Ely Named Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American

6/8/2005 12:00:00 AM | Baseball

June 8, 2005

OXFORD, Ohio - John Ely (Homewood, Ill.), a freshman on Miami University's baseball team, has been named to Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American Team. He becomes the third RedHawk hurler in the last two seasons to earn the honor, joining Keith Weiser (Hamilton, Ohio) and Jeff Day (West Chester, Ohio), who were both selected to the team last season.

A righthander, Ely went 10-2 for the Red and White this season and led the team with 108 strikeouts in just 103.1 innings. His 10 wins tied him with Weiser for the most b y any pitcher in the Mid-American Conference this season and give him the second-best single-season total in Miami history. He completed a league-best six games and limited opposition batters to a .216 average.

Ely was one of eight RedHawks to earn all-MAC honors this season, as he was named to the conference's second team.