CLARION’S FREY NAMED PSAC-WEST ATHLETE OF YEAR; FELDMAN CHOSEN COACH OF THE YEAR
Five Eagles named All-PSAC-West
Clarion University senior outfielder Jared Frey (New Bloomfield/West Perry) is the PSAC-West baseball “Athlete of the Year”, while Golden Eagle head coach Scott Feldman is PSAC-West “Coach of the Year”.
Frey, who was also named first-team PSAC-West pitcher and first-team PSAC-West outfielder, is joined on the all-PSAC-West team by four of his teammates including two additional first-team selections (Sr. Kevin Gledhill – OF; Jr. Jason Warner – C) and two second team selections (Fr. Corey Rodgers – Utility; So. Chuck Roller – RP).
The five players and Feldman helped lead Clarion to a 25-22-1 overall record including a 12-8 mark in the PSAC-West. The Golden Eagles were co-champions of the PSAC-West with Shippensburg, California and Slippery Rock and qualified for the PSAC Playoffs as the No. 1 seed from the West. It was Clarion’s first PSAC-West title and first PSAC Playoff appearance since 1984.
Frey was one of the top pitchers and hitters in the PSAC this season going 6-1 with a save on the mound with a 2.44 ERA. In 48 innings of work, he gave up only nine extra bases hits, struck out 45 batters and allowed opposing hitter a .184 batting average while walking just 16. He was even better in games against PSAC-West opponents going 5-0 with a 1.59 ERA. As a hitter, Frey was second on the team with a .386 average (7th best in the PSAC) while scoring 33 runs and finishing with nine doubles, four home runs and 25 RBI’s.
In his four-year career at Clarion, which started in 2001, Frey hit .342 with 83 runs scored, 34 doubles, seven triples, five home runs and 74 RBI’s. On the mound, he was 7-1 with a 3.60 career ERA in 14 games with seven starts. He also picked up two saves.
Feldman guided Clarion to a seven-game improvement from 2004 while helping the Golden Eagles to their first conference title in 21 years. The former Clarion pitcher recently completed his sixth season as head coach of the Eagles and has a career mark of 94-160-1.
Gledhill (Austin/Austin) was the third leading hitter for Clarion this year with a .380 average. He also hit a PSAC-beat nine triples, a team-high six home runs and 13 doubles while driving in 38 runs. A three-year player for the Golden Eagles, he had a career .343 average with 38 doubles, 15 triples, 17 home runs and 115 RBI’s in 143 games. This is Gledhill’s third conference award having been named second-team PSAC-West in both 2003 and 2004.
Warner (Nescopeck/Berwick) led Clarion with a .397 average, fifth best in the PSAC, while hitting 15 doubles, one triple and five home runs. He had a team-high 40 RBI’s. In three seasons at Clarion, Warner is hitting .363 with 26 doubles, five triples, five home runs and 81 RBI’s in 132 career games.
Rodgers (West Mifflin/West Mifflin), who was Clarion's designated hitter for most of the season, came in as a freshman this season and made an immediate impact as Clarion’s fourth best hitter with a .366 average. He also had eight doubles, four home runs and 28 RBI’s.
Roller (Warrington/Central Bucks East) led the PSAC with a school-record nine saves this season. In 22 appearances that covered 27 innings of work, he had a 2-1 record with a 2.00 ERA. He struck out 21 while walking just seven. In two seasons at Clarion, Roller is 5-5 with 13 saves and a 6.78 ERA. He has 64 strikeouts and just 22 walks in 73 innings of work.
Sr. P/OF Jared Frey
PSAC-West Athlete of the Year
PSAC-West 1st Team P/OF
Sr. OF Kevin Gledhill
PSAC-West 1st Team OF
Fr. DH Corey Rodgers
PSAC-West 2nd Team Utility
Head Coach Scott Feldman
PSAC-West Coach of the Year
Jr. C Jason Warner
PSAC-West 1st Team C
So. RP Chuck Roller
PSAC-West 2nd Team RP