Mariot, Zani, McGrady And Cleary Named To NCBWA All-Region Team
New Haven, CT (5/25/06) - Lino Mariot of Bloomfield
College, Mike Zani of Dominican College and Ken
McGrady and Dan Cleary of Wilmington College have been named to the
National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA)
All-Northeast Region team. Zani and McGrady were named to the
first team and Mariot and Cleary were second team picks.
McGrady, the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Pitcher of the Year, led the conference in wins with a 9-2 record, while also topping the list with a 1.98 ERA. The junior left-hander from Rising Sun, MD, fanned 60 batters in 72.2 innings and walked just 17.
Zani was a first team All-CACC performer after hitting .372 with eight doubles, one triple, 20 RBI and 31 stolen bases. The senior outfielder from Goshen, NY, helped lead the Chargers to a 42-18 overall record this season, CACC regular-season and tournament championships and a spot in the NCAA Division II Northeast Region Tournament.
Mariot, the CACC Player of the Year, finished the campaign second in the CACC with a .408 batting average and recorded 84 hits, 57 runs, 20 doubles, three triples, three home runs and 44 RBI. He also stole 44 bases in 48 attempts. The senior shortstop from Perth Amboy, NJ, was named to the All-CACC first team three times in his career.
Cleary, a senior outfielder from Milton, DE, was a first team All-CACC choice after batting .335 for the year with 38 runs scored, 13 doubles, five home runs and 42 RBI.
Shortstop Garrett Olson of Franklin Pierce College was named the NCBWA Player of the Year and Ryan Williams of Saint Anselm College was the choice for Pitcher of the Year. Bob Bellizzi of The College of Saint Rose and Frank Vieira of the University of New Haven shared Coach of the Year honors.
The NCBWA's Northeast Regional committee for 2006 is Doug Monson, Sports Information Director at Franklin Pierce (coordinator), Ken Johnson, Jr, SID at Saint Anselm, Chuck Sadowski, SID at New Haven, Jennifer Mischke, SID at Molloy, Tony Berich, Assistant AD/SID at Philadelphia and Bob Heller, Assistant AD/SID at USP.
The complete NCBWA All-Northeast Region team is below.
NCBWA All-Northeast Region First and Second Teams
First Team Second Team
First Base Jerod Edomonsdon, Saint Anselm Patrick Wilson, UMass Lowell
Second Base Mike Chambers, Franklin Pierce Jason Pominski, St. Thomas Aquinas
Third Base Jose Ortiz, Southern Connecticut Scott Savastano, Franklin Pierce
Shortstop Garrett Olson, Franklin Pierce Lino Mariot, Bloomfield
Catcher Michael Moras, New Haven Chris Irwin, Molloy
Outfield Elliot Shea, Franklin Pierce Bryan Baccarella, Dowling
Outfield Tom Reo, Molloy Eddie Martinez, Concordia
Outfield Rick Sotiropoulos, Merrimack Javier Diaz, St. Thomas Aquinas
Outfield Mike Zani, Dominican Dan Cleary, Wilmington
DH Matt Arburr, Pace Ryan Aiken, New Haven
Utility Bryan Duplissie, Franklin Pierce Kevin Reese, Dowling
Starting Pitcher Ken McGrady, Wilmington Tyler Cummings, Franklin Pierce
Starting Pitcher Shane Sempey, New Haven Arric Mather, Franklin Pierce
Starting Pitcher Ryan Williams, Saint Anselm Billy Sittig, Stonehill
Relief Pitcher Pat Donovan, UMass Lowell Earl Oakes, Pace
Player of the Year: Garrett Olson, Franklin Pierce
Pitcher of the Year: Ryan Williams, Saint Anselm
Co-Coaches of the Year: Bob Bellizzi,
Saint Rose and Frank Vieira, New Haven