Cherkas, Ciaccio & Pow Named to 2024 Landmark Baseball All-Conference Teams
TOWSON, Md. --- The Moravian University baseball squad has had senior designated hitter Cole Cherkas named to the 2024 Landmark Baseball All-Conference First Team while senior pitcher David Ciaccio and graduate student second baseman Chris Pow were selected to the Honorable Mention squad.
TOWSON, Md. --- The Moravian University baseball squad has had senior designated hitter Cole Cherkas named to the 2024 Landmark Baseball All-Conference First Team while senior pitcher David Ciaccio and graduate student second baseman Chris Pow were selected to the Honorable Mention squad.
Cherkas hit .333 this spring with 40 hits, 20 runs, nine doubles, a triple, five homers and 31 RBIs. He also had a .550 slugging percentage and a .471 on-base percentage to go with 174 putouts and six assists while splitting time as a designated hitter and first baseman. Cherkas posted a .356 career batting average with 98 hits, 41 runs, 20 doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 68 RBIs.
“It was fun watching Cole evolve as a hitter this year especially the last month when his power numbers went off,” commented Head Coach Douglas Coe. “He put a lot of work in this offseason to make sure he was healthy all season and that work paid off for him and we are very proud of Cole for that.”
Ciaccio led the Hounds pitching staff with a 5-4 record this spring to go with a 4.04 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 55.2 innings over 11 appearances. During his career, Ciaccio made 45 appearances with 33 starts to go with a 12-14 record and 133 strikeouts, which is ninth in program history, in 187.1 innings, seventh in school history.
“David was the every weekend guy to get the ball and compete,” noted Coe. “Every game he threw, we knew that he was going to limit any offense he was facing and give us the best opportunity to win.”
Pow, who made the Landmark All-Conference Second Team in 2021, had a .296 average this spring to go with 34 hits, 23 runs, nine doubles, three homers and 23 RBIs. Over his five seasons, Pow recorded a .323 batting average with 152 hits, 87 runs, 32 doubles, a pair of doubles, five homers, 91 RBIs and 79 walks, and Pow had a .425 on-base percentage and a .431 slugging percentage. In the field, Pow made 218 putouts and 228 assists, and he was part of 50 double plays.
“Chris has been a staple in our program for a couple years but his ability to come back for his graduate year and help our program was fun to see,” Coe stated. “He overcame an early season struggle to hold down the right side of the infield.”
To view the entire 2024 Landmark Baseball All-Conference Teams, visit https://landmarkconference.
