Michael Lang Earns All-BIG EAST Baseball Honors
May 24 | Baseball
CLEARWATER, Fla. (May 24, 2011) – Rutgers senior right fielder Michael Lang (Dumont, N.J.) was selected to the All-BIG EAST Baseball Second Team, the league announced at its awards ceremony at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Fla. Tuesday evening.
The senior led the Scarlet Knights and ranked eighth in the league with a .344 overall batting average. He collected 66 hits with 10 doubles, six triples and a pair of home runs on the year. Lang scored 39 runs and drove in 13 from the leadoff spot. His six triples led the BIG EAST, while his .445 on-base percentages was 10th-best in the conference. In league games, Lang posted an on-base percentage of .457, good for seventh-best in the conference. Lang collected multiple hits in 19 games with three four-hit contests on the year.
The strong-armed right fielder was one of the best at his position in the league, recording six outfield assist from his corner outfielder spot.
“We are very happy for Michael, said Rutgers head baseball coach Fred Hill. “He had a great career here and we are very proud of all his accomplishments. We are certainly going to miss him next season.”
Lang completed his standout career “On the Banks” as one the best hitters in school history. He finished his career tied for fourth in school history with Jeff Grose (2003-06) with 229 career hits. His also ranked in the top-10 in the RU record book in career triples (t-third, 13), career total bases (fifth, 372), career runs (sixth, 176), career at-bats (sixth, 678), career doubles (t-seventh 48) and career home runs (t-ninth, 23). The Scarlet Knight owned a .338 career batting average in his four years at Rutgers.
RU completed the season 20-30 overall with an 11-16 mark in BIG EAST play.
2011 BIG EAST CONFERENCE BASEBALL AWARDS
BIG EAST PLAYER OF THE YEAR
George Springer, OF, Connecticut (Jr., New Britain, Conn.) *
BIG EAST PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Matt Barnes, RHP, Connecticut (Jr., Bethel, Conn.)
BIG EAST ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Trey Mancini, 1B, Notre Dame (Fr., Winter Haven, Fla.)
BIG EAST COACH OF THE YEAR
Jim Penders, Connecticut
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ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM |
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Pos. |
Player |
School |
Cl |
Hometown |
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P |
Matt Barnes * |
Connecticut |
Jr. |
Bethel, Conn. |
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P |
Justin Amlung |
Louisville |
So. |
Louisville, Ky. |
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P |
Kyle Hansen |
St. John’s |
So. |
Glen Gove, N.Y. |
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P |
Joe DiRocco |
Seton Hall |
Sr. |
East Hanover, N.J. |
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C |
Kevan Smith * |
Pittsburgh |
Sr. |
Cranberry Township, Pa. |
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1B |
David Chester |
Pittsburgh |
Sr. |
Collinsville, Okla. |
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2B |
Ryan Wright |
Louisville |
Jr. |
Fort Wayne, Ind. |
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3B |
Jonathan Koscso |
USF |
Sr. |
Tampa, Fla. |
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SS |
Joe Panik |
St. John’s |
Jr. |
Hopewell Junction, N.Y. |
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OF |
Justin Riddell |
Cincinnati |
Sr. |
Lexington, Ky. |
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OF |
George Springer * |
Connecticut |
Jr. |
New Britain, Conn. |
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OF |
Rand Ravnaas |
Georgetown |
Jr. |
Fort Worth, Texas |
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OF |
Jeremy Baltz |
St. John’s |
So. |
Vestal, N.Y. |
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DH |
Jeremy Gum |
West Virginia |
Sr. |
Bridgeport, W.Va. |
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* unanimous selection |
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ALL-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM |
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Pos. |
Player |
School |
Cl |
Hometown |
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P |
Greg Nappo |
Connecticut |
Sr. |
Madison, Conn. |
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P |
Matt Iannazzo |
Pittsburgh |
Jr. |
Norwalk, Conn. |
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P |
Randy Fontanez |
USF |
Sr. |
Oviedo, Fla. |
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P |
Kevin Quackenbush |
USF |
Sr. |
Tampa, Fla. |
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C |
Doug Elliot |
Connecticut |
Sr. |
Rocky Hill, Conn. |
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1B |
Mike Nemeth |
Connecticut |
Sr. |
Washington, N.J. |
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2B |
LJ Mazzilli |
Connecticut |
So. |
Greenwich, Conn. |
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3B |
Ryan Fuller |
Connecticut |
Jr. |
Old Lyme, Conn. |
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SS |
Nick Ahmed |
Connecticut |
Jr. |
East Longmeadow, Mass. |
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OF |
Stewart Ijames |
Louisville |
Jr. |
Louisville, Ky. |
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OF |
John Schultz |
Pittsburgh |
Sr. |
West Lawn, Pa. |
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OF |
Michael Lang |
Rutgers |
Sr. |
Dumont, N.J. |
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DH |
Justin Glass |
Cincinnati |
Fr. |
Fort Wayne, Ind. |
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ALL-BIG EAST THIRD TEAM |
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Pos. |
Player |
School |
Cl |
Hometown |
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P |
Kevin Vance |
Connecticut |
Jr. |
Solana Beach, Calif. |
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P |
Tony Zych |
Louisville |
Jr. |
Monee, Ill. |
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P |
Brian Dupra |
Notre Dame |
Sr. |
Rochester, N.Y. |
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C |
Erick Fernandez |
Georgetown |
Sr. |
Hialeah, Fla. |
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1B |
Trey Mancini |
Notre Dame |
Fr. |
Winter Haven, Fla. |
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1B |
Paul Karmas |
St. John’s |
Sr. |
Douglaston, N.Y. |
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3B |
Sean Lamont |
Georgetown |
Sr. |
Houston, Texas |
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SS |
Grant Buckner |
West Virginia |
Sr. |
Elkview W.Va. |
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OF |
Braden Kline |
Cincinnati |
Fr. |
Warsaw, Ind. |
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OF |
John Andreoli |
Connecticut |
Jr. |
Shrewsbury, Mass. |
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OF |
Casey Roche |
Pittsburgh |
Fr. |
Downingtown, Pa. |
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DH |
Tim Martin |
Connecticut |
Jr. |
Stratford, Conn. |
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DH |
Anthony Defabio |
Pittsburgh |
Jr. |
Pittsburgh, Pa. |
