George Washington University

May 19, 2009

PHILADELPHIA, PA - Senior Pat Lehman wrapped up a standout senior season as he was named 2009 Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Year, as announced by the A-10 office on Tuesday. The voting was conducted by the league's head coaches.

Lehman (7-4) was the A-10 leader in earned-run average (2.40), strikeouts (89) and innings pitched (105). The righthander held opposing hitters to a .235 average and finished with seven wins, with both marks ranking second in the Conference. A native of Fair Lawn, NJ, Lehman was a two-time A-10 Pitcher of the Week selection and threw six complete games on the year, including five in league play.

Rockey also was named to the All-Conference First Team after hitting a team-high .420 on the season and also led the team with 10 home runs. Rockey also finished 2nd overall in the A-10 in batting average, third in slugging percentage (.679), first in on-base percentage (.504), first in hits (81), tied for second in RBIs (60 and second in total bases (131), all while playing the middle infield (2B). He also was second in total bases in A-10 games (72).

2009 ATLANTIC 10 BASEBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS

FIRST TEAM School Pos. Cl. Hometown AVG R HR RBI

Rob Lyerly Charlotte 1B Jr. Indian Trail, N.C. .390 39 10 44

Sean Rockey George Washington 2B R-Jr. Sammamish, Wash. .420 35 10 60

Jimmy Roesinger Dayton 3B R-So. Indianapolis, Ind. .423 38 3 38

Dan Rhault Rhode Island SS Sr. Lincoln, R.I. .393 43 11 57

Sean Barksdale Temple OF Sr. Glenolden, Pa. .371 53 15 56

Mike Donato Massachusetts OF Jr. East Hartford, Conn. .347 35 5 38

Jacob Spaeth Dayton OF Sr. West Bend, Wisc. .373 56 3 32

Scott Dunwoody Dayton C Gr. Columbia, Mo. .331 32 4 43

Jim MacDonald Massachusetts DH Sr. Cheshire, Conn. .356 40 9 49

Pat Lehman George Washington SP Sr. Fairlawn, N.J. 2.40 7 4 89

Eric Smith Rhode Island SP Jr. Milford, Conn. 3.38 5 2 51

Jordan Conley Xavier RP Sr. Hamilton, Ohio 2.74 1 1 39

SECOND TEAM School Pos. Cl. Hometown AVG R HR RBI

Ben Thomas Xavier 1B So. Columbus, Ohio .356 33 14 57

Oliver Palmer Rhode Island 2B Jr. North Kingston, R.I. .341 49 10 37

Danny Leach Fordham 3B R-Sr. Yonkers, N.Y. .336 51 0 28

Jordan Conley Xavier RP Sr. Hamilton, Ohio .316 35 2 32

Max Navalinski Dayton OF Sr. Kirkland, Wash. .375 47 8 35

Adam Pasono Xavier OF Sr. De Pere, Wisc. .326 47 7 34

Justin Wilson Charlotte OF So. Canton, N.C. .352 50 3 35

Zane Williams Charlotte C Jr. Claremore, Okla. .335 32 8 40

Ryan Rivers Charlotte DH So. Baltimore, Md. .308 50 18 50

Cameron Hobson Dayton SP Fr. Crawfordsville, Ind. 3.42 6 1 78

Joe Yermal Charlotte SP So. Bel Air, Md. 3.04 8 2 35

Luke Demko Rhode Island RP Sr. Gilford, N.H. 2.90 1 5 42

ALL-ROOKIE TEAM School Pos. Cl. Hometown AVG R HR RBI

Milan Adams Rhode Island C Fr. Exeter, R.I. .303 23 2 21

Tom Conley Massachusetts C Fr. Quincy, Mass. .309 31 1 15

Ricky Devereaux Duquesne C/IF Fr. Oakdale, Pa. .323 42 4 45

Mike LeBel Rhode Island IF Fr. Quincy, Mass. .333 39 7 39

Adam McConnell Richmond IF Fr. Yorktown, Va. .355 48 1 25

Zach Miller Saint Louis IF Fr. O'Fallon, Mo. .324 39 10 61

Tony Negrin La Salle OF Fr. New Rochelle, N.Y. .374 28 1 13

Ryan Skellie St. Bonaventure OF Fr. Erie, Pa. .331 23 1 31

Cameron Hobson Dayton P Fr. Crawfordsville, Ind. 3.42 6 1 78

HONORABLE MENTION School Pos. Cl. Hometown AVG R HR RBI

John Malloy La Salle OF Jr. Fairless Hills, Pa. .329 36 8 35

Billy O'Conner Xavier C Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio .331 36 1 30

Dewey Oriente Saint Joseph's DH Jr. Mount Royal, N.J. .403 27 6 39

Nick Greenwood Rhode Island SP Jr. Southington, Conn. 3.74 6 3 69

Player of the Year: Dan Rhault, Rhode Island

Pitcher of the Year: Pat Lehman, George Washington

Rookie of the Year: Cameron Hobson, Dayton

Coach of the Year: Tony Vittorio, Dayton