Salisbury baseball standout Mike Celenza was named the Cal Ripken, Sr. Collegiate Baseball League's Most Valuable Player for the 2008 summer season. This is the first MVP award for Celenza in the Cal Ripken, Sr. League and his second straight batting title. He was also named to the All-League team for the second consecutive season.

The Gaithersburg, Md., native became the first player in league history to surpass the .400 mark, as he finished with a league-best .412 batting average. He played third base for the College Park Bombers, who finished second overall in the Cal Ripken, Sr. League.

Celenza also set league records for hits (56), RBIs (30), total bases (84), slugging percentage (.618), on-base percentage (.500) and tied the league record with 13 doubles.

Celenza, who is entering his junior season at Salisbury, was a key member of last year's 41-4 squad that was ranked in the top 10 for the majority. The first baseman started all 45 games in '08 where he earned All-Capital Athletic Conference first team honors and All-South region second team honors. The left-handed batter hit .371 for the Gulls and slammed seven home runs and knocked in 60 RBIs.

Celenza joins St. Scholastica's Peter Burg with end of the season honors earned in the 2008 summer season.