Marshfield, Mass.-- Seniors Ryan Pumphret and Daniel O'Donnell Jr. represent the Lesley Baseball team on the NECC All-Conference Postseason Honors, as announced by the conference Tuesday Morning. The awards were voted on by the conference's nine coaches following the conclusion of the regular season. All nine institutions saw representation on the all-conference teams while Mitchell led the way with nine honorees, including sweeping all major awards.
Pumphret was named to the All-Conference First team in the designated hitter position, while also named to the All-Conference Second Team at first base. Pumphret, recently named the Lesley Athletics Male Athlete of the Year at the annual athletics banquet Monday evening, is having a standout senior campaign for the Lynx. He posts a .400 batting average, 21 RBI's, 7 homeruns (first in NECC), 42 hits, and 24 runs scored, all team high's for the 2019 season. Defensively he shows a strong .967 fielding percentage in 61 total chances, and has helped turn 5 double plays. In addition, Pumphret was also named to the Del Malloy Sportsmanship team.
O'Donnell's team best 3.31 ERA earned him a spot on the NECC All-Conference second team. He's tossed 51.2 innings and posted a 3-4 record in the regular season, while adding 3 saves to his resume. His 3 saves lands him a top the conference standings, while his ERA ranks him fourth in the conference overall.
Mitchell's freshman, Dougie DelaCruz was voted as the 2019 NECC Player of the Year while his teammate, Roland Thivierge claimed Pitcher of the Year honors. Also representing the Mariners, is first year Ryan Solimine who was voted the Rookie of the Year while their head coach, Travis Beausoleil was named the Coach of the Year.
2019 NECC Baseball All-Conference
First Team
P – Roland Thivierge, Mitchell
P – Ryan Solimine, Mitchell
P – Nick Powers, New England College
P – Shayne Audet, New England College
C – Markus Melendez, Mitchell
1B – Tanyon Ventres, Becker
2B – Anderson Jimenez, New England College
3B – Xavier Nunez, New England College
SS – Luis Atiles, New England College
OF – Dougie DelaCruz, Mitchell
OF – Eric Marriott, Mitchell
OF – Christian Aybar, New England College
DH - Ryan Pumphret, Lesley
Second Team
P – Daniel O'Donnell Jr., Lesley
P – Jakari Pellegrini, Mitchell
P – Bryce Bedard, Mitchell
P – Brent Houle, Eastern Nazarene
C – Jeff Sharnick, Dean
1B – Ryan Pumphret, Lesley
2B – Peter Abate, Mitchell
3B – Steven Pesce, Eastern Nazarene
SS – Nick Guajardo, Southern Vermont
OF – Steve Cochrane, Mitchell
OF – Evan Delaney, New England College
OF – Evan Barrera, Becker
DH - Brian Hadden, Dean
Third Team
P – Briley Seiter, Eastern Nazarene
P – Mark Travers, Newbury College
P – Tanyon Ventres, Becker
P – Ryan Richards, Southern Vt.
C – Nathan Ayala, Elms
1B – Ryan Serrato, Southern Vermont
2B – Josue Basilis, Eastern Nazarene
3B – Steven Pagan, Mitchell
SS – Coby Hussey, Becker
OF – Zack Stacey, Southern Vermont
OF – Cameron Griffin, Elms
OF – Alex Hoss, Elms
DH - Michael Bianco, Becker
2019 Del Malloy Sportsmanship Team
Manuel Alejandro, New England College
Dylan Presby, Newbury College
Jack Vogler, Elms
Zack Stacey, Southern Vt.
Brandon Paiva, Mitchell
Willis Pollard, Becker
Ryan Pumphret, Lesley
James Coury, Eastern Nazarene
Jeffrey Sharnick, Dean