ZANI, MCGRADY, MARIOT AND CLEARY NAMED TO NCBWA ALL-REGION TEAM

May 25, 2006

NEW HAVEN, CT ? Lino Mariot of Bloomfield College, Mike Zani of Dominican College and Ken McGrady and Dan Cleary of Wilmington College have been named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) All-Northeast Region team. Zani and McGrady were named to the first team and Mariot and Cleary were second team picks.

McGrady, the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Pitcher of the Year, led the conference in wins with a 9-2 record, while also topping the list with a 1.98 ERA. The junior left-hander from Rising Sun, MD, fanned 60 batters in 72.2 innings and walked just 17.

Zani was a first team All-CACC performer after hitting .372 with eight doubles, one triple, 20 RBI and 31 stolen bases. The senior outfielder from Goshen, NY, helped lead the Chargers to a 42-18 overall record this season, CACC regular-season and tournament championships and a spot in the NCAA Division II Northeast Region Tournament.

Mariot, the CACC Player of the Year, finished the campaign second in the CACC with a .408 batting average and recorded 84 hits, 57 runs, 20 doubles, three triples, three home runs and 44 RBI. He also stole 44 bases in 48 attempts. The senior shortstop from Perth Amboy, NJ, was named to the All-CACC first team three times in his career.

Cleary, a senior outfielder from Milton, DE, was a first team All-CACC choice after batting .335 for the year with 38 runs scored, 13 doubles, five home runs and 42 RBI.

Shortstop Garrett Olson of Franklin Pierce College was named the NCBWA Player of the Year and Ryan Williams of Saint Anselm College was the choice for Pitcher of the Year. Bob Bellizzi of The College of Saint Rose and Frank Vieira of the University of New Haven shared Coach of the Year honors.

The NCBWA's Northeast Regional committee for 2006 is Doug Monson, Sports Information Director at Franklin Pierce (coordinator), Ken Johnson, Jr, SID at Saint Anselm, Chuck Sadowski, SID at New Haven, Jennifer Mischke, SID at Molloy, Tony Berich, Assistant AD/SID at Philadelphia and Bob Heller, Assistant AD/SID at USP.

The complete NCBWA All-Northeast Region team is below.

First Team

First Base Jerod Edomonsdon, Saint Anselm

Second Base Mike Chambers, Franklin Pierce

Third Base Jose Ortiz, Southern Connecticut

Shortstop Garrett Olson, Franklin Pierce

Catcher Michael Moras, New Haven

Outfield Elliot Shea, Franklin Pierce

Outfield Tom Reo, Molloy

Outfield Rick Sotiropoulos, Merrimack

Outfield Mike Zani, Dominican

DH Matt Arburr, Pace

Utility Bryan Duplissie, Franklin Pierce

Starting Pitcher Ken McGrady, Wilmington

Starting Pitcher Shane Sempey, New Haven

Starting Pitcher Ryan Williams, Saint Anselm

Relief Pitcher Pat Donovan, UMass Lowell

Second Team

First Base Patrick Wilson, UMass Lowell

Second Base Jason Pominski, St. Thomas Aquinas

Third Base Scott Savastano, Franklin Pierce

Shortstop Lino Mariot, Bloomfield

Catcher Chris Irwin, Molloy

Outfield Bryan Baccarella, Dowling

Outfield Eddie Martinez, Concordia

Outfield Javier Diaz, St. Thomas Aquinas

OutfieldDan Cleary, Wilmington

DH Ryan Aiken, New Haven

Utility Kevin Reese, Dowling

Starting Pitcher Tyler Cummings, Franklin Pierce

Starting Pitcher Arric Mather, Franklin Pierce

Starting Pitcher Billy Sittig, Stonehill

Relief Pitcher Earl Oakes, Pace