PAC announces all-conference baseball teams, yearly award winners

PAC announces all-conference baseball teams, yearly award winners

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First Team | Second Team | Honorable Mention | Sportsmanship Team

GREENVILLE, Pa. (pacathletics.org) – The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) announced its 2018 All-PAC baseball teams and annual award winners Tuesday afternoon. The All-PAC baseball teams, along with the PAC's annual award winners, are determined by vote of the league's 10 head coaches.

Thomas More College senior second baseman Ben Laumann (Cincinnati, Ohio | Oak Hills) was selected as the PAC’s Player of the Year, while Washington & Jefferson College senior right-hander Bryce Schnatterly (Cranberry Township, Pa. | Seneca Valley) collected PAC Pitcher of the Year honors. Thomas More 18th-year head coach Jeff Hetzer was voted the PAC’s Coach of the Year.

Also announced Tuesday were the members of this year's PAC Sportsmanship Team. The PAC’s Sportsmanship Teams were established to recognize student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through demonstrated acts of sportsmanship and ethical behavior and are an ongoing effort to both recognize and encourage positive sportsmanship among all conference teams.

In 42 games this season, Laumann hit .345 (58-for-168) with 16 doubles, four triples and seven home runs. He is tied for first among the league leaders in runs scored (55) while his 16 doubles, 103 total bases and 17 stolen bases rank second. In 17 PAC regular-season games, Laumann hit .391 (27-for-69) with a PAC-best 30 runs scored. He finished the circuit with a .506 on-base percentage, a .797 slugging percentage and six home runs while going a perfect 10-for-10 in stolen base attempts.

Laumann is Thomas More’s fourth PAC Player of the Year selection. He is also a four-time All-PAC First Team honoree. His 197 career runs rank first all-time at Thomas More, while his 216 career hits rank second. He is also just one double shy (55) of tying the program record.

Schnatterly finished the season 7-0 (10 starts), which included a pair of complete games and a shutout, to go along with a 1.98 earned-run average. His ERA leads the league while his win total is tied for the top spot. He posted 54 strikeouts, third-best in the PAC, and logged 68 1/3 innings, fifth-best in the league. In six PAC regular-season starts, Schnatterly went 5-0 with a 1.82 ERA.

Schnatterly picked up the 22nd win of his career in last Friday’s 8-1 victory over Thiel College in the PAC Championship Tournament, which ranks fifth in program history. He is W&J’s seventh PAC Pitcher of the Year selection since 2009. His .815 career winning percentage is the third highest in PAC history.  

The PAC Coach of the Year citation is Hetzer’s fourth. He led second-seeded Thomas More (24-18) to its fifth PAC title last Saturday. The Saints are set to make their eighth appearance in the NCAA Division III Championship Thursday when they take on seventh-ranked Webster University (36-8) at GCS Credit Union Ballpark in Sauget, Illinois.

2018 Awards
PAC Player of the Year: Thomas More College senior 2B Ben Laumann
PAC Pitcher of the Year: Washington & Jefferson College senior right-hander Bryce Schnatterly
PAC Coach of the Year: Thomas More's Jeff Hetzer
 
2018 All-Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Baseball Teams
First Team
Position Name Class School Hometown | High School
C Sam Hauer Jr. Thomas More College Cincinnati, Ohio | Elder
1B Bobby Finn Jr. Saint Vincent College Venetia, Pa. | Peters Township
1B Sean Lawrence Jr. Thomas More College Independence, Ky. | Simon Kenton
1B Mark Merlino Sr. Washington & Jefferson College Irwin, Pa. | Penn-Trafford
2B Ben Laumann Sr. Thomas More College Cincinnati, Ohio | Oak Hills
SS Spencer Howell Jr. Washington & Jefferson College Oakwood, Ohio | Oakwood
3B Mullen Socha Jr. Washington & Jefferson College Independence, Ohio | St. Ignatius
OF Zach Hudecek Sr. Thiel College Gibsonia, Pa. | Deer Lakes
OF Joey Luciana Sr. Geneva College Oakmont, Pa. | St. Joseph
OF Ryan Sciullo Sr. Washington & Jefferson College Vandergrift, Pa. | Kiski Area
OF Kelaen Welch So. Bethany College Follansbee, W.Va. | Brooke
P John Bini Jr. Grove City College Staten Island, N.Y. | Xaverian
P Jayson Essell Sr. Thomas More College Cincinnati, Ohio | Oak Hills
P Jimmy Malone So. Saint Vincent College Connellsville, Pa. | Connellsville
P Bryce Schnatterly Sr. Washington & Jefferson College Cranberry Township, Pa. | Seneca Valley
 
