Providence College Athletics
Baseball's Scott Friedholm Selected First Team All-Big East
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
May 13, 1998
NORWICH, Conn. - Providence College senior SCOTT FRIEDHOLM (Walpole, Mass.) was selected to the 1998 BIG EAST Baseball First Team for the second time in his career at the BIG EAST Baseball Banquet held in Norwich, Connecticut on Tuesday night. Friar first baseman, MIKE O'KEEFE (Fr., Hamden, Conn.) was also selected to the league's All-Rookie Team.
For Friedholm, an All-New England and All-American candidate, the first team honors cap a very successful senior year. The 6-2, 220-pound catcher has led the Friars all season in virtually every offensive category. He goes into the BIG EAST Tournament with a .404 average, 13 home runs and a single season school record 64 rbi's. He leads the Friars with 20 doubles and is second with 16 stolen bases. In BIG EAST play, Friedholm hit .370 with five homers and 27 rbi's to rank among the league leaders in those categories.
Where Friedholm really shines is in the field. So far this season, the three-year starter has thrown out 24 of 60 runners trying to steal on him for a 40.0% success rate. In his career, he's thrown out 41.6% (79 of 190). This season, he's made just two throwing errors behind the plate.
The Friars co-captian leads PC (29-20-1/14-8-1) against the St. John's Red Storm (27-15-1/14-7) at 7:00 p.m. tonight at Thomas J. Dodd Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. He goes into the BIG EAST Tournament with a personal career high 17-game hitting streak. The BIG EAST Tournament is a double elimination tournament with the winner getting an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Freshman first baseman MIKE O'KEEFE capped a highly successful first season at Providence by being named to the league's All-Rookie Team. For the year, he hit .337 with seven homers and 34 rbi's. He also stole 11 bases while being PC's clean up hitter most of the year. He was selected as BIG EAST Rookie of the Week for the week ending March 16. In BIG EAST games, the big first baseman hit .247 with four homers and 15 rbi's.
Here's a look at the 1998 BIG EAST All-Star Teams:
FIRST TEAM SECOND TEAM P - Brad Lidge, Notre Dame P - Aaron Heilman, Notre Dame P - Kevin McGherry, St. John's P - Mike Mundy, Rutgers P - Josh Santos, UConn P - Alex Shilliday, Notre Dame C - SCOTT FRIEDHOLM, PC C - Dan Hummel, Seton Hall 1B - Pete Zoccolillo, Rutgers 1B - Sean McGowan, BC 2B - Dave Marciniak, Rutgers 2B - John Bravette, Seton Hall SS - J.J. Brock, Notre Dame SS - Giancarlo DiPrima, St. John's 3B - Brant Ust, Notre Dame 3B - Craig Zimmerli, Seton Hall OF- Joe McNamee, West Virginia OF - Matt Longo, Villanova OF - Adam Neubart, Rutgers OF - Josh Vath, Seton Hall OF - Tyrone Wayne, St. John's OF - Lance Williams, West Virginia U - Dan Boublis, Villanova U - Steve Langone, Boston College DH - Jeff Wagner, Notre Dame DH - Brian Packin, UConn
ROOKIE TEAMP - Matt Arizin, Seton HallP - Aaron Heilman, Notre DameC - Alec Porzel, Notre Dame1B - MIKE O'KEEFE, PC2B - Jake Daubert, RutgersSS - David DeJesus, Rutgers3B -Chris Fallon, St. John'sOF - Kevin McGherry, St. John'sOF- Keith Stamler, St. John'sOF- B.J. Benik, Seton HallU - Tony Calabrese, Seton HallDH -Matt Longo, Villanova
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Brant Ust, Notre DamePITCHER OF THE YEAR: Brad LidgeROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Jake Daubert, RutgersCOACH OF THE YEAR: Fred Hill, Rutgers
