Pair of Pirates claim baseball All-Region honors

SPOKANE, Wash. – Coming off two of the most explosive offensive seasons in Whitworth baseball history, Kyle Memarian and Spencer Shipman claimed All-Region honors on teams announced on Tuesday. Memarian was selected to the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings Division III Region X squad as a first team honoree.He was named second team All-Regional 10 by D3baseball.com.Shipman made the ABCA/Rawlings list on the second team. The starting right fielder, Memarian finished the season with a .406 average, becoming the first Whitworth player with back-to-back seasons above .400 in at least 40 years.He led the Northwest Conference, and ranked among leaders in…