May 23, 2006
ATTN: SportsMay 23, 2006Jerry Meyers NAMED CAA COACH OF THE YEARSix Monarchs Earn All-CAA Honors (College Baseball)
RICHMOND, VA--Old Dominion University head baseball coach Jerry Meyers has been named Colonial Athletic Association's Coach of the Year, as selected by the league coaches. Senior relief pitcher Danna Arrowood was selected to the first team as a closer. Four Monarchs earned second team honors in catcher Patrick Nichols (Chesapeake, VA.), outfielder Mike Zahm (Omaha, NE.), outfielder Jimmy Miles (Orlando, FL.) and pitcher Jason Godin (Stafford, VA.), while freshman pitcher Dan Hudson (Virginia Beach, VA.) was selected to the CAA's All-Rookie squad.
Meyers in his second year guided the Monarchs to a 39-15 overall record and 21-9 CAA mark and the league's second seed after finishing last a year ago. ODU appeared in the nation's top 25 from March 27 to April 15th, and ranked as high as 15th nationally by BASEBALL AMERICA on April 3rd. ODU has the lowest ERA in the league at 3.78 with a league best six shutouts and a single season school record of 496 strikeouts in 493 innings.
Dana Arrowood has been the Monarchs all-purpose player. He has been the ace out of the bullpen, the designated hitter and rightfielder. Arrowood earned first team honors as a reliever with a 6-2 record, a 2.33 earned run average and is currently tied for second in the CAA with seven saves. Arrowood fanned a career high 12 batters in 9.2 innings of relief in ODU's 18 inning win at Towson. He also fanned eight batters in 3.2 innings in a win over UNC Wilmington. Arrowood is hitting .347 with seven homers and a team leading 51 RBI.
Patrick Nichols earned second team All-CAA catching honors with a .305 batting average with 45 RBI and 17 home runs, which rank fourth in the league. NicholsAlso tied the Bud Metheny single season homerun record with ten, joining Nick Boothe "85) and Ron Walker ('97). Leftfielder Mike Zahm is hitting .332 with six homers and 42 RBI and ranks fifth in the CAA with five triples. Centerfielder Jimmy Miles is tied for the league lead in steals with UNCW's John Raynor at 39. Miles leads ODU with a .349 batting average and 52 runs scored.
On the the mound, junior righthander Jason Godin is 8-2 with a 4.26 ERA. He leads the CAA In strikeouts with 141 which is ten shy of the ODU and CAA single season mark set by Justin Verlander ('04). Godin has five complete games and two shutouts and was twice named National Player of the Week after his 17 strikeout performance against Navy and ODU record 18 strikeout performance against Northeastern.
Freshman Dan Hudson ranks eighth in the CAA in ERA at 3.28. He compiled a 7-3 record with one complete game and one shutout. He has 79 strikeouts in 93.1 innings of work. ODU opens the CAA tournament Wednesday night at 7 p.m. against host UNCWilmington.
2006 ALL-CAA BASEBALL TEAM(as selected by CAA Head Baseball Coaches)
FIRST TEAMPlayer, School Pos. Cl. Hometown/High School 2006 StatsChris Hatcher, UNC Wilmington# C Jr. Kinston, N.C./Kinston .362, 7 HR, 47 RBI
Nate Schill, James Madison 1B Sr. Audubon, N.J./Audubon .422, 13 HR, 63 RBI
Michael Cowgill, James Madison 2B Sr. Lexington, Ky./Henry Clay .295, 22 HR, 60 RBI
Sergio Miranda, VCU* SS So. Bayamon, Puerto Rico/PRBA .419, 4 HR, 37 RBI
