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Pitman, NJRamapo College senior outfielder Rob DeAngelis (Staten Island, NY/Monsignor Farrell) and The College of New Jersey junior shortstop Zachary Shindler (Wantagh, NY/Wantagh) have been named the Bill Dioguardi NJAC Baseball Co-Players of the Year for the 2017 season. Their selections highlighted the 37-member 2017 NJAC Baseball all-conference team which was announced on May 3. All selections were made via a vote of the league’s 10 head coaches and were based on conference-only statistics.

The selection of DeAngelis marks the second straight season that a Roadrunner has garnered league Player of the Year honors. In NJAC competition, he led the league in conference-only runs (21), conference-only hits (29), and conference-only total bases (41). DeAngelis also ranked second in both conference-only batting average (.408) and conference-only slugging percentage (.577).

Shindler captured NJAC Player of the Year honors after finishing conference play as the league-leader in both conference-only triples (4) and conference-only stolen bases (9). He also finished his junior NJAC season ranked third in conference-only runs (19), conference-only hits (26), conference-only RBI (19) and conference-only total bases (39).

TCNJ junior right-hander Joe Cirillo (Fairfield, NJ/DePaul Catholic) was selected as the NJAC Pitcher of the Year. A Week 8 NJAC Pitcher of the Week selection, he finished conference play as the league-leader in both conference-only ERA (0.40) and conference innings pitched (45.0). He also produced league-leading totals in both conference-only strikeouts (40) and conference-only victories (5).

TCNJ junior right-hander Matt Curry (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) was selected as the league’s Fireman of the Year – an award presented to the conference’s top relief pitcher. In NJAC play, Curry ranked second in both conference-only saves (5) and conference games finished (10). He also finished third in both NJAC pitching appearances (10) and league games pitched in relief (10).

Kean University freshman outfielder Frank LoGuidice (Edison, NJ/John P. Stevens) was tapped as the NJAC Rookie of the Year, marking the second time in the past three seasons that a Cougar freshman has garnered the top rookie honor. A Week 10 NJAC Rookie of the Week selection, LoGuidice led the NJAC in conference-only hitting (.412) while ranking seventh in conference-only on base percentage (.466).

The College of New Jersey’s head coach Dean Glus was named the Jeff Albies NJAC Coach of the Year by his peers. Selected to finish fourth in the NJAC preseason coaches’ poll, Glus has led the 2017 Lions to a 27-10 overall record and the NJAC regular season championship via a 15-3 mark in league play. Now in his 10th year at the helm of the TCNJ program, Glus has guided the Lions to an overall record of 242-161-1.

Please find attached a complete list of the 2017 NJAC Baseball All-Conference Selections

2017 NJAC BASEBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM

BILL DIOGUARDI CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR: Rob DeAngelis, Ramapo & Zachary Shindler, TCNJ 

PITCHER OF THE YEAR:  Joe Cirillo, TCNJ

FIREMAN OF THE YEAR:  Matt Curry, TCNJ

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:  Frank LoGuidice, Kean

JEFF ALBIES COACH OF THE YEAR:  Dean Glus, TCNJ

 

FIRST TEAM

       

Name

Year

Pos.

School

Hometown//High School

Joe Cirillo

JR

P

TCNJ

Fairfield, NJ/DePaul Catholic

Jerry D’Andrea

JR

P

Ramapo

Ridgewood, NJ/Ridgewood

CJ Gearhart

SR

C

TCNJ

Robbinsville, NJ/Robbinsville

Connor Walsh^

JR

1B

Ramapo

Waldwick, NJ/Waldwick

Bobby Shannon

JR

2B

Ramapo

Flanders, NJ/Mount Olive

JJ Swentkowski

SO

3B

Stockton

Egg Harbor Township, NJ/Egg Harbor Twp.

Zachary Shindler

JR

SS

TCNJ

Wantagh, NY/Wantagh

Jason Clapper

SR

OF

Rowan

Mount Laurel, NJ/Lenape

Rob DeAngelis

SR

OF

Ramapo

Staten Island, NY/Monsignor Farrell

Frank LoGuidice

FR

OF

Kean

Edison, NJ/John P. Stevens

Steve Santigate

SO

DH

Kean

Marlboro, NJ/Marlboro

         

SECOND TEAM

       

Name

Year

Pos.

School

Hometown/High School

Andrew Cohen

SR

P

Rowan

Monroe Township, NJ/Monroe Township

Connor Lindsay

JR

P

Montclair State

New Egypt, NJ/New Egypt

Jon Theckston+

SR

C

Rutgers-Camden

Gloucester, NJ/Gloucester Catholic

Matt Krupa*~

JR

1B

Kean

Mahwah, NJ/Mahwah

JC Ball

FR

2B

Rutgers-Newark

Elizabeth, NJ/Elizabeth

Brian Boulineau

JR

3B

Rutgers-Newark

Randolph, NJ/Randolph

Austin Unglaub

JR

SS

Ramapo

Sparta, NJ/Sparta

Joe Coutinho

SR

OF

NJCU

Colonia, NJ/Colonia

Brandon Martinez

SR

OF

Ramapo

River Edge, NJ/River Dell

Anthony Perconte

JR

OF

Rutgers-Newark

Westfield, NJ/Westfield

Lenin Gomez

FR

DH

NJCU

Edison, NJ/Edison

 

 

 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION

 

 

 

 

Ian Scheidemann

SO

P

Rutgers-Camden

Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West

Brandon Zachary*

JR

P

TCNJ

Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West

Justin Marks

JR

C

Rutgers-Newark

South Plainfield, NJ/South Plainfield

Eriq Colon

SR

1B

William Paterson

Hackensack, NJ/Hackensack

Mike DeSenzo

FR

2B

Stockton

Pompton Plains, NJ/Pequannock

Joe Norton

FR

3B

Montclair State

Cranford, NJ/Cranford

Ryan Zucker

SO

SS

Rutgers-Newark

Mountainside, NJ/Governor Livingston

Mike Follet

JR

OF

TCNJ

Marlton, NJ/Cherokee

Anthony Hoagland

JR

OF

William Paterson

Dumont, NJ/Dumont

Philip Scott

SR

OF

Montclair State

Paulsboro, NJ/Paulsboro

Shawn Leydon

JR

DH

Rowan

Roxbury, NJ/Roxbury

 

 

 

 

 


Key:

*  First Team All-Conference 2016
^ Second Team All-Conference 2016
+ First Team All-Conference 2015
~ Second Team All-Conference 2015

 
 
 

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