Baseball | 5/11/2020 9:53:09 AM
The Empire 8 Conference would like to honor its senior student-athletes from baseball, who were just beginning their spring season, before it was abruptly ended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These student-athletes prepared and competed with passion while also serving as role models in the community. While their final opportunity to compete in the sport they love was taken away, the many memories and bonds they have built with their teammates and coaches will last a lifetime and put them on a path for success beyond the field. Thanks for making the Empire 8 an exceptional athletic conference, we wish you much success and happiness upon graduation.
The Empire 8 honors the following seniors from baseball:
Elmira
Jansen Crossley, 16, Outfield, Vancouver, British Columbia/Elgin Park Secondary
· 2019 Empire 8 Honorable Mention
· Empire 8 President’s List (Spring 2018, Spring 2019)
Corey DeMauro, 18, Pitcher, Syracuse, NY/Westhill
· Empire 8 President’s List (Fall 2019)
Joey Florio, 11, Infield, Montgomery, NY/Valley Central
Tommy Fogarty, 31, First Base, Wayne, PA/Conestoga
· 2017 Empire 8 Sportsman of the Year
Sam Plaugher, 4, Utility, Lansdale, PA/North Penn
Garinder Singh Sarana, 12, Pitcher, North Vancouver, British Columbia/Sutherland Secondary
Jack Volpe, 22, Outfield, Bedford, Nova Scotia/Charles P. Allen
· Empire 8 President’s List (Fall 2018)
Zach Williamson, 34, Pitcher, Cicero, NY/Cicero-North Syracuse
· Empire 8 President’s List (Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019)
Houghton
Whitney Cook, 16, Outfield, Camden, NY/Camden
Holden Deres, 24, Pitcher, Buffalo, NY/West Seneca Christian
Brandon Joslin, 14, Pitcher, Lockport, NY/Starpoint
· 2019 Empire 8 Honorable Mention
· Empire 8 President’s List (Spring 2019)
Ronnie Lott, 12, Infield, Portville, NY/Portville
· 2019 Empire 8 Sportsman of the Year
· Empire 8 President’s List (Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019)
Nick Melchiore, 23, Infield/Pitcher, Camden, NY/Camden
Aaron Monroe, 20, Pitcher, Churchville, NY/Churchville-Chili
· Empire 8 President’s List (Spring 2019, Fall 2019)
Jeremy Newswanger, 11, Infield, Bainbridge, PA/Lancaster Mennonite
· Empire 8 President’s List (Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019)
Caleb Phillips, 8, Pitcher/Designated Hitter, Liberty, NY/Liberty
· 2019 Empire 8 First Team
· Empire 8 President’s List (Fall 2018)
David Wessells, 17, Outfield, Oneonta, NY/Oneonta
· 2019 Empire 8 First Team
· 2018 Empire 8 First Team
· 2017 Empire 8 First Team
John Zamites, 27, Outfield, Olean, NY/Olean
· 2018 Empire 8 Honorable Mention
· 2018 Empire 8 Sportsman of the Year
St. John Fisher
Rylan Baker, 17, Pitcher, Durhamville, NY/Oneida
· Empire 8 President’s List (Fall 2019)
Anthony Brophy, 28, Pitcher, North Tonawanda, NY/St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute
· 2017 D3baseball.com National Rookie of the Year
· 2017 D3baseball.com All-New York Region Rookie of the Year
· 2017 D3baseball.com & ABCA/Rawlings All-New York Region First Team
· 2017 Empire 8 Pitcher of the Year
· 2017 Empire 8 Rookie of the Year
· 2017 Empire 8 First Team
· 2018 Empire 8 Second Team
· Empire 8 President’s List (Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Fall 2019)
Stephen Edgett, 20, Outfield, Webster, NY/Webster Thomas
· 2018 Empire 8 Second Team
· 2018 Empire 8 Sportsman of the Year
· 2019 Empire 8 Honorable Mention
· Empire 8 President’s List (Fall 2017, Spring 2019, Fall 2019)
Justin Graham, 2, Infield, Orlando, FL/Webster Schroeder
