Manhattan Tops Preseason Baseball Poll; McCauley Preseason Player of the Year
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Edison, N.J. - Manhattan College has
been chosen as the favorite to win the 2013 MAAC Baseball title, according to a
preseason poll voted on by the league's nine head coaches.
A
close vote had Manhattan top the poll with 74 points followed by Canisius College
with 72. Rider University was picked third with 59 points, while Marist College
was fourth with 57. Fairfield University finished with 48 points, followed by
Siena College (31), Niagara University (29), Saint Peter's University (18), and
Iona College (17).
Niagara
redshirt-senior first baseman Ryan McCauley was voted the 2013 MAAC Preseason
Player of the Year. McCauley, a native of Urbandale, Iowa was second in the
league last year with a .362 batting average. His 12 home runs, 20 doubles, 51
RBIs were the best in the league. McCauley also had 67 hits and 125 total bases
last year.
Manhattan's
Ramon Ortega was unanimously selected to the Preseason All-MAAC Team as catcher
along with Ryan Plourde from Fairfield University for his position in outfield.
Manhattan's Nick Camastro is the second baseman, while Marist's Zach Shank
fills the shortstop position. Adam Wayman from Rider was named to the team at
third base. Along with Plourde, the outfield features Siena's duo of Mike Fish
and John Rooney. Rider's Ian Lindsay was chosen as the designated hitter, while
Niagara's Joel Klock takes the utility spot. Canisius' Garrett Cortright was
named to the team in the position of pitcher.
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2013 MAAC Baseball Preseason Coaches' Poll
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2013 Preseason All-MAAC Team
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1.
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Manhattan
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74
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Ramon Ortega
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Catcher
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Manhattan
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2.
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Canisius
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72
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Ryan McCauley
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First Base
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Niagara
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3.
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Rider
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59
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Nick Camastro
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Second Base
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Manhattan
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4.
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Marist |
57
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Zach Shank
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Shortstop
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Marist
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5.
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Fairfield
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48
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Adam Wayman
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Third Base
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Rider
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6.
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Siena
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31
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Ryan Plourde
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Outfield
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Fairfield
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7.
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Niagara
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29
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Mike Fish
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Outfield |
Siena |
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8.
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Saint Peter's
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18
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John Rooney
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Outfield
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Siena
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9.
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Iona
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17
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Ian Lindsay
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Designated Hitter
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Rider
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Joel Klock
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Utility
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Niagara
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Garrett Cortright
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Pitcher
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Canisius
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2013 MAAC Preseason Player of the Year: Ryan McCauley, Niagara
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