Baseball | 5/31/2024 1:30:37 PM
Ten Empire 8 baseball student-athletes earned All-Region honors, as the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and D3baseball.com announced their 2024 All-New York Region teams. Five players from 2024 Empire 8 Champion St. John Fisher University were honored, while Utica University and Russell Sage College each had a pair of players honored and Houghton University had one player earn All-Region plaudits.
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.
2024 ABCA/Rawlings All-New York Region Selections
First Team
Brendan Espinal, Jr., OF, Russell Sage (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa)
James Murphy, Sr., 3B, St. John Fisher (Niskayuna, NY/Niskayuna)
Second Team
Ethan Cetton, Sr., P, Houghton (Binghamton, NY/Chenango Forks)
Brian Norsen, Gr., 1B, St. John Fisher (Hamburg, NY/Frontier)
Jeff Stearnes, Jr., 1B, Russell Sage (Vergennes, VT/Vergennes Union)
Jason Story, Sr., OF, Utica (Hilton, NY/Hilton)
Third Team
Ethan Fulton, So., P, St. John Fisher (Trumansburg, NY/Trumansburg)
Nick Lemire, Sr., SS, St. John Fisher (Ballston Lake, NY/ Shenendehowa)
Patrick McGuire, Sr., P, St. John Fisher (Ballston Lake, NY/ Shenendehowa)
2024 D3baseball.com All-New York Region Selections
First Team
Brendan Espinal, Jr., OF, Russell Sage (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa)
Second Team
Ethan Fulton, So., P, St. John Fisher (Trumansburg, NY/Trumansburg)
James Murphy, Jr., 3B, St. John Fisher (Niskayuna, NY/Niskayuna)
Brian Norsen, Gr., 1B, St. John Fisher (Hamburg, NY/Frontier)
Third Team
Josh Duval, Jr., OF, Utica (Utica, NY/Proctor)
Patrick McGuire, Sr., P, St. John Fisher (Ballston Lake, NY/ Shenendehowa)
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