(Photo via Kean Athletics) Pitman, NJ—Ramapo 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 Post Views: 2,666 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Media Release This content is directly from an official media release and was not written by any member of our team here at Double G Sports. 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