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May 19, 2008

Swenson, Pasquale Claim Top Honors as Horizon League Announces Award Winners

    Indianapolis -- Youngstown State sophomore Aaron Swenson earned Horizon League Pitcher of the Year honors, and first-year head coach Rich Pasquale was named Co-Coach of the Year as the Horizon League announced its all-league teams on Monday.
    Sean Lucas, Joe Iacobucci and Eric Marzec earned second-team all-league honors, and Iacobucci was voted to the all-newcomer team.
    Swenson went 6-1 and threw five complete games against league opponents this season en route to being voted the top pitcher. The sophomore from Twinsburg, Ohio, has a 3.70 ERA entering this week's conference tournament, and he leads the Horizon League with 92.1 innings pitched and 62 strikeouts. He joins Justin Thomas (2005) as the only two Penguins to earn the league's Pitcher of the Year award.
    Pasquale guided the Penguins to a third-place finish in the Horizon League standings after the team was picked to finish fifth in a preseason poll of the league's coaches. He also guided the Penguins to four more league wins this season than in 2007 despite playing three less games.
    Lucas, a senior third baseman from Warren, Ohio, has posted better numbers this season than in his first three combined. He is batting .309 and holds team-high totals in hits (69), runs scored (38), RBIs (33), stolen bases (12) and doubles (15). He is also the only player to start all 54 games.
    Iacobucci, a redshirt freshman outfielder from Boardman, Ohio, has been YSU's most consistent hitter all season. He leads the team in batting average (.379), RBIs (33), slugging percentage (.515) and on-base percentage (.448). Iacobucci, who has hit .424 over the past two months, also ranks fifth in the Horizon League in batting average.
    Marzec, a sophomore who earned second-team honors as a utility player, has also had a strong past two months. He has hit .357 with five home runs, 31 runs scored and 29 RBIs since April 1. Also a solid option out of the bullpen, Marzec is 2-1 with two saves and a 2.82 ERA in 12 relief appearances.
    The all-league teams and special awards were voted on by the Horizon League's seven coaches. Student-athletes will be recognized prior to their first game at the U.S. Army Horizon League Baseball Championship, which begins Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Eastwood Field.