ALONSO EARNS ECAC ALL-STAR HONORS

June 9, 2015

ALONSO EARNS ECAC ALL-STAR HONORS

Orangeburg, N.Y. (6/9/15) Dominican College baseball player, Robert Alonso, has been named to the 2015 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) All-Star Second Team as was announced by the ECAC this afternoon. He is the only player from the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) to be named to the All-Star team.

Orangeburg, N.Y. (6/9/15) Dominican College baseball player, Robert Alonso, has been named to the 2015 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) All-Star Second Team as was announced by the ECAC this afternoon. He is the only player from the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) to be named to the All-Star team.

Alonso, a senior shortstop from Hurley, N.Y., makes his first appearance on the ECAC All-Star Second Team this season. A senior team captain, he led CACC in RBIs, triples and hits, was second in total bases, third in plate appearances and total bases and fifth in batting average. This is Alonso's first ABCA/Rawlings All-Region First Team selection.

Previously he was named to the the All-Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Second Team, the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings All-Region First Team and the Daktronics East All-Region Second Team.

Click here to view the complete release from the ECAC.

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