WASHINGTON, D.C. – St. Bonaventure's James Capellupo and Manuel Castro have earned selection to the Atlantic 10 Baseball All-Academic Team for their success in the classroom and work on the field this season, conference officials announced Tuesday.

Capellupo boasts a 3.95 cumulative GPA as an Adolescence Education major.

He appeared in 18 games on the hill this season, striking out 39 batters in 43.1 innings of work with a 4.98 ERA. The Hilton, N.Y. native finished his season on a high note with a season-high seven strikeouts May 16 vs. Fordham over 6.2 innings in his second start of the season. He also threw five innings of one-run ball with four strikeouts in a start the previous weekend at La Salle.

Castro owns a 3.94 GPA as a management major and served as Bona's everyday third baseman this year.

The Manchester, N.H. native tied for the team lead in batting average (.330) and RBIs (45) while ranking second on the team in hits (62) and home runs (8). He also paced the Bonnies this spring in on-base percentage (.415) and total bases (108), boasting 20 multi-hit games to lead all Bonnies. In Atlantic 10 games, he hit a team-high .339 with a 1.025 OPS. His 18 doubles overall also put him in a tie for fifth in Bonnies single-season history.

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