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 Region
team as selected by the region's head coaches.
McAloose led ODU with a .413 batting average which ranked third in the CAA along with
six 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 fielding
percentage 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/RAWLINGS
ALL-EAST REGION
FIRST TEAM
P Pat Lehman Sr. George Washington
P Mike Modica Sr. George Mason
P Jarryd Summers So. West Virginia
Relief Kevin Munson So. James Madison
C Chris Henderson Jr. George Mason
1B Justin Bour Jr. George Mason
2B Chris Sedon Jr. Pittsburgh
SS Gary Helmick Sr. Towson
3B Dan DiBartolomeo So. West Virginia
OF Sean Barksdale Sr. Temple
OF Scott Krieger Sr. George Mason
OF Matt Townsend Jr. James Madison
DH Chris Affinito Sr. Seton Hall
SECOND TEAM
P Brett Brach Jr. Monmouth
P Billy Gross Jr. West Virginia
P Turner Phelps So. James Madison
Relief P Ryan Beard Sr. Rutgers
C Sean Olsen Sr. Rider
1B Trevor Knight So. James Madison
2B Vince Belnome Jr.. West Virginia
SS Jedd Gyorko So. West Virginia
3B Jake McAloose Jr. Old Dominion
OF Shane Eyler So. Mount St. Mary's
OF Austin Markel Sr. West Virginia
OF Billy Merkler Sr. Delaware
OF Rob Nickle Sr. William and Mary
DH Dewey Oriente Jr. St. Joseph's