EAST STROUDSBURG – East Stroudsburg University redshirt senior left-hander Jeremy Gigliotti has been named the Daktronics Atlantic Region Pitcher of the Year, his second honor as the region's top pitcher in as many days, it was announced Thursday.

Gigliotti (Saylorsburg/Pleasant Valley), the Division II leader in ERA and hits allowed per 9 innings, was recognized by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers (NCBWA) on Wednesday. The Daktronics team is selected by the region's sports information directors.

The Warriors' ace, who was also named the PSAC East Pitcher of the Year last week, is the first ESU pitcher to earn first team All-Region honors since Joel Bennett in 1991.

Gigliotti led the Warriors to their second trip to the NCAA Division II Tournament in school history and will take the mound against Seton Hill in the regional opener on Friday at 6 p.m. at Clipper Magazine Stadium in Lancaster.

He enters the tournament with a 0.45 ERA and 3.90 hits allowed per 9 innings, both the top marks in Division II, and is coming off a no-hitter in a 2-0 shutout at Mansfield in his last start on May 9.

In 11 appearances and nine starts this season, Gigliotti has 73 strikeouts, 11 walks and 26 hits allowed in 60.0 innings and has seven complete games and three shutouts. He took a shutout into the seventh inning in two other games and has allowed just three earned runs all season.

He holds ESU's career record with 231 strikeouts, which he set against Shippensburg in his final home start on April 22. He has struck out at least five batters in all nine of his starts, fanned 10 in his no-hitter at Mansfield and had a career-high 12 strikeouts in 7.0 innings in a 12-1 win against Alderson-Broaddus in Florida.

Gigliotti advances to the national ballot for All-America consideration for the Daktronics and NCBWA teams, which should be released in the next two weeks. The American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) will announce its All-Region team later this month.

For more information on the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional, please visit www.esuwarriors.com.


2011 Daktronics Atlantic Region Team

Player of the Year – Nathan Minnich, Shepherd
Pitcher of the Year – Jeremy Gigliotti, ESU

1st Team

SP – Jeremy Gigliotti, ESU
SP – Randy Sturgill, California (Pa.)
SP – Eric Aschley, Mercyhurst
SP – Nick Gillung, Mercyhurst
RP – Ryan Oglesby, Slippery Rock
C – Brian Kochik, Lock Haven
1B – Derek Kline, Millersville
2B – Joe Wendle, West Chester
SS – Rashad Ingram, St. Augustine's
3B – Tom Deangelis, Seton Hill
UTIL – Cody Montz, Kutztown
DH – Nathan Minnich, Shepherd
OF – Bo Darby, West Virginia St.
OF – Matt Howard, Slippery Rock
OF – Shayne Houck, Kutztown

2nd Team

SP – Cy Monzingo, West Virginia Wesleyan
SP – Zach McElroy, Davis & Elkins
SP – Rick Raraigh, Seton Hill
SP – Brooks Rothschild, Millersville
RP – Zach Eckley, Millersville
C – Kyle Petty, California (Pa.)
1B – Justin Bagbey, Chowan
2B – Nick Barbera, Pitt-Johnstown
SS – Mike August, Millersville
3B – Zach Stone, Millersville
UTIL – Ryan Moore, Chowan
DH – Mike Leviseur, Seton Hill
OF – Kevin McCall, Mercyhurst
OF – Josh Logan, Seton Hill
OF – Evan Gazza, Davis & Elkins