5/16/2011 - BASEBALL Mount baseball players Josh Denny, Ben Stroube and Drew Ernst lead All-HCAC teams

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by Dane Neumeister

College of Mount St. Joseph baseball players Josh Denny (Huntsville, AL/Flushing), a junior shortstop; Ben Stroube (North Bend, OH/St. Xavier), a senior outfielder and Drew Ernst (Cincinnati, OH/Elder), a junior pitcher, have been named to the All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference First Team.

Denny led the team in numerous offensive categories, such as average (.426), hits (55) and doubles (14) while Stroube hit .377 with a team-high 13 stolen bases and a team-high tying three home runs. Bouley recorded a team-high six wins, and two shutouts.

Mount teammates Trace Norton (Reading, OH/Reading), a senior outfielder and Brandon Bouley (Hamilton, OH/Hamilton), a senior pitcher, were named All-HCAC Second Team.

Senior pitcher Ben Hunterman (Cincinnati, OH/Oak Hills), sophomore third baseman Justin Shelton (Cincinnati, OH/Anderson) and senior second baseman John Pasquale (Cincinnati, OH/Colerain) were named HCAC Honorable Mention.

Norton was a Second Team All-HCAC honoree in 2010 and an Honorable Mention selection in 2009. Pasquale was named Honorable Mention All-HCAC in both 2010 and 2009 while Denny was a Second Team All-HCAC selection in 2009. Bouley was named Honorable Mention All-HCAC in 2009 and Stroube was HCAC Freshman of the Year in 2008.