Second Team
Position Name Class School Hometown | High School
C Andrew Giesey So. Thiel College Penn, Pa. | Penn-Trafford
 C Dan Trettel Sr. Washington & Jefferson College Wexford, Pa. | North Allegheny
1B Brandon Rossier Sr. Westminster College Wexford, Pa. | North Allegheny
2B Tyler Reis Jr. Waynesburg University Pittsburgh, Pa. | Penn Hills
SS Drew Dellert Sr. Thiel College Dover, Del. | Poly-Tech
SS Jacob Whitford Jr. Thomas More College Fort Thomas, Ky. | Highlands
3B Tyler Smith Sr. Thomas More College Independence, Ky. | Simon Kenton
OF Tyler Graham Sr. Grove City College Vandergrift, Pa. | Kiski Area
OF Eddie Kilkeary Sr. Saint Vincent College Latrobe, Pa. | Greensburg Central Catholic
OF Alex Lam Jr. Thiel College Springboro, Ohio | Springboro
OF Tyler Pagaduan Sr. Geneva College Voorhees, N.J. | Eastern Regional
UTIL Joe Salman Sr. Westminster College New Castle, Pa. | Union
P Jordan Houze FY Thomas More College Lawrenceburg, Ind. | Lawrenceburg
P Ben Marsico So. Washington & Jefferson College Bradford Woods, Pa. | North Allegheny
P Isaac Wengert So. Bethany College Jonestown, Pa. | Northern Lebanon
 
Honorable Mention
Position Name Class School Hometown | High School
1B Justin Buberl So. Waynesburg University Westminster, Md. | Westminster
1B Carmen Jansante Sr. Chatham University Bethel Park, Pa. | Bethel Park
1B Daniel Patrice Jr. Thiel College Munich, Germany | EST
2B Ryan Nickerson Sr. Bethany College Huntington Beach, Calif. | Huntington Beach
2B Luke Zahren Sr. Washington & Jefferson College Ingomar, Pa. | North Allegheny
SS Forrest Beighley  Sr. Geneva College Beaver Falls, Pa. | Blackhawk
3B Micah Burke Jr. Grove City College Gilbert, Ariz. | EVAC
3B Dante Parente Jr. Westminster College Beaver Falls, Pa. | Blackhawk
OF Josh Boeckmann Jr. Thomas More College Cincinnati, Ohio | Elder
OF Dante Dalesandro Jr. Washington & Jefferson College Pittsburgh, Pa. | Mount Lebanon
OF Jake Marino Sr. Thiel College Pittsfield, Pa. | Youngsville
OF Mitch Nordstrom Jr. Waynesburg University Bethel Park, Pa. | Bethel Park
OF Blaise Ostertag Jr. Thomas More College Burlington, Ky. | Conner
DH Mike Douds Jr. Westminster College Erie, Pa. | Cathedral Prep.
DH Matt Wellbrock So. Thomas More College Cincinnati, Ohio | Elder
P Will Bowser Sr. Washington & Jefferson College Burgettstown, Pa. | Weirton Madonna (W.Va.)
P Matt Heslin Sr. Washington & Jefferson College McDonald, Pa. | Fort Cherry
P Clay Martin Jr. Washington & Jefferson College Canonsburg, Pa. | Canon-McMillan
P Santino Platt Jr. Washington & Jefferson College Pittsburgh, Pa. | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
P Cory Pullen Jr. Westminster College Wexford, Pa. | North Allegheny
 
Sportsmanship Team
Position Name Class School Hometown | High School
C Matt Cavanaugh Sr. Bethany College Cranberry, Pa. | Seneca Valley
2B Paul Nussbaum Jr. Chatham University Pittsburgh, Pa. | Pine-Richland
OF Vinny Howells Sr. Geneva College Beaver Falls, Pa. | Riverside
2B Cameron Smail Sr. Grove City College Apollo, Pa. | Kiski Area
OF Matt Morrone Jr. Saint Vincent College Munhall, Pa. | Central Catholic
P Jonathan Oden  Sr. Thiel College Frederick, Md. | Oakdale
1B Sean Lawrence Jr. Thomas More College Independence, Ky. | Simon Kenton
C/OF AJ Melvin Sr. Washington & Jefferson College Alexandria, Va. | West Potomac
1B Justin Buberl So. Waynesburg University Westminster, Md. | Westminster
SS Jaret Johnson So. Westminster College Niles, Ohio | Niles McKinley