Wednesday June 18, 2008 (Reading, PA) - Freshman pitcher
Chuck Nicholas (Boyertown, PA/Boyertown) was named the ECAC South Rookie of the Year and was named to the Second Team, senior catcher
Dale Curry (Philadelphia, PA/Father Judge) added to his accolades with a spot on the ECAC South First Team as announced by the conference on Wednesday morning.
Nicholas who was also the PAC Rookie of the Year had a stellar freshman campaign for the Crusaders with a perfect 8-0 record in 9 appearances. Nicholas posted a team-best 1.07 ERA in 50.2 innings with 33 strike-outs to only 12 walks. He was named PAC Honor Roll Pitcher of the Week twice(3/31/08, 4/28/08) and was named to the PAC All-First Team.
Curry, who was recently named the Mid-Atlantic Player of the Year by the National College Baseball Writers Association earned a spot on the ECAC South First Team.
Curry, a preseason All-American and the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Player of the Year, was one of four players to bat .400 or better for the Crusaders this season with a .424 average. He was second on the team in hits (64), led the team in runs (49) and tied for the team lead in walks (25). Curry paced the team with 21 doubles, 10 home runs, and 64 RBIs. Dale also finished nationally ranked 78th or better in 8 categories. He was 8th in the nation in RBIs, 9th in doubles, 11th in RBIs per game, 17th in doubles per game, 31st in slugging percentage, 51st in home runs, 72nd in batting average, and 78th in home runs per game.
Curry was also named Second Team All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Association and Third Team All-American by D3baseball.com.