Baseball's John Ascenzia And Tim Bickford Named To 2013 Second Team Daktronics All-East Region Squad

Philadelphia, Pa.-Two University of Bridgeport baseball players, junior shortstop John Ascenzia (West Haven, Conn.) and sophomore catcher Tim Bickford (Wallingford, Conn.) have been named to the 2013 Daktronics All-East Region Second Team for their outstanding play this past season.  The Daktronics All-East Regional Team is selected by votes of Sports Information Directors at the institutions in the three NCAA Division II conferences in that make-up the region (Northeast-10, Central Atlantic Collegiate and East Coast).

Ascenzia has now received three postseason nods for 2013 earning First All-East Coast Conference honors, Second Team NCBWA Regional accolades and now Second Team All-East Region Daktronics recognition. 

A quality catcher, Bickford hit .351 with a team-high three home runs and 33 RBI.  Tim also led the team with 24 doubles which, as of May 13, was the third best total in the nation. On defense, he cut down a total of 21 runners trying to steal in 2013.

The D2SIDA All-America baseball team is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems for virtually every sport at every level of competition. The teams are voted on by the members of D2SIDA, NCAA Division II Sports Information Directors Association.

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