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Late-Inning Heroics Set Tone A well-known baseball axiom is that good hits (132), triples (9), and stolen bases (47). learns find a way to win dose games in the His .380 career batting average is the third- late innings. The 1995 Western Maryland best in school history for players with a Rob Lauver and Christiaan team was a prime example, capturing eight minimum of 100 at-hats. victories in its last at-bat to set a school Senior designated hitter Eric Landseadel Ablidso wait for the official call record for wins in a season with a 19-8 and junior first baseman Scott Rey were as a Western Maryland runner record. second-team selections. Landseadel was slides home, The Green Terror played six extra-inning second to Resh in batling average (.322) and games, induding five in a seven-game in walks (16). He added four doubles and streich midway through the year, and won three triples, scored 16 times, and drove in Eric Lendseadel is poised and every one of them. Western Maryland was in 23. ready for the pitch, the running for the Centennial Conference Rey hit .293 with two doubles, 20 runs (CC) title until the final day of the season, scored, 12 RBI, six walks and five stolen before losing twice to champion Franklin & bases. The sure-handed Rey made only four Marshall and finishing 13--5in the errors in 194 chances for a .979 fielding conference. percentage. Senior shortstop Jerry Resh was selected Making the AII-CC honorable mention for as the CC Player of the Year after putting the second straight year was junior third together one of the finest seasons ever for a baseman Brian Van Deusen. Van Deuseo set a Western Maryland baseball player. The new school record for at-bats fllZ). He had 32 senior batted .511 with school Single-season hits, including team highs of nine doubles and records of 45 hits, 28 runs scored and 18 three home runs, 28 RBI, 24 runs scored and stolen bases, He also topped the team in seven stolen bases. runs batted in (29), triples (4), walks (21), Another higbJight of the record-setting slugging percentage (.716), and on-base season was freshman George Ccssabone average (.600). throwing a no-hitter against Vassar in his first Resh concluded his career as Western col!egiate appearance durin the team's Spring Maryland's all-time leader in at-bats (347), Break tnp to Cocoa.Fla (kneeling, left to right): Brian Perrier, Tim D'Angelo, Christiaan Abildso, Dan Angelini, Sean O'Connor, Dan Verrastro, Brian Miller, George Cossabone, John D'Andrea, Wade Hughes, Byron Druzgal, Brian Culley; (standing, left to right): Rob Lauver, Will Godfrey, Head Coach Dave Seibert, Brett Kehler, Brian Van Deusen.Ierry Resh, Clay McAllister, Scott Rey,John Freitas, David Kurtz, Eric Landseadel. (not pictured) Assistant Coaches Joe Herman, Scott Thomson and Steve Thomson. 124 Sports