FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: May 15, 2014 CONTACT: Ethan Hulsey, Atlantic Region Coordinator SID, Millersville University Phone: (717) 872‐3100 E‐mail: [email protected] Mercyhurst’s Altavilla and East Stroudsburg’s Knott Headline Daktronics All‐Atlantic Region Baseball Selections Millersville, Pa. – Mercyhurst’s Dan Altavilla was named Daktronics Atlantic Region Pitcher of the Year and East Stroudsburg outfielder Chris Knott was selected as the region’s player of the year, headlining 33 All‐ Atlantic Region selections. The Daktronics All‐Atlantic Region teams are comprised of players from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), the Mountain East Conference (MEC) and the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC). The 16 players voted to the first team will be placed on the national ballot for All‐America consideration. Altavilla, also voted the PSAC Western Division Pitcher of the Year, posted a perfect 9‐0 record, 1.10 ERA and five complete games in 11 starts. In just 73.1 innings, Altavilla struck out 118 batters and held opponents to a .160 batting average against. Altavilla led the Division II in strikeouts per nine innings (14.48) and also ranked third in hits per nine innings, third in total strikeouts and seventh in ERA. Knott, the PSAC East Player of the Year, batted .399 with a .484 on base percentage, 46 runs scored, 44 RBIs, 15 doubles, four triples and six homers. The center fielder ranked in the PSAC’s top five in eight offensive categories and led the league in doubles and RBIs. Shepherd, the No. 2 seed in the upcoming NCAA Atlantic Regional, led all teams with four first team selections: Spencer Wolfe (catcher), Jacob Carney (second base), Michael Lott (outfield) and Paul Hvozdovic (starting pitcher). Seton Hill totaled one first team pick in relief pitcher Jesse Cooper and three second team selections in third baseman Nick Sell, outfielder Cody Herald, and starting pitcher Mike Bittel. Concord, Mercyhurst, East Stroudsburg, Millersville, Winston‐Salem State and West Virginia State also produced multiple selections. Millersville’s Zach Stone (non‐pitcher utility) and Seton Hill’s Nick Sell (third base) both landed their third career All‐Atlantic Region honor. The D2SIDA All‐America and All‐Region baseball teams are sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems for virtually every sport at every level of competition. The teams are voted on by the members of D2SIDA, NCAA Division II Sports Information Directors Association. The online nomination and voting processes are powered by Sidearm Sports. Headquartered in Syracuse, NY, Sidearm Sports is the official provider of college athletic websites for over 6,000 sports organizations at all levels of competition. To receive more information on how your institution can partner with Sidearm Sports for a customized website solution, visit www.sidearmsports.com. 2014 DAKTRONICS ALL‐ATLANTIC REGION BASEBALL TEAMS Player of the Year – Chris Knott, East Stroudsburg Pitcher of the Year – Dan Altavilla, Mercyhurst First Team C – Spencer Wolfe, Shepherd 1B – Joey Miller, Concord # 2B – Jacob Carney, Shepherd 3B – Brendan Cox, Mercyhurst SS – Will Kengor, Slippery Rock * OF – Bret Blevins, Concord # OF – Chris Knott, East Stroudsburg * OF – Michael Lott, Shepherd # OF ‐ Ray Crawford, Winston‐Salem State DH – Nico Delerme, East Stroudsburg UT (Pitcher) – Pat Kregeloh, Shippensburg * UT (Non‐Pitcher) – Zach Stone, Millersville *# SP – Paul Hvozdovic, Shepherd # SP – Dan Altavilla, Mercyhurst # SP – Chris Murphy, Millersville * SP – Casey Cooperman, Bloomsburg RP – Jesse Cooper, Seton Hill Second Team C – Conner Andrus, Winston‐Salem State 1B – Derrik Zeroski, California (Pa.) 2B – Jimmy Spanos, Shippensburg 3B – Nick Sell, Seton Hill ** SS – Brandon Miller, Mansfield OF – Brandon Martinez, Kutztown OF – Cody Herald, Seton Hill OF – Jack Hudson, West Virginia State # DH – Dan Popio, Mercyhurst UT (Pitcher) – Aaron Cox, Gannon UT (Non‐Pitcher) – Kyle Stoudt, Kutztown SP – Mike Bittel, Seton Hill SP – Matt Kastelic, Notre Dame College (Ohio) SP – Brandon Holup, East Stroudsburg SP – Bryan Rivera, Saint Augustine’s RP – Joshua Falbo, West Virginia State * Previous first team selection # Previous second team selection .