BC BASEBALL: Two Players Earn All-New England Honors

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Two BC BASEBALL Players Earn All-New England Honors
Casey, Alu collect NEIBA accolades for first time in careers

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Two members of the Boston College baseball team earned New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA) All-New England honors as junior Donovan Casey was named to the second team and sophomore Jake Alu earned third-team honors.

The teams are determined by a coaches’ vote. Click here for all NEIBA awards and teams.

Casey, a Stratford, N.J., native, started all 53 games for the Eagles, recording a.286 batting average with 57 hits, including seven doubles, one triple and two home runs, 20 RBIs, 24 walks and 12 stolen bases. He also recorded eight outfield assists roaming right field. A dual threat, Casey led the Eagles with five wins and five saves on the hill. The right-handed closer registered a 2.84 ERA and 32 strikeouts, topping all BC relievers. His 23 appearances led the way on the Eagles staff. In the final week of the regular season, Casey tallied a win in three of four outings, entering the game when BC was either tied or trailed. On March 29, he hit for the cycle in a victory against Massachusetts, becoming the first Eagle to do so in 14 years.

Alu, who hails from Hamilton, N.J., led the Eagles with a .331 batting average and a .342 clip in ACC action. In 48 games, the utility player amassed 55 hits, including nine doubles, 23 RBIs, 15 walks and 12 stolen bases. He ended the season with a career-long, 10-game hit streak in which he logged 13 hits, six runs, 10 RBIs and six walks while notching a .283 batting average and a .463 on-base percentage. He registered a career-high four hits in the 15-6 win at Duke on April 15 and drove in three runs three times on the year. He also stole a team-high three bases in the victory over Villanova on March 5 in Port Charlotte, Fla.

The Eagles finished the season with a 25-28 record, going 11-19 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and earning a bid to the conference’s postseason tournament for the second straight year.