Nalesnik and Price named to Patriot League All-Tournament Team
5/24/2016 10:15:00 AM | Baseball
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh baseball senior Mackey Price and junior Jacen Nalesnik have earned spots on the Patriot League All-Tournament team after leading Lehigh offensively in last weekend's Patriot League Semifinals, it was announced following the completion of Monday's Patriot League Championship series.
Nalesnik batted .600 in Lehigh's three post-season games, going 9-for-15 at the plate with nine RBI, two home runs, two doubles and four runs scored. The junior recorded seven RBI in Lehigh's 18-5 game-two win in the semifinal series at Holy Cross, which marked a new Patriot League Tournament single game record. He hit a pair of three-run home runs to help the Mountain Hawks extended the semifinal series to a decisive game three and knocked multiple hits in all three games.
Nalesnik, who earned second team All-League honors at the conclusion of the regular season, wrapped up his junior campaign leading Lehigh in batting average (.333) and on-base percentage (.419). He tallied 70 hits, which is tied for the third-most in a single season at Lehigh, while recording 36 RBI, seven home runs and 49 runs scored.
Price hit .500 (5-for-10) in the Patriot League Semifinal series at Holy Cross. He scored a team-best five runs in the three-game set, while knocking in three. The senior scored four runs and went 2-for-3 with a walk in Lehigh's 18-5 game-two victory. He followed that performance with a two-hit, two-RBI effort in game three. Price wrapped up his senior season with a .255 batting average, 28 RBI, 24 runs scored and 12 extra-base hits.
Despite falling in the semifinals, Lehigh made its third-straight postseason appearance in 2016, while the Mountain Hawks also notched their third-consecutive 25-win season. Top-seeded Navy earned the Patriot League title after defeating Holy Cross in a three-game championship series.
Patriot League All-Tournament Team
Leland Saile, Navy – Tournament MVP
Stephen Born, Navy
Sam Sorenson, Navy
Sean Trent, Navy
Bobby Indeglia, Holy Cross
Brendan King, Holy Cross
Bill Schlich, Holy Cross
Jacen Nalesnik, Lehigh
Mackey Price, Lehigh
Andrew Andreychik, Bucknell
Joe Ogren, Bucknell
Nalesnik batted .600 in Lehigh's three post-season games, going 9-for-15 at the plate with nine RBI, two home runs, two doubles and four runs scored. The junior recorded seven RBI in Lehigh's 18-5 game-two win in the semifinal series at Holy Cross, which marked a new Patriot League Tournament single game record. He hit a pair of three-run home runs to help the Mountain Hawks extended the semifinal series to a decisive game three and knocked multiple hits in all three games.
Nalesnik, who earned second team All-League honors at the conclusion of the regular season, wrapped up his junior campaign leading Lehigh in batting average (.333) and on-base percentage (.419). He tallied 70 hits, which is tied for the third-most in a single season at Lehigh, while recording 36 RBI, seven home runs and 49 runs scored.
Price hit .500 (5-for-10) in the Patriot League Semifinal series at Holy Cross. He scored a team-best five runs in the three-game set, while knocking in three. The senior scored four runs and went 2-for-3 with a walk in Lehigh's 18-5 game-two victory. He followed that performance with a two-hit, two-RBI effort in game three. Price wrapped up his senior season with a .255 batting average, 28 RBI, 24 runs scored and 12 extra-base hits.
Despite falling in the semifinals, Lehigh made its third-straight postseason appearance in 2016, while the Mountain Hawks also notched their third-consecutive 25-win season. Top-seeded Navy earned the Patriot League title after defeating Holy Cross in a three-game championship series.
Patriot League All-Tournament Team
Leland Saile, Navy – Tournament MVP
Stephen Born, Navy
Sam Sorenson, Navy
Sean Trent, Navy
Bobby Indeglia, Holy Cross
Brendan King, Holy Cross
Bill Schlich, Holy Cross
Jacen Nalesnik, Lehigh
Mackey Price, Lehigh
Andrew Andreychik, Bucknell
Joe Ogren, Bucknell
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