June 17, 2009
NORFOLK, VA--Old Dominion University junior third baseman Jake McAloose (Virginia Beach, Va.) has been named to the second team ABCA/Rawlings All-East Regionteam as selected by the region's head coaches.
McAloose led ODU with a .413 batting average which ranked third in the CAA along withsix homers and 44 RBI. He led the team in base hits with 76, triples with two and runs scored with 48. McAloose tied for second on the team with 14 doubles. In the field, McAloose committed only six errors at third base establishing a new school record for fieldingpercentage of .965 at the hot corner. The old ODU mark was .956 by Jimmy Martin ('86).
McAloose, the team MVP earned first team All-CAA honors and was the first Monarch to hit over 400 since All-American and former major leaguer Tim Hummel and teammate Jared Musolf did it in 2000.
2009 ABCA/RAWLINGSALL-EAST REGION
FIRST TEAM
PPat LehmanSr.George WashingtonPMike ModicaSr.George MasonPJarryd SummersSo.West VirginiaRelief Kevin MunsonSo.James MadisonCChris HendersonJr.George Mason1BJustin BourJr.George Mason2BChris SedonJr.PittsburghSSGary HelmickSr.Towson3BDan DiBartolomeoSo.West VirginiaOFSean BarksdaleSr.TempleOFScott Krieger Sr.George MasonOFMatt TownsendJr.James MadisonDHChris AffinitoSr.Seton Hall
SECOND TEAM
P Brett BrachJr.MonmouthP Billy GrossJr.West VirginiaP Turner PhelpsSo.James MadisonReliefP Ryan BeardSr.RutgersCSean OlsenSr.Rider1BTrevor KnightSo. James Madison2BVince BelnomeJr..West VirginiaSSJedd GyorkoSo.West Virginia3BJake McAlooseJr.Old DominionOFShane EylerSo.Mount St. Mary'sOFAustin MarkelSr.West VirginiaOFBilly MerklerSr.DelawareOFRob NickleSr.William and MaryDHDewey OrienteJr.St. Joseph's