ALLIANCE, Ohio (May 19, 2009) – Three Thiel College players have been named to the 2009 All-Mideast Region Baseball Team by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). Senior OF
Eric Boylan (McKees Rocks/Sto Rox) (McKees Rocks, Pa./Sto-Rox) and junior 1B
Justin Scarpitti (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep.) (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) have earned spots on the second team, while senior LHP
Josh Tedesco (Campbell, Ohio/Ursuline) (Campbell, Ohio / Ursuline) landed a berth on the third team.
This is the second year in a row that Boylan and Tedesco have been named to the team, while Scarpitti earns his first all-region honor. All three were named to the All-Presidents' Athletic Conference first team earlier in the year.
Boylan, a first team selection a year ago, closed out his stellar career by breaking or tying at least five Thiel career records including those for hits (221), runs scored (140), RBIs (148), doubles (53), and total bases (360). The leftfielder batted .404 last season, while connecting for 59 hits including seven homers. His 34 runs batted in and .658 slugging percentage ranked second on the team.
Scarpitti started 44 games for the Tomcats at first last season, while batting .371 on the year. His 10 in 2009 homeruns rank as the fifth-most in program history. The junior lead the league in doubles with 22. He also ranked in the top 10 among PAC teams in slugging percentage (.683), runs scored (52), and RBIs (50).
Tedesco carved out his place in the record books this season by becoming the winningest pitcher in Thiel history and tossing the final nine of his program-best 23 victories. An all-region first-team selection in 2008, the left-hander registered an ERA of 4.26 while pitching four complete games. He also struck out over five batters for every nine innings pitched, while holding opponents to a .254 BAA.
First Team
DH-Chris Beatty, Marietta College
C-Marcus Magister, Grove City College
1B-Matty Miller, Manchester College
2B-Gar Keen, Heidelberg University
SS-Tim Tepe, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
3B-Cameron Cimino, Marietta College
3B-Brian Hiscox, Otterbein College
OF-Alex Cowart, Adrian College
OF-Brandon Gessner, Otterbein College
OF-Sean Karpen, The College of Wooster
UT-Jim Pasquine, Washington & Jefferson College
P-Andy Lowe, Heidelberg University
P-Justin McDowell, The College of Wooster
P-Mark Miller, The College of Wooster
P-David Paddock, Heidelberg University
Second Team
DH-Ty Foster, Manchester College
C-Brock Whiteman, Muskingum College
1B-Biagio Boytim, Heidelberg University
1B-Tom Hickey, John Carroll University
1B-Riley Kreisher, Baldwin-Wallace College
2B-Ian Sanders, Franklin College
2B-Wes White, Waynesburg University
SS-Todd Meyers, Adrian College
OF-Cody Kidd, Baldwin-Wallace College
OF-Thomas Tolliver, Transylvania University
OF-Jeremy Wentworth, Heidelberg University
UT-Matt Groezinger, The College of Wooster
P-Ryan Domschot, Adrian College
P-Brad Gerlach, DePauw University
P-Alex Hayes, Otterbein College
P-Nathan VanMeter, Muskingum College
Third Team
C-Kennan Long, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
1B-John Izzo, Westminster College
2B-Michael Krainz, John Carroll University
2B-Matt Tracy, Mount Union College
2B-Nick Weimer, The College of Mt. St. Joseph
SS-Jake Calcei, Kenyon College
SS-Jason Lash, Heidelberg University
3B-Alex Boone, Franklin College
3B-Jeremy Stephens, Alma College
OF-Tyler Berger, Calvin College
OF-Zach Frentsos, Ohio Wesleyan University
OF-Chris Stemple, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
OF-
Jake Thomas (Canton, Ohio/Massillon Jackson), Wabash College
P-Josh Atkinson, Manchester College
P-Derek Eitel, Rose-Hulman Institute of Techonolgy
P-Chris Stewart, Marietta College
