For Immediate Release
May 9, 2012
Franklin Pierce, Le Moyne, and UMass Lowell Each Place Three on First Team
South Easton, Mass. – Franklin Pierce University first basemen Zach Mathieu was named the 2012 Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Year following a vote by the conference's head coaches. The sophomore first basemen was also selected to the Northeast-10 Conference First Team.
The Northeast-10 also announced its All-Conference teams, as well as it's All-Rookie team and the selection of the major awards.
Franklin Pierce, Le Moyne College, and the University of Massachusetts Lowell each placed three student-athletes on the league's first team, while Bentley University and Southern New Hampshire University each had two players tabbed for the first team.
Mathieu put together an outstanding offensive season in helping to leads the Ravens to a 33-15-1 record overall, including 14-6-1 in Northeast Division play. The sophomore is currently either leading the league or is among the league leaders in virtually every offensive category.
He is currently hitting .384 with eleven homeruns and 43 runs batted in for Franklin Pierce. His batting average is third best, he's tied for second in homeruns, and he is fifth in runs driven in. The first basemen, who was named to the NE-10 All-Rookie Team last year, also leads the league in runs with 55, hits with 76, doubles with 19, and his .697 is far and away tops in the conference.
Southern New Hampshire's Timothy Flight was named the Conference's Pitcher of the Year. Flight is currently in the midst of an outstanding junior campaign, which has seen him be around or near the lead in strikeouts nationally throughout the season.
Flight is currently 7-1, with a 1.17 earned run average for the Penmen, who finished the regular season with a mark of 38-12. His seven wins are tied for second-nest in the league, while his 1.17 ERA is fourth.
The junior hurler leads the NE-10 in strikeouts with 116, which are presently 18 more then teammate Brad Monroe's total of 98. It's also second best in all of Division II, according to the most recent national statistical report.
Flight also has recorded three complete games this season, while his 84.2 innings of work is the third most in the Northeast-10.
Matt Walsh, also from Franklin Pierce, was named the 2012 Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Year by the conference's head coaches. The first year catcher produced both offensively and defensively, appearing in all 49 of the team's games this season.
Walsh is among the top twenty in the Northeast-10 in a number of offensive categories. His 63 hits are 12th-best, while his .344 batting average places him 14th, and his 36 runs batted in is currently good for 16th.
Pace University head coach Hank Manning was named the league's Coach of the Year following a vote by his peers. Manning led the Setters to a 29-19 overall mark, including a 17-4 record in Northeast-10 Southwest Division play, which earned Pace one of the top seeds in the Conference Championship.
Pace was picked to finish seventh in the Southwest Division prior to the start of the season, and their 29 wins were thirteen more then they recorded last year. They earned the top seed in the Northeast-10 Championship Southwest Division, but were defeated in the first round by the University of New Haven, 6-0.
The Northeast-10 is an association of 16 NCAA Division II colleges and universities located in New England and New York that is committed to supporting balanced academic and athletic opportunities for more than 5,500 student-athletes. Each year, 4,000 of those student-athletes compete in Conference championships in 23 sports, making the NE-10 the largest DII conference in the country. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the Northeast-10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.
2012 Northeast-10 Conference Baseball All-Conference Teams
First Team Year Position School Hometown
Matt Walsh Freshman C Franklin Pierce Plymouth, Mass.
Zach Mathieu Sophomore 1B Franklin Pierce Deery, N.H.
James Katsiroubas Junior 2B UMass Lowell Milton, Mass.
Cam Kneeland Senior 3B UMass Lowell Rowley, Mass.
Shane Keddy Junior SS Assumption Worcester, Mass.
James Roche Graduate OF Franklin Pierce Arlington, Mass.
Brett Botsford Senior OF Le Moyne Baldwinsville, N.Y.
Zach Wiley Junior OF Le Moyne Toluca Woods, Calif.
Matt Jacobs Senior OF UMass Lowell Hudon, Mass.
Greg Baggett Senior DH Bentley East Bridgewater, Mass.
Michael White Senior UTIL Stonehill Lisbon, N.H
Rob Finneran Graduate SP Bentley Garden City, N.Y.
Ed Kohout Senior SP Le Moyne Clarence, N.Y.
