P.J. Higgins (Lehigh Valley, 2013) leads a trio of former Catz playing the infield for the 8-4 Old Dominion University Monarchs.

Higgins is playing second base and is hitting .315. Jordan Negrini (Lehigh Valley, 2011) is at third base with a .333 average while Tyler Urps (Lehigh Valley, 2012) plays shortstop and had three hits in the Monarchs 12-6 win over Rutgers on Sunday.

Tom Bonekemper, President of the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League, was the recipient of the Steve Lembo Memorial Award at the recent Forty-Ninth Annual Dinner of the New York Professional Baseball Hot Stove League at Leonard's in Great Neck.

Steve Lembo was a long time Los Angeles Dodger scout and played with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1950 and 1952. He was the ACBL liaison scout with MLB from 1984 until his untimely death in 1989. He was a kind gentleman and great supporter of the ACBL and amateur baseball. Bonekemper stated he was indeed honored to accept this award on behalf of the ACBL and noted that the ACBL looks forward to its Forty -Eighth season in 2014.

Pictured above are Ralph Addonizio, ACBL Commissioner with Tom Bonekemper, ACBL President at the recent Forty-Ninth Annual Dinner of the New York Professional Baseball Hot Stove League.