The All Ivy League baseball team was announced on Friday afternoon, and the Crimson had only one representative on the First Team.
Fittingly, it was senior John Birtwell.
Birtwell made the most of an unorthodox sidearm delivery. He went 2-3 with a 3.31 ERA in conference play and 4-5 with a 2.72 ERA overall. He was selected to his second First Team.
In 1999, he was voted the Ivy League's pitcher of the year.
With their sub-2.00 Ivy ERAs, Princeton's Ryan Quillian, this year's Pitcher of the Year, and Brown's Jim Johnson were awarded the starting spots.
Birtwell's numerous appearances out of the dugout this season made him eligible for the relief award.
"I'm guessing it was one of those situations where there was just an open spot to fill," Birtwell said of his relief role. "I don't know. I thought it was amusing.
Birtwell, one of the team's most vocal clubhouse leaders, was the victim of several hard-luck losses over the course of the season.
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