Six Slippery Rock University baseball players were named All-PSAC West in voting by the division's head coaches.

Three of them - junior center fielder Matt Kozusko, senior designated hitter Joe Pascarella and senior shortstop and Seneca Valley graduate Nathan Statzer - received first-team recognition.

All three were second-team honorees last year.

Kozusko hit .337 with 61 hits, 14 doubles, six home runs and 35 RBI. Pascarella hit .335, was third in the PSAC with 18 doubles and added two triples, a homer and 34 RBI.

Statzer led the PSAC in hitting with a .444 batting average, the third-best average ever recorded by an SRU baseball player. He had 84 hits, three triples, 18 stolen bases and 48 runs scored.

Despite being The Rock's leadoff hitter, Statzer was second on the team with 36 RBI.

Senior left fielder Ben Marzullo, junior right-handed pitcher Rocky D'Angelo and senior third baseman and Knoch graduate Chase Rowe gained second-team All-PSAC West honors.

Marzullo led The Rock with eight homers and 45 RBI while hitting .300 with 12 doubles and three triples.

D'Angelo was 5-1 on the mound with six complete games and a 3.27 earned run average. He struck out 47 and walked 24 in 55 innings pitched.

Rowe batted .343 - second on the team to Statzer - with six homers, 10 doubles and 35 RBI.

SRU was 30-21 overall this season and finished third in the PSAC West with an 11-9 record.

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