Arlington, Va. – Richmond’s Michael Morman has been selected as the 2015 Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year while Rhode Island’s Tyler Wilson was named both Pitcher and Rookie of the Year. Rams’ skipper Raphael Cerrato was honored as the A-10 Coach of the Year. The awards were announced on the eve of the Atlantic 10 Championship which begins Wednesday in Arlington, Va., at George Washington’s Tucker Field at Barcroft Park.
Morman completed a regular season which saw him lead the A-10 in hits, doubles (23), RBI (53) and total bases. The Rockford, Ill., native hit .388 overall, including a .465 mark in A-10 games. On 26 occasions, Morman had at least two hits in a game and had 13 games with two RBI. Morman also did not commit an error and had nine outfield assists.
Wilson becomes the first player in league history to garner Rookie of the Year and Pitcher or Player of the Year in the same season. The southpaw closed out the regular season with a 6-2 record overall, with five of those wins coming in A-10 play. The Palmer, Mass., native’s 1.75 ERA is tops among starters in the A-10 and opponents are hitting just .170 against him for the season. He has made nine quality starts, a pair of complete game efforts that included a one-hit shutout against Richmond which earned him National Player of the Week honors. Wilson ranks in the top-10 nationally in hits per nine innings and WHIP.
Cerrato is completing his first season at the helm of the URI program. The Rams finished the season tied for second-place with a 15-9 A-10 record after being picked to finish 11th in the league’s preseason poll.
UR and GW will open the championship on Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. Game two will feature Rhody and Fordham at 1:30 p.m., while Davidson and VCU will square off at 5:00 p.m. The two lowest seeded losing teams from day one will cap off the day with an elimination game at 8:30 p.m.
All 12 games will be streamed live on the A-10 Network through Atlantic10.com as well as the A-10 mobile app. For more information on the Championship, including schedule, games stories, ticket information and photos visit the official Championshp Central!.