EDISON, NJ (June 13, 2022) – Canisius College’s Peyton Consigli was named a 2022 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Freshman All-American. Consigli was the lone freshman from the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) to be named to the team.
Founded in 1962, the NCBWA is dedicated to the advancement of college baseball. Membership is open to writers, broadcasters, and publicists of the sport.
In his freshman campaign, Consigli earned both MAAC Rookie of the Year and Relief Pitcher of the Year honors. This marks the first time in MAAC history that a player earned both Rookie of the Year and Relief Pitcher of the Year honors in the same season.
The Fonthill, Ontario native finished the season going 4-2 with a 3.15 ERA, 53 strikeouts, and tallied seven saves. Consigli was also named MAAC Rookie of the Week five times this season and he recorded the final out of the 2022 MAAC Baseball Championships to claim the Golden Griffins’ fourth MAAC Championship in program history.
Consigli was also named a 2022
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Freshman All-American earlier last week.
For the full 2022 NCBWA Freshmen All-American Team, click
here.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 41st year of competition during the 2021-22 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
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