Dowd, Ingui Tabbed As Preseason All-Americans By ABCA

Maloney, Augustine also mentioned in Collegiate Baseball Newspaper

RINDGE, N.H. (January 6, 2010) – Sophomore catcher Mike Dowd (East Bridgewater, Mass.) and junior outfielder Derek Ingui (Sterling, Mass.) have been selected as East Region Preseason All-Americans by the American Baseball Coaches Association, as announced in the Jan. 8 issue of Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. In addition, junior pitcher Brian Maloney (Brockton, Mass.) was named as a “player to watch” in the East Region, while graduate student first baseman Mike Augustine (Kingston, N.Y.) was selected as a “newcomer to watch.”

A true freshman in 2009, Dowd led the Ravens in hitting by 24 points this season, with a .380 batting average (78-for-205) which was also good for fourth in the Northeast-10 Conference. He led the Northeast-10 in on-base percentage (.450) and also ranked in the top 10 in the conference in seven other categories. Dowd finished the season tied for second in the Northeast-10 in hits, ranked fourth total bases (116), tied for fourth in doubles (15), tied for fifth in runs scored (47), ranked seventh in slugging percentage (.566) and tied for seventh in runs batted in (43) and home runs (7).

The 2009 awards season was a busy one for Dowd, who received All-East Region First Team accolades from Daktronics, the ABCA and the NCBWA, in addition to an Eastern College Athletic Conference Division II Baseball All-Star First Team selection. Furthermore, he was named ABCA East Region Rookie of the Year, ECAC Rookie of the Year and Northeast-10 Conference Co-Freshman of the Year. Nationally, Dowd earned an All-America Honorable Mention from Daktronics after also collecting All-Northeast-10 Conference First Team and Northeast-10 Conference All-Rookie Team accolades for his standout season. He also participated in the 35th annual New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association New England College Baseball All-Star game in June.

Ingui finished second on the Ravens in 2009 with a .356 batting average (78-for-219) which put him seventh in the Northeast-10. He led the conference in triples (7) and total bases (134), while placing in the conference’s top 10 in six other categories. Ingui finished the season second in the Northeast-10 in runs scored (53), tied for second in hits, third in slugging percentage (.612) and runs batted in (47), tied for third in home runs (9) and tied for fourth in doubles (15). At the end of the season, Ingui was selected ABCA All-East Region First Team, NCBWA All-East Region First Team, Daktronics All-East Region Second Team, ECAC Division II Baseball All-Star First Team and All-Northeast-10 Conference First Team. In addition, he joined Dowd at the NEIBA All-Star Game. Ingui also garnered CoSIDA/ESPN: The Magazine Academic All-District I Second Team and Northeast-10 Conference All-Academic Team honors for his work in the classroom, where he sports a 3.79 grade-point average.

Maloney made only five appearances on the mound for Franklin Pierce due to injury and was granted a medical hardship waiver after the season. In his five appearances, he made one start and posted a 3.09 earned-run average over 11.2 innings. In his last full season, Maloney went 8-2 with a 2.87 earned-run average and 99 strikeouts over 78.1 innings in 15 appearances (12 starts) en route to NCBWA All-Northeast Region Second Team and All-Northeast-10 Conference Second Team selections as a sophomore in 2008.

Augustine comes to Rindge for his final year of eligibility in 2010 as a graduate student after playing parts of three seasons at Boston College.

The Ravens open the 2010 season on Saturday, Feb. 21, when they travel to Dowling for a non-conference doubleheader. First pitch is scheduled for 12 p.m. at Golden Lions Field in Shirley, N.Y. Franklin Pierce is slated to play its first home game on Thursday, March 25 against Saint Anselm at 3:30 p.m. at Dr. Arthur and Martha Pappas Field in Rindge.