Four Golden Eagles Tabbed for Post-season Team

Glens Falls, N.Y. - The Eastern Division champion Glens Falls Golden Eagles placed four players on the New York Collegiate Baseball League's annual post-season team. Scott Denault (San Diego) and Kody Johnson (Pima CC) were selected for the First team as a starting pitcher and designated hitter. Jose Valerio (San Diego) and Jack Wagoner (Sacred Heart) received second-team honors as a first baseman and starting pitcher.

Denault, in his second year in Glens Falls, finished the year with a 5-1 record and a 3.03 earned run average. The Torero struck out 61 batters in 74.1 innings this summer. The San Clemente, California native also tossed two complete games and held opponents to a .223 batting average. In his Golden Eagles career, Denault is 9-1 with a 2.98 earned run average. In 124.0 innings pitcher, Denault's 114 strikeouts rank him first in franchise career history and fourth and seventh in franchise season history. The rising senior only walked 39 in two summers and held opposing hitters to a .213 clip.

Valerio, one of three players from San Diego who played for Glens Falls this summer, finished the season batting .274 (.298 for the regular season). The rising redshirt-senior drove in 18 runs while leading the team with nine doubles. The defensive stalwart didn't commit an error all summer in 385 chances for a perfect 1.000% fielding percentage.

Wagoner was selected for the second team after finishing the regular season with a 6-0 mark in eight starts. The Pioneer ended the season at 7-0 with a 3.32 earned run average in ten starts and eleven total appearances. Wagoner was second on the team with 47 strikeouts in 59.2 innings pitched.

For the second year in a row, the Golden Eagles finished the regular season with the best record in the Eastern Division. After a first-round sweep of the Watertown Wizards and a thrilling three-game series win over the Amsterdam Mohawks, Glens Falls was awarded home-field advantage for the NYCBL Championship series. For the second year in a row, the Golden Eagles were the league's runner-up, losing Game 3 of the Finals 3-2 in ten innings.