ANNVILLE (Pa.) – The Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) announced the all-conference baseball teams on Monday morning and three Delaware Valley University Aggies represented the Green and Gold. Junior Jonathan Drews was named to the second-team as a designated hitter, senior Garrett Zimmerman was the second-team all-conference catcher, and first-year reliever Colin Foley was an honorable mention relief pitcher.
It was the first all-conference accolades for each of the three Aggies.
In his third year with DelVal, Drews upped his batting average from .331 as a sophomore to .409 this season – the fifth-best mark in the league. In 35 games he racked up 45 hits including 10 doubles and four triples with 30 free bases. He led the team in every batting category as he finished with 26 RBI, 25 runs scored, a .573 slugging percentage, and .531 on-base percentage. In conference play, Drews hit .426 with 29 hits in 22 games including 10 extra base hits. He drove in 19 runs and scored 16 and had 15 walks and four hit by pitches. He had six hits, four RBI, and four runs scored in a three-game series against MAC Freedom champion Arcadia.
Zimmerman, the senior backstop for the Aggies, capped his career with a nod to the all-MAC Freedom second team. He recorded just two errors and finished third in the leagues with 13 batters caught stealing as he started and played behind the plate in 29 of the team's 37 games. Zimmerman finished third on the team in hits (29), batting average (.284), and RBIs (17). His eight strikeouts in 102 at-bats was the best mark on the squad, and he added three stolen bases on five attempts. In conference play, Zimmerman hit .333 with 23 hits including three games with three or more hits. In a game against Wilkes, he went 4-for-5 with four RBI, a double, a triple, and two runs scored
Foley, the team's rookie reliever, appeared in 13 games with one start and pitched 29.2 innings with 25 hits and 14 earned runs allowed. He struck out 13 batters and walked 10, while opponents hit .234 off him to the tune of a 4.25 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP. Foley was the pitcher of record for three games and went 2-1. In conference he appeared in nine games and pitched 19 innings. He struck out 10 and surrendered 18 hits and six walks with 10 earned runs against.
DelVal baseball finished the year 15-22 overall with a 9-14 mark in MAC Freedom play. They were in playoff contention until the last weekend of the season, and finished one spot out of the tournament, in sixth place.
