SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The postseason accolades keep rolling in for freshman right-hander Fred Breidenbach as he was the only West Chester University baseball player named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers’ Association (NCBWA) first team All-Atlantic Region squad it was announced Wednesday afternoon. Second baseman Joe Wendle and catcher Bob Stumpo were named to the second team.
Concord University’s Greyson Schram was voted the region’s player of the year while Wheeling Jesuit hurler Noah Mull was voted the region’s pitcher of the year. California (Pa.) skipper Mike Conte was named the region’s coach of the year.
Breidenbach broke the school’s single-season record for wins with an 11-2 record on the mound this spring. He authored a 4.03 ERA in 14 appearances, which included 12 starts. The freshman led West Chester with just over 80 innings pitched and completed two games. He was also named the PSAC East freshman of the year and was a Daktronics, Inc., All-Atlantic Region selection by the region’s sports information directors.
Breidenbach struck out a staff-best 62 batters on the year in leading West Chester (39-14) to the PSAC Eastern Division regular-season championship. The Golden Rams reached the Atlantic Region final for the fifth consecutive year where their season came to an end against rival Kutztown.
Wendle was named to the second team All-Atlantic Region squad by the NCBWA. He finished his sophomore season with a team-best .389 batting average, including 81 hits, 20 doubles, 5 triples and 7 home runs. He knocked in 58 runs, scored 64 runs himself and posted a .635 slugging percentage with a .443 on-base percentage to boot.
Stumpo, another second team all-region pick by the baseball writers, was a mainstay behind the plate for West Chester, catching all 53 games of the season. He hit .305 on the year with 11 doubles and 8 home runs. He knocked in 52 runs and registered a .503 slugging percentage. Additionally, Stumpo made just two errors and threw out 16 of 46 would-be base-stealers on the year.
Honorable mention all-region selections from West Chester also included: Kyle Orensky (1B), Nick Spisak (SS), Matt Baer (OF), Charlie Kelly (OF), Kevin McGrath (OF), Brandon Wolfe (DH) and Jordan Lehman (SP).
Schram collected the regular-season West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference triple crown after posting a .530 batting average, including 18 home runs, and 77 RBI. Mull, a product of Wheeling W. Va., capped off a stellar senior season with a 7-1 record and a WVIAC-best 2.09 earned run average. In addition to this postseason honor, Schram and Mull were also named the WVIAC player and pitcher of the year, respectively.
NATIONAL COLLEGIATE BASEBALL WRITERS ASSOCIATION
2010 DIVISION II ALL-ATLANTIC REGION TEAMS
Player of the Year: Greyson Schram, Concord
Pitcher of the Year: Noah Mull, Wheeling Jesuit
Coach of the Year: Mike Conte, California
FIRST TEAM
First Baseman: Nate Minnich, Shepherd
Second Baseman: Greyson Schram, Concord
Third Baseman: Matt Coker. West Virginia Wesleyan
Shortstop: Paul Bingham, Indiana
Catcher: *Pat Trettel, Seton Hill
Outfielder: Sam DiMatteo, California
Outfielder: Cory Flickinger, West Virginia Wesleyan
Outfielder: Troy Handza, California
Utility Player/Designated Hitter: *Shayne Houck, Kutztown
Starting Pitcher: Fred Breidenbach, West Chester
Starting Pitcher: *Noah Mull, Wheeling Jesuit
Starting Pitcher: Randy Sturgill, California
Relief Pitcher: Evan Kendall, West Virginia State
* denotes unanimous selection
SECOND TEAM
First Baseman: Justin Bagbey, Chowan
Second Baseman: Joe Wendle, West Chester
Third Baseman: Brian Collins, Shepherd
Shortstop: Donovan Huffer, Concord
Catcher: Bob Stumpo, West Chester
Outfielder: Bo Darby, West Virginia State
Outfielder: Keith Morrisroe, Concord
Outfielder (tie): Andrew Armstrong, Charleston
Outfielder (tie): Matt Howard, Slippery Rock
Outfielder (tie): Dominic San Felippo, Wheeling Jesuit
Utility Player/Designated Hitter: Matt McCamley, Lock Haven
Starting Pitcher: Nathan Reed, Kutztown
Starting Pitcher: Christian Saveri, East Stroudsburg
Starting Pitcher: Ronnie Whitt, Alderson-Broaddus
Relief Pitcher: Bernard Johnson, Mansfield
HONORABLE MENTION
First Baseman: Jared Frey, Kutztown; Adam Links, California; Kyle Orensky, West Chester; Lee Pope, Washington Adventist; Kyle Stryker, Indiana.
Second Baseman: Nick Barbera, Pitt-Johnstown; Billy Messer, Slippery Rock; Jamie Smith, Indiana.
Third Baseman: James Quigley, Kutztown; Ethan Santora, Mercyhurst; Deshawn Showell, Virginia State.
Shortstop: Matt Magallon, Washington Adventist; Nick Spisak, West Chester.
Catcher: Miles Gallagher, Millersville; Andrew Holt, Virginia State; T.J. Nichols, Indiana; Gary Valadez, Alderson-Broaddus.
Outfielder: Matt Baer, West Chester; Brandon Crump, Virginia State; Michael Dugan, Kutztown; Charlie Kelly, West Chester; Ryan Lewicki, West Virginia Wesleyan; Kevin McGrath, West Chester; Kevin Miller, Mansfield; Nate Mitchell, Chowan.
Utility Player/Designated Hitter: Adam Gray, Mercyhurst; Ryne Holstine, West Virginia State; Justin Shockley, Chowan; Brandon Wolfe, West Chester.
Starting Pitcher: Jordan Backes, Mercyhurst; George Hebert, Slippery Rock; Jordan Lehman, West Chester; Brian Warheit, Seton Hill.
Relief Pitcher: Stephen Cooke, Indiana; Kyle Petty, California.
