Baseball | 6/1/2022 9:54:22 AM
Eleven Empire 8 baseball student-athletes earned All-Region honors, as the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and D3baseball.com announced their 2022 All-New York Region teams. Eight players from 2022 Empire 8 Champion St. John Fisher were honored, while Utica had a pair of players honored and Houghton had one player earn All-Region plaudits. St. John Fisher's Noah Campanelli, the 2022 Empire 8 Player of the Year, was the lone student-athlete to earn first team All-Region accolades for both organizations.
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. ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove teams were first recognized in 2007. The D3baseball.com selections Players were nominated for these awards by the Sports Information Directors at the various schools.
Below are all of the Empire 8 All-Region selections.
2022 ABCA/Rawlings All-New York Region Selections
First Team
Noah Campanelli, Jr., 2B, St. John Fisher
Second Team
Michael Beimel, Gr., C, St. John Fisher
Ben Lavery, Jr., OF, St. John Fisher
Connor McHugh, Jr., P, St. John Fisher
Third Team
Brian Norsen, Jr., 1B, St. John Fisher
Nick Lemire, So., SS, St. John Fisher
Zach Parr, Sr., 3B, Houghton
Ryan Cardone, So., P, Utica
Alec Teska, Sr., P, St. John Fisher
2022 D3baseball.com All-New York Region Selections
First Team
Noah Campanelli, Jr., 2B, St. John Fisher
Connor McHugh, Jr., P, St. John Fisher
Third Team
Nick Lemire, So., SS, St. John Fisher
Zach Parr, Sr., 3B, Houghton
Joe Battista, Gr., DH, Utica
Ryan O'Mara, Jr., RP, St. John Fisher
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
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