Ercolano named to Freshmen All-American team
Posted: June 8, 2005
Bethlehem, PA – Lehigh freshman outfielder Joe Ercolano has been named to the Louisville Slugger Freshmen All-American team, as announced by
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper on Wednesday afternoon.
Ercolano becomes the third Lehigh player to garner such recognition, alongside pitcher Jack Muscalus (2002) and catcher Matt McBride (2004).
Ercolano made quite a debut in 2005, earning All-Patriot League first team recognition. As Lehigh’s everyday center fielder and leadoff hitter, Ercolano led the Patriot League with a .422 batting average. That mark currently ranks tenth nationally (as of June 6, 2005). Ercolano also led the Mountain Hawks in hits (62), slugging percentage (.565), and on-base percentage (.488), and he tied for the top spot in runs scored with 34.
This summer, Ercolano is one of four Lehigh baseball players playing for the Quakertown (Pa.) Blazers in the ACBL summer collegiate baseball league.
Lehigh wrapped up the 2005 season with a 26-21-1 record. The 26 victories rank second all-time in school history. The Mountain Hawks also made their fourth consecutive appearance in the Patriot League’s postseason tournament, another first for the school.