EAST STROUDSBURG - East Stroudsburg University seniors Josh Butler and Jacob De Boer have been named to the North Atlantic Region All-Star Team by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.

Butler (OF) and De Boer (2B) are both members of the second team. De Boer has been named to all three major All-Region teams this year (Daktronics Inc., ABCA, NCBWA), while Butler was also an All-Region selection by the NCBWA as a junior in 2006.

Both players were members of the All-PSAC East first team during their junior and senior seasons. In 2007, they led ESU to its first appearance in the PSAC Tournament since 1985, which featured a 9-5 win over Kutztown, the top-ranked team in the nation.

De Boer was ESU's leading hitter as a senior with a .379 average. He set the Warriors' career record with 224 hits and ranks second with 152 runs scored, and led ESU in both categories this year with 64 hits and 51 runs. De Boer started all 184 games that he played in at ESU, either at second base or shortstop, and was named to the Rawlings Golden Glove Team by the ABCA.

Butler hit .353 this year with a team-high 50 runs batted in and had seven doubles, two triples and four home runs. In the Warriors' 20 conference games, he hit .396 with three homers and 19 RBI. Butler ranks third in school history with 102 RBI while playing just two seasons for the Warriors. He is tied for second all-time with 12 home runs and his 11 career triples rank in the top five.