Valdez, a senior from Flushing, N.Y., also earned first team all-conference accolades as he leads the GWC and is second in the nation in batting average with a .438 clip. The first baseman also leads the league in conference-only games with a .500 batting average and 11 home runs.

 

Joining Valdez on the All-GWC first team was sophomore RHP Ryan Dillabough (Whitby, Ontario, Canada). Dillabough is fourth in the conference with a 4.31 ERA and leads with five saves.

 

Earning second team all-conference accolades were senior outfielder Jerry Smith (Nesconset, N.Y.) and freshman infielder Rob Cafiero (Bethpage, N.Y.). In conference-only games, Cafiero is fifth with a .451 batting average and Smith rounds out the top-10 with a .407 clip.

 

The Bears open play in 2011 GWC Baseball Tournament on Tuesday, May 24 against the Highlanders of NJIT. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m. at Kraft Field in Grand Forks, N.D.

 

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