West Babylon, N.Y. – The East Coast Conference announced its Baseball All-Conference awards on Thursday morning. Molloy's Sean Hogan (East Meadow, N.Y.) was named the league's Player of the Year, while Alex Mack (Cornwall, N.Y.) of St. Thomas Aquinas took home Pitcher of the Year accolades. The top honors are rounded out with Mercy's Nolan Giblin (Syracuse, N.Y.) earning the Rookie of the Year honor and Molloy head coach Joe Fucarino being selected by his peers as the conference's Coach of the Year.
Hogan followed through on his selection as the ECC Preseason Player of the Year by claiming the postseason award, as well. The graduate student was the top hitter in the ECC during the regular season, leading the league with a .402 batting average. Hogan also topped the ECC with 41 hits and ranked among the top-10 in the loop with eight doubles, three triples, 30 runs batted in, 55 total bases, a .480 on-base percentage, and a .539 slugging percentage. In addition, Hogan constantly puts pressure on opposing defenses by ranking as the toughest player to strike out in all of Division II. He's gone down on strikes just three times in 102 at-bats, good for a ratio of one every 34 at-bats.
Mack was selected as the Pitcher of the Year after winning the league's pitching triple crown, pacing the ECC with six wins, 62 strikeouts, and a 1.31 earned run average. His numbers were even better in conference play where he finished 5-0 with a 0.76 ERA. Additionally, Mack allowed just 30 hits and five walks over 48.0 total innings to rank third in Division II with a WHIP (walks/hits per inning pitched) of 0.73. He also ranks in the top-10 in Division II with his ERA (5th), strikeout-to-walk ratio (5th - 12.4), and walks allowed per nine innings (9th - 0.94) totals.
Giblin earns the Rookie of the Year in his sophomore season after the conference expanded eligibility to student-athletes who would have been rookies during the shortened 2020 season. Giblin helped the Mavericks earn their first postseason berth since 2010 by hitting .360 in 29 games. He ranks in the top-five in the league with 40 hits (3rd), 35 runs scored (2nd), and 13 stolen bases (5th). Giblin also made just two errors in 90 chances while manning the hot corner for the Mavericks.
Fucarino earns the Coach of the Year honor for the fourth time in his career after leading the Lions to a 19-9 record and the No. 2 seed in the upcoming ECC Championship. He also has Molloy in contention for the second NCAA Championship berth in program history, as the Lions were listed as a team under consideration in the most recent NCAA East Region ranking.
Joining Hogan and Mack as All-Conference First Team selections are Thomas Brady (C, Molloy), Anthony Murphy (1B, Mercy), Andrew Jemison (3B, St. Thomas Aquinas), Miguel Ortiz-Sanchez (SS, Mercy), Elias Beltre (OF, Lincoln), Matt Overton (OF, Molloy), James Versage (OF, St. Thomas Aquinas), Thomas Martens (DH, Staten Island), Reed Hoskins (UTL, Queens), Charlie Cucchiara (SP, Molloy), Justin Nyarady (SP, Bridgeport), Timothy Panetta (SP, Molloy), and James Reilly (RP, St. Thomas Aquinas)
Second Team All-Conference selections include Jeremy Glinski (C, D'Youville), Jake McCarthy (1B, Molloy), Craig Leonard (2B, Bridgeport), David Franchi (3B, Molloy), James Messina (SS, Molloy), Charles Lebron (OF, Mercy), Garrett Scavelli (OF, Molloy), Peter Theodorellis (OF, Molloy), Gregory DiGiaro (DH, St. Thomas Aquinas), Andrew Smith (DH, Queens), Matthew Johnson (UTL, St. Thomas Aquinas), Francisco Paulino (UTL, Mercy), Anthony Burgio (SP, Mercy), Aaron Dona (SP, St. Thomas Aquinas), Liam Pulsipher (SP, Queens), Ryan Rozinski (SP, Mercy), and Dean Fazah (RP, Queens).
2021 ECC Baseball All-Conference
First Team
C - Thomas Brady, Molloy
1B - Anthony Murphy, Mercy
2B - Sean Hogan, Molloy
3B - Andrew Jemison, St. Thomas Aquinas
SS - Miguel Ortiz-Sanchez, Mercy
OF - Elias Beltre, Lincoln
OF - Matt Overton, Molloy
OF - James Versage, St. Thomas Aquinas
DH - Thomas Marten, Staten Island
UTL - Reed Hoskins, Queens
SP - Charlie Cucchiara, Molloy
SP - Alex Mack, St. Thomas Aquinas
SP - Justin Nyarady, Bridgeport
SP - Timothy Panetta, Molloy
RP - James Reilly, St. Thomas Aquinas
Second Team
C - Jeremy Glinski, D'Youville
1B - Jake McCarthy, Molloy
2B - Craig Leonard, Bridgeport
3B - David Franchi, Molloy
SS - James Messina, Molloy
OF - Charles Lebron, Mercy
OF - Garrett Scavelli, Molloy
OF - Peter Theodorellis, Molloy
DH - Gregory DiGiaro, St. Thomas Aquinas
DH - Andrew Smith, Queens
UTL - Matthew Johnson, St. Thomas Aquinas
UTL - Francisco Paulino, Mercy
SP - Anthony Burgio, Mercy
SP - Aaron Dona, St. Thomas Aquinas
SP - Liam Pulsipher, Queens
SP - Ryan Rozinski, Mercy
RP - Dean Fazah, Queens
Player of the Year: Sean Hogan, Gr., 2B, Molloy
Pitcher of the Year: Alex Mack, Gr., St. Thomas Aquinas
Rookie of the Year: Nolan Giblin, So., 3B, Mercy
Coach of the Year: Joe Fucarino, Molloy
* - There are two DH and UTL on the Second Team due to ties in the voting.
