July 15, 2009

NORFOLK, VA--Old Dominion University junior third baseman Jake McAloose (Virginia Beach, Va.) has been named first team All-State as selected by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VASID).

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. He was also named to the ABCA Second team All-Region squad.

George Mason catcher Chris Henderson was named VaSID Player of the Year after being named a finalist for the Johnny Bench Award and a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy for national player of the year. Virginia ace Danny Hultzen was named both VaSID Pitcher and Rookie of the Year. Virginia head coach Brian O'Connor was named VaSID Coach of the Year after earning NCBWA National Coach of the Year and leading the Cavaliers to their first College World Series appearance, joining JMU (1983) as the only Virginia schools to reach the CWS.

Coach of the Year School: Brian O'Connor UVa
Chris Henderson, George Mason
Pitcher of the Year: Danny Hultzen, Virginia
Rookie of the Year: Danny Hultzen, Virginia

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