Six MASCAC Student-Athletes Earn NEIBA/ABCA All-New England Honors
Six Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) student-athletes have earned New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA)/ American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) All-New England honors as announced by the organization last week.
Six Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) student-athletes have earned New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association/ American Baseball Coaches Association All-New England honors as announced by the organization last week.
Billy Derosier, Zack Kirby and Mark Mainini of Framingham State, Logan Sullo of Massachusetts Maritime, Richard Fecteau of Salem State and Zach George of Worcester State were all named to the organization's three teams.
Kirby finished his 2015 All-American campaign posting a 7-2 record with a 1.38 ERA and 7 complete games, 3 of which were shutouts. He allowed 60 hits and just 19 walks in 85 innings of work. His 106 strikeouts were the second most by any pitcher in Division III through May 17th.
Mainini hit .378 with 3 homers, 27 RBI & 33 runs scored while swiping 16 bases. He led the Rams with 62 hits on the year.
Derosier led the Rams in on-base percentage at .464, in homers with 11 and RBI with 38. His .646 slugging percentage was also a Rams best along with his 20 stolen bases.
The reigning MASCAC Player of the Year, Sullo batted a league-leading .446 to go with eight doubles, six triples, a pair of homers and 18 RBI. He also led the conference with a .543 on-base percentage and a .797 slugging percentage, as those respective marks rank him seventh and eighth nationally in NCAA Division III play as of last week.
Fecteau. who was also selected to both the NEIBA/ABCA first teams last season, closed out the season with a .363 batting average, while leading the league in doubles, (18) and second in hits (58), while earning all-conference honors.
For the Lancers, George finished the season batting .382 with a MASCAC-best 44 runs scored to go with 12 doubles, three triples, one home run and 22 RBI. He was second in the league in batting, third in stolen bases (18), fourth in both doubles and on base percentage (.455) while he was seventh in slugging (.520).
Portions of this release courtesy of Framingham State, Mass Maritime, Salem State and Worcester State Sports Information