Eight MAAC Student-Athletes Earn ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Honors
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ABCA/Rawlings Release
The 2016 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-Region teams have been announced in all eight regions. The teams are voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association and the process is led by the ABCA NCAA Div. I All-America Committee.
ABCA/Rawlings All-Region first-team selections are nominated for ABCA/Rawlings All-America honors. ABCA/Rawlings All-Americans will be announced on Saturday, June 18 and the ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Team will be announced on Sunday, June 19.
The ABCA All-America committee is chaired by Dean Ehehalt of Monmouth University and also includes head coaches Mike Stone (Massachusetts), Brian O'Connor (Virginia), Tim Corbin (Vanderbilt), Steve Jaksa (Central Michigan), Dan Heefner (Dallas Baptist), Tommy Raffo (Arkansas State) and George Horton (Oregon).
The ABCA All-America team was first recognized in 1949 and now includes nine divisions: NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA Divisions I, II and III, Pacific Association Division, and high school. ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove teams were first recognized in 2007.
The ABCA, founded in 1945, is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level. Its over 8,200 members represent all 50 states and 23 countries. Since its initial meeting of 27 college baseball coaches in June 1945, Association membership has broadened to include eight divisions: NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA, Pacific Association Division, High School and Youth. The 73rd annual ABCA Convention will be held Jan. 5-8, 2017 in Anaheim, California.
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| 2016 Northeast-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Teams |
| NCAA Div. I Northeast All-Region First Team |
| Pos. |
Player |
Cl. |
School |
State |
| C |
Fabian Pena |
Fr. |
Manhattan |
NY |
| 1B |
Robby Rinn |
Sr. |
Bryant |
RI |
| 2B |
Reed Gamache |
Sr. |
Binghamton |
NY |
| 3B |
Martin Figueroa |
Jr. |
Rhode Island |
RI |
| SS |
Matthew Batten |
Jr. |
Quinnipiac |
CT |
| OF |
Jake Salpietro |
Sr. |
Fairfield |
CT |
| OF |
Matt Albanese |
Jr. |
Bryant |
RI |
| OF |
Christian Santisteban |
Sr. |
Manhattan |
NY |
| DH |
Frankie Gregoire |
Fr. |
Marist |
NY |
| P |
Tyler Wilson |
So. |
Rhode Island |
RI |
| P |
James Karinchak |
So. |
Bryant |
RI |
| P |
Aaron Civale |
Jr. |
Northeastern |
MA |
| RP |
Tom Hackimer |
Jr. |
St. John's |
NY |
| |
| NCAA Div. I Northeast All-Region Second Team |
| Pos. |
Player |
Cl. |
School |
State |
| C |
Buck McCarthy |
Sr. |
Bryant |
RI |
| 1B |
Dave MacKinnon |
Jr. |
Hartford |
CT |
| 2B |
Chris Hess |
So. |
Rhode Island |
RI |
| 3B |
Willy Yahn |
So. |
Connecticut |
CT |
| SS |
Ben Bengtson |
So. |
Hartford |
CT |
| OF |
Joe Daru |
Sr. |
NYIT |
NY |
| OF |
Joe DeRoche-Duffin |
Sr. |
Connecticut |
CT |
| OF |
Jordan Powell |
So. |
Rhode Island |
RI |
| DH |
Erik Ostberg |
So. |
Hartford |
CT |
| P |
Anthony Kay |
Jr. |
Connecticut |
CT |
| P |
Justin Dunn |
Jr. |
Boston College |
MA |
| P |
Mike Bunal |
Sr. |
Binghamton |
NY |
| RP |
Iannick Remillard |
Sr. |
Canisius |
NY |
| |
| NCAA Div. I East All-Region Second Team |
| Pos. |
Player |
Cl. |
School |
State |
| C |
Deon Stafford Jr. |
So. |
Saint Joseph's |
PA |
| 1B |
Charley Gould |
Sr. |
William & Mary |
VA |
| 2B |
Cullen Large |
So. |
William & Mary |
VA |
| 3B |
Grant Lamberton |
Jr. |
Monmouth |
NJ |
| SS |
Kevin Lachance |
Sr. |
UMBC |
MD |
| SS |
Brady Policelli |
Jr. |
Towson |
MD |
| OF |
Derek Jenkins |
Sr. |
Seton Hall |
NJ |
| OF |
Dan Shea |
Jr. |
Monmouth |
NJ |
| OF |
Robbie Thorburn |
Jr. |
UNC Wilmington |
NC |
| DH |
Kurtis Brown |
Jr. |
Richmond |
VA |
| P |
Travis Burnette |
Sr. |
Longwood |
VA |
| P |
Shane McCarthy |
So. |
Seton Hall |
NJ |
| P |
Noah Song |
Fr. |
Navy |
MD |
| RP |
Eddie Muhl |
Jr. |
George Washington |
DC |