Derek Ingui Named To CoSIDA/ESPN: The Magazine Academic All-District Team

Sophomore holds 3.68 grade-point average

CoSIDA/ESPN: The Magazine Academic All-District Teams

RINDGE, N.H. (May 7, 2009) – Sophomore designated hitter Derek Ingui (Sterling, Mass./Wachusett Regional) of the Franklin Pierce University baseball team has been named to the CoSIDA/ESPN: The Magazine Academic All-District I Second Team in the College Division (Division II and III institutions), as announced Thursday by College Sports Information Directors of America. To be eligible for selection to the All-District teams, a student athlete must be at least a sophomore academically, must have completed at least one academic year at their current institution, must hold a 3.30 cumulative grade-point average or greater and must have participated in half of their team’s games.

Currently closing out the second semester of his sophomore year, Ingui has put together a 3.68 grade-point average and has yet to declare a major. On the field, Ingui is a spark plug to the Franklin Pierce offense. Currently third on the team with a .328 batting average (61-for-186), he leads the team and the Northeast-10 Conference with seven triples, while also leading the team in home runs (7), runs batted in (39) and runs scored (39).

Among all Division II baseball players, Ingui is tied for 11th in the country with seven triples and is 14th nationally with 0.13 triples per game. In addition to leading the conference in triples, he is tied for fifth in the Northeast-10 in home runs; ranks sixth in slugging percentage (.570), runs scored, runs batted in and total bases (106); and ranks eighth in hits (61).

Ingui’s strong sophomore season comes on the heels of an award-laden freshman campaign. In 2008, he was a Daktronics All-America Honorable Mention, a First-Team Daktronics All-Northeast Regional selection and a Second-Team All-Northeast-10 Conference selection.

The Ravens (33-15, 24-6 Northeast-10) return to action this weekend when they host the Northeast-10 Conference Baseball Championship. Franklin Pierce opens play on Friday, May 8 against New Haven at 4 p.m. at Dr. Arthur and Martha Pappas Field.