DECKER NAMED COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL DISTRICT®

May 5, 2017

DECKER NAMED COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL DISTRICT®

Orangeburg, N.Y. (5/5/17) Sophomore Justin Decker (Rotteram, N.Y.) of the Dominican College baseball team was named First Team College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District® as was announced yesterday. The program recognizes student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom.

Orangeburg, N.Y. (5/5/17) Sophomore Justin Decker (Rotteram, N.Y.) of the Dominican College baseball team was named First Team College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District® as was announced yesterday. The program recognizes student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom.

Decker currently leads the team and the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) in hitting and ranks second in hits, fourth in on-base percentage, eighth in double and ninth in runs batted in.

He also boasts a 3.76 grade-point average. This his is first CoSIDA Academic All-District® accolades.

First-team Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Team ballot, where first-, second- and third-team All-America® honorees will be selected later this month.

NCAA Division II
Pitcher	Josiah Gray	LE MOYNE COLLEGE	So.	New Rochelle, N.Y.	3.85	Management
Pitcher	John Amendola	FRANKLIN PIERCE UNIVERSITY	Jr.	Wallingford, Conn.	3.65	Business
Pitcher	Tanner Bird	FRANKLIN PIERCE UNIVERSITY	Gr.	Adams, Mass.	3.62,3.84 (grad)	Marketing
Catcher	Casey Ouellette	BRIDGEPORT, UNIVERSITY OF	Sr.	New Canaan, Conn.	3.82	Finance
Infield	Robert Vani	ADELPHI UNIVERSITY	Sr.	Garden City, N.Y.	3.71	Exercise science
Infield	Kevin Podell	MOLLOY COLLEGE	Sr.	Wantagh, N.Y.	3.93	Business
Infield	Garrett De Lotto	PACE UNIVERSITY	Sr.	Southbury, Conn.	3.81	Healthcare Management
Infield	Justin Decker	DOMINICAN COLLEGE	So.	Rotterdam, N.Y.	3.78	Undeclared
Outfield	Andrew LaMura	FELICIAN UNIVERSITY	Sr.	Brick, N.J.	3.83	History
Outfield	John Kukura	PACE UNIVERSITY	Sr.	New City, N.Y.	3.57	Public Accounting
Outfield	Robert Petrillo	NEW HAVEN, UNIVERSITY OF	Sr.	Branford, Conn.	3.88	Dual Major: Finance, Accounting
Outfield	Matt Diesel	FELICIAN UNIVERSITY	Jr.	Massapequa Park, N.Y.	3.73	Accounting
Designated Hitter	Matthew Ronai	MERRIMACK COLLEGE	So.	Orange, Conn.	3.76	Sports Medicine

NCAA Division II
Pitcher	Josiah Gray	LE MOYNE COLLEGE	So.	New Rochelle, N.Y.	3.85	Management
Pitcher	John Amendola	FRANKLIN PIERCE UNIVERSITY	Jr.	Wallingford, Conn.	3.65	Business
Pitcher	Tanner Bird	FRANKLIN PIERCE UNIVERSITY	Gr.	Adams, Mass.	3.62,3.84 (grad)	Marketing
Catcher	Casey Ouellette	BRIDGEPORT, UNIVERSITY OF	Sr.	New Canaan, Conn.	3.82	Finance
Infield	Robert Vani	ADELPHI UNIVERSITY	Sr.	Garden City, N.Y.	3.71	Exercise science
Infield	Kevin Podell	MOLLOY COLLEGE	Sr.	Wantagh, N.Y.	3.93	Business
Infield	Garrett De Lotto	PACE UNIVERSITY	Sr.	Southbury, Conn.	3.81	Healthcare Management
Infield	Justin Decker	DOMINICAN COLLEGE	So.	Rotterdam, N.Y.	3.78	Undeclared
Outfield	Andrew LaMura	FELICIAN UNIVERSITY	Sr.	Brick, N.J.	3.83	History
Outfield	John Kukura	PACE UNIVERSITY	Sr.	New City, N.Y.	3.57	Public Accounting
Outfield	Robert Petrillo	NEW HAVEN, UNIVERSITY OF	Sr.	Branford, Conn.	3.88	Dual Major: Finance, Accounting
Outfield	Matt Diesel	FELICIAN UNIVERSITY	Jr.	Massapequa Park, N.Y.	3.73	Accounting
Designated Hitter	Matthew Ronai	MERRIMACK COLLEGE	So.	Orange, Conn.	3.76	Sports Medicine

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement. Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world. Dominican also sponsors 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.