AMCC BASEBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM, MAJOR AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Penn State Behrend junior outfielder Dylan Barnes has been named the AMCC Baseball Player of the Year. Barnes finished the regular season ranked 13th in NCAA Division III statistics in batting average (.435) and is 49th in on-base percentage (.516). In AMCC contests, he ranks third in RBIs (25), fourth in home runs and total bases, fifth in hits and sixth in runs. Barnes had nine multiple-hit and five multiple-RBI games, including 10 RBIs and three home runs in the win over Hilbert. Overall, he ranks second in hits and doubles. He was named to the D3baseball.com Team of the Week earlier in the season.
Penn State Behrend junior Colin Bolla has been tabbed the AMCC Pitcher of the Year. Bolla finished the regular season ranked 13th in NCAA Division III statistics in K's per nine and was 27th in total strikeouts. He was named the Division III Pitcher of the Week and also named to the d3baseball.com Team of the Week for throwing his first collegiate no-hitter against Pitt-Bradford. At the conclusion of the regular season, Bolla ranked first in ERA (3.05), wins (7) and strikeouts (80). In AMCC action, he registered a 2.85 ERA and 1.24 WHIP. He was 6-1 in the AMCC, allowing 13 earned runs and striking out 56. He threw two complete games and was 7-1 overall. Bolla also struck out 12 in the wins over Pitt-Bradford and Alfred State.
Penn State Altoona freshman DH Judd Dasso has earned Newcomer of the Year honors. Dasso had a great freshman season with the Lions, leading the AMCC in doubles (19) while also ranking second in runs scored (46) and hit by pitch (11), seventh in total bases (80) and hits (50), and 10th in stolen bases (9).
Penn State Behrend head coach Paul Benim earns his seventh AMCC Coach of the Year honors after leading the Lions to a 13-4 conference record and the No. 1 seed in the AMCC tournament. Benim went on to guide Behrend to the program's ninth conference title in program history.
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