John Healy Senior SP Saint Anselm Cranston, R.I.
Timothy Flight Junior SP So. New Hampshire Portsmouth, R.I.
Alex Powers Sophomore RP So. New Hampshire Brewster, Mass.
Second Team Year Position School Hometown
Kevin Spatkowski Senior C So. New Hampshire Bristol, Conn.
Anthony Zarrella Junior 1B Adelphi Holbrook, N.Y.
Dan Fratus Sophomore 2B Stonehill Plymouth, Mass.
Matt Marra Senior 3B Le Moyne Brewerton, N.Y.
Matt Boulter Junior SS So. New Hampshire Wrentham, Mass.
Calvin Graves Sophomore OF Franklin Pierce Boston, Mass.
Nick LaCroix Junior OF Franklin Pierce Grafton, Mass.
Mike Cleary Junior OF So. Connecticut West Boylston, Mass.
Jon Minucci Junior OF So. New Hampshire Madison, Conn.
Joe Mantoni Junior DH Merrimack Hopedale, Mass.
Robert Kelly Junior UTIL Saint Anselm Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.
Casey Cannon Junior SP Le Moyne Manasquan, N.J.
Neil Pezzullo Junior SP Pace Harwich, Mass.
Mike Tamburino Junior SP Pace Baldwin, N.Y.
Brad Monroe Senior SP So. New Hampshire Hampton, N.H.
A.J. Turnier Sophomore RP So. Connecticut Waterford, Conn.
Third Team Year Position School Hometown
Kevin Korwek Senior C Bentley Madison, Conn.
Ryan Geffert Senior 1B So. Connecticut Plymouth, Pa.
Dan Hennigan Senior 2B Franklin Pierce Downingtown, Pa.
Dave Clark Sophomore 3B American Int'l West Springfield, Mass.
Ryan Brockett Senior SS New Haven Guilford, Conn.
Sean Keady Sophomore OF Bentley Norwood, Mass.
Pat Chaputian Senior OF Pace Sea Cliff, N.Y.
Bryan Dorsey Senior OF So. Connecticut Cheshire, Conn.
Billy Karalis Sophomore OF Stonehill Pawtucket, R.I.
James Pjura Sophomore DH Pace Shelton, Conn.
Kyle Cummings Senior UTIL So. Connecticut Hamden, Conn.
Jack Crawford Graduate SP Franklin Pierce Montgomery, N.Y.
Derek Zielinski Junior SP Le Moyne Schenectady, N.Y.
Chris Zbin Senior SP So. Connecticut Colchester, Conn.
Junior Mendez Sophomore SP So. New Hampshire Patchogue, N.Y.
Kevin Carroll Junior RP Le Moyne Jamesville, N.Y.
All-Rookie Team Position School Hometown
Donato Signore SS Adelphi Bronx, N.Y.
Ryan Acevedo P American Int'l Poway, Calif.
Lucas Vallas IF American Int'l East Northport, N.Y.
Matt Consigli IF Assumption Whitinsville, Mass.
Matt Walsh C Franklin Pierce Plymouth, Mass.
Geoff DeGroot SS UMass Lowell Wesley Chapel, Fla.
Jimmy Ricoy OF UMass Lowell Lowell, Mass.
Jacob O'Keefe C UMass Lowell Wellington, Fla.
Joe Carnevale P Merrimack East Providence, R.I.
Michael Hayden 1B/P Saint Anselm Cranston, R.I.
Nicky Elderton OF Saint Michael's Shelburne, Vt.
Will Corkum P Saint Michael's Ipswich, Mass.
Bryan Carr P Saint Rose Albany, N.Y.
Pat Egan P So. Connecticut Aberdeen, N.J.
Cole Bryant P So. Connecticut Newington, Conn.
Jim Duff P Stonehill Garden City, N.Y.
Dan Fratus 2B Stonehill Plymouth, Mass.
Player of the Year: Zach Mathieu – Franklin Pierce
Pitcher of the Year: Timothy Flight – Southern New Hampshire
Rookie of the Year: Matt Walsh – Franklin Pierce
Bob Bellizzi Coach of the Year: Hank Manning - Pace
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