Assumption’s Migrants Named NE-10 Baseball Player of the Year
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South Easton, Mass. – Assumption College senior outfielder Derek Migrants (Ayer, Mass.) was named the 2010 Northeast-10 Player of the Year as voted by the conference's head coaches.
Migrants started all 48 games for Assumption this season as he led the conference in hitting through the regular season with a .425 batting average. Migrants collected 79 hits throughout the year and in the process became the all-time leader in Greyhound history with 268 career hits. He also became the programs first Triple Crown winner (.425, 6 HR, 44 RBI) since Bill Betrand in 2002. Migrants finished the season with a slugging percentage of .640, an on-base percentage of .469 to go along with 18 doubles and 44 runs scored. In addition, Migrants played a flawless outfield as he recorded zero errors this season. The three-time All-Northeast-10 selection received First Team honors for the second straight season.
Franklin Pierce sophomore Jose Macias (Bronx, N.Y.) was selected the 2010 Northeast-10 Pitcher of the Year. Macias currently leads the conference and ranks among the top of the Division II leaders in a number of statistical categories this year. Through the regular season Macias is a perfect 8-0 and has a conference low earned run average of 0.93, which is second lowest nationally. Through 68 innings of work he has surrendered only 35 hits, 11 runs (7 ER), struck out 95 batters and held opposing hitters to a conference low .150 batting average. Macias ranks seventh overall in Division II in total strikeouts and is third in hits per nine innings. In addition, he was named to the All-Northeast-10 First Team for the first time in his career.
Southern Connecticut State University outfielder Mike Cleary (West Boylston, Mass.) was tabbed the 2010 Northeast-10 Freshman of the Year. In his first year of collegiate action, Cleary helped lead the Owls to the Northeast-10 Regular Season title as they finished conference play with a 21-5 record. Cleary is currently hitting .331 on the year which is ninth best in the conference. He has recorded 33 runs, 54 hits and has driven in 30 runs. Cleary has committed only three errors all season in the outfield for a .970 fielding percentage. He was also named to the All-Northeast-10 First Team and All-Rookie Team.
Pace University'sBrian Sundberg (Westbury, N.Y.) was named the 2010 Northeast-10 Freshman Pitcher of the Year. Sundberg concluded his first season of collegiate play with a 5-1 record. He finished the season currently ranked in the top 20 in the conference with an earned run average of 2.41. Sundberg also picked up three complete games and held opposing hitters to a .219 batting average. In addition, Sundberg was named to the Northeast-10 All-Rookie Team.
Southern Connecticut's Tim Shea was voted the 2010 Northeast-10 Coach of the Year by his peers. This marks the third time in his career that Shea has been honored. He earned the award first in 2005 and again in 2008. Shea guided the Owls to the team's first conference regular season title since 2005 after finishing conference play with a 21-5 record. Southern Connecticut also earned the top seed in this weekend's NE-10 Baseball Championship.
With 16 member institutions the Northeast-10 shares the distinction of being the largest Division II conference in the country along with the PSAC and WVIAC. Its 23 championship sports provide athletic opportunities for over 5,500 student-athletes, the largest such program of any Division II conference.
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2010 Northeast-10 Baseball All-Conference Teams
First Team
C - Mike Dowd - Franklin Pierce
1B - Angelo Bruno - Stonehill
2B - Charles Pagliarulo - Bentley
3B - Cam Kneeland - UMass Lowell
SS - Ryan Geffert - So. Connecticut
OF - Justin Ciamillo - Adelphi
OF - Derek Migrants - Assumption
OF - Phil Hendricks - Franklin Pierce
OF - Mike Cleary - So. Connecticut
DH - Robert Kelly - Saint Anselm
UT - Rich McCarren - Adelphi
SP - Keith Couch - Adelphi
SP - Jose Macias - Franklin Pierce
SP - Ryan O'Rourke - Merrimack
SP - Chris Zbin - So. Connecticut
RP - Mitch Rossi - New Haven
Second Team
C - Matt Sucharewicz - Saint Anselm
1B - Vin Dammann - Pace
2B - Mitch Davis - Stonehill
3B - Derek Ingui - Franklin Pierce
SS - Ryan Brockett - New Haven
OF - James Roche - Bentley
OF - Chris Hardy - Bentley
OF - Mike Munoz - Franklin Pierce
OF - Nick Lacroix - Franklin Pierce
DH - Rich McHugh - Stonehill
UT - Mike Foley - Assumption
SP - Robert Nixon - Adelphi
SP - Mike Adams - Franklin Pierce
SP - David Batchelder - Saint Rose
SP - Ryan Yerina - So. Connecticut
RP - Rob Nicholas - Franklin Pierce
Third Team
C - Nick DeProspo - So. Connecticut
1B - Anthony Anzalone - Adelphi
2B - JT Leary - UMass Lowell
3B - Tom Rombilus - New Haven
SS - Brendan Pyburn - Merrimack
OF - Blake Youngblood - Assumption
OF - Luke Wallace - UMass Lowell
OF - Derek Marshall - Saint Rose
OF - Kyle Rosadino - So. Connecticut
DH - Wally Derosier - Assumption
UT - Michael White - Stonehill
SP - Rob Finneran - Bentley
SP - Dustin Ramey - UMass Lowell
SP - John Healy - Saint Anselm
SP - Steve Simon - So. Connecticut
SP - Alex McCormick - Stonehill
RP - Tim Dupuis - Assumption
All-Rookie Team
Shane Keddy - Assumption
John Yohe - Bentley
Rob Blanc - Franklin Pierce
Joe Flynn - Franklin Pierce
Nick Lacroix - Franklin Pierce
Garrett Cole - UMass Lowell
Mike Laracy - Merrimack
Taylor Candage - New Haven
Shane O'Connell - New Haven
Brian Sundberg - Pace
Robert Kelly - Saint Anselm
Scott Hladik - Saint Rose
Mike Cleary - So. Connecticut
Matt Boulter - So. New Hampshire
Taylor Eames - So. New Hampshire
John Pickowicz - So. New Hampshire
Derrick Sylvester - So. New Hampshire
