Hendricks, Sclafani Earn Freshman All-America Honors

HANOVER, N.H. ? Collegiate Baseball announced its Freshman All-America selections yesterday, and shortstop Joe Sclafani (Palm City, Fla.) and pitcher Kyle Hendricks (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) of the Dartmouth Big Green were among those honored.

Sclafani was the Big Green's starting shortstop for 42 of the school-record 45 games played by Dartmouth, a first team All-Ivy selection and the Ivy League Rookie of the Year. The 5-11 switch-hitter led the conference with 50 runs scored and six triples, and ranked second with 59 hits while finishing the year with a .339 average, two homers and 35 RBIs. After being inserted into the lead-off slot in the lineup, the Big Green went 25-7 and did not lose consecutive games until the final two games of the year in the NCAA Regional at Chapel Hill, N.C. In addition, Sclafani racked up 162 assists in the field, 37 more than any other player in the Ivy League, while fielding .942 for the season. Sclafani was one of seven shortstops selected for the distinction.

On the mound, Hendricks was a member of the All-Ivy Second Team, winning each of his five starts in conference play; no other pitcher in the league accomplished that feat. For the season the 6-2 right-hander posted a 6-3 record and a 4.84 ERA, leading Dartmouth with 50 strikeouts in 67 innings pitched. Hendricks won the decisive third game in the Ivy Championship Series by holding Cornell scoreless over 7.1 frames while striking out a season-high nine batters, more than any other Big Green hurler this year. Earlier this week, the rookie was voted by his teammates as Dartmouth's Pitcher of the Year as well. Hendricks was one of 20 starting pitchers named a Freshman All-American.

Dartmouth completed the season with a 27-18 record and a conference-best 16-4 mark in the Ivy League. By winning the Ivy Championship, the Big Green made their first appearance in an NCAA Regional in 22 years, falling to the host and fourth national seed North Carolina, 5-2, before dropping a 16-0 contest against Kansas.

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