Three Panthers Named to ECAC All-Star Teams
6/22/2004 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Three Panthers Named to ECAC All-Star Teams
6/22/2004
Bryan Spamer finished his career as the Panthers' all-time leader in at-bats, hits and runs scored. |
PITTSBURGH
Already named to numerous All-America teams, Hiser (Hagerstown, Md./South Hagerstown), the Big East Player of the Year and a first-team all-conference selection, broke the school record for home runs (21) and RBIs (67) in a single season as both marks ranked third and 15th nationally, respectively. He also was sixth in the NCAA in slugging percentage (.758) and finished among the single-season leaders in school history in runs scored (57) and hits (70).
On the mound, he finished with a 5-1 record and a 4.40 earned run average with one save. He tallied 49 strikeouts in 61.3 innings pitched on the year. Hiser was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 29th round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
Evangelista (Shoemakersville, Pa./Hamburg), who was named Big East Pitcher of the Year, is the first Panther ever to earn Pitcher of the Year honors. The senior posted an 8-3 record in 15 appearances, including a league-best 6-1 mark in conference action. He struck out a team-high 70 batters while walking 27 batters and throwing two shutouts. Evangelista was selected in the 26th round in this year?s draft by the Philadelphia Phillies.
A three-time All-Big East selection, Spamer (Harrisburg, Pa./Red Land) is Pittsburgh?s all-time leader in at-bats (748), hits (250) and runs scored (165). He started 203 career games for the Panthers and was a career .334 hitter. Spamer earned third-team honors in 2002 and second-team accolades as a junior.