Boyertown, Pa. (May 8, 2008) – The participating coaches in the 2008 Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Baseball Championship selected an All-Tournament Team on Thursday with eight players from champion Gwynedd-Mercy College making the squad including junior infielder
Tim McMenamin (Maple Shade, N.J./Maple Shade) and sophomore outfielder
Dan Strack (Langhorne, Pa./Holy Ghost) who were named Tournament Co-MVPs.
McMenamin had a tremendous all around tournament making the team as both a pitcher and infielder. He threw six innings in the Championship Final allowing just one run on three hits while striking out six. At the plate McMenamin went 6-for-10 and led all players with eight runs scored, 12 knocked in, and three home runs.
Joining McMenamin on the All-Tournament pitching staff were teammates
Andrew Ball (Orwigsburg, Pa./Blue Mountain) who gave up just one run in a complete game win, and
Sean Middleton (Perkasie, Pa./Lansdale Catholic) who threw seven and a third innings of relief for the Griffins. Alvernia College freshman
Chris Stoudt (West Lawn, Pa./Governor Mifflin) joined the Griffins and was the only starter to hold his opponent scoreless going seven innings against Misericordia.
The infield features another trio of Griffins led by McMenamin who made his second consecutive All-Tournament Team appearance. Freshman
Mike Albert (Levittown, Pa./Pennsbury), who hit all three of his season homers during the tournament, and
Scott Carroll (Churchville, Pa./Council Rock South) joined their teammate McMenamin. The final two infielders were Centenary sophomore
Mark Cerrachio (Brick, N.J./Brick Memorial) and Alvernia freshman
Tim Ahlquist (Millville, N.J./Millville).
Centenary College senior
Jared Grant (Flanders, N.J./CC of Morris) was a unanimous selection at catcher going 8-for-17 with three doubles, a homer, and eight RBIs. Sophomore teammate
Mike Fasano (Hawthorne, N.J./St. Joe’s Regional) was selected as the team’s designated hitter.
The outfield consists of Co-MVP Strack, who was second behind McMenamin with 11 RBIs and a pair of home runs, GMC senior
Mark Mattes (Doylestown, Pa./C.B. East), Alvernia senior
Tim Carroll (Bensalem, Pa./Conwell Egan), and Centenary sophomore
Mark DeMaio (Morris Plains, N.J./Parsippany Hills).
Gwynedd-Mercy, the tournaments #2 seed, won its opening day match up against Centenary College, and took the winners’ bracket final against Alvernia before capturing its fourth PAC Title with a second win over Centenary on Sunday.
2008 PAC Baseball All-Tournament Team
Pitchers
Tim McMenamin (Gwynedd-Mercy ) – Co-MVP
Andrew Ball (Gwynedd-Mercy)
Sean Middleton (Gwynedd-Mercy)
Chris Stoudt (Alvernia)
Catcher
Jared Grant (Centenary)
Infielders
Tim McMenamin (Gwynedd-Mercy) – Co-MVP
Mike Albert (Gwynedd-Mercy)
Scott Carroll (Gwynedd-Mercy)
Mark Cerrachio (Centenary)
Tim Ahlquist (Alvernia)
Outfielders
Dan Strack (Gwynedd-Mercy) – Co-MVP
Mark Mattes (Gwynedd-Mercy)
Mark DeMaio (Centenary)
Tim Carroll (Alvernia)
Designated Hitter
Mike Fasano (Centenary)