Junior Mike DiFlippo of the St. Joseph's University's baseball team was named to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) NCAA Div. III Region All-Defensive team.
DiFilippo, an All-Region selection, broke the SJLI single-season games played and games started records by appearing in 45 games for the Golden Eagles this year. That consistency and reliability led to the shortstop finishing with a .970 fielding percentage and led the Skyline Conference with 142 assists. He also broke the school's single-season double plays turned record with 34.
Offensively, he was just as impressive finishing second on the team and was among conference leaders with a .364 batting average, compiling 56 hits on 154 at-bats while recording 36 runs and 33 RBIs on seven doubles, two triples, three home runs, and was an almost perfect 24-25 on stolen bases attempts.
After being selected to the ABCA NCAA Div. III Region All-Defensive team he becomes eligible for the ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove honors.