THREE BASEBALL PLAYERS EARN ALL-CACC ACCOLADES

May 8, 2017

THREE BASEBALL PLAYERS EARN ALL-CACC ACCOLADES

Orangeburg, N..Y. (5/8/17) Three members of the Dominican College baseball team have earned All-Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Baseball accolades as was announced by the conference office today. The voting for the league's major awards and all-conference honorees were conducted by the league's 12 head coaches in the sport.

Orangeburg, N..Y. (5/8/17) Three members of the Dominican College baseball team have earned All-Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Baseball accolades as was announced by the conference office today. The voting for the league's major awards and all-conference honorees were conducted by the league's 12 head coaches in the sport.

Sophomore Justin Decker and senior Arbely Soto were named to the All-CACC First Team, while sophomore Anthony Bartolomei earned Second Team honors.

Decker, an infielder from Rotterdam, N.Y., has previously been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District® Team and eanred one CACC Co-Player of the Week honors this season. He currently leads the CACC in hitting and ranks second in hits, fourth in on-base percentage, fifth in double and ninth in runs batted in. This is his first All-CACC accolades.

Soto, an outfielder from the Bronx, N.Y., makes his second consecutive appearance on the All-CACC Team after receiving Second Team honors in 2016. He has earned two CACC Player of the Week selections this season and ranks fourth in the conference in doubles, fifth in hits and runs scored and sixth in slugging percentage and hitting.

Bartolomei, a utility-non pitcher from Oakhurst, N.J., makes his first appearance on the All-CACC Second Team. He ranks 13th in the CACC in doubles and 15th in runs batted in. He is third on the team in hitting, second on the team in hits and runs batted in.

Click here to view the complete release of the 2017 All-CACC Baseball Teams.

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.