TOWSON, Md. – William Paterson junior outfielder AJ Flores (West Orange, N.J./West Orange) was selected to the 2013 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA)/Capital One Division III Baseball Academic All-America Second Team, the group announced May 29.

Flores was selected to the CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District 2 Team, American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and D3baseball.com Mid-Atlantic All-Region Second Teams, New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association (NJCBA) Division II/III All-State First Team and New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) All-First Team this spring.  A member of the 2012 Capital One Baseball Academic All-District 2 Team and a Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012 and Fall 2012 Dean's List student, he has a 3.939 grade point average as a history and secondary education major.

Flores led the Pioneers with a .381 batting average (second in league), 61 hits (tied-fifth in conference), 40 runs scored (fifth in NJAC) and 19 stolen bases (seventh in league), adding a .449 on-base percentage (sixth in conference) and 26 RBI.  A starter in 39 of 40 games, he tallied seven doubles, two triples and a home run, drew 22 walks (tied-10th in NJAC) and collected two sacrifice hits, three sacrifice flies (tied-10th in league) and 75 total bases while not making an error in 79 total chances (74 putouts, five assists) in the outfield.  Additionally, he was first in runs/game (1.00) and ranked second in hits/game (1.53) and sixth in steals/game (0.48) in the conference statistics.  Tenth in WP career history with 45 career steals, he has started in 115 of 120 appearances as a three-year Pioneer, compiling a .335 average, 20 doubles, eight triples, 77 RBI and 115 runs scored.

To be eligible for the CoSIDA/Capital One program, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her current institution. No student-athlete is eligible until he/she has completed one full calendar year at his/her current institution and has reached sophomore athletic eligibility.

William Paterson finished the 2013 season with a 27-13 overall record and a 13-5 mark in conference play, advancing to the third round of the NJAC Tournament.

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2013 Capital One Academic All-America ® Division III Baseball Team

Academic All-America® of the Year:  Brendan Toughey, Baldwin Wallace

FIRST TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown G.P.A. Major
P Ben Heaton Augustana (Ill.) Sr. Heyworth, Ill. 3.84 Accounting & Finance
P Bryce Murphy Manchester Sr. Ossian, Ind. 3.55 Accounting
C Ryan Zakszeski Johns Hopkins  Sr. Gilbertsville, Pa. 3.58 Materials Science, Engineering
INF Nicholas Boggan California Lutheran Sr. Pacific Grove, Cal. 3.56 Business
INF Eric Jensen Wheaton (Mass.) Sr. Gorham, N.H. 3.85 Mathematics, Economics
INF Travis Mason St. Norbert Jr. De Pere, Wis. 4.00 Business Administration
INF Scott Staniewicz Tuits Sr. Boca Raton, Fla. 3.86 Electrical Engineering, Math
OF Nick Fisher Linfield Jr. Lake Oswego, Ore. 3.83 Mathematics
OF Tyler Heck (2) Union (N.Y.) Sr. Clinton, N.Y. 3.93 Mechanical Engineering
OF Brendan Toughey (2) Baldwin Wallace  Sr. East Amherst, N.Y. 3.93 MBA in Accounting
DH Adam Cordova Wisc.-LaCrosse  Gr. Merrill, Wis. 3.84 Exercise & Sport Science

SECOND TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown G.P.A. Major
P Cory Schmidt Hope  Sr. Milan, Ohio 3.95 Psychology
P Andrew Levy Salisbury Sr. Hampstead, Md. 3.52 Accounting
C Dillon Tagle Elizabethtown Sr. Ringoes, N.J. 3.76 Biology, Pre-Med
INF Evan Brockmeier (2) Marietta Sr. Marietta, Ohio 3.80 Petroleum Engineering
INF David Cladis Wisc.-Whitewater Sr. Joliet, Ill. 3.67 Secondary Math Education
INF Adam Weiner Johns Hopkins Sr. Newark, Del. 3.98 Mech. Engineering, Physics
INF Drew Yoder Wartburg Sr. Wellman, Iowa 3.74 Accounting, Business Admin.
OF AJ Flores William Paterson Jr. West Orange, N.J. 3.95 History & Secondary Educ.
OF Pat Hirschberg Trinity (Texas) Sr. Parker, Col. 3.83 Business Admin.,Accounting
OF Michael Kastelic Allegheny Sr. Johnstown, Pa. 3.93 Biochemistry
DH Kevin Hendricks Benedictine Sr. Mundelein, Ill. 3.56 Management & Org. Behavior

THIRD TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown G.P.A. Major
P Bob Cook Amherst Sr. Winnetka, Ill. 3.48 Mathematics
P Tyler Goldstein Johns Hopkins Jr. Highland Park, Ill. 3.60 Economics
P Dom Quaranta Washington (Mo.) So. Homer Glen, Ill. 3.95 Mechanical Engineering
C Sam Shook Ozarks So. Katy, Texas 3.89 Mathematics
INF Danny Collins U.S. Merchant Marine  Jr. Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. 3.79 Logistics & Inter.Transportation
INF Mike McDonald Oberlin Jr. Weston, Conn. 3.90 Biochemistry, Biology
INF Chris Wilhelm Johns Hopkins Sr. Oceanside, N.Y. 3.57 Biology
INF Andrew Yin Wesleyan So. Potomac, Md. 4.00 Chemistry
OF Jordan Grilliot Marietta Sr. Brookville, Ohio 3.78 Chemistry
OF Heath Johnson Stevenson Sr. New Castle, Del. 3.96 Business Administration
OF Jake Zadra (2) Edgewood Sr. Madison, Wis. 3.98 Biology
DH Scoop Ruxin Swarthmore So. Lexington, Mass. 3.92 Economics, Political Science