(June 8, 2005) - Fordham University freshman pitcher Cory Riordan (Killingworth, CT/Haddam-Killingworth) was named the 2005 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American Team, selected by Collegiate Baseball, it was announced today. He is the first Fordham player to earn Freshman All-American honors since Tim Short was named to the team in 2002. Riordan, the 2005 Atlantic 10 Baseball Rookie of the Year as well as Second Team All-Conference, became the second Ram to earn A-10 Rookie of the Year honors, joining Tom Stein who received the award in 1996. Riordan closed out his rookie campaign with a 10-4 record and a 3.61 ERA with four complete games. He carried a 25-inning scoreless streak into the Atlantic 10 tournament, the second longest scoreless streak in Fordham history, and had the streak snapped at 26 innings. The right-hander made 16 appearances this spring, starting 13 games, and recorded four shutouts. In a team-high 87.1 innings, Riordan fanned a team-best 66 batters while walking only 26 and opponents hit just .226 against him this year. He is the first Fordham pitcher to win ten games in a season since Paul Darrigo in 1998 and the first to throw two complete game shutouts in a year since Joe Maniscalco in 1991. Riordan was named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week three times in 2005 as well as being named A-10 Pitcher of the Week once. The Rams finished the season with a 34-21 record, 17-7 in the Atlantic 10. The 17 conference wins was the most for a Fordham team since they moved to the Atlantic 10 in 1996 while the 34 overall wins were the most for the Rams since the 1997 squad finished 34-19.