May 7, 2009--Mount St. Mary's sophomore Kyle Kane (Boonsboro, Md./Boonsboro) was named to the ESPN the Magazine District 2 All-Academic First Team today. Kane, a catcher, holds a 3.78 grade-point average while double-majoring in political science and philosophy.

To be eligible for the team, which is voted on by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) members, a player must contribute significantly to his team and have a grade-point average of at least 3.20.

Kane is hitting .326 this season with five home runs and 29 RBI in helping lead the Mount to an 18-22 record and a 10-8 mark in the Northeast Conference. Kane is tied for the team lead with 33 runs scored and leads the squad with 20 walks. He has a slugging percentage of .477 and an on-base percentage of .419 this season. Kane's .328 average is currently eighth on the Mount's all-time career list.

Also on the District 2 First Team are pitchers Paul Cianciolo (Penn State) and Chris Yamaguchi (Bucknell), infielders Ben Allen (Bucknell), Patrick Hercinger (UMES), Mike Murphy (Maryland) and Steve Yarsinski (Towson) and outfielders Andrew Brouse (Bucknell), Kevin Collins (Towson) and Matt Maher (Fairleigh Dickinson).

The Mount begins a four-game NEC series at Central Connecticut State with a 7:00 p.m. game tonight. Mount St. Mary's is currently in fifth place in the conference, but is just one and one-half games behind Central Connecticut State, Sacred Heart and Wagner, who are tied for first place in the league with 12-7 records.