Oct. 9, 2009

GALLERY

SPRINGBORO, Ohio - The University of Dayton baseball team was awarded their 2009 Atlantic 10 Championship Rings on Friday at the annual golf outing in front of families and alumni at Heatherwoode Golf Club in Springboro, Ohio.

The Flyers had a record-breaking season in which the team won 38 games. In addition, Dayton set new records with 77 home runs, 448 runs scored, 665 hits, 419 RBI and 143 doubles.

Freshman left-hander Cameron Hobson broke the school record with 83 strikeouts. Hobson earned Rookie of the Year honors from the Atlantic 10 as well as recognition on the Louisville Slugger Freshmen All-American Team as well as Ping! Baseball's All-Freshmen team.

Senior catcher Scott Dunwoody was a Johnny Bench Award watch list member and the team's most valuable player, hitting .331 while guiding a young pitching staff to the program's first-ever conference championship. Dunwoody, Jimmy Roesinger and Jacob Spaeth were each named to the Atlantic 10's first team. Leftfielder Max Navalinski and Cameron Hobson were both named to the second team.

Dayton's accomplishments in the community and in the classroom has been noticed. They participated in the Muscular Dystrophy Telethon, the Hal McCoy Baseball Clinic and Christmas on Campus. In addition, they also have helped raise money for breast cancer research and visited Children's Hospital. On the academic side, Scott Dunwoody and Quinn Haselhorst were both named Academic All-Conference by the A-10.

Head coach Tony Vittorio continues to mold the program into one of the best. Vittorio surpassed 500 wins this season, after the team rallied to win at Fordham on April 24. His Atlantic 10 peers voted him as the Atlantic 10 coach of the year this season.

Major league pitcher Craig Stammen was on hand for the ring presentation. Jerry Blevins was not in attendance due to being stuck in a snowstorm in Wyoming.