FOUR BASEBALL PLAYERS NAMED TO 2009 NCBWA ALL-EAST REGION TEAM; GIANNETTI NAMED COACH OF THE YEAR

May 29, 2009

FOUR BASEBALL PLAYERS NAMED TO 2009 NCBWA ALL-EAST REGION TEAM; GIANNETTI NAMED COACH OF THE YEAR

Orangeburg, NY (5/29/09) Dominican College baseball players, Tom Kahl, Justin Moore, Michael Munoz and Brian Craig have been named to the 2009 NCBWA All-East Region teams as was announced today. Head Coach, Rick Giannetti, was named the 2009 NCBWA East Region Coach of the Year.

Orangeburg, NY (5/29/09) Dominican College baseball players, Tom Kahl, Justin Moore, Michael Munoz and Brian Craig have been named to the 2009 NCBWA All-East Region teams as was announced today. Head Coach, Rick Giannetti, was named the 2009 NCBWA East Region Coach of the Year.

Kahl, a sophomore from Bay Shore, NY, finished the season with a 6-2 record. He had an ERA of 2.75 in 78 2/3 innings of work, allowing 76 hits, 29 runs (24 earned), 29 walks and had a team leading 87 strikeouts. He led the CACC in strikeouts and ranked in the top five in ERA, batters struck out looking and wins. He was named the CACC Pitcher of the Year, to the All-CACC First Team and to the 2009 Daktronics East All-Region First Team. He received NCBWA All-East Region First Team honors.

Joining Kahl on the NCBWA All-East Region First Team was rookie relief pitcher Justin Moore. a right-handed hurler from Wantagh, NY led the CACC and the nation with 17 saves on the year. He finished the year with a 1-1 record and an ERA of 2.74. In 23 innings of work, he gave up 27 hits, nine runs (seven earned), walked four and struck out 13 batters. Moore was named the 2009 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Rookie of the Year, to the All-CACC First Team, to the ABCA Division II East All-Region First Team and to the 2009 Daktronics NCAA Division II East All-Region First Team,received Honorable Mention honors for the 2009 Daktronics NCAA Division II All-American Team and was named to the 2009 Rawlings/ABCA NCAA Division II All-American Third Team.

Munoz, a designated hitter from the Bronx, NY, finished third on the team and 16th in the CACC with a .323 batting average. He was fourth on the team with 42 hits and has a .492 slugging percentage this season. He was named to the All-CACC First Team and the 2009 Daktronics NCAA Division II East All-Region First Team. He received 2009 NCBWA All-East Region Second Team honors.

Craig, a right-handed hurler from Shenandoah, PA, finished 7-2 on the year with an ERA of 4.23. He has 60 strikeouts on the season with opponents hitting .244 against him. In 72 1/3 innings, he has allowed 42 runs (34 earned) on 70 hits and was tied for second in the CACC in wins. He was named to the All-CACC First Team and the 2009 Daktronics NCAA Division II All-East Region Second Team. He also received 2009 NCBWA All-East Region Second Team honors.

Giannetti, who is in his 20th season at the helm, guided the team to a 38-14 overall record and a 22-5 CACC record. He has led Dominican to 12 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Championships, 10 regional tournament appearances, 1 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championship and 2 NAIA World Series Appearances. His teams have qualified for post season play every year except one. He earned his 9th CACC Coach of the Year honor this year and was also recently named the 2009 ECAC Coach of the Year.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement. Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world. Dominican also sponsors 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.