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Rhode Island left-handed pitcher Nick Greenwood, of Southington, Conn., was one of just nine NCAA Division I baseball players to be honored as a Gold Glove award winner by Rawlings and the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). The annual award goes to the player who is recognized by coaches across the country as the nation's best defensive player at his respective position.

Greenwood becomes the first Rhode Island baseball player - as well as the first Atlantic 10 student-athlete - to earn the Gold Glove. The Rhody starter and ABCA All-Northeast Region second teamer receives the accolade after finishing his junior season with a perfect fielding percentage on 37 chances (26 assists/11 putouts/one double play). It marks the second season Greenwood was flawless in the field as he also turned in a 1.000 fielding percentage in 13 appearances his freshman year. Greenwood was a 14th-round pick by the San Diego Padres in the 2009 MLB Draft.

Greenwood paced the team with 74 strikeouts this past season, finishing his junior campaign with a 6.00 strikeout-to-walk ratio in Atlantic 10 games (42 strikeouts, seven walks) and was fourth in the conference with a .239 opposing batting average and a 3.15 ERA in league games. He turned in a team-best seven wins, including a victory over No. 25 Ohio State and a complete-game shutout over St. Bonaventure.

--URI ATHLETICS

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