2019 MAAC Baseball All-Academic Team Announced
STATEN ISLAND, NY – One hundred twelve student-athletes comprised the 2019 MAAC Baseball All-Academic Team. To be eligible for the MAAC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must complete two semesters at their institution and hold a cumulative grade point average of a 3.2 on a 4.0 scale.
Canisius College had a league-best 18 student-athletes make the All-Academic Team. Fairfield University was next with 16 on the squad. Quinnipiac University was represented by 13 student-athletes and Niagara University with 12. Manhattan College had 11, and Marist College and Rider University each put 10 on the team.
Eight student-athletes from Monmouth University and six from Saint Peter’s University made the team. Iona College was represented by five student-athletes and Siena College was with three.
| Name |
School |
Year |
Major |
| Stephen Bennett |
Canisius |
Jr. |
Criminal Justice |
| Jake Burlingame |
Canisius |
Jr. |
Sport Management |
| Jeff DeStefano |
Canisius |
So. |
Accounting/Finance |
| Will Frank |
Canisius |
Jr. |
Finance |
| Cole Hollins |
Canisius |
R-Fr. |
Finance |
| Jared Kennedy |
Canisius |
Sr. |
Health and Wellness |
| Andrew Kneussle |
Canisius |
Sr. |
Health and Wellness |
| Billy Krull |
Canisius |
R-Jr. |
Political Science |
| Andy Leader |
Canisius |
Jr. |
Communications |
| Mike Mazzara |
Canisius |
R-Fr. |
Sport Management |
| Mark McKenna |
Canisius |
Sr. |
Environmental Studies |
| Joe Preziuso |
Canisius |
Sr. |
Computer Science |
| Andrew Sipowicz |
Canisius |
Sr. |
Health and Wellness |
| Michael Ssemanda |
Canisius |
R-Fr. |
Health and Wellness |
| Mike Steffan |
Canisius |
R-Fr. |
finance |
| Jacob Victor |
Canisius |
Jr. |
Health and Wellness |
| Jake Woodrich |
Canisius |
R-So. |
Biology |
| Jake Zurat |
Canisius |
So. |
Management |
| Josh Arnold |
Fairfield |
Jr. |
Finance |
| Bryson Cafaro |
Fairfield |
So. |
Business Undeclared |
| Mike Caruso |
Fairfield |
So. |
Public Health |
| Eric Cerno |
Fairfield |
Jr. |
Sociology |
| Tyler Gambardella |
Fairfield |
Sr. |
Finance |
| Jack Gethings |
Fairfield |
Sr. |
Accounting |
| Nick Grabek |
Fairfield |
So. |
International Business |
| Ian Halpin |
Fairfield |
Jr. |
Communication |
| Jason Hebner |
Fairfield |
So. |
Business Undeclared |
| Peter Horn |
Fairfield |
Sr. |
Accounting |
| Austin Pope |
Fairfield |
Jr. |
Finance |
| Dan Ryan |
Fairfield |
Jr. |
Finance |
| Tom Ryan |
Fairfield |
Sr. |
Finance |
| John Signore |
Fairfield |
Sr. |
Finance |
| Nick Weyant |
Fairfield |
So. |
Business Undeclared |
| Tim Zeng |
Fairfield |
Sr. |
Finance |
| James Gosweiler |
Iona |
So. |
Business |
| Michael Gorman |
Iona |
So. |
Accounting |
| Brian Picone |
Iona |
Jr. |
Marketing |
| Sam Punzi |
Iona |
So. |
Business |
| Trenton Valentine |
Iona |
So. |
Criminal Justice |
| Ashton Bianchi |
Manhattan |
Jr. |
Economics |
| Alexis Calderon |
Manhattan |
Jr. |
Finance |
| Joe Ditorrice |
Manhattan |
Sr. |
Finance |
| Matt Fahey |
Manhattan |
So. |
Economics |
| Marc Galvan |
Manhattan |
Sr. |
Finance |
| Jack Kelly |
Manhattan |
Jr. |
Finance |
| Matt Padre |
Manhattan |
So. |
Accounting |
| Dominic Palma |
Manhattan |
Jr. |
Exercise Science |
| Santiago Riera |
Manhattan |
So. |
Finance |
| Teddy Sabato |
Manhattan |
So. |
Economics |
| Will Trochiano |
Manhattan |
So. |
Accounting |
| Trevor Backman |
Marist |
So. |
Biomedical Sciences |
| Clayton Barnes |
Marist |
So. |
Business Administration |
