Dominican's Made Named CACC Rookie of The Year
New Haven, CT (5/9/06) - Bloomfield College shortstop Lino Mariot has been named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Baseball Player of the Year in balloting released today. Ken McGrady of Wilmington was voted as the Pitcher of the Year and Dominican shortstop Jose Made is the Rookie of the Year. Coach of the Year honors went to Matt Belford of Bloomfield and the recipient of the annual Team Sportsmanship Award is Nyack College. The voting was conducted by the league's 10 head coaches.
Mariot, who has earned All-CACC First Team honors three times in his career, ranks among league leaders in almost every offensive category. Mariot, a senior from Perth Amboy, NJ, stands first in hits (79), doubles (19) and stolen bases (42), and is tied for first in runs scored (53). Furthermore, he ranks second in batting average (.411), third in RBI (44) and fourth in slugging percentage (.589).
McGrady, a junior left-hander from Rising Sun, MD, went 8-1 during the regular-season and leads the CACC in wins and ERA (2.20). He is also fourth in opponent batting average (.228). In 10 starts he recorded two complete games, one shutout, and allowed 56 hits in 64.1 innings of work to go with 50 strikeouts and only 14 walks.
Made, who hails from Binghamton, NY, made an
immediate impact in his first collegiate season for the Chargers.
He ranks fifth in the CACC in batting average (.379), is tied
for first in runs scored (53), stands second in hits (74) and total
bases (103), and has a league-best eight triples.
Made was a second-team All-CACC pick.
Belford led the Deacons to the third seed at this week's CACC Baseball Tournament after compiling a 17-10 conference record and a 25-25 overall slate. The Deacons were picked seventh in the conference's preseason poll after going 9-13 in league play last season.
Nyack, which is guided by head coach Josh Norton, was handed the Team Sportsmanship Award.
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Six other Chargers were named All-CACC. Junior Shortstop Keith Gebert (Brooklyn, NY), junior third basemen Tom Keegan (Dickson City, PA) , senior outfielder Mike Zani (Goshen, NY), sophomore pitcher Tommy Mejia (Brooklyn, NY) and junior pitcher Dan Bucci (Dobbs Ferry, NY) were all named to the All-CACC First Team.
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Junior catcher Peter Gilardo (Cornwall, NY), senior outfielder Eliezer Nunez (Brooklyn, NY) were named to the All-CACC Second Team, along with Made.
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Eliezer Nunez
The complete All-CACC team is listed below.
FIRST TEAM (15 members due to a tie)
1B Jordan Klein Post Sr. Smithtown, NY
2B Keith Gebert Dominican Jr. Brooklyn, NY
3B Andy Chunn Wilmington Jr. Lewes, DE
3B Tom Keegan Dominican Jr. Dickson City, PA
SS Lino Mariot Bloomfield Sr. Perth Amboy, NJ
C Mike Rooth Felician Sr. Bayville, NJ
OF Derrick McCain NJIT Jr. Piscataway, NJ
OF Dan Cleary Wilmington Sr. Milton, DE
OF Mike Zani Dominican Sr. Goshen, NY
DH Webster Zackery Bloomfield Sr. Hamden, CT
UT Tommy Murphy Caldwell So. Monroe, NY
P Ken McGrady Wilmington Jr. Rising Sun, MD
P Tommy Mejia Dominican So. Brooklyn, NY
P Dan Bucci Dominican Jr. Dobbs Ferry, NY
RP Mike Mundy Wilmington Jr. Newark, DE
SECOND TEAM (16 members due to a tie)
1B Brian Testa Wilmington Jr. Cornwall, NY
2B Ryan Depolo Post Jr. Milford, CT
3B Mike Turner NJIT So. Whitehouse Station, NY
SS Jose Made Dominican Fr. Binghamton, NY
C Peter Gilardo Dominican Jr. Cornwall, NY
OF Tim Dodgen Nyack Sr. Flagstaff, AZ
OF Derek Pugh Wilmington Sr. New Castle, DE
OF Craig Binkiewicz NJIT Fr. Belleville, NJ
OF Eliezer Nunez Dominican Sr. Brooklyn, NY
DH Keith Heck Philadelphia Jr. Cherry Hill, NJ
UT Ryan Hayes Philadelphia Jr. Bensalem, PA
P Bret Urban Wilmington Sr. Bear, DE
P Scott Van Es Felician So. Secaucus, NJ
P Stephen Pfeil Caldwell Fr. Hampstead, NH
P Joe Matterer Wilmington So. Newark, DE
RP Cory Kuzmik NJIT So. Wyckoff, NJ
Player of the Year: Lino Mariot, Bloomfield
Pitcher of the Year: Ken McGrady, Wilmington
Rookie of the Year: Jose Made, Dominican
Coach of the Year: Matt Belford, Bloomfield
Team Sportsmanship Award: Nyack College