DECKER EARNS NCBWA EAST ALL-REGION HONORS; COLON RECEIVES HONORABLE MENTION ACCOLADES

May 26, 2019

DECKER EARNS NCBWA EAST ALL-REGION HONORS; COLON RECEIVES HONORABLE MENTION ACCOLADES

Orangeburg, N.Y. (5/26/19) Dominican College's Justin Decker has been named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) East All-Region First Team as was recently announced. Teammate Joshua Colon received Honorable Mention accolades.

Orangeburg, N.Y. (5/26/19) Dominican College's Justin Decker has been named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) East All-Region First Team as was recently announced. Teammate Joshua Colon received Honorable Mention accolades.

Decker, a senior second basemen from Rotterdam, N.Y., was previously named to the All-CACC First Team, the Google Cloud Academic All-District® Baseball Team, the D2CCA Baseball All-East Region First Team and the CACC All-Tournament Team. He recorded his 200th career hit this season and became the program's All-Time Hit Leader. Decker was second on the team and was sixth in the conference in hits and runs batted in, while sitting sixth in the CACC in on-base percentage and 12th in batting average. Prior to the start of the season he was named to the 2019 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Division II Preseason All-East Region First Team.

Colon, a junior shortstop from the Bronx, N.Y., was previously named to the All-CACC Second Team and the D2CCA Baseball All-East Region Second Team.. He led the team and was second in the CACC in hits, led the team and was fifth in RBI, was third in the CACC in batting average, fifth in doubles, ninth in slugging percentage and 15th in runs scored. Colon has been named to the CACC Weekly Honor Roll four times this season.

The NCBWA will announce its All-America teams later this month.

2019 NCBWA All-East Region Teams

First Team

Catcher: Eric Gilham, Sr., Chestnut Hill, Deptford, N.J.

1^st Base: Andrew Taft, Sr., LeMoyne College, Clinton, N.Y.

2^nd Base: Justin Decker, Sr., Dominican (N.Y.), Rotterdam, N.Y.

3^rd Base: Joey Porricelli, Jr., Merrimack, Monroe, Conn.

Shortstop: John Mooradian, Jr., Mercy, Marlboro, N.Y.

Outfield: EJ Cumbo, Fr., NYIT, East Meadow, N.Y.

Outfield: Luke Johnson, Wilmington (Del.), Jarrettsville, Md.

Outfield: Rosario Missiti, Sr., Post University, Belmont. Mass.

DH: Tyler Criscuolo, Sr., Southern Conn, State, Branford, Conn.

Utility: Eddie Nevins, Jr., Wilmington (Del.), Fairfax, Va.

Starting Pitcher: Ed Baram, Sr., Adelphi, Saddle Brook, N.J.

Starting Pitcher: Joshua Loeschorn, Fr., LIU Post, Butler, N.J.

Starting Pitcher: David Gauthier, Jr., Nyack, Mt. Saint-Hilaire, Canada

Relief Pitcher: Jeffrey Praml, Soph., S. New Hampshire, Bridgewater, N.J.

Second Team

Catcher: Anthony Vaglica, Sr., LIU Post, Franklin Square, N.Y.

1^st Base: Kendall Small, Sr., Wilmington (Del.), Dover Del.

2^nd Base: Michael Salmonese, Sr. Pace, Waldwick, N.J.

3^rd Base: Tyree Bradley, Fr., Bloomfield, West Orange, N.J.

Shortstop: L.T. Struble, Sr., Felician, Hammonton, N.J.

Outfield: John LaRocca, Jr., NYIT, Plainview, N.Y.

Outfield: Brad Roberto, Sr., Franklin Pierce, San Diego, Calif.

Outfield: Max Troiani, Jr., Bentley, Pittsford, N.Y.

DH: Michael Manzione, Sr., LIU Post, Glen Cove, N.Y.

Utility: Brett Mahm, Sr., Adelphi, Medford, N.Y.

Starting Pitcher: James Varela, Sr., LIU Post, Levittown, N.Y.

Starting Pitcher:        Jake Walkinshaw, Grad., S. New Hampshire, Seymour, Conn.

Starting Pitcher:        Dan Wirchansky, Sr., Pace, Stony Point, N.Y.

Relief Pitcher:           Nick Nardulli, Soph., Felician, Staten Island, N.Y.

2019 NCBWA East Region Player of the Year:
Eddie Nevins, Jr., Wilmington (Del.), Fairfax, Va.

2019 NCBWA East Region Pitcher of the Year:
Ed Baram, Sr., Adelphi, Saddle Brook, N.J.

2019 NCBWA East Region Coach of the Year:
Mike Gaffney, LIU Post

Honorable Mention

2^nd Base: Danny Healey Jr., Sr., Felician, Brookhaven, Pa.

SS: Joshua Colon, Jr., Dominican (N.Y.), Bronx, N.Y.

Outfield: Matt Chamberlain, Jr., New Haven, North Branford, Conn.

Outfield: Jon Strauss, Fr., Queens (N.Y.), Parkland, Fla.

DH: Lawrence Cicileo, Jr., Adelphi, Milford, Pa.

Utility: Dan Hyatt, Jr., Wilmington (Del.). Newark, Del.

Starting Pitcher: Cam Monagle, Sr., Merrimack, Cambridge, Mass.

Starting Pitcher: Brad Scull, Sr., Wilmington (Del.), Ashton, Pa.

Relief Pitcher: Tom Ambrosino, Jr., Adelphi, Staten Island, N.Y.

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.