Keys, Sherwin Named to Academic All-Patriot League Baseball Team
5/11/2023 11:00:00 AM | Baseball
LEWISBURG, Pa. – One day after receiving All-Patriot League honors on the diamond, Bucknell's Sean Keys and Anthony Sherwin have now been recognized for their hard work in the classroom as well. Keys and Sherwin earned two of the 12 spots on the Academic All-Patriot League Team, giving Bucknell at least one representative on the squad in all 12 years of the award's existence.
Keys, a mechanical engineering major with a 3.69 cumulative grade-point average, is the First Team All-Patriot League third baseman in 2023. A three-time Patriot League Player of the Week this spring, Keys is slashing .323/.425/.645 on the season, and he ranks in the top-10 in the Patriot League in eight different offensive categories, including third in home runs (12), fourth in RBIs (54), third in slugging percentage, fourth in OPS (1.070), and eighth in batting average.
He ranks sixth on Bucknell's single-season charts in both homers and RBIs, and he has reached base via hit or walk in 40 of the 43 games this season. His 12 long balls are the most by a Bison since Doug Shribman had 16 in 2011, and his homer tally includes a walk-off three-run shot in a home win over Lehigh and a go-head three-run blast in the top of the ninth in the win at Penn State.
Like Keys, Sherwin has been one of the league's top offensive players all season. An economics major with a 3.29 GPA, Sherwin was selected as the Second Team All-Patriot League shortstop. He enters this weekend's Patriot League Tournament with a .371 average, and he currently leads the Patriot League with a .500 on-base percentage, while ranking second in OPS (1.105) and fourth in slugging (.605).
Sherwin, Bucknell's leadoff hitter who is trying to become just the fourth Bison ever to record a .500 or better OBP, also ranks sixth in the league in walks (30), seventh in doubles (14), and 10th in runs scored (38), despite missing nine games early in the season due to an injury. He has reached base via a hit or walk in 30 of his 34 games played, and he has eight three-hit games and a four-hit game, where he went 4-for-4 with six RBIs in a win over Navy, which led to a Patriot League Player of the Week award.
Lehigh's Joe Gorla was selected as the Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Also named to the Academic All-Patriot League Team were Army's Brett Copeland; Holy Cross's Ben Talbot; Lafayette's Easton Brenner, Alex Walsh, and Michael Zarrillo; Lehigh's Ryan Deom and Ben Christian; and Navy's Matthew Shirah and Colin Smith.
The Bucknell-Navy Patriot League Tournament semifinal series kicks off with two games this Saturday at Depew Field. First pitch is slated for 12 p.m. If a third game is required, it would be played on Monday at 1 p.m.
Keys, a mechanical engineering major with a 3.69 cumulative grade-point average, is the First Team All-Patriot League third baseman in 2023. A three-time Patriot League Player of the Week this spring, Keys is slashing .323/.425/.645 on the season, and he ranks in the top-10 in the Patriot League in eight different offensive categories, including third in home runs (12), fourth in RBIs (54), third in slugging percentage, fourth in OPS (1.070), and eighth in batting average.
He ranks sixth on Bucknell's single-season charts in both homers and RBIs, and he has reached base via hit or walk in 40 of the 43 games this season. His 12 long balls are the most by a Bison since Doug Shribman had 16 in 2011, and his homer tally includes a walk-off three-run shot in a home win over Lehigh and a go-head three-run blast in the top of the ninth in the win at Penn State.
Like Keys, Sherwin has been one of the league's top offensive players all season. An economics major with a 3.29 GPA, Sherwin was selected as the Second Team All-Patriot League shortstop. He enters this weekend's Patriot League Tournament with a .371 average, and he currently leads the Patriot League with a .500 on-base percentage, while ranking second in OPS (1.105) and fourth in slugging (.605).
Sherwin, Bucknell's leadoff hitter who is trying to become just the fourth Bison ever to record a .500 or better OBP, also ranks sixth in the league in walks (30), seventh in doubles (14), and 10th in runs scored (38), despite missing nine games early in the season due to an injury. He has reached base via a hit or walk in 30 of his 34 games played, and he has eight three-hit games and a four-hit game, where he went 4-for-4 with six RBIs in a win over Navy, which led to a Patriot League Player of the Week award.
Lehigh's Joe Gorla was selected as the Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Also named to the Academic All-Patriot League Team were Army's Brett Copeland; Holy Cross's Ben Talbot; Lafayette's Easton Brenner, Alex Walsh, and Michael Zarrillo; Lehigh's Ryan Deom and Ben Christian; and Navy's Matthew Shirah and Colin Smith.
The Bucknell-Navy Patriot League Tournament semifinal series kicks off with two games this Saturday at Depew Field. First pitch is slated for 12 p.m. If a third game is required, it would be played on Monday at 1 p.m.
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