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ATH08_279_PecoraP_TWrestling Adds 19 Recruits, Including Two PA State Runner-Ups and Eight Other State Place Winners
     06/29/09...Head Coach Pat Pecora (34th season) and the Mountain Cat wrestling program have added 19 new wrestlers for the 2009-10 season, including 10 Pennsylvania State Place winners from last year.  Of the 10 State Place winners, Hempfield Area High School’s Jack Bachman (Greensburg, Pa.) and Susquenita High School graduate Joe Harper (Duncannon, Pa.) were state runner-ups, while Forest Hills High School standout David Fogle (Summerhill, Pa.) and Northern Bedford High School’s Tyler Chesney (Roaring Spring, Pa.) both placed third... (Full Story)

ATH09_029_WatkinsBen_TWatkins Drafted By Yankees in 40th Round
     06/11/09...Pitt-Johnstown senior right-hander Ben Watkins (Tire Hill, Pa.) became the first Mountain Cat baseball player under Head Coach Todd Williams to be chosen in the Major League Baseball Draft when the New York Yankees selected him in Thursday's 40th round... (Full Story)

ATH09_029_WatkinsBen_TWatkins Second-Team NCBWA All-American;
Five Other WVIAC Players Honored
     06/04/09...The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) has named Pitt-Johnstown senior right-hander Ben Watkins (Tire Hill, Pa.) a Second-Team NCAA Division II All-American.  Concord shortstop/pitcher Donovan Huffer garnerd first-team honors, while West Virginia State outfielder Eric Workman joined Watkins on the second-team.  In addition, Fairmont State first baseman Zach Solly, West Virginia State outfielder Bo Darby, and Shepherd closer Kenny Reisinger are listed as an honorable mention picks... (Full WVIAC Release)

ATH09_029_WatkinsBen_TWatkins ESPN The Magazine First-Team Academic All-American
     05/26/09...Pitt-Johnstown senior pitcher Ben Watkins (Tire Hill, Pa.), the WVIAC and Daktronics Atlantic Region Pitcher of the Year, became the second Mountain Cat baseball player to earn named First-Team ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America honors when this year’s teams were released on Monday.  Voting was done by members of the College Sports Information Directors’ of America (CoSIDA)... (Full Story)

ATH09_029_WatkinsBen_TWatkins NCBWA Atlantic Region Pitcher of Year;
Three Others Named to All-Region Teams
     05/26/09...Pitt-Johnstown senior right-hander Ben Watkins (Tire Hill, Pa.), a 2009 Third-Team Daktronics All-American and a First-Team ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American, was named the 2009 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Atlantic Region Pitcher of the Year on Monday to lead four Mountain Cats who garnered All-Region honors.  Pitchers Kaleb Fleck (Claysburg, Pa.) and Eric Faint (Johnstown, Pa.) were Second-Team NCBWA All-Region selections, while senior first baseman Matt Hanley (Delmont, Pa.) was an honorable mention choice... (Full Story)

ATH09_029_WatkinsBen_TWatkins Third-Team Daktronics All-American
     05/22/09...Four WVIAC baseball standouts, including Mountain Cat right-hander Ben Watkins (Tire Hill, Pa.), have earned mention on the Daktronics 2009 NCAA Division II All-America Baseball Team.  Fairmont State first baseman Zack Solly and West Virginia State outfielder Eric Workman were named to the second team, while Watkins and Concord shortstop/pitcher Donovan Huffer grabbed spots on the third team... (Full Story)

ATH09_029_WatkinsBen_TWatkins Garners First-Team All-Atlantic Region Honors by Coaches;
Senior Closer Eric Faint Named to Second-Team 
     05/19/09...Pitt-Johnstown senior right-hander Ben Watkins (Tire Hill, Pa.), the Daktronics Atlantic Region Pitcher of the Year, garnered another honor when he was named American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings First-Team Atlantic Region on Tuesday.  Senior closer Eric Faint (Johnstown, Pa.) was selected to the second-team... (Full Story)

ATH09_029_WatkinsBen_TWatkins Daktronics Atlantic Region Pitcher of Year;
Three Others Named to Daktronics All-Region Teams 
     05/13/09...Pitt-Johnstown senior right-hander Ben Watkins (Tire Hill, Pa.) was named the 2009 Daktronics Baseball Atlantic Region Pitcher of the Year on Wednesday to lead a pair of Mountain Cats who garnered First-Team All-Region honors.  Sophomore second baseman Nick Barbera (Harrisburg, Pa.) joined Watkins on the All-Region First-Team, while pitchers Kaleb Fleck (Claysburg, Pa.) and Eric Faint (Johnstown, Pa.) were Second-Team Daktronics All-Region selections.  Watkins and Barbera will now advance to the national ballot to become Daktronics All-Americans... (Full Story)

ATH09_029_WatkinsBen_TBen Watkins Tabbed WVIAC Pitcher of the Year;
Five Others Named to All-Conference Teams 
     05/01/09...Pitt-Johnstown senior right-hander Ben Watkins (Tire Hill, Pa.) was named the 2009 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletics Conference (WVIAC) Pitcher of the Year on Thursday to lead a pair of Mountain Cats who garnered First-Team All-WVIAC honors, and four others who were named to all-conference teams voted on by the leagues 15 head baseball coaches.  Sophomore right-hander Kaleb Fleck (Claysburg, Pa.) joined Watkins as a First-Team All-WVIAC selection... (Full Story)
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