Media Release June 18
GLASSBORO, NJ – Rowan University had three players named to the
Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) All-Star Teams.
Left hander Ryan Kulik (sr. Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) was selected the
ECAC Metro Region and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA)
Mid-Atlantic Player of the Year. Right
fielder John McMullin (jr. Woodbury, NJ/Gloucester Catholic) and Kulik were
chosen to the ECAC Baseball Metro All-Star Team, while right fielder Heidi
Smith (so. Hainesport, NJ/Rancocas Valley Reg.) collected ECAC Softball Metro
All-Star Team honors.
Kulik was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals with the 245th pick
in the eighth round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. In four years at Rowan, Kulik compiled a
29-10 record with a 2.81 earned run average (ERA) and 337 strikeouts. He holds the school records for strikeouts in
a game (15), season (144) and career (337), strikeouts per nine innings in a
season (13.77) and career innings pitched (330.0). Kulik is also tied for first with 49 career
starts.
This
season, Kulik led the Profs with a 10-2 record. He posted a 1.72 ERA
and 144 strikeouts. Kulik finished first in Division III in
strikeouts (144) and strikeouts per nine innings (13.74). He was 10th in fewest hits allowed
per nine innings (5.82), tied for 11th in victories (10) and 18th
in ERA (1.72).
This year, Kulik was selected the New Jersey Athletic Conference
(NJAC) and New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Coaches Association (NJCBA) Division
II/III Pitcher of the Year. He was named
to the NJAC All-Conference and NJCBA All-State first teams. Kulik earned American Baseball Coaches
Association (ABCA)-Rawlings All-America and Mid-Atlantic All-Region first team
honors. He was also chosen the NJAC Male
Athlete of the Year.
In
his first season, McMullin was Rowan’s top hitter with a .394
batting average, 16 doubles and 58 RBIs. He compiled 44 runs scored,
eight home runs and two triples. McMullin recorded a .611 slugging
percentage
and a .439 on-base percentage. He was
tied for 11th in the national statistics in hits (80), tied for 23rd
in total bases (124) and tied for 28th in RBIs (58). McMullin was an ABCA-Rawlings Mid-Atlantic
All-Region and NJCBA All-State first team and a NJAC All-Conference second team
selection.
Smith
was the Profs’ leading hitter with a .413 batting
average. She was also first on the team
in hits (62), RBIs (37) and doubles (17). She had a .620 slugging
percentage and scored 32 runs. A two-year starter, Smith has a .395
career
batting average with 53 RBIs, 50 runs scored, 25 doubles, seven triples
and
three home runs. She received Louisville
Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America and
East
All-Region and NJAC All-Conference first team honor this season.
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