COUGAR BASEBALL

SAXON, CASAL INCLUDED ON ABCA/RAWLINGS ALL-REGION SECOND TEAM

5-21-07
CALDWELL, N.J. - Caldwell College freshmen Adric Saxon (Coral Springs, FL/Broward CC) and Robert Casal (Howard Beach, NY/St. Francis Prep) were named to the 2007 American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings Division II Northeast Region second team, the ABCA announced today. Saxon and Casal, who helped the Cougars advance to the NCAA Northeast Region Tournament, also earned spots on the Daktronics all-Region second team last week.

Saxon, the conference's Rookie of the Year, led the Cougars with 13 home runs and 62 runs batted in while batting .365 in 40 games this season. He currently leads the nation in RBIs per game and ranks eighth in homers per game to help the Cougars rank 11th nationally in scoring. A first team all-Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference selection, Saxon had two hits, two runs and an RBI in Caldwell's 9-4 victory over UMass-Lowell in the first round of the NCAA Northeast Region Tournament on May 17. He also batted .533 with seven RBIs ,at the CACC Tournament last weekend to earn the conference's Rookie of the Week award and a spot on the all-Tournament team.

Casal turned in an outstanding collegiate debut season, leading Caldwell in victories (10), earned run average (3.74), innings pitched (74 2/3) and strikeouts (75). In his only start at the Northeast Region Tournament, Casal struck out 10 batters while allowing seven hits and four runs in 8 1/3 innings pitched in the win against UMass-Lowell. He also had 10 strikeouts in an 11-4 win over Felician College at the CACC Tournament on May 11.

Saxon and Casal are the first Cougars to make the ABCA/Rawlings all-Northeast Region team since Hasani Whitfield was named to the first team after the 2005 season.

The Cougars, coached by Chris Reardon, finished 25-15 this season and captured the CACC regular-season title while making their second appearance in the NCAA Division II Northeast Region Tournament in four years.

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