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Official Release
Greensboro, NC – The awards continue to pour in for two members of the Wagner College baseball team as senior pitcher
Danny Marsh (Monroe Township, NJ/Monroe Township) and sophomore catcher
Phil Capra (North Salem, NY/North Salem) were named to the 2017 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I Northeast All-Region Second Team, the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) committee announced on Wednesday afternoon.
The 2017 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I All-Region are voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association and the process is led by the ABCA NCAA Division I All-America Committee.
Marsh and Capra join former Seahawk and 2015 Northeast Conference (NEC) Player of the Year,
Nick Dini (Monroe Township, NJ/Monroe Township) as the most recent Seahawks to garner the award, as Dini was selected to the
ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I Northeast All-Region First Team in 2015.
Marsh continues to add to his trophy mantle with this most recent accolade, as he was
tabbed to the All-Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) First Team on May 30. An All-NEC First Team performer this season, the Central, NJ native was the starter in Wagner's 6-5 walk-off victory that ended top-seeded Bryant's chance at repeating as league champions. Though not factoring in the decision, Marsh pitched seven strong innings while striking out seven Bulldogs.
The Monroe Township, NJ native finished the 2017 regular season with a 6-2 record, highlighted by a minuscule 1.52 ERA, which topped the NEC and ranked No. 7 in the entire nation. Marsh closed out the year with a 1.96 ERA, which currently ranks No. 18 nationally and was also the 13th-best single-season ERA mark ever by a Seahawk pitcher. A 2017 co-captain, Marsh was the nation's ERA leader back on April 10, when he sported a 0.40 ERA.
In addition, Marsh earned two NEC Pitcher of the Week citations while pitching two complete games. His best start of the season came back on April 30 when he struck out a career-best 11 batters over eight innings in a 12-0 victory over LIU Brooklyn.
Capra,
who garnered his second straight All-NEC Second Team selection this past season, finished the regular season batting a team-best .369 batting average which ranked third in the conference, while also pacing the Seahawks in both slugging (.568) and on-base percentage (.455). The Westchester County native also belted seven home runs on the year, tying him with junior outfielder
Anthony Godino (Thornwood, NY/Pleasantville) for the second-most on the squad.
The second-year backstop had 17 multi-hit games while recording ten multi-RBI games, which included a five-RBI game against LIU Brooklyn back on April 28. One of three Seahawks to start in all 50 games this season, Capra joined the 100-hit club as he stands at 117 for his two-year career.
2017 Northeast-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Teams
NCAA Div. I Northeast All-Region First Team
Pos. Player Cl. School State
C Mickey Gasper Jr. Bryant RI
1B Joe Drpich Jr. Siena NY
2B Chris Hess Jr. Rhode Island RI
3B Matt O'Neil Sr. Rhode Island RI
SS Jesse Berardi Jr. St. John's NY
OF Mike Corin Sr. Rhode Island RI
OF Ashton Bardzell So. Hartford CT
OF Mike Donadio Sr. St. John's NY
DH Benny Wanger So. Yale CT
P Sean Mooney Fr. St. John's NY
P Aaron Phillips Jr. St. Bonaventure NY
P Beau Sulser Sr. Dartmouth NH
RP John Russell Jr. Connecticut CT
NCAA Div. I Northeast All-Region Second Team
Pos. Player Cl. School State
C Phil Capra So. Wagner NY
1B John Valente Jr. St. John's NY
2B Kyle Bartelman Sr. Columbia NY
3B Randell Kanemaru Jr. Columbia NY
SS Cole Peterson Jr. St. Bonaventure NY
OF Tim Graul Sr. Penn PA
OF Patrick Robinson So. Harvard MA
OF Toby Handley Sr. Stony Brook NY
DH Troy Scocca Sr. Fairfield CT
P Nick Gallagher So. Binghamton NY
P Scott Politz So. Yale CT
P Danny Marsh Sr. Wagner NY
RP Jared Finkel Jr. Iona NY
About The American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)
The ABCA, founded in 1945, is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level. Its over 8,000 members represent all 50 states and 25 countries. Since its initial meeting of 27 college baseball coaches in June 1945, Association membership has broadened to include eight divisions: NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA, Pacific Association Division, High School and Youth. The 74th annual ABCA Convention will be held Jan. 4-7, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
About Rawlings
Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. is an innovative manufacturer and marketer of sporting goods worldwide. Founded in 1887, Rawlings is an authentic global sports brand, trusted by generations of athletes of all skill levels. Rawlings' unparalleled quality, innovative engineering and expert craftsmanship are the fundamental reasons why more professional athletes, national governing bodies and sports leagues choose Rawlings. Rawlings is the Official Ball Supplier and Batting Helmet of Major League Baseball®, the official baseball of Minor League Baseball™ and the NCAA®, and the approved baseball, basketball, football and softball of the National High School Federation®. For more information, please visit Rawlings.com or by phone at (314) 819-2800.
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