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S-112-04-05
Tuesday, May 24, 2005

Elizabethtown Senior Seth Guida Named to All-Region Team in Baseball

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. – Elizabethtown College senior catcher Seth Guida (Reading, PA/Exeter) has been named to the American Baseball Coaches' Association (ABCA) All-Mid-Atlantic Region Second Team in NCAA Division III for the 2005 season. It is the first time that Guida has been honored with a spot on an all-region squad. Earlier this month, he was also named to the All-Commonwealth Conference First Team for the first time in his career.

This season, Guida batted .355 to lead Etown in batting average. He also led the Blue Jays in hits (49), doubles (12), home runs (8), runs batted in (34) and slugging percentage (.645). He was also second on the team in runs scored (30), triples (2), walks (17) and on-base percentage (.428). He was also named the Commonwealth Conference's Player of the Week for the week ending March 27.

Over the course of his career, Guida compiled a .331 batting average by batting 151-for-456 at the plate. He totaled 36 career doubles, seven triples, and 17 home runs. His 17 home runs ties him for the Elizabethtown career record. He also amassed 81 runs scored and 111 RBIs in 129 career games, and he posted a career slugging percentage of .553 and an on-base percentage of .382.

The Elizabethtown College baseball team finished the 2005 season as the Commonwealth Conference runner-up with a 19-20-1 overall record.