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For the month of April, there were only two injuries worth noting, as teams stayed relatively healthy. On April 7th, Penn freshman starter Cory Rymut suffered a torn back muscle. Rymut was 6-6 with a 2.50 ERA when his season ended. On April 30th, Syracuse junior starter Bill Jamison's season came to an end with shoulder inflammation. Given Syracuse's poor performance (13-29), pitching coach Henry Taylor recommended to Manager Adrian Harris that Jamison get shut down for the season and allowed to heal. Jamison finishes his season at 1-9, with a 1.86 ERA.

The Brown Bears made up their two game deficit and were tied with Harvard for the lead in the New England Region. Brown took four of six games against the Crimson, putting together a 14-8 month. Harvard finished the month 12-10 and has lost six of their last seven games. The Cornell Big Red continue to build their lead in the Northeast Region and currently hold a six game advantage over second place Fordham. Both Princeton and Rutgers are seven games back of the lead. The Cornell lineup is impressive, with the first four batters all hitting over .300 and each with three home runs. Sophomore first baseman "Big Dan" Brouthers leads the team at .374. The Villanova Wildcats are running away with the Atlantic Region. 'Nova's magic number is at six and they have a 13 game lead over Lehigh. The Wildcats have the association's best record at 32-10 and lead the CBA in runs and runs allowed.

Brouthers took home Rookie and Batter of the Month honors for April after hitting .370 for the month, which included a 20 game hit streak. Pitcher of the Month honors went to Fordham sophomore Freddy Salazar. Salazar, a lefty from Detroit, was 9-2 with a 1.70 ERA in April. For the year, Salazar is 15-6 with a 1.91 ERA.