Boston College Athletics
Two BC Baseball Players Earn Accolades
June 21, 1999 | Baseball
May 13, 1998
BOSTON--Boston College junior Sean McGowan (Burlington, Mass./Burlington HS) and sophomore Steve Langone (Reading, Mass./Reading HS) earned All-BIG EAST second team baseball honors, according to an announcement made by the conference office. The awards were presented at the league's annual banquet in Norwich, Conn. on Tuesday, May 12. Award winners were selected by a vote of the BIG EAST head coaches.
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Sean McGowan
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A first baseman, McGowan was Boston College's top hitter, finishing with a .432 batting average (63-for-146) in 39 games. His batting average currently ranks him 18th nationally. McGowan also led the Eagles with 16 home runs, three triples, 55 RBI and 129 total bases. He scored a team-high 49 runs. The junior first baseman/pitcher registered two or more hits in 22 games, including three four-hit contests. He had 18 multiple-RBI games. On the mound, McGowan made six relief appearances, totalling 5.0 innings.
McGowan's 63 hits rank as the second-highest single-season total in Boston College baseball history. Brian Kelley, a 1991 graduate, set the school record with 67 hits in his junior season. McGowan, who recorded 62 hits one year ago, and current assistant coach Michael Martin, a 1994 graduate, are the only players ever to record back-to-back 60-hit seasons. No player has ever had 60 or more hits in three consecutive seasons.
Langone, the designated hitter/first baseman/pitcher who was selected as the second team's utilityman, finished his sophomore campaign with a .401 batting average (57-for-142). He was the only BC team member to play in -- and start -- all 41 games. Langone finished second on the team (behind McGowan) with 57 hits, nine home runs, 36 RBI, 99 total bases and 41 runs scored. The sophomore had a 4-5 pitching record in 10 starts. He threw a team-high six complete games. He finished with a 5.12 earned run average and registered a team-high 53 strikeouts in 63.1 innings.
The Eagles finished the 1998 season with a 17-23-1 record.