· 2020 D3baseball.com Third Team Preseason All-America
· 2019 D3baseball.com & ABCA/Rawlings All-New York Region First Team
· 2018 D3baseball.com & ABCA/Rawlings All-New York Region Second Team
· 2019 Empire 8 First Team
· 2018 Empire 8 First Team
· 2017 Empire 8 First Team
· Empire 8 President’s List (Fall 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019)
Sean Harris, 8, Outfield, Olean, NY/Portville
Antony Mantova, 4, Outfield, Albany, NY/Colonie
· 2020 D3baseball.com Second Team Preseason All-America
· 2019 D3baseball.com & ABCA/Rawlings All-New York Region First Team
· 2019 Empire 8 First Team
Allen Murphy, 30, Utility, Richburg, NY/Bolivar-Richburg
· 2020 D3baseball.com Third Team Preseason All-America
· 2019 ABCA/Rawlings Third Team All-America
· 2019 D3baseball.com Third Team All-America
· 2019 D3baseball.com & ABCA/Rawlings All-New York Region Player of the Year
· 2019 D3baseball.com & ABCA/Rawlings All-New York Region First Team
· 2019 Empire 8 Player of the Year
· 2019 Empire 8 First Team
· 2019 CoSIDA/Google Cloud First Team Academic All-America
· 2019 CoSIDA/Google Clouf First Team Academic All-District
· Empire 8 President’s List (Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019)
Thomas Pasquale, 21, Infield, Endicott, NY/Union-Endicott
· 2019 D3baseball.com & ABCA/Rawlings All-New York Region First Team
· 2018 ABCA/Rawlings All-New York Region Second Team
· 2018 D3baseball.com All-New York Region Third Team
· 2019 Empire 8 First Team
· 2018 Empire 8 Second Team
· Empire 8 President’s List (Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019)
Ryan Simmons, 23, Infield, Farmington, NY/Victor
· 2019 D3baseball.com All-New York & ABCA/Rawlings Region Second Team
· 2018 D3baseball.com All-New York Region Second Team
· 2018 ABCA/Rawlings All-New York Region Third Team
· 2018 Empire 8 First Team
· 2019 Empire 8 Second Team
Dillan Wilkinson, 10, Outfield/Pitcher, Liverpool, NY/Liverpool
· 2018 Empire 8 First Team
· 2017 Empire 8 First Team
Michael Yaizzo, 26, Infield, Syracuse, NY/Solvay
· Empire 8 President’s List (Fall 2019)
Utica
Griffin Baur, 10, Pitcher, New York Mills, NY/New York Mills
· Empire 8 President’s List (Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2019)
Jake Cavanagh, 27, Pitcher, Plainville, NY/King Phillip Regional
Haydn Demers-St. Hilaire, 5, Pitcher/Outfield, North Lawrence, NY/St. Lawrence Central
· Empire 8 President’s List (Fall 2019)
Matthew Fitzgerald, 20, Catcher, Clinton, NY/Notre Dame
· 2019 Empire 8 Sportsman of the Year
· 2018 Empire 8 Second Team
· Empire 8 President’s List (Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2019)
Jonathan Hardy, 16, Pitcher, Clinton, NY/Clinton
Taylor Hartman, 15, Infield, Galway, NY/Galway
· Empire 8 President’s List (Fall 2019)
Zachary Hillel, 24, Outfield, Bellemore, NY/John F. Kennedy
Matthew Leviton, 46, Outfield, South River, NY/South River
· Empire 8 President’s List (Fall 2016, Spring 2019, Fall 2019)
Sean Morris, 11, Pitcher, Califon, NJ/Voorhee
ABOUT THE EMPIRE 8 CONFERENCE
The members of the Empire 8 Conference are committed first and foremost to the pursuit of academic excellence and the league is regarded as an outstanding NCAA Division III conference. The membership has distinguished itself among its peer group for its quality institutions, spirited and sportsmanlike competition, outstanding services and highly ethical policies and practices. Its commitment to serve the educational needs of its student-athletes is the hallmark of the E8. For more on the Empire 8 visit
www.empire8.com.
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