Junior outfielder A.J. Van Slyke is the lone Kansas University baseball player to earn a first-team berth on the All-Big 12 Conference team as selected by league coaches.

Jayhawks named to the second team were first baseman Jared Schweitzer, second baseman Ryne Price, outfielder Matt Baty and pitcher Kodiak Quick.

Earning honorable mention were shortstop Ritchie Price, catcher Sean Richardson, outfielder Gus Milner and relief pitcher Don Czyz.

Van Slyke, son of former major league outfielder Andy Van Slyke, has had a breakout season. The junior from Ladue, Mo., is hitting .324 and leads the Jayhawks in home runs (12) and RBIs (57) going into the conference tournament.

Van Slyke transferred to KU in 2004 from Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. A part-time starter as a soph in ’04, Van Slyke hit .360, but only had five extra-base hits and eight RBIs.

Lawrence High product Curtis Ledbetter, a junior at Nebraska, was a first-team selection at first base.