Boston College Athletics
Four Baseball Players Earn All-New England Accolades
June 21, 1999 | Baseball
May 20, 1999
CHESTNUT HILL - Four Boston College baseball players -- senior first baseman Sean McGowan (Burlington, Mass./Burlington), senior catcher Jeff Waldron (Lynn, Mass./Lynn Classical), junior designated hitter Stephen Langone (Reading, Mass./ Reading) and senior second baseman Mike Gambino (Garrison, N.Y./ONeill) - earned All-New England honors.
McGowan, Waldron and Langone captured first team honors, while Gambino earned second team accolades. The All-New England selections are voted on by the regions head coaches.
McGowan completed the 1999 baseball season with a .430 batting average and 25 home runs. He ranks among the nations leaders in both categories. In 1999, he established Boston College single-season marks in hits (77), home runs and RBIs (70). The senior enjoyed 25 multiple-hit games and 18 multiple-RBI games. The senior hit two home runs in six different games.
Waldron batted .399 (67-for-168) while playing in all 48 games. The teams co-captain, he tied for the team lead with 15 doubles. He also recorded seven home runs, 33 RBIs, and scored 46 runs. Waldron had at least two hits in 22 different games, including a 6-for-7 effort at Connecticut on May 2.
Langone was the Eagles top pitcher as well as a top offensive threat. Honored as a designated hitter, he batted .332 with 11 doubles and 13 home runs. He tied for the team lead with 60 runs scored. On the mound, he led the staff with eight wins (an 8-4 record), 15 appearances, 11 games started, five complete games and 85.1 inning pitched. He concluded the season by blanking West Virginia, 5-0, in a complete-game effort on May 16.
Gambino finished the season with a .363 batting average (53-for-146). He drove in 31 runs and scored 29. He registered two doubles and four home runs, the first homers of his career. Gambino enjoyed 15 multiple-hit games and eight multiple-RBI games. He will return as the Eagles second baseman for the 2000 season, after missing his freshman season while recovering from a broken left leg.
Led by first-year head coach Peter Hughes, Boston College finished the 1999 season with a 26-21-1 record, setting a school record for wins in one season.
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