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02/15/2012 Cillo, Duffett, Ebner Named Bucknell Baseball Captains, Bison Picked in Tie for First in Patriot League Preseason PollBison Open Season Saturday vs. La Salle 02/10/2012 Ebner Happy Being a One-Sport Star After Busy Start to Bucknell CareerFeature Story on Bucknell Baseball Pitcher Ryan Ebner 01/31/2012 Bucknell's Alex Cillo Earns Spot on NCBWA Preseason Stopper of the Year Watch ListBison Senior One of 45 Nominees Nationally 2011: Team's ace reliever ... Second Team All-Patriot League selection ... member of Patriot League Baseball All-Tournament Team ... 0.74 ERA vs. Patriot League opponents in regular season ... 0.56 ERA vs. Patriot League opponents overall, including postseason tournament ... led team with 1.96 ERA ... yielded just two earned runs over final 16 appearances (43.1 IP) ... Bison won final four appearances ... pitched 8.0 innings of scoreless relief in 16-inning game one victory in Patriot League Tournament Semifinal Series at Navy ... yielded eight runs in first appearance and just three the rest of the year ... put together a streak of more than 24 innings without allowing an earned run ... second on team with 41 strikeouts ... just two walks over final five appearances (22.1 IP) ... named to CB360 Weekly Honor Roll after Patriot League Tournament performance ... six of final seven appearances were at least 3.0 IP ... pitched in eight of Bucknell's 20 Patriot League regular-season games ... ERA decreased with every appearance throughout season. 2010: Was 0-3 with a 10.27 ERA in 15 appearances ... also made two starts ... ERA improved to 7.71 in 13 relief outings ... faced three Patriot League opponents during regular season ... pitched one inning of relief in Patriot League Semifinal series-clinching victory at Army ... also saw action on the mound in NCAA Tournament vs. Virginia Tech ... struck out a season-high seven in season-high 4.0 innings against Dartmouth during Spring Break trip to Florida ... helped Bison to 4-2 record over last six outings. 2009: Tied for team lead with 15 appearances on the mound ... 14 relief outings also tied for team lead ... averaged 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings ... served as squad's primary closer and led Bison with two saves ... limited right-handers to .286 batting average (lefties hit .414) ... made first career start in 12-11 loss at Penn State and lasted 1.2 innings ... faced Patriot League opponents five times ... yielded three hits over final four appearances. Personal/High School: Graduated from Loyalsock Township High School ... served as team's closer junior and senior years while also starting at shortstop ... led team to 2008 state championship ... earned first-team area all-star recognition ... was the Williamsport Sun Gazette's runner-up for 2008 Pitcher of the Year honors after going 5-1 with six saves and a 1.59 ERA, totaling 70 strikeouts in 48.1 innings ... helped team to PIAA District IV AA championship and a state title ... pitched 4.1 innings of relief and struck out six in state championship game ... majoring in accounting. | |||||||||||||||||||||||