Matt Poulk, UNC Wilmington* 3B Sr. Morehead City, N.C./West Carteret .325, 12 HR, 40 RBI
Kellen Kulbacki, James Madison OF So. Hershey, Pa./Hershey .473, 23 HR, 73 RBI
Brandon Menchaca, Delaware OF So. Wilmington, Del./Concord .395, 16 HR, 64 RBI, 28 SB
John Raynor, UNC Wilmington* OF Sr. Benson, N.C./South Johnston .399, 11 HR, 61 RBI, 39 SB
Tim St. Clair, VCU* DH Sr. Woodbridge, Va./Garfield .319, 8 HR, 41 RBI
Alex Buchholz, Delaware UT Fr. Millersville, Md./Old Mill .378, 18 HR, 64 RBI
Harold Mozingo, VCU# SP Jr. Tappahannock, Va./Essex 6-1, 2.07 ERA, 93 K's
Adam Ottavino, Northeastern SP Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y./Berkeley Carroll 4-4, 2.91 ERA, 114 K's
Dana Arrowood, Old Dominion RP Sr. Woodbridge, Va./Hylton 6-2, 7 svs., 2.33 ERA, 59 K's
SECOND TEAMPlayer, School Pos. Cl. Hometown/High School 2006 Stats
Patrick Nichols, Old Dominion C Sr. Chesapeake, Va./Greenbrier Christian .305, 17 HR, 45 RBI
Jonathan Batts, UNC Wilmington 1B Jr. Wilmington, N.C./Topsail .338, 12 HR, 54 RBI
Scott Sizemore, VCU* 2B Jr. Chesapeake, Va./Hickory .300, 5 HR, 34 RBI
Todd Davison, Delaware SS Sr. Somers Point, N.J./St. Augustine Prep .357, 11 HR, 42 RBI
Ricky Caputo, Hofstra# 3B Sr. Miller Place, N.Y./Miller Place .324, 12 HR, 47 RBI
Mike Zahm, Old Dominion OF Jr. Elkhorn, Neb./Elkhorn .332, 6 HR, 42 RBI
Adam Heffron, Towson# OF Sr. Laurel, Md./Hammond .350, 6 HR, 38 RBI .
Jimmy Miles, Old Dominion OF Jr. Orlando, Fla./Cypress Creek .349, 4 HR, 30 RBI, 39 SB
Mike Tamsin, Northeastern DH Fr. Branford, Conn./Branford .355, 3 HR, 33 RBI
Robby Jacobsen, George Mason UT Sr. Waldorf, Md./Westlake .326, 11 HR, 37 RBI, 20 SB
Jason Godin, Old Dominon SP Jr. Stafford, Va./North Stafford 8-2, 4.26 ERA, 141 K's
Ryan Reid, James Madison SP So. Portland, Maine/Deering 9-4, 3.71 ERA, 117 K's
Adam Paul, UNC Wilmington* RP Sr. Raleigh, N.C./Athens Drive 5-2, 9 svs., 2.38 ERA, 30 K's
2006 CAA PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Kellen Kulbacki, So., OF, James Madison2006 CAA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Sergio Miranda, So., SS, VCU2006 CAA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Alex Buchholz, Fr., IF/P, Delaware2006 CAA COACH OF THE YEAR: Jerry Meyers, Old Dominion* - 1st team All-CAA in 2005 # - 2nd team All-CAA in 2005
ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Player, School Pos. Cl. Hometown/High School 2006 Stats
Alex Buchholz, Delaware IF/P Fr. Millersville, Md./Old Mill .378, 18 HR, 64 RBI
Jared Bolden, VCU 1B/P Fr. Lynchburg, Va./E.C. Glass .383, 5 HR, 38 RBI
Mike Tamsin, Northeastern DH Fr. Branford, Conn./Branford .355, 3 HR, 33 RBI
Dan Hudson, Old Dominion P Fr. Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne 7-3, 3.28 ERA, 79 K's
Mike Sheridan, William & Mary 1B Fr. Washington, D.C./Gonzaga .339, 3 HR, 33 RBI
Scott Krieger, George Mason 1B Fr. Towson, Md./Calvert Hall .303, 8 HR, 30 RBI
Chris Jackson, VCU 3B Fr. Midlothian, Va./Manchester .244, 4 HR, 21 RBI
Kurt Houck, James Madison P Fr. Gilbertsville, Pa./Boyertown 2-2, 3.40 ERA, 35 K's
Jordan Flasher, George Mason P Fr. Manassas, Va./Osbourn Park 3-1, 4 svs., 4.34 ERA
Clayton Shunick, Georgia State P Fr. Alpharetta, Ga./Chattahoochee 5-6, 4.83 ERA, 68 K's
Spencer Wiggins, George Mason OF Fr. Fairfax, Va./Robinson .287, 0 HR, 18 RBI, 12 SB