May 30, 2007

ERIE, Pa. - Mercyhurst College's David Lough earned a pair of All-American honors. The junior center fielder was tabbed a third team All-Amercian by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and added an honorable mention selection by Daktronics.

Earlier this spring, Lough was chosen to the Rawlings/American Baseball Coaches Association All-North Central Region First Team, as well as the Daktronics first team. He was also named to the All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) first team.

He tied school season hit mark with 74 and led the team in 12 offensive categories: batting average (.404), slugging percentage (.789), on base percentage (.477), runs (52), hits (74), RBIs (49), doubles (16), triples (6), home runs (8), extra base hits (34), total bases (126), stolen bases (23). He finished sixth in the GLIAC in batting, third in slugging percentage, sixth in on base percentage, fourth in runs scored, tied for second in hits, fourth in RBIs, tied second in doubles, first in triples, fifth in home runs, second in total bases, tied for fourth in hit by pitch, tied for second in stolen bases. He also posted a 16-game hitting streak. He started all 52 games in centerfield, posted a team-high 20 multi-hit games: 11 two-hit games, six three-hit games, two four-hit games and a five-hit game. Lough also had 14 multi-RBI games, including two with four RBIs. He scored five runs in a win over Gannon on April 9, and notched five hits on March 11 in a win at Salem International. In leadoff situations, the junior reached base 13 times in 20 opportunities for a team-high .650 percentage and had a team-leading .612 success rate advancing runners. Lough also was third on the team in walks (19), second in HBP (8), tied for third in sac bunts (6). Lough finished just two doubles and two triples shy of school season records in those categories.

Lough is the seventh All-American in school history and the first since Justin Santonocito earned the distinction in 1998.

Mercyhurst finished the 2007 season with a 32-18 record and a 17-11 mark in the GLIAC.