University of Massachusets Athletics
Copa Added To Roster For NEIBA All-Star Game
May 31, 2011 | Baseball
May 31, 2011
AMHERST, Mass. - UMass senior first baseman Peter Copa has been added to the University Division Team roster and will join fellow Minuteman Matt Gedman at the 37th Annual NEIBA All-Star Game this Thursday, June 2. The contest, which will be held at LeLacheur Park in Lowell, Mass., at 7 p.m., will see the University Division square off against the College Division.
Division I players from across the region will make up the University Division Team, while The College Division Team is made up of 13 Division II standouts and 16 Division III seniors all-stars. With Connecticut, Maine and Sacred Heart all earning NCAA Tournament bids, additional players were selected to fill All-Star roster spots for the members of those squads who will not be able to attend. UConn topped the list with eight All-Star selections.
Copa finished his time at UMass with the finest season of his collegiate career. He hit a career-best .351 (42-for-151) in 2011, good for second on the squad, while leading the Minutemen in home runs (11) and RBI (42), both career highs, as well. The first baseman was second on the team with 42 runs scored and paced UMass in stolen bases (14-for-16) and walks.
Copa led the Atlantic 10 in both slugging percentage (.649) and on base percentage (.484) this spring. His on base percentage also landed him in the UMass record books as the eighth highest on the school's single season list. In addition to his 11 homers, which tied him for ninth all-time in program history for a single season, Copa registered 10 doubles and one triple in 2011.
In A-10 play, Copa appeared in all 24 of the Minutemen's games, starting 23, and led the squad with a .395 batting average (32-for-81), which ranked second in the conference. He also paced UMass in conference action with 25 RBI, 27 runs scored and six home runs.
Over four years with the Minutemen, Copa played in 140 games with 128 starts and hit .319 (149-for-467) with 119 runs scored, 106 RBI, 29 doubles, six triples and 24 home runs. His home run total ranks tied for sixth on the UMass career top-10, while he his eighth with a career slugging percentage of .561.