University of Connecticut Athletics
Norton Named To Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team
12/20/2005 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (December 20, 2005) - Right-handed pitcher Tim Norton (Pascoag, R.I.) garnered 2006 Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team honors as announced by the conference office. Norton posted a 4-0 record and a 3.07 ERA in 2005. He surrendered just 20 earned runs in 58.2 innings pitched while striking out 49. In the off-season, Norton was named the Cape Cod League Pitcher of the Year.
Norton, and the rest of the Huskies, were ranked ninth in the 2006 BIG EAST Preseason Poll. The team finished the 2005 season with a 34-22-0 overall record and a 11-12-0 record in the BIG EAST to take sixth place in the league.
2006 BIG EAST BASEBALL PRESEASON PREDICTIONS
2006 PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH
Place Team (1st Place Votes) Pts. 2005 Record, Finish
1. Notre Dame (9) 117 (38-24-1, 14-9-1, 3rd in BIG EAST)
2. Pittsburgh (2) 103 (33-22-0, 15-10-0, 4th in BIG EAST)
3. USF 91 (33-31-0, 15-14-0, T-6th in C-USA)
4. Louisville 87 (32-24-0, 15-14-0, T-6th in C-USA)
5. St. John’s 82 (39-16-0, 19-4-0, 1st in BIG EAST)
6. Rutgers 76 (32-21-0, 12-12-0, 5th in BIG EAST)
7. Villanova (1) 51 (28-21-2, 8-16-1, 8th in BIG EAST)
8. West Virginia 51 (25-30-0, 10-15-0, 7th in BIG EAST)
9. Connecticut 48 (34-22-0, 11-12-0, 6th in BIG EAST)
10. Cincinnati 42 (25-30-0, 10-19-0, 10th in C-USA)
11. Seton Hall 26 (17-35-0, 8-17-0, 11th in BIG EAST)
12. Georgetown 18 (25-31-0, 7-18-0, 12th in BIG EAST)
2006 PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jim Negrych, Jr., 2B, 5-10, 180, Buffalo, N.Y./St. Francis High School
2006 PRESEASON PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Bill Muldowney, Jr., RHP, 6-1, 205, West Chester, Pa./West Chester East High School
Preseason All-BIG EAST Team Key 2005 Statistics (All Games Played)
P - Bill Muldowney, Pittsburgh (7-3, 2.47 ERA, 83.2 IP, 78 H, 23 ER, 19 BB, 89 SO)
P - Jeff Samardzija, Notre Dame (8-1, 3.89 ERA, 78.2 IP, 85 H, 34 ER, 30 BB, 56 SO)
P - Rob Brant, Pittsburgh (7-2, 2.07 ERA, 61.0 IP, 47 H, 14 ER, 23 BB, 68 SO)
P - Tim Norton, Connecticut (4-0, 3.07 ERA, 58.2 IP, 46 H, 20 ER, 26 BB, 49 SO)
P - Casey Hudspeth, USF (8-6, 3.97 ERA, 17 GS, 104.1 IP, 104 H, 34 ER, 35 BB, 95 SO)
P - Dan MacDonald, Seton Hall (5-5, 3.89 ERA, 69.1 IP, 67 H, 30 ER, 32 BB, 51 SO)
IF - Jim Negrych, Pittsburgh* (.349 BA, 14 2B, 16 HR, 59 RBI, .694 slg. pct., 11 SB)
IF - Todd Frazier, Rutgers (.295 BA, 13 2B, 9 HR, 36 RBI, 111 TB, 14 SB)
IF - Brett Lilley, Notre Dame (.355 BA, 76 H, 5 2B 28 RBI, 9 SB, 30 HBP, 33 BB)
IF - Doug Nelms, West Virginia (.349 BA, 11 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 28 RBI)
IF - Ryan Craft, Georgetown (.335 BA, 10 2B, 1 3B, 13 HR, 48 RBI)
C - Ryan Carpenter, West Virginia (.282 BA, 38 GP, 8 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 18 RBI)
OF - Stan Posluzny, West Virginia (.286 BA, 53 H, 15 2B, 12 HR, 50 RBI)
OF - Matt Bransfield, Notre Dame (.313 BA, 32 GP, 6 2B, 16 RBI)
OF - Jeff Grose, Rutgers (.317 BA, 60 H, 10 2B, 2 3B, 21 RBI, 32 BB)
DH - Ed Schultz, St. John’s (.301 BA, 38 GP, 8 2B, 4 HR, 26 RBI)
