Aug. 21, 2000
Fairfield, Conn. - Dan Krines (Huntington, N.Y.), a pitcher on the Fairfield University baseball team, was named 2000 Co-Pitcher of the Year in the Cape Cod Baseball League. Krines a 6-foot-3, 210-pound righty shared the honor with Harvard's Ben Crockett who played for Wareham.
Krines earned a spot with the Chatham A's in the country's most prestigious collegiate summer league and finished the regular season at 7-1 with a 2.01 ERA. His seven wins were tied for first in the league and his 2.01 ERA was the ninth best mark.
Krines proved to be a big-game pitcher with the A's. He earned the starting nod in the CCBL's All-Star game and went two innings, allowing just one hit and no runs. In the first round of the league playoffs Krines went the distance in game two and allowed just one earned run in a 5-1 victory.
Fairfield's ace in 2000 as a sophomore, Krines led the Stags to a MAAC Tournament championship appearance by going 8-2 with a 3.39 ERA. He also earned All-New England second team and ABCA/Rawlings Division I All-Northeast second team honors. He set a new program record as he tossed 103.2 innings, completed nine games and struck out 44 while walking just 14. His eight wins tied another single season program record.
Fairfield finished the 2000 season at 26-20, setting a new program record for wins in a year. After starting out 2-11, they went on to win 24 of their last 33 games. The Stags also set a new program record for conference wins in a season, finishing third in the league at 17-8.
Krines 2000 Statistics with Chatham REGULAR SEASON W/L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K 7/ 1 2.01 9 8 0 62.2 47 17 14 12 29
PLAYOFFS W/L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K 1/ 0 1.00 1 1 0 9.0 10 1 1 2 1
