National attention: Designated hitter Peter Allen ’08 was nominated for the Brooks Wallace Player of the Year Award, the highest honor for collegiate baseball players.
Last season Allen hit .380 with 35 RBI and 35 runs, which all led the team. He also had a team-high .626 slugging percentage, the second best in the conference and the third-highest in Fairfield history. His league-best 23 doubles was a Fairfield school record.
He was honored by the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association with first team honors and by the American Baseball Coaches Association with second team honors. He played in the New England Region All-Star game at Fenway Park over the summer.
Allen and the Stags begin play on Feb. 22-24 as part of the Coca-Cola Classic, hosted by South Alabama.
Top diver: Sophomore Taylor Stecko was named the MAAC Diver of the Week after his performance at the 2007 Harold Anderson Invitational.
Stecko won both the one-meter and three-meter diving events at the invitational, which took place at the University of Rhode Island.
Last season Stecko won the three-meter title and he beat out six other divers to defend his title. His score of 222.85 was 23 points higher than the second place finisher. He had more competition in the one-meter event but was able to beat Rhode Island’s Logan Pearsall by five points, scoring a 227.85.
So far this season, Stecko has competed in all six of the Stags events and has swept the diving competitions four times. Against Yale on Dec. 7 he placed sixth in both diving events.
Last season Stecko, who is from South Windsor, Conn., and attended East Catholic High School, qualified for the ECAC Championships and placed seventh in the three-meter and eighth in the one-meter. His finishes were both the highest in Fairfield history.
As a team, Fairfield placed fourth overall at the Harold Anderson Invitational. The Stags are back in action on Jan. 19 against NJIT.
Paige signs two: Men’s tennis Head Coach Ed Paige signed two players to the 2008-09 recruiting class. Dan Sauter, from Franklin Lakes, N.J., and Joe Michalsin, from Melville, N.Y., are both expected to be impact players.
Sauter, who attends Don Bosco Prep, is the seventh-rated singles player in New Jersey and ranked 28th in the Boys 18-under USTA Eastern Section ratings.
Michalsin, who attends St. Anthony’s, is a two-time defending Catholic champion and is ranked 12th in the Boys 18-under USTA Eastern Section Rankings.
The Stags begin their spring season on Jan. 26 against Hartford and begin MAAC play on Mar. 18.
Paulus headlines
Frager’s first class: Sarah Paulus officially signed a letter of intent committing Fairfield, joining Taryn Johnson from Brockton, Mass., and Desiree Pina from Plainville, Conn.
Paulus, sister of Duke point guard Greg Paulus, is the youngest of eight children, all of whom have earned Division I athletic scholarships. The 5-foot-9-inch guard, who plays at Christian Brothers Academy, has earned All-League honors in each of her three seasons. She averaged 15 points and 9.1 assists last season. She is a top-150 recruit in the country.
Johnson, a 5-foot-11-inch forward, averages 18.5 points per game along with 10 rebounds and was the 2007 Enterprise Player of the Year in Massachusetts. She was also named to the Boston Herald All-Scholastic team twice.
Pina, a 5-foot-6-inch guard, averages 14 points, five rebounds and five assists per game. She has been named to the All-State Team three times in her career.
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