May 10, 2007

Josh Page Earns Second-Team Academic All-District Honors

    Youngstown -- Youngstown State junior infielder Josh Page has been named Second-Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District by the College Sports Information Directors of American (CoSIDA), the organization announced Thursday.
    Page, who also earned second-team honors last season, is the first Penguin baseball player to earned academic all-district accolades twice in his career.
    A native of Plain City, Ohio, Page has had an impressive academic record at YSU that includes two Academic All-League selections. He has also appeared on the Horizon League honor roll five times, had a perfect 4.0 grade-point average in three semesters and been named the U.S. Army Horizon League Scholar-Athlete of the Week. Page currently holds a 3.89 GPA in middle childhood education.
    On the diamond, Page is batting .333 overall and .351 against Horizon League opponents. He has collected two hits or more in 12 games, including posting a career-high four hits on three occasions. He's made a charge late in the season, batting .410 over the past 10 games with 16 hits in 39 at bats. Page has turned also turned 24 double plays and one triple play as a middle infielder.
    Brandon Caipen earned First-Team Academic All-District and Second-Team Academic All-America honors last season, and Ty Furino earned second-team honors in 2003.