David Koerbel Tabbed to 2008 ECAC Southern Region All-Star Team
Penn State Behrend junior pitcher David Koerbel (Pittsburgh/Central Catholic) has been tabbed to the ECAC Southern Region All-Star Second Team.
Koerbel led the program with a 5-0 record in the AMCC with five complete games and a 1.80 ERA. Overall this spring he was 8-2 this spring with seven complete games in 11 starts. He struck-out 73 hitters in 70 innings and walked only 13. Koerbel continues to etch his name in the Behrend baseball record book by posting the second most wins in a single-season and the second most strike-outs behind former Behrend ace, Chris McCartney.
Previously this postseason, Koerbel has been named to the ABCA Rawlings Mid-Atlantic All-Region team and the AMCC selected him as both the league Pitcher of the Year and the MVP. In addition, he was selected by his teammates as the program's MVP.
Behrend posted an impressive 17-1 AMCC regular-season record and were ranked as high as fifth in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic region polls during the season. In the NCAA Tournament, the Behrend Lions fell 8-1 to Messiah and 5-3 to Gwenydd-Mercy to finish with a the second most wins in school history and a 34-12 overall record.
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Updated June 14, 2008
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