Baseball Pair Earn ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Honors
For the first time since 2017, multiple student-athletes from Suffolk baseball were recognized with all-region accolades from the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and Rawlings recognized Harry Painter and Luke Harder for their stand up 2022 seasons.
2022 ABCA/RAWLINGS NCAA DIVISION III ALL-REGION TEAM
BOSTON – For the first time since 2017, multiple student-athletes from Suffolk baseball were recognized with all-region accolades from the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and Rawlings recognized Harry Painter and Luke Harder for their stand up 2022 seasons.
Painter, who added his second all-region accolade to his resume with a first-team D3baseball.com nod earlier today, was selected to the first-team by the ABCA/Rawlings, as well, while Harder's first collegiate all-region spot was a selection to the third-team.
ABCA/Rawlings All-Region First-Team selections are nominated for ABCA/Rawlings All-America honors, which will be announced Thursday, June 2. The ABCA All-America team was first recognized in 1949 and now includes nine divisions: NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA Divisions I, II and III, Pacific Association Division, and high school.
The duo was productive at the plate for Suffolk in a season in which it made its second CCC postseason push in as many years in the league and helped the Rams win their first CCC playoff game in program history.
A total of 48 players from 18 different programs were recognized on Region 2's three teams. The blue-and-gold pair was two of 17 CCC student-athletes on the list.
Suffolk has 31 NEIBA/ABCA/Rawlings all-region honors dating back to 2000 with at least one Ram taking home the feat each season that it was handed out dating back to 2016. Of the 31 honorees, one third (10) have come under Anthony Del Prete's guidance. When broke down, Suffolk has received 16 first-team, nine spots on the second-team and six third-team distinction over the last two-plus decades.
Painter, the 2022 CCC Player of the Year, was a well-known name in Suffolk's line-up and across the region. The clean-up hitter produced 64 hits including 28 extra-base knocks with 12 homers and 14 doubles. The Essex, Massachusetts product compiled a .403/.461/.742 slash line with 47 RBIs and 118 total bases, which lands inside the top 50 in NCAA DIII.
Harder, a third-team All-CCC honoree, had a career campaign. The junior, who calls Liverpool, New York home, had one of the hottest bats in the CCC with a .366 connection rate. The left-handed hitter racked up 60 hits, which included 14 doubles, three triples and ne jack. He slugged .506 and brought in 44 runs. He was stealthy on the base lines with a team-best 16 swiped bags. In the field, the outfielder, who spent most of his time in right, put together a .965 fielding percentage with 107 putouts and a pair of assists in his 113 total chances.
2022 ABCA/RAWLINGS Division III Region 2 All-Region
Pitcher of the Year: Dominic Perachi, Jr., Salve Regina
Position Player of the Year: Luke Broadhurts, Sr., Eastern Connecticut
First-Team
C - Matt Malcom - Sr. - Eastern Connecticut
1B - CJ Willis - Fr. - Western New England
1B - Mike Khoury - Gr. - Brandeis
2B - Cal Parrillo - So. - Rhode Island College
3B - Luke Broadhurts - Sr. - Eastern Connecticut
SS - Zach Donahue - Jr. - Eastern Connecticut
OF - Andrew Bryant - Jr. - UMass Dartmouth
OF - Cameron Santerre - So. - Rhode Island College
OF - Caleb Shpur - Jr. - Endicott
OF - Nic Notarangelo - So. - Endicott
DH - Harry Painter - So. - Suffolk
UT - Ryan Boyle - So. - Framingham State
P - Dominic Perachi - Jr. - Salve Regina
P - Bryan ALbee - Sr. - Eastern Connecticut
P - Matt Josselyn - Gr. - Bridgewater State
Second-Team
C - John Mulready - So. - Endicott
1B - Daniel Trzepacz - Fr. - Rhode Island College
1B - Brandon Jenkins - Gr. - Roger Williams
2B - Dylan Pacheco - So. - Endicott
3B - Drew Metzdorf - Jr. - UMass Boston
OF - Dan Frey - Gr. - Brandeis
OF - Joey Coro - Sr. - Rhode Island College
OF - John Mesagno - Gr. - Eastern Connecticut
DH - Arlo Pike - Jr. - Southern Maine
UT - Connor Morehouse - Gr. - Fitchburg State
P - Patrick Maybach - Gr. - Salve Regina
P - Justin Garcia - Gr. - Roger Williams
P - Andrew Sears - So. - Rhode Island College
P - Billy Oldham - Jr. - Eastern Connecticut
Third-Team
C - Dylan Ketch - Gr. - Salve Regina
C - VIncent Eramo - Sr. - Fitchburg State
C - Matt Falk - Jr. - Mitchell
1B - Bo Yaworski - Fr. - Mitchell
1B - Jake Nardone - Jr. - Endicott
1B - Zach Piroh - Sr. - Salem State
2B - Steve Pesce - Sr. - Eastern Nazarene
2B - Scott Emerson - Fr. - Bridgewater State
3B - DJ Perron - Jr. - UMass Dartmouth
3B - Nate Cormier - Gr. - Nichols
OF - Nick Martin - Sr. - Westfield State
OF - Christopher Flynn - Jr. - Roger Williams
OF - Jay Wladkowski - So. - Bridgewater State
OF - Ryan Bagdasarian - Sr. - Eastern Connecticut
OF - Luke Harder - Jr. - Suffolk
P - Gabe Van Emon - Jr. - Endicott
P - Aidan Dunn - Sr. - Eastern Connecituct
P - Daniel Driscoll - Fr. - Mitchell
P - Chris Flynn - Gr. - Roger Williams