| Frankie Gregoire |
Marist |
Sr. |
Communication |
| Tyler Kapuscinski |
Marist |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
| Patrick Lightner |
Marist |
Jr. |
Business Administration |
| Alex Marinelli |
Marist |
Sr. |
Athletic Training |
| Skyler Pichardo |
Marist |
Jr. |
Psychology |
| Tony Romanelli |
Marist |
Gr. |
Integrated Marketing |
| Randy Taveras |
Marist |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
| Will Van Beusekom |
Marist |
Sr. |
Biomedical Sciences |
| Evan Ferris |
Monmouth |
So. |
Business Real Estate |
| Max Goione |
Monmouth |
Sr. |
Business Finance |
| Matt Graber |
Monmouth |
So. |
Business Economics and Finance |
| Ryan Lillie |
Monmouth |
R-Sr. |
Business Accounting |
| Kyle Norman |
Monmouth |
R-Sr. |
Communication |
| Zach Schild |
Monmouth |
Jr. |
Business Accounting |
| Mikey Stewart |
Monmouth |
So. |
Business Finance |
| Brandon Taylor |
Monmouth |
So. |
Undeclared |
| Peter Battaglia |
Niagara |
Jr. |
Education |
| Darian Blanks |
Niagara |
R-Sr. |
Strategic Management |
| Matthew Brash |
Niagara |
Jr. |
Sport Management |
| Brett Cook |
Niagara |
R-Jr. |
Economics |
| Cameron Dyck |
Niagara |
So. |
Marketing |
| Matthew Grace |
Niagara |
So. |
Mathematics |
| Alexandre Jones |
Niagara |
So. |
Actuarial Science |
| Zachary Kolodziejski |
Niagara |
R-Sr. |
Strategic Management |
| Alex MacKinnon |
Niagara |
Jr. |
Marketing |
| Jordan Parranto |
Niagara |
R-Jr. |
Accounting |
| Kyle Smyth |
Niagara |
So. |
Accounting |
| Joseph Tevlin |
Niagara |
Jr. |
Mathematics |
| Colton Bender |
Quinnipiac |
So. |
Athletic Training |
| Anthony Cruz |
Quinnipiac |
Gr. |
Public Relations |
| Colin Donnelly |
Quinnipiac |
Jr. |
Finance |
| Chris Enns |
Quinnipiac |
Gr. |
Master of Business Administration |
| Kyle Horton |
Quinnipiac |
Sr. |
Software Engineering |
| David Longstreeth |
Quinnipiac |
R-So. |
Criminal Justice |
| Dylan Lutz |
Quinnipiac |
Jr. |
Finance |
| Connor Mahoney |
Quinnipiac |
So. |
Business Undeclared |
| Brian Moskey |
Quinnipiac |
Sr. |
Entrepreneurship |
| Ian Ostberg |
Quinnipiac |
So. |
Computer Information Systems |
| Nick Paasch |
Quinnipiac |
Jr. |
Computer Information Systems |
| Joe Preciado |
Quinnipiac |
So. |
Computer Information Systems |
| Evan Vulgamore |
Quinnipiac |
Jr. |
Finance |
| Jake Barbiere |
Rider |
So. |
Marketing, Sport Management |
| Zach Fick |
Rider |
Jr. |
Finance |
| Liam Harding |
Rider |
So. |
Accounting, Sport Management |
| Mike Ionta |
Rider |
Gr. |
Athletic Leadership |
| Nick Payesko |
Rider |
Sr. |
Finance |
| Lou Priolo |
Rider |
So. |
Marketing |
| Chris Roan |
Rider |
Jr. |
Environmental Studies |
| Jordan Silverman |
Rider |
Sr. |
Communication Studies |
| Tyler Stockwell |
Rider |
Jr. |
Business Administration |
| Richie Tecco |
Rider |
Sr. |
Business Administration, Sport Management |
| Steve Epstein |
Saint Peter's |
Sr. |
Business Management |
| Peter Ferony |
Saint Peter's |
Sr. |
Business Management |
| Hunter Mason |
Saint Peter's |
Jr. |
Cyber Security |
| Jared Quintero |
Saint Peter's |
Sr. |
Psychology |
| Alex Slawinski |
Saint Peter's |
Jr. |
Finance |
| Brian Turton |
Saint Peter's |
Jr. |
Business Management |
| Zach Durfee |
Siena |
Jr. |
Accounting |
| Brian Kelly |
Siena |
Sr. |
Finance |
| Tommy Miller |
Siena |
Sr. |
Accounting |
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 38
th year of competition during the 2018-19 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.