CSAC Announces 2013 Baseball Awards

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.



FIRST TEAM ALL-CSAC
Pos Name Yr School Hometown/High School
C Gabriel Molina Sr Keystone Bronx, NYJames Monroe
1B Tyler Drinkard Sr Neumann Glen Burnie, Md. / Northeast
INF Joe Forcellini So Centenary Hatfield, PA / LaSalle
INF Caleb Lang Fr Cairn Batavia, NY / Pembroke
INF Miguel Castano Sr Keystone Miami FL/Miami Springs
OF Rick Elfreth So Gwynedd-Mercy Washington Twp, N.J. / St. Augustine
OF Tyler Gurman Jr Keystone Bronx, NY/Lehman
OF Kevin Catherina Jr Keystone Ridgefield, NJSt. Mary (Rutherford)
DH Gabriel Ramirez Sr Keystone
San Juan, Puerto Rico Perkiomen School
UTL Buddy Elgin So Neumann Chestertown, Md. / Kent County
SP Rob Rogers Sr Keystone Islip, NY/Islip
SP Matt Rakus So Gwynedd-Mercy Sewell, N.J. / St. Augustine
RP Adam Krebs Sr Keystone Commack, NY/Commack
SECOND TEAM ALL-CSAC
Pos Name Yr School Hometown/High School
C Patrick Boulware Jr Immaculata Hilton Head Island, S.C. / Bluffton
1B Matt Hardy Sr Immaculata Massapequa, N.Y. / Massapequa
INF Rick McLaughlin Jr Keystone Hamilton, NJSteinert
INF Joe DiGiaimo Jr Immaculata Baiting Hollow, N.Y. / St. John The Baptist
INF Lymbel Guererro Jr Keystone Lynn, MA/Lynn Classical
OF Matt Sheneman Jr Neumann Flemington, N.J. / Hunterdon Regional
OF Marty Sessa Sr Neumann Lincoln University, Pa. / Oxford
OF Josh Martin Sr Gwynedd-Mercy Pottstown, Pa. / St. Pius X
DH Mike Marchitto So Gwynedd-Mercy Voorhees, N.J. / Eastern
UTL Austrin Straub Sr Keystone Manlius, NYFayetteville-Manlius
SP Bryan McHale Jr Immaculata Prince Frederick, Md. / Calvert
SP Matt Spillman Sr Neumann Sewell, N.J. / Clearview
RP Erik Klimoff Sr Neumann Coatesville, Pa. / Coatesville
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CSAC
Pos Name Yr School Hometown/High School
C John Burns Jr Gwynedd-Mercy Levittown, Pa. / Neshaminy
1B Dante Cassano Jr Gwynedd-Mercy Cherry Hill, N.J. / Cherry Hill East
INF Eli Vottero Jr Immaculata York, Pa. / West York Area
INF Will Flores Sr Neumann Kennett Square, Pa. / Kennett
INF Robert Wallace Fr Immaculata Massapequa, N.Y. / Massapequa
OF Daniel Hull Fr Marywood Chalfont, PA / Chestnut Hill Academy
OF Jeremy McAlack Sr Cairn Newtown, PA / Council Rock North
OF Nick Ortiz So Centenary Bronx, NY / Mount St. Michaels
DH Dave Raifsnider So Centenary Pottstown, PA / Owen J. Roberts
SP Mike Pembleton Jr Keystone Oakhurst, NJ/Ocean Township
SP Mitch Renz So Centenary Danville, PA / Danville Area Senior
RP Andrew Hill Fr Gwynedd-Mercy Christiana, Pa. / Octorara
CSAC ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
Pos Name Yr School Hometown/High School
INF Chris Bzozowski Jr Keystone
Westampton, NJ Bishop Eustace
OF Jeremy McAlack Sr Cairn Newtown, PA / Council Rock North
INF Marquay Mayo Jr Centenary Springfield, NJ / Jonathan Dayton
SP J.P. Harris Jr Gwynedd-Mercy East Norriton, Pa. / Kennedy-Kenrick
INF Eli Vottero Jr Immaculata York, Pa. / West York Area
SP Michael Ciavarella Sr Marywood Phillipsburg, NJ / Phillipsburg
C Joe Armata Sr Neumann Philadelphia, Pa. / Neumann-Goretti

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