Five Delaware Technical Baseball Players Earn All-Region Honors

Wilmington DE

01 June, 2022

3:31 PM

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Press release from the Delaware Technical Community College: May 24, 2022 While the Delaware Tech baseball team had hoped to advance further in the 2022 NJCAA Region 19 Baseball Tournament, the team's immensely successful regular season did not go unnoticed. Five of the team's top performers from the 2022 season recently received NJCAA All-Region honors – pitcher Zach Hart, first baseman Matt Rodriguez, centerfielder Mike Pagliei, designated hitter Chris Friend all earned first team honors, and outfielder Jonathan Golebiowksi was named to the second team. "I am extremely proud of each of these young men," Head Coach Stu Madden said. "Matt, Mike, Chris, and Jon are a huge reason for the steps we have taken as a program. Zach has all of the potential to continue to get better and help us take the next step as a team." In his first season at Delaware Tech, Hart immediately established himself as one of the best pitchers in the region by posting a 6-0 regular season record, winning a playoff game, and finishing the year with a 1.93 ERA. "Zach Hart came in here to be the ace of the pitching staff, and he did just that," Madden said. Rodriguez had a season offensively that placed him near the top of all players in the region. He finished the year with a .453 batting average, a .590 on base percentage, 53 hits, 45 RBI, and 8 home runs. He led the team in most of the offensive statistics. "Matt Rodriguez became a true leader, and worked really hard to go out and be one of the best hitters in the country the entire season," Madden said. This press release was produced by the Delaware Technical Community College. The views expressed here are the author's own.