Knox, Milavsky, Serro & Kruger Named to ABCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region Team

by Sports Information
5/23/06

LANCASTER, PA –Franklin & Marshall College pitchers Ted Serro (Sr., Brooklyn, NY/Xavier) and Jeremy Knox (Sr., Bronx, NY/Iona Prep), third baseman Gary Kruger (Sr., East Islip, NY/East Islip) and centerfielder Eric Milavsky (Sr., Medford, NJ/Shawnee) have been named to the 2006 American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Mid-Atlantic All-Region Team.

A first team selection, Serro repeated on the All-Region team as he earned second team honors in 2005.

The 2005 and 2006 Centennial Conference Pitcher of the Year and a 2006 CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-Region first team selection, Serro concluded the season 8-3 in 11 appearances with a 1.48 earned run average, 79 strikeouts, 19 walks and a .191 opponents’ batting average in 79 innings.

The all-time wins leader in F&M history with 20 victories, he ranks among the career leaders in saves (fourth, five), strikeouts (second, 210), innings (second, 213 1/3) and complete games (fourth, 11) as he holds a 20-8 record, .209 opponents’ batting average and 2.07 earned run average with 210 strikeouts and 52 walks.

In single season records, he ranks among the leaders in wins (fourth, eight in 2006; seventh, six in 2005), earned run average (fifth, 1.48 in 2006; 12th, 1.92 in 2005), saves (fifth, three in 2003), strikeouts (third, 79 in 2006; fourth, 75 in 2005), innings pitched (fifth, 79 in 2006; eighth, 70 1/3 in 2005) and complete games (sixth, five in 2006).

In the history of the Centennial Conference, he stands second in earned run average (2.07), sixth in strikeouts (210) and strikeouts per nine innings (8.86), seventh in victories (20), eighth in saves (five), 11th in appearances (46), 15th in winning percentage (.714, 20-8), 16th in innings pitched (213.1) and 18th in complete games (11).

He concluded his career by allowing one run over his final 16 innings as he allowed two hits with 11 strikeouts over nine innings in a 10-0 shutout of Haverford College in game one of the Centennial Conference championship series and allowed one run on four hits with a strikeout in a 14-1 win over Gwynedd-Mercy College in the first game of the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Tournament.

The Diplomats garnered three second team selections as the region’s coaches honored Kruger, Milavsky and Knox.

A 2004 ABCA third team All-Region selection, Kruger was named the 2006 Centennial Conference Player of the Year as he hit .410 (64-of-156) with nine doubles, six triples, four homeruns, 40 runs batted in, 37 runs, a .622 slugging percentage, 18 walks and 14 stolen bases.

A 2004 and 2006 first team and 2005 honorable mention All-Centennial Conference selection, he hit .374 (173-for-462) with 22 doubles, 14 triples, 11 homeruns, 97 RBI, 122 runs, 69 walks and 86 stolen bases in 145 games with 131 starts in his career.

The F&M career leader in batting average (.374), total bases (256), hits (173), runs (122) and stolen bases (86-on-98 attempts), Kruger also ranks among the leaders in runs batted in (second, 97), doubles (11th, 22), triples (second, 14) and home runs (second, 11).

Further, he ranks among the single season leaders in hits (first, 64 in 2006; sixth, 58 in 2004; 20th, 42 in 2005), runs (seventh, 39 in 2004; 12th, 37 in 2006; 13th, 34 in 2005), doubles (18th, nine in 2006), triples (second, six in 2006; fifth, four in 2004; seventh, two in 2005), home runs (fourth, five in 2004; sixth, four in 2006) and stolen bases (first, 29 in 2005; fourth, 25 in 2004; 10th, 18 in 2003; 21st, 14 in 2006).

In the history of the Centennial Conference, he ranks third in stolen bases (86), fifth in batting average (.374) and triples (14), eighth in total bases (256), ninth in hits (173) and runs (122), 18th in runs batted in (97) and 26th in home runs (11).

A 2005 honorable mention and 2006 second team All-Centennial Conference selection, Knox tallied a 10-2 record, .235 opponents’ batting average and 2.81 earned run average in 14 appearances this year as he recorded 53 strikeouts and 15 walks in 83 1/3 innings.

For his career, he finishes 19-8 with a 3.36 earned run average and .245 opponents’ batting average with 148 strikeouts and 43 walks in 222 innings as he ranks among the program’s career leaders in wins (second, 19), strikeouts (fifth, 148) and innings pitched (first, 222).

In addition, he ranks among the single season leaders in wins (second, 10 in 2006) and innings pitched (fourth, 83 1/3 in 2006; seventh, 73 in 2005) as he combined with Serro to record a 39-16 career mark as the duo were the most prolific pair of pitchers in F&M history.

In Centennial Conference history, he ranks 11th in victories (19) and innings pitched (222), 14th in earned run average (3.36) and appearances (45), 17th in winning percentage (.704, 19-8) and 24th in strikeouts (148).

A 2006 All-Centennial Conference second team selection, Milavsky batted .381 (61-for-160) with 13 doubles, two triples, two home runs, 31 runs batted in, 42 runs, a .525 slugging percentage, 16 walks and 23 stolen bases.

For his career, he batted .295 (129-for-437) with 21 doubles, three triples, four home runs, 68 runs batted in, 81 runs, 31 walks and 43 stolen bases in 137 games with 123 starts as he ranks among the career leaders in hits (seventh, 129), runs (12th, 81), RBI (eighth, 68), doubles (13th, 21), home runs (10th, four) and stolen bases (sixth, 43).

Further, he ranks among the single season leaders in hits (third, 61 in 2006), runs (fourth, 42 in 2006), triples (seventh, two in 2006), runs batted in (12th, 31 in 2006), doubles (third, 13 in 2006) and stolen bases (fifth, 23 in 2006).

In the history of the Centennial Conference, he ranks 22nd in stolen bases (43).

The four All-Region awards mark the most garnered by the Diplomats in a season in the history of the program. Further, Franklin & Marshall earned four of the Centennial Conference’s six All-Region nods as Johns Hopkins University’s Rob Pietroforte (designated hitter) earned second team honors, while catcher Rob Sanzillo was recognized on the third team.

Overall, Serro, Knox, Milavsky and Kruger combined to help lead the Diplomats to the 2005 and 2006 Centennial Conference titles and appearances in the 2004, 2005 and 2006 Centennial Conference championship series with a combined record of 95-63, including a 53-19 mark in Centennial Conference play.

Franklin & Marshall concluded the season with a 29-11 record as the mark is the third most wins in school history behind the 1995 (30-6-1) and 2002 (31-10) teams.