Kersey, Frohman, Shanfeldt Earn Academic All-League Honors
5/10/2018 11:18:00 AM | Baseball
PATRIOT LEAGUE RELEASE
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Three Lehigh baseball student-athletes, senior Chris Kersey, junior Ethan Frohman and junior Jeff Shanfeldt, all earned a spot on the 12-member 2018 Patriot League Baseball Academic All-League Team as the league announced its academic awards on Thursday morning.
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Kersey closed out his career with an outstanding senior season both on the field and in the classroom. The Industrial and Systems and IBE Finance major owns a 3.71 GPA and is a five-time Dean's List member, including the last four-straight semesters entering his final term. Last spring, Kersey compiled a perfect 4.0 term while putting together a breakout season on the field as he worked into the everyday lineup for the first time in his career.
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On the field this season, Kersey proved to be one of the top offensive threats in the Patriot League and led Lehigh in nearly every offensive category. Among the Patriot League leaders this season, the second baseman ranked fourth in batting average (.335), ninth in slugging percentage (.451) and fourth in on-base percentage (.435), while compiling the third-most runs (43), fifth-most hits (58) fourth-most doubles (14), fifth-most total bases (78) and sixth-most stolen bases (10).
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Kersey also led the Patriot League this season with the most hits in a single game with five (twice) and the  most runs scored in a single game with five.
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Frohman continued his trend of outstanding academic achievement with reliable production as Lehigh's top relief man. In the classroom, the Industrial and Systems and IBE Finance major owns a 3.92 GPA, which ranked fourth among the Academic All-Patriot League members this year. Frohman has made the Dean's List all five semesters entering this spring and has compiled four-straight 4.0 terms.
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The Lehigh reliever led the Patriot League in saves this season with five as he held league opponents to a .143 batting average. Frohman has led Lehigh in saves (9) and appearances (32) over the last two seasons. His 11 career saves currently ranks second all-time in program history.
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Shanfeldt also has proved to be a textbook example of success both in the classroom and on the field. The 2018 Second Team All-Patriot League catcher boasts a 3.80 GPA as a business major. He is a four-time member of the Lehigh Dean's List and posted a 4.0 term last spring while playing 41 games for the Brown and White.
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The Garnet Valley, Pa. native posted the fifth-highest fielding percentage (.994) in the Patriot League this season, while ranking second among catchers in the Patriot League with a career-high .280 batting average. He slugged a career-best .367 and posted a career-high .376 on-base percentage and finished second among his Lehigh teammates with 12 multi-hit games.
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Since the introduction of the Academic All-Patriot League awards in 2011, the Mountain Hawks have had 16 honorees, including nine honorees over the last three seasons.
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Patriot League Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Jeff Gottesman, Bucknell, RHP, Jr.
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2018 Baseball Academic All-Patriot League Team
Matt Ball, Army West Point, RHP, Sr.
Jacob Hurtubise, Army West Point, OF, So.
Cam Opp, Army West Point, LHP, Jr.
Jeff Gottesman, Bucknell, RHP, Jr.
Tyler Wincig, Bucknell, RHP/INF, So.
Danny Barlok, Holy Cross, RHP, Jr.
Luke Robinson, Lafayette, OF, Sr.
Ethan Frohman, Lehigh, LHP, Jr.
Chris Kersey, Lehigh, 2B, Sr.
Jeff Shanfeldt, Lehigh, C, Jr.
Stephen Born, Navy, OF, Sr.
Michael Coritz, Navy, SS, So.
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Three Lehigh baseball student-athletes, senior Chris Kersey, junior Ethan Frohman and junior Jeff Shanfeldt, all earned a spot on the 12-member 2018 Patriot League Baseball Academic All-League Team as the league announced its academic awards on Thursday morning.
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Kersey closed out his career with an outstanding senior season both on the field and in the classroom. The Industrial and Systems and IBE Finance major owns a 3.71 GPA and is a five-time Dean's List member, including the last four-straight semesters entering his final term. Last spring, Kersey compiled a perfect 4.0 term while putting together a breakout season on the field as he worked into the everyday lineup for the first time in his career.
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On the field this season, Kersey proved to be one of the top offensive threats in the Patriot League and led Lehigh in nearly every offensive category. Among the Patriot League leaders this season, the second baseman ranked fourth in batting average (.335), ninth in slugging percentage (.451) and fourth in on-base percentage (.435), while compiling the third-most runs (43), fifth-most hits (58) fourth-most doubles (14), fifth-most total bases (78) and sixth-most stolen bases (10).
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Kersey also led the Patriot League this season with the most hits in a single game with five (twice) and the  most runs scored in a single game with five.
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Frohman continued his trend of outstanding academic achievement with reliable production as Lehigh's top relief man. In the classroom, the Industrial and Systems and IBE Finance major owns a 3.92 GPA, which ranked fourth among the Academic All-Patriot League members this year. Frohman has made the Dean's List all five semesters entering this spring and has compiled four-straight 4.0 terms.
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The Lehigh reliever led the Patriot League in saves this season with five as he held league opponents to a .143 batting average. Frohman has led Lehigh in saves (9) and appearances (32) over the last two seasons. His 11 career saves currently ranks second all-time in program history.
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Shanfeldt also has proved to be a textbook example of success both in the classroom and on the field. The 2018 Second Team All-Patriot League catcher boasts a 3.80 GPA as a business major. He is a four-time member of the Lehigh Dean's List and posted a 4.0 term last spring while playing 41 games for the Brown and White.
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The Garnet Valley, Pa. native posted the fifth-highest fielding percentage (.994) in the Patriot League this season, while ranking second among catchers in the Patriot League with a career-high .280 batting average. He slugged a career-best .367 and posted a career-high .376 on-base percentage and finished second among his Lehigh teammates with 12 multi-hit games.
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Since the introduction of the Academic All-Patriot League awards in 2011, the Mountain Hawks have had 16 honorees, including nine honorees over the last three seasons.
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Patriot League Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Jeff Gottesman, Bucknell, RHP, Jr.
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2018 Baseball Academic All-Patriot League Team
Matt Ball, Army West Point, RHP, Sr.
Jacob Hurtubise, Army West Point, OF, So.
Cam Opp, Army West Point, LHP, Jr.
Jeff Gottesman, Bucknell, RHP, Jr.
Tyler Wincig, Bucknell, RHP/INF, So.
Danny Barlok, Holy Cross, RHP, Jr.
Luke Robinson, Lafayette, OF, Sr.
Ethan Frohman, Lehigh, LHP, Jr.
Chris Kersey, Lehigh, 2B, Sr.
Jeff Shanfeldt, Lehigh, C, Jr.
Stephen Born, Navy, OF, Sr.
Michael Coritz, Navy, SS, So.
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