Monday, May 28, 2007

2 Golden Eagles Tabbed All-Ivy

Four players with connections to the New York Collegiate Baseball League have been chosen All-Ivy League for the 2007 season.

Brown’s Bryan Tews (Glens Falls ’06) was named first-team All-Ivy. Princeton’s Dan DeGeorge (Glens Falls ’07) was tabbed to the all-conference second team. Cornell’s Dominic DiRicco (Elmira ’06) and Yale’s Joshua Cox (Glens Falls ’05) earned All-Ivy League honorable mention.

Tews, a senior tri-captain, earned his third-straight Ivy League recognition. Last year, Tews was first-team All-Ivy League as a second baseman and second team All-Ivy League as a pitcher. As a sophomore, Tews was chosen All-Ivy honorable mention. Entering the NCAA tournament, Tews is batting .304 with six home runs and 30 runs batted in. He’s recorded 51 hits, 34 runs, six doubles, three triples and eight stolen bases. The Park Ridge, Ill., native played for the Glens Falls Golden Eagles last summer.

DeGeorge, a sophomore, picked up his second all-conference selection in two years. DeGeorge was honorable-mention All-Ivy League as a freshman. DeGeorge batted .298 with 13 runs batted in. Against Ivy League foes, DeGeorge hit .328 with six RBI. The Flemington, N.J., native finished second on the Tigers with 96 assists. DeGeorge will play for the Glens Falls Golden Eagles this summer.

DiRicco, a sophomore, batted .329 with 12 runs batted in. As Cornell’s lead-off hitter, DiRicco tallied team highs in runs (31), doubles (9) and walks (25). He finished second in batting average, hits (46), stolen bases (8) and on-base percentage (.441). DiRicco started all 20 of the Big Red’s conference games and batted .307 against Ivy-League competition. The Portola Valley, Calif., native played for the Elmira Pioneers last summer.

Cox, a junior, earned his first All-Ivy League selection. He started every game this season for the Bulldogs in center field. Cox batted .324 with 16 runs batted in. The junior recorded 24 stolen bases on 28 attempts, a Yale high and the seventh highest single-season mark in school history. He added 56 hits, 37 runs and four triples. Cox played for the Glens Falls Golden Eagles during the summer of 2005. This summer, he will compete in the Alaska Baseball League for the Anchorage Glacier Pilots.