Surf Sign Steve Wyland
March 20, 2008 - Canadian American League (Can-Am)
Atlantic City Surf News Release
Atlantic City, N.J. - The Atlantic City Surf of the Can-Am League have announced the signing of infielder Steve Wyland.
Wyland enters his first professional season after playing collegiately at the University at Albany. He led the America East Conference with a .388 average in 2007, finishing third with 45 runs scored and 45 RBI to go along with 14 doubles and five home runs. The Stratford, N.J., native helped to lead the Great Danes to a conference championship and a berth in NCAA regional play for the first time in school history.
As a junior in 2006, Wyland was named to the all-conference second team, finishing eighth in the league with a .347 average and leading the America East with a .469 on-base percentage. He was fourth in the conference with a .357 average his sophomore year, earning first-team All-America East honors.
Wyland finished second all-time at UAlbany in games played (174), third in hits (211), fourth in runs scored (142) and at-bats (607), and fifth in RBI (108) and career batting average (.347).
The 22-year-old was a three-year letter winner at Sterling (N.J.) High School.
The Atlantic City Surf open their 2008 Can-Am League home schedule on May 26 against the league's newest member, the Ottawa Rapids. Season and single-game tickets are available by calling the Surf ticket office at (609) 344-7873.
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