Posted: May 02, 2012
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Nine members of the Endicott baseball team have been named to the All-Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) baseball team, which was announced on Wednesday afternoon by Commissioner Gregg M. Kaye.
First baseman Colin Sitarz (W. Hartford, Conn.) and center fielder Tad Gold (Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.) were the two Gulls named to the All-CCC First Team.
Third baseman Danny Mello (Peabody, Mass.), outfielder Michael Russo (Natick, Mass.) designated hitter Eric Lemke (Southington, Conn.) and pitcher Mike Nich (Orange, Conn.) were named to the All-CCC Second Team, while catcher Robert Goldstick (Deerfield, Ill.) and pitchers Benjamin Petrides (Belchertown, Mass.) and Connor McLaughlin (Clinton, Mass.) were Honorable Mention selections.
Sitarz is making his second consecutive appearance on the First Team after a year in which he batted .316 and co-led the team in hits with 42. Sitarz knocked 12 doubles, good for best on the team, and was second in the Endicott lineup with 34 RBIs.
Gold, making his first All-CCC team, led the Gulls is most offensive categories, including hits (42), runs batted in (38), total bases (70), triples (7), home runs (3), runs scored (39) and slugging percentage (.538). Gold batted .323 for the season and also led the team in stolen bases with 21, while providing solid defense (1 error and 75 putouts) in center field.
Mello, a senior who moves up to the First Team after being named to last season’s Second Team, was the leader on the Gulls in batting average, hitting at a .363 clip, scoring 25 runs and stealing 13 bases. Mello also hit 10 doubles and slugged .520 while hitting two home runs and driving in 16 runs.
Russo, a senior, was a .318 batter and a versatile corner outfielder who knocked seven doubles on the year, stole 12 bases and scored 22 times. He is back on the All-CCC team after being named Honorable Mention his freshman year.
Lemke crossed the plate 30 times this year while starting every game for the Gulls and knocking 33 hits, driving in 11 runs. He has now been named to the All-CCC Second Team for the third consecutive year.
Nich posted a 5-1 record in 11 appearances for the Gulls and had a 3.81 ERA while leading the team in strikeouts with 34. Nich also led the Gulls in innings pitched, firing 49.2 innings and three complete games. He walked just three batters and allowed only 21 earned runs all year.
Goldstick worked the bulk of the duty behind home plate for Endicott, calling games for a staff that had a combined ERA of just over 4.00. He also contributed offensively with two doubles, four RBIs and five runs scored in limited plate appearances.
Petrides, earning his third consecutive All-CCC selection, co-led the Gulls with a 5-1 record, pitching four complete games in his eight appearances. He threw 41.1 innings of work, striking out 22 batters to just eight walks, and held opponents to a .297 batting average.
McLaughlin was the anchor of a solid Endicott bullpen and had an unblemished 4-0 record and a team best 1.52 ERA. McLaughlin pitched 23.2 innings for Endicott allowing just four earned runs and posting a 17:4 strikeout to walk ratio. He also picked up two saves during the season.
Endicott finished their regular season on a five game win streak and won fifteen of their final sixteen games. The Gulls have grabbed the second seed in the CCC tournament thanks to a 12-4 conference mark and will host Gordon in the first game of their tournament run tomorrow at North Field at 3:00 pm.
2012 ALL-CCC BASEBALL TEAM
FIRST TEAM
Pos. Student-Athlete Institution Class
C Dominic Di Sano Salve Regina Sophomore
1B Colin Sitarz Endicott Senior
2B Tim Clark Western New England Junior
3B Mike Rubino Western New England Junior
SS Kyle McKelvey Western New England Junior
OF Matt Anthonis Western New England Junior
OF Sam Barron Curry Junior
OF Tad Gold Endicott Sophomore
OF Alex Wong Wentworth Junior
DH Max Pugh Eastern Nazarene Sophomore
P Trevor Breton Western New England Freshman
P Mark DiTommaso Western New England Senior
P Brendan Nugent Western New England Sophomore
SECOND TEAM
Pos. Student-Athlete Institution Class
C Matt Rodriguez Curry Junior
1B Eric Wolak Gordon Senior
2B Joe Haley Salve Regina Freshman
3B Danny Mello Endicott Senior
SS John Oppenhimer Roger Williams Junior
OF Mike Chiaradio Eastern Nazarene Junior
OF Shayne McDonald Curry Junior
OF Michael Russo Endicott Senior
OF Jeff Schult Western New England Sophomore
DH Eric Lemke Endicott Junior
P Sean Boyle Roger Williams Sophomore
P Mike Nich Endicott Senior
P Alex Wong Wentworth Junior
HONORABLE MENTION
Pos. Student-Athlete Institution Class
C Robert Goldstick Endicott Senior
C Jake Mailman Wentworth Freshman
1B Trevor Manzi Roger Williams Senior
1B Nicholas Politelli Salve Regina Senior
2B David Stevens Curry Senior
2B Jon Spitz Wentworth Sophomore
3B Steve Doyle Eastern Nazarene Senior
3B Brian Harrington Gordon Junior
SS Anthony Berroa Eastern Nazarene Sophomore
SS Carlos Cornejo Curry Senior
OF Matt Capone Salve Regina Senior
OF Kyle Connors Curry Sophomore
DH James Burrell Gordon Freshman
P Matt Drew Curry Senior
P Brian Harrington Gordon Junior
P Connor McLaughlin Endicott Sophomore
P Benjamin Petrides Endicott Senior
P Tyler Shute Nichols Sophomore
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR Tim Clark, Western New England
PITCHER OF THE YEAR Brendan Nugent, Western New England
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Trevor Breton, Western New England
SENIOR SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Nicholas Politelli, Salve Regina
COACH OF THE YEAR Matt LaBranche, Western New England
TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD Gordon College
