January 19, 2010

Magister named preseason All-American

GROVE CITY, Pa. -- D3Baseball.com, one of the leading authorities in NCAA Division III baseball, has selected Grove City College junior catcher Marcus Magister (Allison Park, Pa./Hampton) as a Preseason Second Team All-American.

Magister earned Third Team All-America from D3Baseball.com in 2009 after emerging as one of the nation's top power threats.

As a sophomore, he set new single-season Grove City school records with 13 home runs and 52 runs batted in. Magister led the Wolverines in hitting (.443), total bases (104), slugging percentage (.852), on-base percentage (.506) and tied for the team lead with 43 runs scored.

He led the Presidents' Athletic Conference in home runs, slugging percentage and sacrifice flies (8) and earned First Team All-PAC recognition. Magister finished the season with 54 total hits. He also finished third in the PAC in batting average and fourth in on-base percentage.

Magister had 19 multi-hit games and closed the season on a nine-game hitting streak. He hit safely in 22 of Grove City's final 25 games and recorded seven games with at least three hits. He also hit .451 (23 of 51) with runners in scoring position.

Magister is second all-time at Grove City with 16 career home runs.

In 2009, Magister also received First Team All-Mideast Region from the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and earned Academic All-District from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Grove City will open the season February 23-28 in Winter Haven, Fla.

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