Bronx, N.Y. – (July 5, 2021) - As the Atlantic 10 Conference celebrates its 45
th anniversary, this season also marks a special occasion for Fordham Athletics, marking the 25
th anniversary of joining the Atlantic 10.
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Fordham has seen some outstanding student-athletes come through the Rose Hill gates over the last 25 years, and to mark that window in history, the Rams will be announcing 25
th anniversary teams of each Atlantic 10 sponsored sport. In deciding the teams, Fordham fans will vote on who the best of the best over the last 25 years is on FordhamSports.com.
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Our final team vote is here! We continue the baseball vote at designated hitter, please make sure to vote for
TWO. The vote will last through Wednesday. For DH choices, a player must have been the team leader in games started at DH for two seasons.
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Here is the list along with some background on each Ram: (KEY – GP – games played, AVG – batting average, SLG % - slugging percentage, OBP - on base percentage, R – runs, H – hits, 2B – doubles, 3B – triples, HR – home runs, RBI – runs batted in, SB – stolen bases, BB – walks, FLD% - fielding percentage)
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Adrian Muys (1995-98)
- Career stats: 152 GP, .313 AVG/.510 SLG/.373 OBP, 85 R, 156 H, 26 2B, 6 3B, 20 HR, 110 RBI, 46 BB, 57 SB
- 2nd Team All-A10 (1997)
- A10 Champion (1998)
- Hit .363 with 15 doubles, 34 RBI, & 24 SB in 1998
- Career rankings – HRs (12th)
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Colin Young (1997-99)
- Career stats: 94 GP, .339 AVG/.553 SLG/.446 OBP, 82 R, 113 H, 28 2B, 13 HR, 67 RBI, 53 BB, 14 SB
- 1st Team All-A10 (1999)
- A10 Champion (1998)
- Batted .374 with 17 doubles, 6 HRs, & 35 RBI in 1999
- MLB Draft Pick (Colorado – 9th Round)
- Career rankings – AVG (15th)
- Single season marks – 17 doubles in 1999 (T-6th best single season mark)
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Chris Kaible (2005-09)
- Career stats: 84 GP, .232 AVG/.383 SLG/.310 OBP, 49 R, 69 H, 12 2B, 11 HR, 75 RBI, 28 BB, 7 SB
- Registered 50 RBI in 2008
- Single season marks – 9th Ram to have 50 RBI in a season
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Ryan McCrann (2007-10)
- Career stats: 138 GP, .333 AVG/.495 SLG/.401 OBP, 90 R, 163 H, 35 2B, 12 HR, 78 RBI, 47 BB, 26 SB
- Hit .355 with 13 doubles, 5 HR, 34 RBI, & 16 SB in 2010
- MLB Free Agent signee (Tampa Bay)
- Career rankings – AVG (18th)
- Single season marks – 78 hits in 2010 (4th-best single season mark)
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Chris Walker (2008-11)
- Career stats: 154 GP, .317 AVG/.455 SLG/.382 OBP, 81 R, 176 H, 41 2B, 12 HR, 125 RBI, 53 BB, .982 FLD%
- 1st Team All-A10 (2010)
- Career rankings – Doubles (9th), RBI (T-8th)
- Single season record – 25 doubles in 2010
- Single season marks – 81 hits & 61 RBI in 2010 (T-2nd best single season marks)
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Ryan Mahoney (2014-17)
- Career stats: 150 GP, .258 AVG/.367 SLG/.341 OBP, 40 R, 97 H, 15 2B, 6 HR, 45 RBI, 41 BB
- Hit .279 with 15 runs scored & 9 doubles in 2015
- Hit 3 HRs to go with 19 RBI in 2017
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