May 20, 2003

EWING, NJ - The Johns Hopkins baseball team placed six players on the 2003 Mid-Atlantic Region NCAA Division III ABCA All-Star Teams as announced on Tuesday. Senior Jeremy Brown (Baltimore, MD/McDonogh School) and sophomore Paul Winterling (Glenelg, MD/McDonogh School) highlighted the group as they were named to the first team, while the Blue Jays also had two players named to both the second and third teams.

Brown, who was named the Centennial Conference Pitcher-of-the-Year, posted an 8-2 record and a 3.27 ERA in 13 appearances, including 10 starts. He led the Blue Jays in complete games (5), innings pitched (66.0) and recorded a career-high 77 strikeouts. In his first start of the season, Brown pitched the sixth no-hitter in school history and struck out 12 batters as JHU defeated Lakeland, 9-0.

Winterling was named Centennial Player-of-the-Year as he had a breakthrough season and led Hopkins in most offensive categories. He batted .397 and led the team in hits (50), runs scored (46), doubles (13), home runs (12), runs batted in (46), stolen bases (12) and slugging percentage (.817). In JHU's 32-2 win at Washington, Winterling was 4-for-6 with three home runs, including an NCAA record-tying two grand slams, and 11 RBIs, just one shy of the NCAA Division III single-game mark.

Sophomores Mike Spiciarich (Syosset, NY/Chaminade) and Paul Long (Oklahoma City, OK/Heritage Hall) were named to the second team. Spiciarich, a first team All-Centennial selection, excelled in his first season as a starter as he batted .393 with 42 hits in 107 at-bats and played outstanding defense. He was second on the team with 37 runs scored and 12 doubles, while adding three triples, four home runs and 20 RBIs.

Long was named second team All-Centennial after starting 32 games and batting .361 with 39 hits in 108 at-bats. He was second on the team with 11 stolen bases, third with 11 doubles and also totaled 28 runs, three triples, five home runs and 27 runs batted in.

Senior Jay Cieri (Pine Brook, NJ/Montville) and sophomore Mike Durgala (Annandale, VA/Thomas Jefferson) rounded out the selections for Hopkins as they were named to the third team. Cieri, who was named first team All-Centennial, started 33 games and batted leadoff for the Blue Jays. He totaled a team-high 30 walks for the second straight season led the club with a .504 on-base percentage. Cieri also finished the year with 35 runs, five home runs, 20 RBIs and 10 stolen bases.

Durgala, a second team All-Centennial selection, batted .380 and was second on the team with 46 hits and 121 at-bats. He was also second on the team with 10 home runs and 44 runs batted in, while collecting 35 runs, 10 doubles, nine stolen bases and a .711 slugging percentage.

The Blue Jays finished the season with a 34-7 record after posting a 2-2 mark in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament last weekend.

2003 Mid-Atlantic Region NCAA Division III ABCA All Star Teams

First Team
P Jeremy Brown, Johns Hopkins
P Josh Schwartz, Rowan
P Jeff Gogal, Montclair State
C Tim Rink, Lebanon Valley
1B Mark Roth, Delaware Valley
2B Nick Urbanovich, Rowan
SS Ian Hauze, DeSales
3B Mike Rucci, Rowan
OF Paul Winterling, Johns Hopkins
OF Jim Starkey, Rowan
OF Ryan Flannery, Kean
OF Bryan Graham, William Paterson
DH B.J. White, Rowan

Second Team
P Matt Reppert, DeSales
P Jim Roman, Kean
P Bryan Shaffer, College of New Jersey
C Anthony Recker, Alvernia
1B Irv McFarland, Rowan
2B Mike Spiciarich, Johns Hopkins
SS Dave Bodick, Gwynedd Mercy
3B Paul Long, Johns Hopkins
OF Brad Duppstadt, Elizabethtown
OF Justin Graf, Muhlenberg
OF Brett Vargo, DeSales
OF Mike Cohen, DeSales
DH Kevin Wright, Kean

Third Team
P Bob Baykowski, Kean
P Julius Jenkins, College of New Jersey
P Steve Bucchignano, Kean
P Bryan Engle, Messiah
C Mike Luteran, Gettysburg
C Doug Aday, Ramapo
1B Mike Durgala, Johns Hopkins
1B Joe Giacomiazzio, Montclair State
2B Nolan Neiman, DeSales
2B Sean Davis, Frostburg State
SS Nick Stine, College of New Jersey
3B Dan Fratantoro, DeSales
OF Jason Gumnitz, College of New Jersey
OF Mitch Reckner, Penn State-Berhend
OF Mike Gizzi, Ursinus
OF Zach Taylor, Widener
DH Jay Cieri, Johns Hopkins
DH KevinCoyle,DeSales

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