Three Purple Knights Earn All-Region Baseball Accolades
Alnaydo Rodriguez, Casey McCone And Rob Anderson Honored For Their Outstanding Play During The 2016 Season
Bridgeport, Conn.-As the University of Bridgeport baseball team continues play in the 2016 NCAA Division II East Regional this weekend, several postseason honors have begun to roll in for members of the UB program.
Three Purple Knights received National Collegiate Baseball Writers' Association (NCBWA) All-East Region honors, as senior designated hitter Alnaydo Rodriguez (Bronx, N.Y.) was chosen First Team All-NCBWA, junior, third baseman Casey McCone (Milford, Conn.) earned Second Team All-NCBWA honors and senior, starting pitcher Rob Anderson (Stratford, Conn.) was named Honorable Mention All-East Region by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers' Association.
McCone also earned a Second Team All-East Region selection on the Division 2 Conference Commissioners' Association Baseball Team.
The Purple Knights will be back in action at the NCAA Division II East Region Baseball Championship at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, N.H.