Eight Seahawks earn All-CCC recognition
BIDDEFORD, Maine – The Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) announced its 2021 Baseball All-Conference Teams and major award winners Wednesday afternoon. All nine schools were represented on this year's list with Roger Williams earning the most selections with nine.
It was Nichols that cleaned up in terms of major awards as Bison won the Player of the Year, Pitcher of the Year, and Rookie of the Year awards. Graduate student Kyle Bouchard (Fall River, Mass.) took home the Player of the Year honor, while fellow graduate student Jack Dicenso (Norfolk, Mass.) was named Pitcher of the Year. Brennan Hyde (Tampa, Fla.) took home the Rookie of the Year honor. Endicott's Bradley Baldinger (Massapequa, N.Y.) was named Defensive Player of the Year, while Roger Williams' Brandon Jenkins (East Bridgewater, Mass.) was the CCC Scholar-Athlete. Nichols head coach Tim Mayo was selected as the Coach of the Year by his peers, while Western New England won the Team Sportsmanship award.
Voting for the All-CCC Teams and major awards was conducted by the nine CCC head baseball coaches following the conclusion of the regular season.
Bouchard and Dicenso were also named to the All-CCC First Team, earning spots at first base and starting pitcher, respectively. They were joined by three of their Bison teammates on the First Team with Christian Naccari (Ossining, N.Y.) at third base, Nathaniel Cormier (Sandisfield, Mass.) at shortstop, and DJ Caron (Branford, Conn.) patrolling the outfield. Four other schools had multiple First Team honorees, starting with Endicott which placed Caleb Shpur (East Canaan, Conn.) in the outfield and Jake Nardone (Wakefield, Mass.) as the First Team designated hitter. Roger Williams also had two First Team honorees with Chris Flynn (Naugaturck, Conn.) earning the relief pitcher spot and Danny Roth (West Hartford, Conn.) joining the Bison trio in the infield as the second baseman. Salve Regina's Dylan Ketch (Clinton, Conn.) was named the All-CCC First Team catcher, while his teammate Matt D'Amato (Midland Park, N.J.) earned a spot in the outfield. Outfielder Tim Brigham (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) and utility player Christian Seariac (Framingham, Mass.) were the representatives from Suffolk, while Gordon starting pitcher Joe Pedulla (Monroe Township, N.J.) and Western New England starter Kevin Hummer (Shrewsbury, Mass.) rounded out the First Team.
Roger Williams was heavily featured on the All-CCC Second Team with five selections. Starting pitcher Justin Garcia (Foxborough, Mass.) earned a spot as did his catcher George Somers (Lake Hopatcong, N.J.). Jenkins earned a spot at first base, while fellow Hawks Tyler Cedeno (Maynard, Mass.) and Ben Bonavita (East Longmeadow, Mass.) were selected at outfield and utility player, respectively. The Gulls placed four on the All-CCC Second Team with Michael Kozlowski (Cheshire, Conn.) earning one of the starting pitching spots, Liam Crovo (Melrose, Mass.) being honored at second base, Kyle Grabowski (Westfield, Mass.) being named the Second Team third baseman, and Joseph Millar (Lake Hopatcong, N.J.) being placed in the outfield. Nichols and Suffolk had two Second Team selections each with the Bison represented by Hyde at designated hitter and Victor Valentin (Miramar, Fla.) in the outfield and the Rams placing starter Steven Rossi (Corning, N.Y.) and reliever EJ Birch (Menands, N.Y.) on the Second Team pitching staff. Also on that staff was Salve Regina starter Patrick Maybach (Saunderstown, R.I.). Curry's Ryan Goonan (Raynham, Mass.) was the shortstop on the All-CCC Second Team.
