Angelo Bruno |
Michael White |
Stonehill's Bruno & White not featured in Fenway Park event shortened to three innings
BOSTON, Mass. (June 7, 2010) – Severe weather forced the 36th annual New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA) All-Star Game at Fenway Park on Sunday to be cut short after three innings before Stonehill College's two participants were able to feature in the event. The College Division (Division II & III all-stars) led 2-0, while holding the University Division (Division I all-stars) to just one hit through the three innings played.
Junior first baseman Angelo Bruno (Norwalk, Conn./Norwalk), a consensus All-East Region selection this spring, and sophomore utility player Michael White (Lisbon, N.H./Lisbon Regional) were picked to represent Stonehill at the All-Star game for the first time. Neither was in the starting lineup and was able to be inserted into the game before the heavy rains reached Fenway Park. There will be no rain date for resumption of the unofficial game.
Bruno, a first team All-East Region pick from the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) while earning second team honors from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and Daktronics, started all 49 games for Stonehill this season. He posted a .286 (53-for-185) batting average, with 32 runs scored, nine doubles, a triple, team-high ten home runs (2nd NE-10) and 45 RBI (3rd) to go with a team-best 11 stolen bases on 14 attempts. His ten home runs his this season are the most by a Stonehill baseball player since the NE-10 adopted the use of wood bats in 2003. Bruno was also named to the All-East Region first team by the ABCA while collecting second team honors from the NCBWA and Daktronics and was a first team All-Northeast-10 selection before being named MVP of the NE-10 Championships.
White, a first time All-NE-10 honoree this spring with his third team selection at utility, starred for the Skyhawks on the mound, at the plate and in the outfield with a breakout sophomore season. He started 39 of the 42 games he played this season, seeing time in leftfield (28 starts), pitcher (8) and designated hitter (5), hitting .308 (36-for-117) with 12 runs scored, three doubles, a home run, 11 RBI and team-high matching 11 stolen bases on 14 attempts. He also made nine appearances (eight starts) on the mound and the lefthander was 6-2 (5th NE-10 wins) with a 2.22 earned run average (12th), 51 strikeouts and 14 walks over 69.0 innings pitched, limiting opposing batters to a mere .180 batting average (5th). White was near flawless in the field, committing just one error in 92 chances (.989%).
White turned it up in the postseason, winning both starts, with a complete game shutout, while posting a 0.53 ERA with 13 strikeouts and three walks over his 17 innings of work. He earned All-Tournament team honors at the NCAA East Regional after firing a two-hit shutout in the Skyhawks NCAA Tournament opener against the University of New Haven, striking out seven and walking just one.
Stonehill (31-18, 17-9 NE-10) captured its third NE-10 Championship this season, going 4-0 at the tournament as it closed out the season winners of 13 of its last 15 games, including a 12-game winning streak. The Skyhawks earned the NE-10's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament and were seeded fourth in the East Regional. They posted a 2-2 record in their second NCAA regional appearance in program history.
