Cardinals see 8 players receive all WCAC accolades, including 2 first teamers, 2 second team, 4 honorable mentions.
As the spring season winds down, the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) has released the 2013 baseball all-conference selections, including a pair of Cardinals to the first team, and two more to the second team.
Senior Cody Hagenston, a four-year varsity pitcher, was the Cardinals’ “go-to” guy in big games for Coach Mike Gallagher. He responded by leading Ireton in wins, despite often getting little in the way of offense. The lanky right hander heads off to Randolph Macon Academy in the fall.
Ireton’s other first team selection, centerfielder Scott Schwartz was the rebirds offensi ve leader in a number of categories in 2013, including home runs, runs batted in, slugging percentage, and had a rifle of an arm from the outfield. The 2013 graduate is off to Guilford College to play baseball for the Quakers next spring.
Corey Phillips was a bulldog behind the plate for the Cardinals for 4 years. The quarterback of the team on the field he was the leadoff hitter for Ireton and a leader in the dugout. Phillips erased an impressive a60% of base stealers. Phillips will play for Marymount next year in Arlington, Virginia. The WCAC selected Phillips to the second team, all conference team.
John Todd was the 4th senior tapped for all conference honors, also as a second squad honoree as a utility player. Gallagher suggested that was the perfect description of the senior. Hitting second in the lineup he was a solid third baseman with a .280 batting average. Todd also served as the Ireton closer, leading the Cardinals in saves as well as recording a 3-1 record when he assumed a starting role on the pitching staff late in the campaign. Todd will join Schwartz in North Carolina at Guilford in the fall.
Honorable mention recognition was also given to seniors Nick Tangora, Andrew Selby, Ben Judd, and junior Joe Bagnerise. Tangora pitched and played first base for the redbirds, Selby patrolled center field, Judd split time between the outfield and the mound, while Bagnerise played shortstop for Ireton.
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