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Ford Claim Rookie of the Year Award; Seven Earn All-Ivy Honors
May 12, 2011 | Baseball
PRINCETON (5/12/11) - Mike Ford led a cast of seven Tigers to receive All-Ivy League honors from the league on Thursday. Ford took Rookie of the Year honors and was named to the second team as both a starting pitcher and second baseman. Sam Mulroy was originally named the League's Player of the Year but a mistake was made in the vote tabulation and Yale's Trey Rallis was named the Player of the Year on May 16. An explanation can be found at this link.
Mulroy was a driving force behind the Tigers completing the regular-season with a 23-22 overall record and a 15-5 Ivy mark. Earning the best League record granted the Gehrig Division Tigers the right to host the Ivy League Baseball Championship Series, where they took two-of-three from Rolfe Division winner Dartmouth. The junior led Princeton at the plate, boasting a .324 batting average and .547 slugging percentage. He collected 55 hits, including 11 doubles, three triples and seven home runs, while also successfully stealing 13 bases in 15 attempts. Behind the plate, Mulroy caught 14 runners on attempted steals.
Ford has had a strong all-around year for the Tigers, showing his versatility on the mound, in the field and at the plate. The rookie two-way player was a member of the Tigers' regular weekend rotation, going 5-3 in 10 starts and four complete games. He compiled a 4.12 ERA, the second lowest on the Tiger staff, while striking out 37 in 63.1 innings. Ford was 4-0 in Ivy League starts with a 1.77 ERA. In his one league no-decision, he pitched 8.2 innings without allowing an earned run.
In games he did not pitch, Ford was in the field as Princeton's starting first baseman. Between the two positions he collected 243 putouts, 17 assists and just five errors for a .981 fielding percentage. At the plate, Ford was the Tigers' third best hitter, batting at a .299 clip. He showed good power as a rookie, collecting nine doubles, one triple and three home runs. Ford is Princeton's fourth Ivy League Rookie of the Year, joining previous winners Max Krance (1998), Chris Young (1999) and Ross Ohlendorf (2002).
Mulroy was Princeton's lone first-team All-Ivy selection, while Matt Bowman joined Ford on the second team at shortstop. Bowman hit .308 during the season with a team-high 57 hits in 185 at-bats. He had seven doubles and two triples and scored a team-best 38 runs. He drove in 19 runs.
Another four players received honorable mentions for the Tigers as Zak Hermans (SP), Matt Grabowski (RP), A.J. Goetz (RP) and Alex Flink (2B) were recognized. Hermans led Princeton with a 2.85 ERA in 10 starts and went 5-1. Grabowski was 3-3 in relief with one save, while Goetz pitched to a 3-1 record with three saves and a 1.33 ERA. Finally Flink batted .289 for the Tigers.
Player of the Year
Trey Rallis, Yale (1B, Sr., La Canada,
Calif.)
Pitcher of the Year
Paul Cusick, Penn (RHP, Sr., Wilmington, Del.)
Rookie of the Year
Mike Ford, Princeton (RHP/1B, Fr., Belle Mead, N.J.)
First Team All-Ivy (18^)
SP - Paul Cusick, Penn (Sr., Willmington, Del.)
SP - Vinny Lally, Yale (Sr., Tampa, Fla.)
SP - Kyle Hendricks, Dartmouth (Jr., San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
SP - Cole Sulser, Dartmouth (Jr., Santa Ysabel, Calif.)
SP - Max Perlman, Harvard (Sr., Longwood, Fla.)
RP - Ryan Smith, Dartmouth (Sr., Greenlawn, N.Y.)
C - Will Davis, Penn (Sr., Atlanta, Ga.)
C - Sam Mulroy, Princeton (Jr., Bathesda, Md.)
1B - *Trey Rallis, Yale (Sr., La Canada, Calif.)
2B - Jeff Reynolds, Harvard (Jr., St. Petersburg, Fla.)
SS - Joe Sclafani, Dartmouth (Jr., Palm City, Fla.)
3B - Dan Williams, Penn (Sr., Southhampton, N.J.)
OF - Greg Zebrack, Penn (So., Northridge, Calif.)
OF - Dario Pizzano, Columbia (So., Saugus, Mass.)
OF - Jason Banos, Columbia (Sr., Linnfield, Mass.)
OF - Nick Cox, Columbia (Sr., Lake Mary, Fla.)
UT - Mickey Brodsky, Cornell (Sr., Encino, Calif.)
DH - Spencer Branigan, Penn (So., Ross, Calif.)
Second Team All-Ivy (15)
SP - Heath Mayo, Brown (So., Whitehouse, Texas)
SP - Mike Ford, Princeton (Fr., Belle Mead, N.J.)
SP - Kyle Hunter, Dartmouth (So., Palm City, Fla.)
RP - Tim Geil, Columbia (So., Gibsonia, Pa.)
RP - Kevin Fortunato, Yale (Fr., Wall, N.J.)
C - Matt Colantonio, Brown (Sr., Garden City, N.Y.)
1B - Mike Ford, Princeton (Fr., Bell Mead, N.J.)
2B - Jeff Onstott, Dartmouth (Sr., Houston, Texas)
SS - Matt Bowman, Princeton (So., Chevy Chase, Md.)
3B - Andy Megee, Yale (Sr., Los Angeles, Calif.)
OF - John Sheridan, Brown (So., Palo Alto, Calif.)
OF - Sam Bean, Dartmouth (Sr., Needham, Mass.)
OF - Jeremy Maas, Penn (Sr., Alpharetta, Ga.)
UT - Ennis Coble, Dartmouth (So., Atlanta, Ga.)
DH - Mike DiBiase, Brown (Jr., Weston, Mass.)
Honorable Mention (18)
SP - Stefan Olson, Columbia (So., Ladera Ranch, Calif.)
SP - Matthew Kimbell, Brown (Sr., Nashville, Tenn.)
SP - Jadd Scmeltzer, Cornell (Sr., Tappan, N.Y.)
SP - Zak Hermans, Princeton (So., Coppell, Texas)
SP - Brook Hart, Yale (Sr., State College, Pa.)
RP - Matt Grabowski, Princeton (Sr., Philadelphia, Pa.)
RP - A.J. Goetz, Princeton (Fr., Denver, Colo.)
C - Chris O'Dowd, Dartmouth (So., Cherry Hill Villiage, Colo.)
1B - Jason Brooks, Dartmouth (Sr., Westlake Villiage, Calif.)
2B - Alex Flink, Princeton (So., Dallas, Texas)
SS - Marshall Yanzick, Cornell (Jr., Beaverton, Ore.)
SS - Derek Vigo, Penn (Jr., Miami, Fla.)
3B - Ryan Zrenda, Brown (Old Lime, Conn.)
OF - Brian Billigen, Cornell (Jr., Carnigie, Pa.)
OF - Cam Squires, Yale (So., Fort Wayne, Ind.)
DH - Alex Aurrichio, Columbia (Jr., Dix Hills, N.Y.)
UT - Marcus Way, Harvard (Jr., Naples, N.Y.)
* unanimous selection