JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Early this week, the New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association (NJCBA) announced its All-NJCBA teams. Three Stevens Institute of Technology baseball players were honored, with two Ducks making the All-Rookie Team in second baseman Tom Phillips and pitcher Vincent Vinci and sophomore third baseman Ken Meerendonk getting a third-team nod. The Stevens baseball team had a phenomenal season, winning 11 more games than it did in 2008 and reaching the finals of the 2009 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Metro Tournament.

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Sophomore catcher Denis Ackermann of the Stevens Institute of Technology baseball team earned the American Baseball Coach’s Association/Rawlings Gold Glove Award as a catcher for the 2009 season. Stevens finished 21-20 on the year and received its first-ever appearance into the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Metro Division Championship as the Ducks fell in the Finals to Ramapo College. On the year, Ackermann posted a 0.991 fielding percentage with 202 putouts, 30 assists and just two errors.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Sophomore utility player Ken Meerendonk was a first-team selection to the 2009 Empire 8 Baseball All-Conference team as a designated hitter, which was recently announced on Tuesday afternoon by the conference office. Meerendonk also earned second-team accolades as a starting pitcher; while the Stevens Institute of Technology baseball team had five other members earn all-conference recognition. The Ducks, who finished 21-20 on the year, reached the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Metro Division Championship for the first time to fall just short in the Finals, 9-6 to Ramapo College. This marks the first season that the Ducks have landed any Empire 8 all-stars, after Stevens concluded last year’s campaign with a league ledger of 3-11 and a season mark of 10-26.

HOBOKEN, N.J. – Sophomore catcher Denis Ackermann batted 3-for-4 with a run scored and drove one in as the fourth-seeded Stevens Institute of Technology baseball team dropped the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Metro Division Final on Saturday afternoon in Hoboken, N.J. to second-seeded Ramapo College in a 9-6 decision. The Roadrunners, who entered today’s contest with a team total of nine homeruns, jacked five in the victory, which resulted in eight of their nine runs. The Ducks finish the season 21-20 overall as Ramapo improves to 21-18 on the year.

NEWARK, N.J. – Junior outfielder Russ Grimes blasted a solo home run in the top half of the 10th inning to lift the Stevens Institute of Technology baseball team over Rutgers University-Newark, 7-6 on Friday afternoon at Bear & Eagles Riverfront Stadium in Newark, N.J. The win moves the Ducks into the final of the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Metro Tournament on Saturday afternoon against Ramapo College. The game will be held at Dobbelaar Field on the Stevens campus beginning at 1 p.m.