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Head baseball coach Bill Brown has announced three players, including one from Northern Virginia, have signed national letters of intent to attend George Mason University for the 1997-98 academic year.
The three recruits include Derek Morrison, an outfielder from Shermans Dale, PA; Brad Santmyer, a first baseman/outfielder from Herndon, VA; and Shawn Stiffler, a pitcher from Somerset, PA.
Morrison, a senior at West Perry High School, has been a starter each of his four varsity seasons. He currently boasts a .394 batting average, two doubles, a triple, one home run and 12 runs batted in with 12 runs scored. He also pitches for West Perry and the right-hander is 4-2 with a 0.68 earned run average and has 41 strikeouts in 31 innings. As a junior last season, Morrison batted .383 with five doubles, four triples, six home runs, 39 RBI and 29 runs scored. He also was 5-0 with a 1.66 ERA with 40 strikeouts in 21 innings as a pitcher. He was a first-team Big 11 pick by the Patriot-News (Harrisburg, PA) and helped lead West Perry to the Mid-Penn III championship and to the PIAA Class AAA quarterfinals.
Santmyer, a senior at Oakton High School, is a four-year letterwinner for the Cougars and earned second-team All-Concorde District honors last spring. A left-handed hitter, he currently is batting .415 with six doubles, a triple, no home runs and four RBI. Last season, he batted .413 with three homers and 21 RBI. He also earned two letters with the football team at Oakton, earning first-team all-district laurels last fall.
Stiffler, a senior at Somerset Area High School, also is a four-year starter. A left-hander, he currently owns a 3-0 record with a 3.74 ERA and has struck out 22 in 19 innings. A first baseman when he doesn't pitch, Stiffler is batting .321 with three doubles and 10 RBI. Last season, he earned first-team all-county and Laurel Highlands Conference honors after posting a 6-0 record with a 1.62 ERA, striking out 61 in 52 innings. He was selected to the Team One National Show, which is comprised of the top 90 high school prospects in the nation. Stiffler also was a three-year starter on the Somerset basketball team, earning all-county honors.
George Mason currently has a 24-21 overall record, 10-11 in the Colonial Athletic Association.
Email baseball contact, Ben Trittipoe (993-3263)
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