AVON, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) - Seniors Sam Delaplane (San Jose, Calif.-Leigh) and John Montgomery (Anaheim Hills, Calif.-JSerra) were named to the Mid-American Conference Baseball First Team and Second Team, respectively, the league office announced today, May 23, in a vote by the league's head coaches. The honors are the first all-conference accolades for each of the two players.
It is the second season in a row that EMU has had two players selected for all-conference honors, the first time that has happened for the Eagles since 2011-12.
Delaplane has led the Eagles pitching staff in his final season in the Green and White.