Hall of Fame

Baseball Team 1995

  • Class
    1995
  • Induction
    2016
  • Sport(s)
    Baseball
The 1995 Baseball Team won Coppin's first-ever Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) baseball crown, with a 10-5 victory over Florida A & M. The team won a berth in an NCAA Play-In series.   Brian Pisani was named the outstanding player at the MEAC Tournament and was runner-up for player of the year.  Brian Pisani was on the All-MEAC second-team.  Jamal Davis was named to the all-tourney squad.  Marcus Hamilton was selected to the All-MEAC first team.  Travis Thornton was named the league's rookie of the year and earned second-team honors. Travis Thornton was among the top freshman batters in the country, finishing with a team high .410 average and 45 runs scored.  He struck out just 11 times in 178 at bats. This team broke 17 school records—Brian Pisani set the record for single-season marks for complete games (14) and strikeouts (83); Cecil Christwell tied the record of nine home runs in a year.  The members of the 1995 Baseball Team were Antwoine Means, Harry Martin, Cecil Christwell, Ruffin Bell III, Jonathan Fulton, John Kennard, Jamal Davis, Marcus Hamilton, Kevin Robinson, Ramon Santiago, Emmanuel Fitzgerald, Drek Smith, Brian Pisani, and Travis Thornton.  Jason Booker, a former Coppin Baseball player, was the Head Coach of the 1995 Baseball Team.  An outstanding player himself, he holds many school career records.  He also helped Coppin win the national team stolen base crown.  He was assisted by coaches Kenneth Fowlie, Raymond Hale, and Andre Johnson.
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