Northrup among NEIBA All-New England First Team winners

Babson Park, Mass. – The New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA) announced the 2011 Division III All-New England Teams today which featured 52 student-athletes from across the region. 

Endicott freshman Jake Northrup (Boxborough, Mass.), who split time between first base and shortstop this season, was recognized at the shortstop position as a First Team NEIBA All-New England selection after helping the Gulls achieve a program-best 32 wins while breaking several individual, single season records. 

Northrup eclipsed the single season hits, runs batted in, batting average, total bases and doubles records with a stellar 2011 rookie campaign. The freshman batted .461 with 71 hits in 154 official at bats. Twenty-three of his hits went for extra bases, including 16 doubles, five homeruns and three triples for a total of 106 total bases. He drove in 54 base runners, crossed the plate 34 times, walked 15 times and was even 5-of-8 on stolen base attempts. 

Northrup finished eighth in NCAA Division III with his .461 batting average, 10^th in hits (71) and 14^th in sacrifice flies (6). 

Twice this season Northrup had hitting streaks of at least 10 games, including an 11-game streak to end the season. He had 23 multi-hit games and 15 games with at least two RBI. 

Northrup and the Gulls earned a share of the ECAC DIII New England Championship with Anna Maria this year after posting a 32-15 overall record, 15-7 in conference play. Endicott earned the \#1 seed in the tournament and defeated Becker and Suffolk en route to the title game. Weather forced the ECAC Championship to be cancelled, allowing co-champions to be named.