Baseball Team Awards Bestowed; Captains Named for Next Season

HANOVER, N.H. — Dartmouth head baseball coach Bob Whalen gathered his team after the 2023 season to announce the team awards and reveal the captains for the upcoming 2024 campaign. In a vote by the players, Elliot Krewson was selected as the MVP while Jack Metzger and Devin Milberg were named captains for next season.

Krewson, a sophomore who also earned the Best Offensive Player Award, Krewson began the year at second base before moving over to shortstop at the start of April to fill a void at the position. The 5-10, 175-pound native of Wildwood, Missouri, didn't miss a beat and actually hit his stride at the plate after shifting to the other side of the middle infield, hitting .341 while playing short. For the year, he led the team in seven offensive categories, including all three slash lines (.309/.377/.403), runs (21), hits (46), total bases (60) and stolen bases (7). He also led Dartmouth in multi-hit games and was the third toughest batter to strike out in the league (once every 9.3 at-bats).

The Pitcher of the Year was bestowed upon one of next year's captains, Metzger. The 6-4, 210-pound right-hander from Powell, Ohio, led the Big Green in ERA (6.96) among qualified pitchers and earned one of the team's three victories on the season. He also topped the team in innings (63.1) and strikeouts (52) while ranking among the top 10 nationally in strikeout-to-walk ratio (8.67, sixth) and fewest walks per nine innings (0.85, fifth).

Freshman Eddie Albert was selected as the team's top rookie. A 6-1, 190-pound right-hander from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, began the year well, struggled in the middle of the year and finished strong. He struck out a season-high six batters in a five-inning start against Wagner in early March, then had a three-game stretch near the end of the season in which he allowed just one run over six stanzas. By the end of the year, he had pitched in 14 games, starting six, throwing 28.0 innings (fourth on the team) while striking out 22 batters (fifth).

The Most Improved Player was awarded to senior Peter O'Toole. After going 4-for-40 in his junior campaign, O'Toole got off to a slow start, going 2-for-22 at the plate, before taking over the starting job at second base at the start of April. Over his final 26 games, he hit .280 to bring his average up to .243 on the year, while his 10 doubles led the team and his .374 slugging percentage ranked second. He even belted his first career home run in his final collegiate game.

Dartmouth's Teammate of the Year was awarded to senior Will Shepherd. Known for his velvety voice from his days as a finalist in Dartmouth Idol back in 2021, Shepherd battled through injuries early in his career yet still found ways to contribute to the team in any way he could. The 6-3, 210-pound reliever only pitched one inning in his senior campaign, but it was his work in the bullpen as a catcher that proved to be most helpful as two of the Big Green's three backstops were injured during the season, leaving Dartmouth with just one over the final three weeks.

The final award — and the team's oldest, dating back to 1946 — was the James H. Cooke Award, given to the four-year letter winner who has done the most for Big Green baseball during his career. This honor went to a Big Green co-captain, fifth-year senior Trystan Sarcone, a 6-1, 195-pound left-handed pitcher from Greenwich, Connecticut. An All-Ivy Second Team selection last season when he was third in the conference with six victories, Sarcone was a staple of the rotation and led the Ivy League in games started with a dozen. In 57.2 innings of work, he struck out 47 and walked 20, regularly giving Dartmouth a chance to win his games as he battled the opposition. For his career, the southpaw posted a 7-13 record and 6.72 ERA over 152.2 innings, striking out 129.

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