UCAA First Team
The Dutchmen diamond squad earned a place in the four-team UCAA championship tournament
by virtue of its 6-6 conference record. “We are going to surprise some people
in the tournament,” said rookie head coach Jeremy Rivenburg before the event,
and that they did.
While
they lost their opening game to perennial-season champion Clarkson, the
Dutchmen gave the Golden Knights all they could handle before dropping a 3-2
decision. Rochester, which finished second in the conference at 9-3 and 25-8
overall, was shocked when the Garnet eliminated the Yellowjackets, 6-0.
Clarkson's 8-2 victory in a loser's bracket game concluded Union's season with
a respectable 16-20 record.
Junior
outfielder Adam Chadwick (Hampton, NY), was named to the UCAA All-Conference
first-team. Seniors first baseman Jim Griglun (Southington, CT) and Dan
Mehleisen (Latham, NY), earned second-team recognition.