NEW HAVEN, Conn. - First baseman Shawn Smith (Shelton, Conn.) was named to the All-Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) third team and freshman outfielder Troy Piascik (East Haven, Conn.) was named to the GNAC All-Rookie team as the conference announced its major awards and all-conference teams on Tuesday. Bobby Arent (Ridgefield, Conn.) was named to the GNAC All-Sportsmanship Team.
Smith had a career year at the dish with slash lines of .386/.421/.535 with 39 hits, 24 RBI, 20 runs, one home run and 12 doubles. His batting average ranked him sixth in the GNAC.
Smith had 10 multi-hit games on the season including two four-hit games. Against New England college on April 7 in a 23-11 win, Smith went 4-for-6 at the plate with a double, an RBI and a run. Against Mount Saint Mary's (N.Y.) two days later in a 14-11 win, Smith reached base six times, going 4-for-4 with two walks, two doubles, two RBI and two runs.
In a 13-4 win over Western Connecticut State University on April 17, Smith was 3-for-5 with a season-high four RBI, two doubles and two runs. He hit his lone home run of the season in a three-RBI performance against Saint Joseph's (Me.) in an 8-1 win.
Smith was also named to the GNAC Weekly Honor Roll during the week of April 8-14.
Piascik had a breakout first season with the Falcons with slash lines of .413/.464/.587, 31 hits, 13 RBI, 18 runs, one homer, one triple and eight doubles.
Piascik had seven multi-hit games including a 5-for-5 performance with two runs and three doubles in the win over Saint Joseph's (Me.). He also went 4-for-7 with three runs and an RBI in the win over New England College.
During the win over Mount Saint Mary's (N.Y.), he drove in a career-high four runs and scored two runs with a homer and a double.
Piascik was also named GNAC Rookie of the Week for the week of April 8-14 after batting .529 with four RBI, five runs, a home run and four doubles in four games. He was also named to the GNAC Weekly Honor Roll during the week of April 22-28.
Piascik became the first rookie to make the GNAC All-Rookie team in program history.
Albertus baseball has now had at least one player make an All-Conference team every season since 1997.
Arent, who played in 29 games primarily at second base, had 22 hits on the season, including three hits - including two doubles - and scored two runs in a game against Lasell on March 29. Against Norwich on March 22, Arent went 2-for-4 with a home run, double, one RBI and two runs.
MAJOR AWARDS
Player of the Year - Riley Hasson, Johnson & Wales
Pitcher of the Year - Aidan Vining, Johnson & Wales
Rookie of the Year - Michael Ficocelli, Mitchell
Coach of the Year - Shawn Gilblair, Mitchell
Institutional Sportsmanship - Saint Joseph's (Maine)
ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
- SP - Aidan Vining, Johnson & Wales
- SP - Matthew Fletcher, Lasell
- RP - Jack Mullen, Colby-Sawyer
- C - Owen Davis, Johnson & Wales
- 1B - Tim Callahan, Lasell
- 2B - Jack Magane, Johnson & Wales
- 3B - Xavier Botelho, Johnson & Wales
- SS - Riley Hasson, Johnson & Wales
- OF - Luis Colon, Rivier
- OF - Cole Lalli, Mitchell
- OF - Trevor Juan, Johnson & Wales
- DH - Jack Hayes, Mitchell
ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM
- SP - Chris Gibbs, Mitchell
- SP - Camren Varney, Mitchell
- RP - Luke Fox, University of Saint Joseph (Conn.)
- C - Michael Gajda, Mitchell
- 1B - Ryan Shaw, University of Saint Joseph (Conn.)
- 2B - Scott Lyon, Lasell
- 3B - Sean Roeger, Colby-Sawyer
- SS - Kosta Drosidis, Anna Maria
- OF - Cooper O'Brien, Colby-Sawyer
- OF - Chas Terni Jr., Mitchell
- OF - Dylan Watson, Colby-Sawyer
- DH - Brady Philibotte, New England College
ALL-CONFERENCE THIRD TEAM
- SP - Padraig Mac Seain, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
- SP - Dylan Watson, Colby-Sawyer
- RP - Justin Markell, Johnson & Wales
- C - Tyler Galenski, Elms
- 1B - Shawn Smith, Albertus Magnus
- 2B - Adam Vartanian, Mitchell
- 3B - Dom Scalia, University of Saint Joseph (Conn.)
- SS - Cam Carignan, Colby-Sawyer
- OF - Geffen Franus, Norwich
- OF - EJ Leone, Johnson & Wales
- OF - Jared Wilhelm, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
- DH - Michael Ficocelli, Mitchell
ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
- Tyler Carlstrom, University of Saint Joseph (Conn.)
- Andrew Denison, Anna Maria
- Michael Ficocelli, Mitchell
- Jason Figuereo, New England College
- Vinny O'Leary, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
- Troy Piascik, Albertus Magnus
- Sean Roeger, Colby-Sawyer
- Dom Scalia, University of Saint Joseph (Conn.)
- Rylan Secovich, Dean
- Ethan Slowik, University of Saint Joseph (Conn.)
- Chas Terni Jr., Mitchell
ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
- Bobby Arent, Albertus Magnus
- Maeson Robinson, Anna Maria
- Kenneth Spratt, Colby-Sawyer
- Seth Cruz, Dean
- CJ Moriarty, Elms
- Alex Coutcher, Johnson & Wales
- Cam Ames, Lasell
- Cole Lalli, Mitchell
- Tyler Gendron, New England College
- Michael Sabasteanski, Norwich
- Kyle Hsu, Rivier
- Dawson Gundlah, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
- Justin Baker, University of Saint Joseph (Conn.)