There were three starting pitchers named as All-CCC Third Team honorees. They were Cooper Anibal (Bedford, N.H.) and Rian Schwede (Whitman, Mass.) from Endicott and Joe Escandon (Allenhurst, N.J.) from Salve. Joining his Seahawks teammate on the Third Team was relief pitcher Andrew Roman (Monson, Mass.). Doing the catching on the All-CCC Third Team was Nichols' Jack Arend (Newfields, N.H.). Two of the Third Team infield spots went to Suffolk as Blase Cormier (Wayland, Mass.) and Rich Gilbride (Beverly, Mass.) were recognized at first base and shortstop, while Wentworth's Aidan French (Chicago, Ill.) earned a spot at second base. There were two third basemen who garnered Third Team recognition as Gordon's Connor Hartman (Bethel, Conn.) and Roger Williams' Matt Massaro (Fairfield, Conn.) were both selected. In the All-CCC Third Team outfield were Jared Beniers (Abington, Mass.) from Salve Regina, Joey Gulino (Meriden, Conn.) from Roger Williams, and Christian Peruzzi (Plymouth, Mass.) from Wentworth. The Seahawks had two more Third Team honorees as Sean O'Malley (Darien, Conn.) was named at designated hitter and Anthony Cieszko (Woodcliff Lake, N.J.) was honored as a utility player.
2021 ALL-CCC BASEBALL TEAMS
FIRST TEAM ALL-CCC
SP - Jack Dicenso, Gr., Nichols
SP - Kevin Hummer, Sr., Western New England
SP - Joe Pedulla, Sr., Gordon
RP - Chris Flynn, Sr., Roger Williams
C - Dylan Ketch, Gr., Salve Regina
1B - Kyle Bouchard, Gr., Nichols
2B - Danny Roth, Gr., Roger Williams
3B - Christian Naccari, Gr., Nichols
SS - Nathaniel Cormier, Sr., Nichols
OF - Tim Brigham, Gr., Suffolk
OF - DJ Caron, Jr., Nichols
OF - Matt D'Amato, So., Salve Regina
OF - Caleb Shpur, So., Endicott
DH - Jake Nardone, So., Endicott
UTL - Christian Seariac, Gr., Suffolk
SECOND TEAM ALL-CCC
SP - Justin Garcia, Gr., Roger Williams
SP - Michael Kozlowski, Fr., Endicott
SP - Patrick Maybach, Gr., Salve Regina
SP - Steven Rossi, Jr., Suffolk
RP - EJ Birch, Jr., Suffolk
C - George Somers, Sr., Roger Williams
1B - Brandon Jenkins, Sr., Roger Williams
2B - Liam Crovo, So., Endicott
3B - Kyle Grabowski, Fr., Endicott
SS - Ryan Goonan, Fr., Curry
OF - Tyler Cedeno, Sr., Roger Williams
OF - Joseph Millar, Jr., Endicott
OF - Victor Valentin, Jr., Nichols
DH - Brennan Hyde, Fr., Nichols
UTL - Ben Bonavita, Jr., Roger Williams
THIRD TEAM ALL-CCC
SP - Cooper Anibal, Sr., Endicott
SP - Joe Escandon, So., Salve Regina
SP - Rian Schwede, So., Endicott
RP - Andrew Roman, Sr., Salve Regina
C - Jack Arend, Gr., Nichols
1B - Blase Cormier, Jr., Suffolk
2B - Aidan French, Sr., Wentworth
3B - Connor Hartman, Gr., Gordon
3B - Matt Massaro, Roger Williams
SS - Rich Gilbride, Sr., Suffolk
OF - Jared Beniers, Jr., Salve Regina
OF - Joey Gulino, Gr., Roger Williams
OF - Christian Peruzzi, Fr., Wentworth
DH - Sean O'Malley, Jr., Salve Regina
UTL - Anthony Cieszko, Sr., Salve Regina
MAJOR AWARDS
Player of the Year - Kyle Bouchard, Nichols
Pitcher of the Year - Jack Dicenso, Nichols
Defensive Player of the Year - Bradley Baldinger, Endicott
Rookie of the Year - Brennan Hyde, Nichols
CCC Scholar-Athlete - Brandon Jenkins, Roger Williams
Coach of the Year - Tim Mayo, Nichols
Team Sportsmanship - Western New England
ABOUT THE COMMONWEALTH COAST CONFERENCE
The Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC), founded in 1984, is an NCAA Division III athletic conference comprised of 10 full member and two associate member institutions throughout the New England region. Its membership aims to provide student-athletes with a positive experience in their pursuit of excellence through high academic standards, quality competition, and a meaningful student life. The conference administers championships in 19 intercollegiate sports.