Farmingdale, N.Y. - The 2019 D3baseball.com All-Region teams were announced on Thursday, May 23rd. The 2019 season marks the eighth year that D3baseball.com has named All-Region teams, with more than 800 players nominated. The ballot was then made available to SIDs, who voted for a predetermined number of players in their region, as well as D3baseball.com staff and contributors.
Farmingdale State junior right fielder Vincent Rice (Massapequa Park, N.Y.) was named Second Team All-New York Region, while both sophomore designated hitter Ryan DePalma (Albertson, N.Y.) and junior utility Steven Burke (North Babylon, N.Y.) earned Third Team All-New York Region honors.
Rice, who was tabbed the Skyline Conference Player of the Year, led the team in batting average (.394), at-bats (127), runs (35), hits (50), doubles (11), triples (5), homeruns (5), total bases (86), slugging percentage (.677), on-base percentage (.487), walks (17) and stolen bases (16-of-18) and was second in RBI's (26). He led the Skyline and finished 44th in the NCAA for slugging percentage, a mark that ranks second all-time at FSC. Rice also broke the school record for total bases in one season, besting the previous record of 77, and tied the homerun record with five.
DePalma ranked second on FSC in batting average (.390), slugging percentage (.585), on-base percentage (.458) and doubles (10) and was fourth in hits (32), RBI's (22), total bases (48) and homeruns (2). In the Skyline, DePalma ranked third in slugging percentage and fourth for batting average.
Burke spent time on the mound (12 games), as well as playing first base (13 games), outfield (8 games) and designated hitter (4 games) this season. On the mound, Burke was 6-1 with a team-leading 1.93 earned run average in 60.2 innings pitched. He struck out 40 batters and held opponents to a .180 batting average against. Burke led the Skyline in opposing batting average, ranked second in wins, and fourth for both ERA and innings pitched. In the NCAA, Burke ranked sixth for WHIP (.86), 24th in hits allowed per nine innings (5.93) and 45th in earned run average. At the plate, Burke hit .316 in 95 at-bats with 16 runs batted in.
Player of the Year: Allen Murphy, 1B, Jr., St. John Fisher
Pitcher of the Year: Matt Valin, Sr., Cortland
Rookie of the Year: Michael Grisanti, 3B, Mount Saint Vincent
Coach of the Year: Joe Brown, Cortland
| First Team | ||||
| Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown |
| C | Pat Geiger | Skidmore | Sr. | East Brunswick, N.J. |
| 1B | Allen Murphy | St. John Fisher | Jr. | Richburg, N.Y. |
| 2B | Webb Little | Ithaca | Sr. | Fayetteville, N.Y. |
| SS | Justin Graham | St. John Fisher | Jr. | Webster, N.Y. |
| 3B | Thomas Pasquale | St. John Fisher | Jr. | Endicott, N.Y. |
| OF | Colin BeVard | Cortland | Jr. | Syracuse, N.Y. |
| OF | Scott Giordano | Cortland | Jr. | Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y. |
| OF | Antony Mantova | St. John Fisher | Jr. | Albany, N.Y. |
| DH | Brad Pearson | Clarkson | Sr. | Clifton Park, N.Y. |
| UTL | Daniel Zeglen | Rochester Inst. | Sr. | Scotia, N.Y. |
| SP | Emmett Dunn | Ithaca | Sr. | Manlius, N.Y. |
| SP | Garrett Renslow | Rochester | Jr. | Castleton, N.Y. |
| SP | Matt Valin | Cortland | Sr. | LaFargeville, N.Y. |
| RP | Brendan Shamieh | Rochester | Jr. | Whippany, N.J. |
| Second Team | ||||
| Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown |
| C | Adam Gallagher | Ithaca | Sr. | Endwell, N.Y. |
| 1B | Colman Hendershot | New York U. | Sr. | Lubbock, Texas |
| 2B | Ryan Simmons | St. John Fisher | Jr. | Farmington, N.Y. |
| SS | Brooks Vertoske | Keuka | Jr. | Horseheads, N.Y. |
| 3B | Ryan Enos | Oswego | So. | Oriskany, N.Y. |
| OF | Jesse Reinebold | Merchant Marine | Sr. | Sagamihara, Japan |
| OF | Vincent Rice | Farmingdale State | Jr. | Massapequa Park, N.Y. |
| OF | Jack Walter | New York U. | Sr. | Lubbock, Texas |
| DH | Matt Mundorf | Merchant Marine | Jr. | San Luis Obispo, Calif. |
| UTL | Kyle Cunningham | Merchant Marine | Sr. | Panama Beach City, Fla. |
| SP | Stevie Branche | Rochester Inst. | Jr. | New Paltz, N.Y. |
| SP | Adam Heidenfelder | Old Westbury | Sr. | Wantagh, N.Y. |
| SP | Andrew Spinnenweber | Merchant Marine | Sr. | Pasadena, Md. |
| RP | Nate Burns | Clarkson | Jr. | Jamesville, N.Y. |
| Third Team | ||||
| Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown |
| C | Lukas Olsson | Oswego | Jr. | Bayport, N.Y. |
| 1B | Vincenzo Alteri | Merchant Marine | So. | Watertown, N.Y. |
| 2B | Ryan Mclaughlin | New York U. | Sr. | Basking Ridge, N.J. |
| SS | Dan Schweitzer | Cortland | Sr. | Poughquag, N.Y. |
| 3B | Cam Fuoti | Ithaca | Sr. | Summit, N.J. |
| OF | Mike Dellicarri | Oswego | Sr. | Congers, N.Y. |
| OF | Brandon Nicholson | Oswego | Sr. | Orchard Park, N.Y. |
| OF | Stephen Peters | CCNY | Jr. | Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. |
| DH | Ryan DePalma | Farmingdale State | So. | Albertson, N.Y. |
| UTL | Steven Burke | Farmingdale State | Jr. | North Babylon, N.Y. |
| SP | Nick Demarco | Oswego | Sr. | Latham, N.Y. |
| SP | Zack Durant | Cortland | Jr. | Verona, N.Y. |
| SP | Tim Woodford | St. Joseph's (L.I.) | Jr. | Smithtown, N.Y. |
| RP | Joe Sarni | Old Westbury | So. | Hicksville, N.Y. |
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