June 15, 2009

Freshman Dan Paolini has been named Second Team All-Northeast by the American Baseball Coaches' Association. Paolini had already been named ECAC and MAAC Rookie of the Year and was one of eight second baseman in the nation selected to the prestigious Louisville Slugger's Freshmen All-American Team as released by the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.

Paolini led the Northeast and was second among all freshmen nationally with a .430 batting average. He also established a new single-season program record with 86 hits.

Paolini currently stands ninth nationally in batting average. He hit safely in 44 of the Saints' 50 games this season. In addition to his school record 86 hits, Paolini's 53 RBI were one off the single-season mark. He ended the year with a 12-game hitting streak, posting multi-hit games in 11 of those contests.

Paolini also blasted 11 home runs, tallied 12 doubles and three triples. He posted a 1.169 OPS, comprised of his .685 slugging percentage and .484 on-base percentage. Perhaps most impressive, Paolini batted .468 in non-league games.