Tucson, Arizona - Junior shortstop Andy Parrino was named Third Team All-America by Louisville Slugger and College Baseball Newspaper. The 2007 MAAC Player of the Year leads the team in hitting (.408), hits (78), home runs (9) and RBI (44).
Parrino leads the Dolphins into the NCAA Regional at College Station, Texas where they will take on the top-seeded Aggies of Texas A&M on Friday. Since dipping his batting average to .381 entering the month of May, Parrino has hit a team-best .481 with 25 hits, including seven doubles, five home runs, 18 runs batted in, and 21 runs scored. He has registered multiple hits in nine of the 14 games and has driven in multiple runs in five games.