CSAC Announces 2013 Baseball Awards
ASTON, PA: The Colonial States Athletic Conference has announced its 2013 baseball end of season awards, as voted upon by the league's seven head coaches. These awards include Player, Pitcher, Rookie, and Coach of the Year, as well as First Team, Second Team, and Honorable Mention All-CSAC, and the CSAC All-Sportsmanship Team.
Centenary College's
Joe Forcellini (Hatfield, PA / LaSalle) has been named the 2013 CSAC Player of the Year. The sophomore started all 36 games for the Cyclones posting a .425 batting average with 54 hits, 12 doubles, seven triples, three home runs and 32 RBI.
Keystone's
Rob Rogers (Islip, NY/Islip) was voted the 2013 CSAC Pitcher of the Year. The senior righty enters the playoffs with a 6-2 overall record (5-1 CSAC) and 1.32 ERA, with 89 strikeouts in 75 innings pitched. Opponents hit just .199 off of Rogers for the season, and he hurled five complete games with one shutouts.
Cairn University freshman infielder
Caleb Lang (Batavia, NY / Pembroke) was selected the 2013 CSAC Rookie of the Year. The freshman started all 37 games for the Highlanders posting a .453 batting average knocking out 58 hits including 12 doubles, three triples, three home runs and 29 RBI. Lang was 12-for-12 in stolen base attemps on the year and had a .664 slugging percentage.
Gwynedd-Mercy College's
Paul Murphy was voted the CSAC Coach of the Year. Murphy, in his fifteenth year at the helm, guided the Griffins to a 20-16 overall record and 12-6 conference mark, and their fourteenth CSAC postseason appearance. Entering the 2013 campaign overall Murphy was 344-233 for a .594 winning percentage while 182-81 in conference play for a .692 winning percentage.
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FIRST TEAM ALL-CSAC |
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Pos |
Name |
Yr |
School |
Hometown/High School |
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C |
Gabriel Molina |
Sr |
Keystone |
Bronx, NYJames Monroe |
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1B |
Tyler Drinkard |
Sr |
Neumann |
Glen Burnie, Md. / Northeast |
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INF |
Joe Forcellini |
So |
Centenary |
Hatfield, PA / LaSalle |
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INF |
Caleb Lang |
Fr |
Cairn |
Batavia, NY / Pembroke |
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INF |
Miguel Castano |
Sr |
Keystone |
Miami FL/Miami Springs |
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OF |
Rick Elfreth |
So |
Gwynedd-Mercy |
Washington Twp, N.J. / St. Augustine |
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OF |
Tyler Gurman |
Jr |
Keystone |
Bronx, NY/Lehman |
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OF |
Kevin Catherina |
Jr |
Keystone |
Ridgefield, NJSt. Mary (Rutherford) |
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DH |
Gabriel Ramirez |
Sr |
Keystone |
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San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Perkiomen School |
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UTL |
Buddy Elgin |
So |
Neumann |
Chestertown, Md. / Kent County |
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SP |
Rob Rogers |
Sr |
Keystone |
Islip, NY/Islip |
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SP |
Matt Rakus |
So |
Gwynedd-Mercy |
Sewell, N.J. / St. Augustine |
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RP |
Adam Krebs |
Sr |
Keystone |
Commack, NY/Commack |
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SECOND TEAM ALL-CSAC |
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Pos |
Name |
Yr |
School |
Hometown/High School |
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C |
Patrick Boulware |
Jr |
Immaculata |
Hilton Head Island, S.C. / Bluffton |
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1B |
Matt Hardy |
Sr |
Immaculata |
Massapequa, N.Y. / Massapequa |
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INF |
Rick McLaughlin |
Jr |
Keystone |
Hamilton, NJSteinert |
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INF |
Joe DiGiaimo |
Jr |
Immaculata |
Baiting Hollow, N.Y. / St. John The Baptist |
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INF |
Lymbel Guererro |
Jr |
Keystone |
Lynn, MA/Lynn Classical |
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OF |
Matt Sheneman |
Jr |
Neumann |
Flemington, N.J. / Hunterdon Regional |
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OF |
Marty Sessa |
Sr |
Neumann |
Lincoln University, Pa. / Oxford |
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OF |
Josh Martin |
Sr |
Gwynedd-Mercy |
Pottstown, Pa. / St. Pius X |
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DH |
Mike Marchitto |
So |
Gwynedd-Mercy |
Voorhees, N.J. / Eastern |
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UTL |
Austrin Straub |
Sr |
Keystone |
Manlius, NYFayetteville-Manlius |
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SP |
Bryan McHale |
Jr |
Immaculata |
Prince Frederick, Md. / Calvert |
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SP |
Matt Spillman |
Sr |
Neumann |
Sewell, N.J. / Clearview |
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RP |
Erik Klimoff |
Sr |
Neumann |
Coatesville, Pa. / Coatesville |
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HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CSAC |
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Pos |
Name |
Yr |
School |
Hometown/High School |
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C |
John Burns |
Jr |
Gwynedd-Mercy |
Levittown, Pa. / Neshaminy |
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1B |
Dante Cassano |
Jr |
Gwynedd-Mercy |
Cherry Hill, N.J. / Cherry Hill East |
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INF |
Eli Vottero |
Jr |
Immaculata |
York, Pa. / West York Area |
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INF |
Will Flores |
Sr |
Neumann |
Kennett Square, Pa. / Kennett |
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INF |
Robert Wallace |
Fr |
Immaculata |
Massapequa, N.Y. / Massapequa |
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OF |
Daniel Hull |
Fr |
Marywood |
Chalfont, PA / Chestnut Hill Academy |
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OF |
Jeremy McAlack |
Sr |
Cairn |
Newtown, PA / Council Rock North |
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OF |
Nick Ortiz |
So |
Centenary |
Bronx, NY / Mount St. Michaels |
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DH |
Dave Raifsnider |
So |
Centenary |
Pottstown, PA / Owen J. Roberts |
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SP |
Mike Pembleton |
Jr |
Keystone |
Oakhurst, NJ/Ocean Township |
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SP |
Mitch Renz |
So |
Centenary |
Danville, PA / Danville Area Senior |
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RP |
Andrew Hill |
Fr |
Gwynedd-Mercy |
Christiana, Pa. / Octorara |
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CSAC ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM |
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Pos |
Name |
Yr |
School |
Hometown/High School |
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INF |
Chris Bzozowski |
Jr |
Keystone |
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Westampton, NJ |
Bishop Eustace |
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OF |
Jeremy McAlack |
Sr |
Cairn |
Newtown, PA / Council Rock North |
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INF |
Marquay Mayo |
Jr |
Centenary |
Springfield, NJ / Jonathan Dayton |
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SP |
J.P. Harris |
Jr |
Gwynedd-Mercy |
East Norriton, Pa. / Kennedy-Kenrick |
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INF |
Eli Vottero |
Jr |
Immaculata |
York, Pa. / West York Area |
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SP |
Michael Ciavarella |
Sr |
Marywood |
Phillipsburg, NJ / Phillipsburg |
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C |
Joe Armata |
Sr |
Neumann |
Philadelphia, Pa. / Neumann-Goretti |