BEVERLY, Mass. — Endicott senior second baseman Michael DeDonato (Chelmsford, Mass.) has been selected to play in the 44th annual New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA) Joe Walsh All-Star Game at 12 PM on Thursday, May 31 at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
DeDonato will represent the Gulls on the College All-Stars team, which features 13 of the top NCAA Division II student-athletes in New England and 16 of the top Division III seniors from the region. The College All-Stars will play the University Division squad, which is made up of the region's top NCAA Division I student-athletes. That team will be announced next week following the completion of conference tournament play.
This past season, DeDonato DeDonato boasted a .403/.454/.540 slash line (.avg/.obp/.slg) in 44 games played/started, all at second base. DeDonato also compiled 41 runs scored, 71 hits, 15 doubles, three home runs, 37 RBI, 95 total bases, 12 walks, and 41 stolen bases on the year.
DeDonato paced the conference in hits, doubles, total bases, stolen bases, and batting average, and also finished in the top-10 in runs (5th), home runs (8th), RBI (6th), on-base percentage (9th), and slugging percentage (3rd). Meanwhile, nationally, DeDonato is No. 1 in the country in stolen bases, No. 4 in stolen bases per game (0.93), No. 23 in hits, and No. 81 in batting average.
Additional highlights from DeDonato's senior campaign included the following totals: 22 multi-hit games (2-14, 3-5, 4-3), 10 multi-RBI contests (2-7, 3-2, 4-1), a 12-game hitting streak to end the year, a 15-game on-base streak, a .463 batting average with runners in scoring position (25-for-54), and a .449 batting average with two outs (22-for-49).
YEAR IN REVIEW
Endicott went 27-17 overall this spring and advanced to the CCC Tournament semifinals, which extended the Gulls' postseason streak to 23 straight seasons. The Blue and Green also secured their 17th 20-win season in program history and ninth straight season with 25 wins or more in 2018.
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