Aug. 21, 2007

Three Guins Lead Summer Teams to League Titles

    Youngstown -- Youngstown State baseball players Erich Diedrich, Lucas Engle and Ryan Sellman all played key roles in leading their summer league teams to a final top 16 national ranking by pgcrosschecker.com.
    Diedrich played for the Great Lakes League Champion Columbus All-Americans, which finished the season ranked 14th, and Engle and Sellman pitched for the 11th-ranked Coppell Copperheads of the Texas Collegiate League.
    Diedrich, who played first base for the All-Americans, was also mentioned as one of two players who powered the team to the crown. Diedrich batted .350 with four home runs, 27 RBIs and 26 runs scored en route to earning first-team all-league honors.
    Engle earned the win in Coppel's first playoff game against Brazos Valley, surrendering two runs on two hits while striking out eight in seven innings. He also allowed only one run in game two of the championship series but did not factor in the decision. He finished the year with a perfect 3-0 record and a 2.23 ERA in five starts and four relief appearances. Sellman threw in 14 games out of the bullpen and finished 1-0 with a save and a 3.68 ERA. He also had an RBI single in two at bats.
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