Baseball: Dominion Grad McCowat Named Northeast Player to Watch by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper

Springfield, MA (Jan. 27, 2011) - Dominion High School graduate Geoff McCowat, who led American International College's pitching staff in ERA and appearances as a sophomore in 2010, has been tabbed as a Player to Watch in the Northeast this spring by Collegiate Baseball newspaper.

The 5-foot-10 McCowat appeared in 20 games with an 4.02 ERA and 40 strikeouts in just 31.1 innings as a sophomore for AIC, a NCAA Division II school founded in 1885 and an enrollment of 1,800 students. AIC went 7-30 on the year including 4-22 in the Northeast-10.


McCowat went 1-2, earing the decision after tossing two innings of relief in a 6-5 win over Pace on March 25. He earned a save after recording the final two outs in a 7-4 win over Adelphi on April 6. He had 11 scoreless relief appearances, four of which were more than an inning of work.

His freshman year he appeared 12 times out of the bullpen and twice started for the Yellow Jackets, striking out 30 in 32.2 innings pitched.

At Dominion, McCowat made national news when he set three school records and set the Virginia High School League state record for strikeouts in a single game with 20. His cousin, Dan Marchetti, was a pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles farm system.

The Northeast-10 is an association of 16 NCAA Division II colleges and universities located in New England and New York that are committed to supporting balanced academic and athletic opportunities for more than 6,500 student-athletes. Each year, 4,500 of those student-athletes compete in Conference championships in 23 sports, making the NE-10 the largest DII conference in the country. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the Northeast-10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.