-75).
 
In addition to his mound work, Chavarria was a mainstay in USI's infield, making 40 starts at shortstop and batting .324 with 28 RBIs, three home runs and 14 doubles. He also had 16 multi-hit contests and seven multi-RBI games this year.
 
Along with the All-America award, the GLVC co-Pitcher of the Year has been named first-team All-Midwest Region as a utility player by Daktronics/D2SIDA and second team All-Midwest Region as a starting pitcher by the American Baseball Coaches Association. Chavarria also was a first team All-GLVC East Division as a starting pitcher.
 
Kempf, who also was named first-team All-Midwest Region by the NCBWA and the ABCA as an outfielder this spring, led the Eagles this spring with a .395 batting average, 45 runs scored, and 15 doubles, while ranking second with eight home runs and 42 RBIs. The two-time first-team All-GLVC selection batted .442 in the final 31 games of 2015 with six home runs and 34 RBIs as the Eagles rallied to reach the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament.
 
In the GLVC, Kempf ranked third in hits and total bases; fourth in the batting average and slugging percentage; fifth in runs scored and doubles; and sixth in home runs. The first-team All-GLVC East Division outfielder also moved into the USI all-time record book, ranking seventh in hits (214); eighth in stolen bases (46); ninth in total bases; and 10th in at-bats (631).