The East Coast Conference

Irwin, Honeyman, Barnathan Headline ECC Baseball All Conference Teams

May 7, 2008

- Queens' Honeyman Earns Top Pitcher, Dowling's Barnathan Is Top Rookie, Dowling's Celano Earns Coaches' Honors -

Central Islip, N.Y. - Senior catcher Christopher Irwin of Molloy College and Mahopac, N.Y. has been named the East Coast Conference (ECC) Baseball Player of the Year, headlining the 2008 ECC All Conference Awards as voted by the conference coaches.

Irwin led the ECC in a number of major offensive categories including batting average (.393), slugging percentage (.640), on base percentage (.495), RBI (27), home runs (tied with four), finished second in total bases (57) and was along the top 10 leaders in total hits (35), runs scored (24), and triples. Irwin was nearly flawless in the field, committing just two errors for a field percentage of .987.

Brian Honeyman of Queens College and Flushing, earned Pitcher of the Year honors thanks after a dominant season that included a 6-0 mark in ECC play, a league best 0.94 ERA and he was second in opponent batting average (.175). The league leader in wins over 12 starts encompassing 48 innings, Honeyman posted six complete games, allowed a combined five earned runs, struck out 52 (third in the ECC) and walked 10. He also chipped in with three saves.

Third Baseman Colin Barnathan of Dowling College and Massapequa, N.Y. earned Rookie of the Year honors after a freshman campaign that included a .375 batting average with one home run and 20 RBI. Barnathan placed second in the ECC in slugging percentage (.583) and on base percentage (.460), adding 11 doubles (tied among league leaders) and three triples, and was 11 of 12 on stolen base attempts (third in the league).

Chris Celano of Dowling was named Coach of the Year. Celano guided the Golden Lions to a 28-16 overall record including a 17-10 mark in ECC play in guiding the squad to the ECC championship tournament.

The ECC All Conference First Team included Irwin and Honeyman. Joining them were Bobby Lanigan and Rob Paccione of Adelphi University; Bobby Kay and Mike Sylvester of LIU/C.W. Post; Craig Ross of Mercy College; Keith Kenny, Robert LaRusso and T.J. Greig of Molloy; Evan Okon of the University of New Haven; and John Mazzello and Kevin Connors of Saint Thomas Aquinas College.

The Second Team included Matt Kenney and Mike Scudero of Adelphi; Seth Desautel of the University of Bridgeport; Brian Chenicek of C.W. Post; David Wendt, Eddie Squeri, Chris Caputo, Brent Lotito, and Rich Barry of Dowling; Patrick Walsh of Molloy; Matt Walsh of Mercy; and Vincent Malzahn, Fernando Peralta, Mark Fochesato of Saint Thomas Aquinas.

The Third Team included Dowling's Barnathan. He was joined by Mike Mongiello of Adelphi; Peter Barrows of Bridgeport; Greg Conway of Concordia College; Kyle Walker, Bryan Bonin and Bruce Testa of C.W. Post; Matt Monastero and Chris Piotroski of Dowling; Michael Moras, Jimmy Rivas and Adam Rozum of New Haven; Scott Porter of Molloy; Jamie Quinn of Queens; and Dan McDermott and Mike Aviles of Saint Thomas Aquinas.

2008 East Coast Conference Baseball All Conference Teams

First Team	Yr.	Position	School	Hometown
Chris Irwin	Sr.	Catcher	Molloy	Mahopac, N.Y.
Keith Kenny	Jr.	First Base	Molloy	Hicksville, N.Y.
Evan Okon	Jr.	Second Base	New Haven	Bellmore, N.Y.
John Mazzello	Sr.	Shortstop	St. Thomas Aquinas	Hyde Park, N.Y.
Craig Ross	Sr.	Third Base	Mercy	Bellmore, N.Y.
Rob Paccione	Jr.	Outfield	Adelphi	Bayside, N.Y.
Robert LaRusso	Fr.	Outfield	Molloy	Bayside, N.Y.
T.J. Greig	So.	Outfield	Molloy	Staten Island, N.Y.
Kevin Connors	Jr.	Utility	St. Thomas Aquinas	West Babylon. N.Y.
Mike Sylvester	Sr.	Designated Hitter	C.W. Post	Farmingdale, N.Y.
Brian Honeyman	Sr.	Pitcher	Queens	Flushing, N.Y.
Bobby Lanigan	Jr.	Pitcher	Adelphi	Staten Island, N.Y.
Bobby Kay	Sr.	Pitcher	C.W. Post	Stony Brook, N.Y.

Second Team	Yr.	Position	School	Hometown
David Wendt	Jr.	Catcher	Dowling	Methuen, Mass.
Vincent Malzahn	So.	First Base	St. Thomas Aquinas	Sparrowbush, N.Y.
Eddie Squeri	Fr.	Second Base	Dowling	Shirley, N.Y.
Patrick Walsh	Jr.	Shortstop	Molloy	Bellmore, N.Y.
Seth Desautel	Sr.	Third Base	Bridgeport	Cumberland, R.I.
Brian Chenicek	Sr.	Outfield	C.W. Post	Levittown, N.Y.
Fernando Peralta	So.	Outfield	St. Thomas Aquinas	Pine Bush, N.Y.
Matt Walsh	Fr.	Outfield	Mercy	Staten Island, N.Y.
Matt Kenney	So.	Utility	Adelphi	Florham Park, N.Y.
Chris Caputo	Sr.	Designated Hitter	Dowling	East Islip, N.Y.
Brent Lotito	Sr.	Pitcher	Dowling	Miller Place, N.Y.
Mark Fochesato	Fr.	Pitcher	St. Thomas Aquinas	Middletown, N.Y.
Mike Scudero	So.	Pitcher	Adelphi	Massapequa Park, N.Y.
Rich Barry	Sr.	Pitcher	Dowling	Ronkonkoma, N.Y.

Third Team	Yr.	Position	School	Hometown
Michael Moras	Sr.	Catcher	New Haven	Orange, Conn.
Jamie Quinn	Sr.	First Base	Queens	Plainedge, N.Y.
Kyle Walker	Jr.	Second Base	C.W. Post	Wantagh, N.Y.
Bryan Bonin	So.	Shortstop	C.W. Post	Commack, N.Y.
Colin Barnathan	Fr.	Third Base	Dowling	Massapequa, N.Y.
Dan McDermott	Fr.	Third Base	St. Thomas Aquinas	Levittown, N.Y.
Mike Mongiello	Sr.	Outfield	Adelphi	East Setauket, N.Y.
Jimmy Rivas	Jr.	Outfield	New Haven	Toa Baja, P.R.
Bruce Testa	Jr.	Outfield	C.W. Post	Glen Cove, N.Y.
Matt Monastero	Jr.	Outfield	Dowling	Ridge, N.Y.
Adam Rozum	Jr.	Outfield	New Haven	Seymour, Conn.
Peter Barrows	Fr.	Utility	Bridgeport	Old Saybrook, Conn.
Greg Conway	So.	Designated Hitter	Concordia	Floral Park, N.Y.
Chris Piotroski	Sr.	Pitcher	Dowling	Holbrook, N.Y.
Scott Porter	Sr.	Pitcher	Molloy	Levittown, N.Y.
Mike Aviles	Fr.	Pitcher	St. Thomas Aquinas	Suffern. N.Y.

Player of the Year:        Chris Irwin, Molloy
Pitcher of the Year:       Brian Honeyman, Queens
Rookie of the Year:       Colin Barnathan, Dowling
Coach of the Year:        Chris Celano, Dowling