Garzillo garners ABCA/Rawlings East All-Region First Team honors
6/10/2015 12:55:00 PM | Baseball
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh baseball junior Mike Garzillo has been honored with another postseason award, being named to the ABCA/Rawlings East All-Region First Team, as announced by the American Baseball Coaches Association Wednesday.
The teams are voted on by members of the ABCA and the process is led by the ABCA NCAA Div. I All-America Committee. All-Region first team selections are eligible for ABCA/Rawlings All-America honors.
Garzillo helped Lehigh to its second-ever Patriot League Championship this season after finishing his senior campaign with a .359 batting average and a league-best 54 RBI and .651 slugging percentage that ranks 22nd in Division I. He set a new Lehigh single-season home run record with 13 long balls and finished the season with 75 hits, the second most in a single season at Lehigh, trailing only former Mountain Hawk standout and current Colorado Rockies AAA player Matt McBride.
A unanimous first team All-Patriot League selection, Garzillo's standout season earned him NCBWA District I Player of the Year honors in addition to a spot on the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional All-Tournament Team and Patriot League Tournament MVP honors.
NCAA Div. I East All-Region First Team
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh baseball junior Mike Garzillo has been honored with another postseason award, being named to the ABCA/Rawlings East All-Region First Team, as announced by the American Baseball Coaches Association Wednesday.
The teams are voted on by members of the ABCA and the process is led by the ABCA NCAA Div. I All-America Committee. All-Region first team selections are eligible for ABCA/Rawlings All-America honors.
Garzillo helped Lehigh to its second-ever Patriot League Championship this season after finishing his senior campaign with a .359 batting average and a league-best 54 RBI and .651 slugging percentage that ranks 22nd in Division I. He set a new Lehigh single-season home run record with 13 long balls and finished the season with 75 hits, the second most in a single season at Lehigh, trailing only former Mountain Hawk standout and current Colorado Rockies AAA player Matt McBride.
A unanimous first team All-Patriot League selection, Garzillo's standout season earned him NCBWA District I Player of the Year honors in addition to a spot on the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional All-Tournament Team and Patriot League Tournament MVP honors.
NCAA Div. I East All-Region First Team
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School |
| C | Nick Collins | Jr. | Georgetown |
| 1B | Charley Gould | Jr. | William and Mary |
| 2B | Mike Garzillo | Jr. | Lehigh |
| 3B | Matt Dacey | Jr. | Richmond |
| SS | Vimael Machin | Sr. | VCU |
| OF | John Brue | Jr. | St. Joseph's |
| OF | Michael Morman | Gr. | Richmond |
| OF | Sean Trent | Jr. | Navy |
| DH | Joey Ravert | Jr. | La Salle |
| P | Ryan Cook | Sr. | Richmond |
| P | Heath Dwyer | Sr. | VCU |
| P | Luke Gillingham | Jr. | Navy |
| RP | Matt Lees | Sr. | VCU |
| RP | Jordan Ramsey | Sr. | UNC Wilmington |
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