June 4, 2009

TUSCON, Ariz. – The Wright State baseball team received its second postseason honor from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper as redshirt freshman Michael Schum was named to the Freshman All-American Team. Schum was the first WSU player in the past ten years of the award to earn a selection to the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Freshman All-American Team.

The redshirt freshman reliever for the Raiders appeared in a school record 34 games this season – all out of the bullpen – and collected 13 saves in 16 opportunities. He held opposing batters to a .225 batting average against and allowed only 14 extra base hits in 74 innings of work. He walked only ten batters and struck out 57 to go along with a 5-7 record and 1.95 ERA.

The right-hander ranked among the national leaders in saves, earned run average and walks allowed. The rookie entered this week ranked 4^th nationally in ERA at 1.95, 13^th in saves with 13 and his 1.22 walks per nine innings was the 11^th best in the country.

Schum was the third WSU player recognized by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper as an outstanding rookie, but the first selected to the Freshman All-American Team. In 2001, freshman pitcher Aaron Braden and shortstop Trent Matthews were each named honorable mention by the publication.

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