June 26, 2013
Cortland's Badanes Repeats as Academic All-District Selection
SUNY Cortland senior pitcher Zachary Badanes (Syosset) has been named to the 2013 Capital One Division III Academic All-District Baseball first team for District 3. The team was chosen by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Badanes was chosen to the all-district team for the second straight season. In Division III, District 3 encompasses all schools in New York State. Badanes was eligible for national Academic All-America honors by virtue of his first-team all-district selection, but was not named to the national team.
A biology major, Badanes entered the spring semester with a 3.98 overall grade point average. On the mound, Badanes finished 5-0 with a 1.69 ERA in nine games, four as a starter. He allowed only 26 hits and seven walks and struck out 33 batters in 32 innings. Badanes was named to NCAA Div. III Regional All-Tournament Team after striking out a career-high 12 batters in a 5-2 win over RPI.
Cortland finished the season 38-11 to reach the 30-win mark for the 19th time in the last 20 years. The Red Dragons won both the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) regular-season and postseason titles and made their 21st straight NCAA Div. III tournament appearance. Cortland finished second at the NCAA Regional in Auburn, N.Y., and tied for ninth nationally.
Badanes was chosen to the all-district team for the second straight season. In Division III, District 3 encompasses all schools in New York State. Badanes was eligible for national Academic All-America honors by virtue of his first-team all-district selection, but was not named to the national team.
A biology major, Badanes entered the spring semester with a 3.98 overall grade point average. On the mound, Badanes finished 5-0 with a 1.69 ERA in nine games, four as a starter. He allowed only 26 hits and seven walks and struck out 33 batters in 32 innings. Badanes was named to NCAA Div. III Regional All-Tournament Team after striking out a career-high 12 batters in a 5-2 win over RPI.
Cortland finished the season 38-11 to reach the 30-win mark for the 19th time in the last 20 years. The Red Dragons won both the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) regular-season and postseason titles and made their 21st straight NCAA Div. III tournament appearance. Cortland finished second at the NCAA Regional in Auburn, N.Y., and tied for ninth nationally.
