Delaware State University first baseman/pitcher Ryan Haas (jr.; Bear, Del.) has earned another post-season honor. Haas has received honorable mention for the 2012 CollegeBaseballInsider.com Division I All-America Team.
The 2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Player-of-the-Year, Haas was tops in the MEAC with a .360 average (73-for-203) this past season. He also led the league and was tied for 19th among all NCAA Division I players in doubles (0.40 per-game; 22 total). In addition, Haas was tied for second in the MEAC in hits (73), third in on-base percentage (.468) and fifth in slugging percentage (.483) during the 2012 season.
Haas also posted a 4-1 record and 3.65 earned run average as a pitcher for the Hornets last season. Among his pitching highlights were regular season victories over Delaware and Navy, and a MEAC Tournament win over North Carolina A&T.
Haas is one of four Delaware State players to be named MEAC Player-of-the-Year, joining Mark Circo (1999), Ross Babineaux (2009) and Scott Davis (2011).
Davis was also a 2011 CollegeBaseballInsder.com Division I All-America Honorable Mention.
Haas helped lead Delaware State to the 2012 MEAC North title and an appearance in the league tournament championship game. The 2012 Hornets also tied a team record with 40 wins this past season (40-17-1).