Patrick Farrell Earns Two Central Region First Team Honors

Denver, Colo.: Senior catcher Patrick Farrell today was named to two separate NCAA Division II Central Region First Teams.  The American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and Daktronics both tabbed Farrell first team.  The Daktronics award is voted on by the sports information directors in the region.

Farrell, from Cheyenne, Wyo., had a stellar senior campaign in just his second season at Regis since transferring from Division I UNLV. 

He was one of the top homerun hitters in the nation finishing with 20 while also driving in a team-high 55 runs.  His .897 slugging percentage is third base in Regis history and his homerun total second most.  Farrell's .777 career slugging percentage topped the previous Regis record by .100 points.

Farrell had two three homerun games and led the Rangers with 15 multi-RBI games including two games with five.  He had a 13-game hitting streak midway through the season which tied fellow senior Jesus Arzaga for the most this season by a Ranger.

Farrell was even better in clutch situations, especially with runners in scoring position.  He hit .426 (23-of-54) in those situations with 11 RBIs, which bettered his team-leading batting average of .386.

His 35 career homeruns in just two seasons are second most in Ranger history trailing Scott Landgraf (1989-91) by just three.  His .369 career batting average is 10th best in the Regis baseball record book.

Farrell is now awaiting the June MLB Amateur draft and will go on in both organizations All-America ballots.

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