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Zellers Earns ECAC First Team Honors

Junior Pitcher Adds To Accolades With Place On ECAC First Team

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6/8/2009 11:41:47 AM

Reading, Pa. (June 8, 2009) - Junior pitcher Shane Zellers (Wisconisco, Pa./Williams Valley) was recently named to the 2009 Division III South Baseball East Coast Athletic Conference (ECAC) First Team. This honor comes after Zellers was named the Freedom Conference Pitcher of the Year and earned a spot on the All-Freedom First Team.

Zellers led the Crusaders to the Freedom Title with an 8-3 record while posting a conference-leading 2.75 ERA and allowing opposing batters just a .229 batting average. He was named the Freedom Pitcher of the Week (4/14) after allowing just two earned runs and striking out 13 over nine innings. Zellers threw two complete games this season while striking out 54 which was the fourth most by an Freedom pitcher this season.

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Reading, Pa. (June 8, 2009) - 18 Crusader student-athletes were named to the Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation Spring Academic Honor Roll as announced by the conference on Monday afternoon. This Honor Roll comprises student-athletes of sophomore class standing or higher who participated in a varsity-level sport and registered a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 on a 4.0 scale and completed the playing season in good standing.

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06.08 | Baseball

Zellers Earns ECAC First Team Honors

06.08 | Baseball

Longo To Serve Second Term As MASCAC SAAC President

Reading, Pa. (June 8, 2009) - Alvernia University senior Brian Longo (Uncasville, Conn./Montville) will serve a second term as the President of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) for the Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) for the 2009-2010 school year.

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05.20 | General

2009 Spring Sportsmanship Teams

Reading, Pa. (May 20, 2009) - The Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation announced its first annual sportsmanship teams for spring 2009 conference sports on Monday May 18.

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05.18 | Baseball

2009 Baseball Season Recap

Record: 27-17, 10-6 Freedom
Head Coach: Yogi Lutz (23rd season 584-282-5)
Assistant Coaches: Tom Minick (11th season), John O'Mara (6th season), Butch Rudolph (1st season)
Postseason: Freedom Conference Champions, NCAA 1st Round
Awards: Shane Zellers - Freedom Pitcher of the Year, All-Freedom First Team, Steve Bealer - All-Freedom Second Team, Steve DeBarberie - All-Freedom Second Team, Chris Stoudt - All-Freedom Second Team, Chuck Nicholas - Mid-Atlantic Regional All-Tournament Team
After graduating six seniors last year - which included a leadoff hitter and two power hitters who were starters, two pitchers and their top closer- the 2009 Crusaders baseball team needed to fill a ton of spots and quickly. This meant that younger players needed to step up and get the job done - and that they did.

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