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Nick Greenwood Wins ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Award

The annual award goes to the player recognized by coaches across the country as the nation's best defensive player at his respective position.

Rhode Island left-handed pitcher Nick Greenwood (Southington, Conn.) was one of just nine NCAA Division I baseball players to be honored as a Gold Glove award winner by Rawlings and the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). The annual award goes to the player who is recognized by coaches across the country as the nation's best defensive player at his respective position.

Greenwood becomes the first Rhode Island baseball player - as well as the first Atlantic 10 student-athlete - to earn the Gold Glove.

The Rhody starter and ABCA All-Northeast Region second teamer receives the accolade after finishing his junior season with a perfect fielding percentage on 37 chances (26 assists/11 putouts/one double play). It marks the second season Greenwood was flawless in the field as he also turned in a 1.000 fielding percentage in 13 appearances his freshman year.

A 14th-round pick by the San Diego Padres, Greenwood was one of four URI players - a new program high - to be selected in the 2009 MLB Draft as teammates Eric Smith (Milford, Conn.), Dan Rhault (Lincoln, R.I.) and Luke Demko (Gilford, N.H.) were taken my the Arizona Diamondbacks (60th overall, 2nd round), the Tampa Bay Rays (799th, 26th round) and the San Francisco Giants (867th, 29th round), respectively.

Greenwood paced the team with 74 strikeouts this past season, finishing his junior campaign with a 6.00 strikeout-to-walk ratio in Atlantic 10 games (42 strikeouts, seven walks) and was fourth in the conference with a .239 opposing batting average and a 3.15 ERA in league games. He turned in a team-best seven wins, including a victory over No. 25 Ohio State and a complete-game shutout over St. Bonaventure.

The Rhody southpaw and All-New England first team selection also earned A-10 All-Championship honors after giving up just two runs over eight innings of work in a 9-2 win over top-seeded Dayton. Most recently, he picked up the win in the 35th Annual New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA) All-Star Game on June 4.

Rawlings has been the longtime sponsor of the ABCA/Rawlings All-Region and All-American teams. The Rawlings Gold Glove has been the standard for outstanding defensive play in the Major Leagues for the past 52 years. This year marks the third season for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award with the ABCA.

The ABCA All-American Committees select the Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners in their respective divisions. Every college and high school coach in the country has the opportunity to participate through his respective regional chair.

Nine players from each division (NCAA I, II and III, NAIA and Junior College I, II and III) are announced at the respective site of each division's national championship. The high school division awards are announced in Omaha during the Division I College World Series.

Each winner receives the Rawlings Gold Glove Award similar to the MLB award. Each recipient's school also receives the award for permanent display.

URI Baseball Participates in Walk Now for Autism Event

Rams join over 3,000 Rhode Island walkers raising awareness and funds for autism research.

On Sunday, Sept. 13, the University of Rhode Island baseball team took part in the 2009 Southern New England Walk Now For Autism event, held at Colt State Park in Bristol, R.I. The Rams joined more than 3,000 individuals who walked to raise over $191,000 for autism research.

"We're always happy to get together as a team and help raise awareness for autism," said senior captain Oliver Palmer. "It was amazing to see all the people who came from all over to take part in the event. Its a good feeling knowing that we were able to help make a difference."

Supporting the cause is especially important to head coach Jim Foster, as his daughter Delaney is affected by Autism. To make a contribution to The Autism Project on behalf of Delaney Foster/URI Baseball, please click here.

Walk Now for Autism, the nation's largest grassroots autism walk program, is Autism Speaks' signature fundraising and awareness event, taking place in communities across the United States, as well as in Canada and the United Kingdom. Powered by volunteers and families with loved ones on the autism spectrum, this successful grassroots fundraising effort not only generates vital funds for autism research, but also raises awareness about the increasing prevalence of autism and the need for increased research funding to combat this complex disorder.