Posted: Jun 07, 2024

NCAA DIII CWS: Mulligan, Carozza, Smolinski named to all-tournament teams

Seahawks on the Division III College World Series All-Tournament Teams (l to r): Brady Smolinski, Sean Mulligan, Kyle Carozza. (All images courtesy of Ryan Coleman of D3PHOTOGRAPHY.COM)

EASTLAKE, Ohio (Friday, June 7, 2024) - Salve Regina University baseball went 2-2 in its first-ever trip to the NCAA Division III National Championships and three Seahawks earned recognition on an all-tournament team listing - junior catcher Brady Smolinski (North Grafton, Mass.), and sophomore pitchers Kyle Carozza (Fairfield, Conn.) and Sean Mulligan (Verona, N.J.) - with Mulligan on both NCAA Division III College World Series (CWS) and D3baseball.com All-Tournament Teams.

D3Baseball.com All-Tournament Team

https://www.d3baseball.com/playoffs/2024/all-tournament/index
A proper All-Tournament team contains one catcher, one first baseman, three outfielders and the requisite number of other infielders, pitchers and a DH, and that is how our selections work. Presenting the D3baseball.com All-Tournament team, selected by the D3baseball.com staff.

https://www.d3baseball.com/playoffs/2024/all-tournament/pitcher-sean-mulligan
Sean Mulligan spun the best outing by a pitcher in the D-III World Series. The D3baseball.com Region 1 Pitcher of the Year was matched up with the D3baseball.com Region 9 Pitcher of the Year and outpitched him in a game which finished in a record 104 minutes. His WHIP was 0.78 as he kept the potent UW-Whitewater offense at bay to advance out of Bracket 2 as the sole undefeated team.

https://d3baseball.com/playoffs/2024/all-tournament/pitcher-kyle-carroza
Kyle Carozza was instrumental to the success of the Salve Regina progam this postseason, especially in the D-III World Series. He earned the save in the Seahawks first-ever World Series win and made the start in their final game of the tournament. He finishd with one save and a 1.29 ERA, while opponents batted just .231 against him.

Most Outstanding Player: Garrett McIlhenney, Misericordia

Catcher: Brock Bollinger, Misericordia
First Baseman: Jackson Webster, Birmingham-Southern
Second Baseman: Andy Thies, UW-Whitewater
Shortstop: Grayson Bush, Randolph-Macon
Third Baseman: Andy Van Horn, Misericordia
Outfield: Garrett McIlhenney, Misericordia
Outfield: Nicolas Notarangelo, Endicott
Outfield: Matt Scolan, UW-Whitewater
Designated Hitter: Adam Cootway, UW-Whitewater
Pitcher: Wesley Arrington, Lynchburg
Pitcher: Matt Lanzendorfer, Misericordia
Pitcher: Logan Eisenbarth, UW-Whitewater
Pitcher: Kyle Carozza, Salve Regina
Pitcher: Sean Mulligan, Salve Regina
Pitcher: Max Oliver, Misericordia

NCAA Division III Baseball Championship All-Tournament Team

MVP: Garrett McIlhenney, Misericordia

Catcher: Brady Smolinski, Salve Regina
First Baseman: Jackson Webster, Birmingham-Southern
Second Baseman: Gabe Bunn, Misericordia
Shortstop: Bennett Frazer, UW-Whitewater
Third Baseman: Danny Hopper, UW-Whitewater
Outfield: Garrett McIlhenney, Misericordia
Outfield: Sam Paden, UW-Whitewater
Outfield: Matt Scolan, UW-Whitewater
Designated Hitter: Adam Cootway, UW-Whitewater
Pitcher: Wesley Arrington, Lynchburg
Pitcher: Matt Lanzendorfer, Misericordia
Pitcher: Connor Maryniak, Misericordia
Pitcher: Nick Mattfield, Lynchburg
Pitcher: Sean Mulligan, Salve Regina
Pitcher: Max Oliver, Misericordia