Donovan named Jewish Sports Review first team All-American
7/6/2016 9:56:00 AM | Baseball
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh baseball rising senior Connor Donovan has been named a first team All-American first baseman by the Jewish Sports Review, as announced in the publication's most recent issue. Donovan joins 18 players from Division I programs across the nation including TCU, Louisville, UCLA and USC, among others.
Donovan put together a strong junior campaign in which he served as a designated hitter and first baseman as well as a key late-inning reliever out of the Mountain Hawk bullpen. The Yardley, Pa. native earned second team All-Patriot League honors after finishing the season with a .272 batting average, 26 RBI, five home runs and 22 runs scored. He put together a dominant showing to open Patriot League play as he went 5-for-9 with three home runs and six RBI in Lehigh's league-opening doubleheader at Bucknell. Donovan shares Jewish Sports Review first team All-America honors with Louisville first baseman Danny Rosenbaum.
On the mound, Donovan made 14 appearances out of the bullpen and finished the season with a 3.68 ERA, including a strong 0.96 ERA in five Patriot League appearances. He threw a season-long 5.2 innings while striking out a season-best six batters against Rider. Donovan surrendered just one earned run against league foes.
Donovan helped the Mountain Hawks to their third-straight 25-win season and third-consecutive Patriot League Tournament appearance in 2016.
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First Team Jewish Sports Review All-Americans
Position Players
1B: Connor Donovan – Lehigh
1B: Danny Rosenbaum – Louisville
2B: David Leiderman – Hofstra
SS: Zack Kone – Duke
3B: Elliott Barzilli – TCU
3B: Mitchell Kranson – California
C: Jason Goldstein – Illinois
C: Jason Agresti – Binghamton
OF: Zane Gurwitz – Texas
OF: Matthew Kanfer – Pepperdine
OF: Matt Rothenberg – Harvard
Pitchers
LHP: Kenny Rosenberg – Cal State Northridge
LHP: Gabe Kleeman – Penn
LHP: Shaun Rubin – Harvard
LHP: Marc Huberman – USC
RHP: Brandon Gold – Georgia Tech
RHP: Kyle Molnar – UCLA
RHP: Alex Fishberg – Iona
RHP: Matthew Gorst – Georgia Tech
Donovan put together a strong junior campaign in which he served as a designated hitter and first baseman as well as a key late-inning reliever out of the Mountain Hawk bullpen. The Yardley, Pa. native earned second team All-Patriot League honors after finishing the season with a .272 batting average, 26 RBI, five home runs and 22 runs scored. He put together a dominant showing to open Patriot League play as he went 5-for-9 with three home runs and six RBI in Lehigh's league-opening doubleheader at Bucknell. Donovan shares Jewish Sports Review first team All-America honors with Louisville first baseman Danny Rosenbaum.
On the mound, Donovan made 14 appearances out of the bullpen and finished the season with a 3.68 ERA, including a strong 0.96 ERA in five Patriot League appearances. He threw a season-long 5.2 innings while striking out a season-best six batters against Rider. Donovan surrendered just one earned run against league foes.
Donovan helped the Mountain Hawks to their third-straight 25-win season and third-consecutive Patriot League Tournament appearance in 2016.
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First Team Jewish Sports Review All-Americans
Position Players
1B: Connor Donovan – Lehigh
1B: Danny Rosenbaum – Louisville
2B: David Leiderman – Hofstra
SS: Zack Kone – Duke
3B: Elliott Barzilli – TCU
3B: Mitchell Kranson – California
C: Jason Goldstein – Illinois
C: Jason Agresti – Binghamton
OF: Zane Gurwitz – Texas
OF: Matthew Kanfer – Pepperdine
OF: Matt Rothenberg – Harvard
Pitchers
LHP: Kenny Rosenberg – Cal State Northridge
LHP: Gabe Kleeman – Penn
LHP: Shaun Rubin – Harvard
LHP: Marc Huberman – USC
RHP: Brandon Gold – Georgia Tech
RHP: Kyle Molnar – UCLA
RHP: Alex Fishberg – Iona
RHP: Matthew Gorst – Georgia Tech
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