Serro Named to ABCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region Baseball Team

by Sports Information
5/24/05

LANCASTER, PA – Franklin & Marshall pitcher Ted Serro (Jr., Brooklyn, NY/Xavier) has been named to the 2005 American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Mid-Atlantic All-Region baseball team.

A second team recipient and a member of the 2005 NCAA Baseball Mid-Atlantic Region All-Tournament Team, he went 6-3 this season with a team best 1.92 earned run average as he allowed 20 runs (15 earned) on 46 hits and 18 walks with 75 strikeouts and three complete games in 70.1 innings of work.

His season was record-setting as he placed 11th in innings pitched, 13th in complete games, tied with Robert Olender ’73 for third in strikeouts and tied teammate Jeff Rowand (So., York, PA/Dallastown) for fifth in single season victories in the history of the College.
In the NCAA Tournament, he earned a no decision in a 1-0 10-inning loss by the Diplomats to regional champion Rowan University in game one of the tournament.

In the game, he struck out nine batters while allowing four hits and two walks over nine innings as the game marked the first time Rowan was shutout over nine innings since a 4-0 loss on April 5, 2002 versus Rutgers University-Camden, a string of 151 games without being shutout in a regulation game.

For his career, Serro is 12-5 with six complete games, four saves and 131 strikeouts in 134.1 innings as he is tied for fourth in saves, ranks sixth in strikeouts, ninth in complete games and 10th in innings and is tied for sixth in victories in the career records at the College.

Overall, he has not allowed a run in 25 innings as he pitched a nine inning 1-0 win over Johns Hopkins University in game one of the Centennial Conference Championship series on May 8 and hurled a seven inning 3-0 win over Dickinson College on May 1. In addition, Serro has allowed one run with 39 strikeouts in his last 40 innings.

The 2005 Centennial Conference champions, Franklin & Marshall concluded the season with a 25-16 record as the mark is the third most wins in school history behind the 1995 (30-6-1) and 2002 (31-10) teams.

2005 ABCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region Baseball Team
First Team
C - Mike Rucci, Rowan
C – Gerard Haran, The College of New Jersey
C - Anthony Recker, Alvernia
1B - Blake Bullis, TCNJ
2B - John Drozdowski, Gwynedd-Mercy
3B - Rich Kropp, The College of New Jersey
SS - Ian Hauze, DeSales
OF - Chris Heisey, Messiah
OF - Justin Nathanson, Kean
OF - Ethan Boyd, Montclair State
UT - Zach Lutz, Alvernia
P - Josh Schwartz, Rowan
P - Dan Zeffiro, Kean
P - Dan Battista, Kean

Second Team
C - Seth Guida, Elizabethtown
1B - Aaron Richard, Kean
2B - Frank Galeota, Rowan
3B - Tom Calistri, FDU-Florham
SS - Eric Bonds, Alvernia
SS - John Bellis, Arcadia
OF - Brian Ciconte, Rowan
OF - Chris Wilson, TCNJ
OF - Gary Rosenberg, Johns Hopkins
DH - Troy Peiffer, Gwynedd-Mercy
UT - Brian McLaughlin, Rowan
P - Ted Serro, Franklin & Marshall
P - Joe D’Allesandro, TCNJ
P - Matt Repert, DeSales
P - Brandon Dewald, Alvernia

Third Team
C - Joe Franzese, FDU-Florham
1B - Kyle Hoffman, DeSales
2B - Nolan Neiman, DeSales
3B - Matt Enuco, Rowan
SS - Dave Sica, Rutgers-Newark
SS - Peter Godino, Messiah
OF - Dan Fratantoro, DeSales
OF - Kevin Wright, Kean
OF - Justin Loomis, Arcadia
OF - Ed McDonnell, Rutgers-Camden
DH - Walt Goedkoop, Juniata
P - Joe Cichy, Rowan
P - Matt Ulmer, Rutgers-Camden
P - Anthony Palmeri, DeSales
P - Dave Hall, Richard Stockton

Pitcher of the Year – Josh Schwartz, Rowan
Player of the Year – Zach Lutz, Alvernia