Three Alvernia Baseball Players Earn All-Region Honors

Alvernia University Baseball placed three student-athletes on the 2024 ABCA/Rawlings Division III All-Region team for their respective performances during the 2024 season, as announced by the American Baseball Coaches Association.

Senior Mike Ramundo was named the Player of the Year for Region Five, and also earned First Team All-Region honors as a second baseman. Ramundo is only the second player in program history to earn Regional Player of the Year honors. He joins Ben Sawyer, who was named ABCA Regional Player of the Year in 2015.

Jason Kelly, a senior, and Nick Ferraioli, a sophomore, also earned ABCA All-Region honors. Kelly was named First Team All-Region as a designated hitter, and Ferriaoli earned Second Team All-Region as a pitcher.

Ramundo, who earned First Team All-MAC Commonwealth and Second Team D3Baseball All-Region, led the MAC Commonwealth in five statistical categories. Ramundo led the conference with a .447 batting average, 80 hits, 22 doubles, and six triples. He also had a conference leading .505 OBP and was fourth in the conference with a .654 slug percentage. Ramundo also finished the year with 38 RBIs, 53 runs scored, 14 walks, and nine hit by pitches. In the field, Ramundo had 107 putouts and 75 assists with a .963 fielding percentage. This is Ramundo's first ABCA All-Region honor.

Kelly, who earned First Team All-MAC Commonwealth honors and Second Team D3Baseball All-Region honors, earned First Team All-Region honors from the ABCA as a designated hitter. Kelly finished the year with a team-high 46 RBIs. He played in all 47 games for Alvernia and finished the season with a .371 batting average and a .483 slug percentage. He finished the season with 56 hits - including 11 doubles and two home runs - and 34 runs scored. He also reached base on 25 walks and ten hit by pitches. Kelly also went 3-1 on the mound this season with a 3.26 ERA over nearly 50 innings pitched. He picked up the win in complete game fashion to seal Alvernia's MAC Commonwealth Championship title. This is Kelly's first ABCA All-Region honor.

Ferraioli, who earned First Team All-MAC Commonwealth and Third Team D3Baseball All-Region honors, earned Second Team All-Region honors from the ABCA as a starting pitcher. Ferraioli posted the third best ERA in the MAC Commonwealth with a 2.96 ERA over 76 innings pitched. He finished the season with an 8-0 record in 14 starts and had 60 strikeouts on the season. He recorded a 1.42 WHIP and a .262 opponent batting average. He allowed just 25 earned runs on the year and averaged just over one hit allowed per inning. This is Ferraioli's first ABCA All-Region honor.

Alvernia finished the season with a 29-18 overall record, and were 15-6 in conference play. The Golden Wolves defeated Messiah to win the MAC Commonwealth title and earn an automatic qualification to the Cleveland Regional. Alvernia went 1-2 at the regional with a win over Ithaca to eliminate the Bombers.