Joe Furnaguera (left) and Patrick Reitemeyer
Furnaguera, Reitemeyer Named To All-NJAC First Team
Rutgers-Newark Baseball
5/5/2010 10:00:00 AM
PITMAN, NJ – Scarlet Raiders Joe Furnaguera and Patrick Reitemeyer make up the left side of the infield of the 2010 All-New Jersey Athletic Conference Baseball Team selected by the league’s 10 head coaches.
2010 All-NJAC Baseball Team
Senior third baseman Furnaguera and junior shortstop Reitemeyer were catalysts for the Scarlet Raiders’ 11-7 NJAC record which earned the team a No. 3 seed in the league championship tournament. The duo was named to the 11-man first team.
Earning All-NJAC Honorable Mention were junior left-handed pitcher Billy Cerruti, junior second baseman Matt Connors and senior designated hitter Anthony Yeswita.
Furnaguera, a three-year starter, is hitting a team-high .371 with nine home runs, five triples and nine doubles to push his slugging percentage to a lofty .675. He has driven in 35 runs while stealing five bases in six tries.
Reitemeyer, who was just named the NJAC Player of the Week on Monday, leads the Raiders with 50 RBIs while hitting .335 with a dozen doubles, four triples and five home runs. In the field, he’s posted a team-high 123 assists while helping to turn 23 double plays.
Cerruti (4-4) posted three key NJAC victories for the Raiders, limiting opponents to a .249 batting average and just 3.70 runs per game. He led the Rutgers-Newark staff in strikeouts with 66 against just 28 walks in 65 2/3 innings. He was just named the NJAC Pitcher of the Week for the second consecutive time on Monday.
Connors, who joined Reitemeyer for their 117 consecutive start in the middle infield in Tuesday’s 11-9 loss to TCNJ in the NJAC opening round, has drawn 32 walks to push his on-base percentage to .476 while hitting .351. He has stolen 15 bases while getting caught just once while taking part in 27 double plays against just three errors on the year.
Yeswita, a second team All-NJAC pick in 2009, is hitting .338 with 41 RBIs and a .507 slugging percentage. He has collected a dozen doubles and four home runs while trailing only Connors on the roster with 30 walks for a .470 on-base percentage.