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2010 NEW JERSEY COLLEGIATE ASSOCIATION COLLEGE DIVISION MAJOR AWARDS

Junior outfielder Nick Nolan (Linden, NJ) of Kean University and junior right-hander Jeff White (Stratford, NJ) of Rowan University have been named the New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association Division II/III Player and of the Year, respectively, for the 2010 season, in voting by the organization’s 17 college division member coaches. FDU-Florham skipper Andy Paulus was picked as the NJCBA Coach of the Year by his peers.

Additionally, junior righty John Lightbody (Toms River, NJ) of Richard Stockton College earned the state’s Fireman of the Year. Stockton freshman outfielder Barry Larro (Cedarville, NJ) was named the Rookie Player of the Year, while Kean freshman righty Kevin Herget (Park Ridge, NJ) was tabbed Rookie Pitcher of the Year.

Nolan, the 2010 New Jersey Athletic Conference Player of the Year and First-Team All-NJAC selection helped the Cougars claim the NJAC title for the second time in three years and a 34-10 record heading into the NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Regional. The NJAC leader with 56 RBIs, he batted .325 (55-169) with 45 runs and 29 extra base hits—16 doubles, four triples and nine homers while being by 17 pitches. He tallied 106 total bases and a .404 on-base percentage, and on base he was accurate and dangerous, going a perfect 18-for-18 in steals. Defensively, he posted a .981 fielding percentage with only two errors. He was a two-time NJAC Player of the Week.

White, the 2010 NJAC Pitcher of the Year and First-Team All-League selection was 6-1 with one and a 2.67 ERA for the NJAC regular-season champion Profs, who will enter the NCAA Tournament with a 24-14-1 ledger. Along the way he fired two complete games and allowed fewer hits (63) than pitched (64.0) and owned a 62/16 to walk ratio. White allowed just 19 earned runs all year in 10 appearances (eight starts).

Paulus, in his fifth season as head coach of the Devils, led FDU-Florham to a school-record 33 wins (33-11). The Devils advanced to the ECAC Division III Metro finals as the #1 seed and placed second in the MAC Freedom Conference standings.

Lightbody was selected as the NJCBA Fireman of the Year—given to the top —after posting a 4-2 record with three saves in 17 appearances for Stockton—all out of the bullpen. In 25.1 innings, he posted a 3.55 ERA, allowed just 23 hits, struck out 19 and walked nine.

Larro, the NJAC Rookie of the Year, earned All-State Rookie of the Year honors after hitting .297 with 43 hits (43-145), 22 RBIs, 19 runs and eight doubles in 40 games for Richard Stockton, starting 39 times.

Herget was the unanimous NJCBA Rookie Pitcher of the Year selection after posting a 7-0 record for Kean with a 3.56 ERA in 12 games (seven starts). He struck out 57 batters in 48.0 innings of work, allowing just 24 walks, 44 hits and 19 earned runs. He was a two-time NJAC Rookie Pitcher of the Week and is the second straight Cougar newcomer to be the NJCBA Rookie Pitcher of the Year.

Kean was the most-honored program with eight players and/or coaches receiving All-State First, Second or Third-Team honors, including five players on the First Team and two special award recipients. Next up was Richard Stockton with six awards, followed by Rowan (5), Rutgers-Newark (5) and FDU-Florham (4). 2010 NJCBA DIVISION II/III ALL-STATE TEAM MAJOR AWARDS DIVISION II/III PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Nick Nolan, Kean University (JR, OF, Linden, NJ) 6 % PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Jeff White, Rowan University (JR, SP, Stratford, NJ) FIREMAN OF THE YEAR: John Lightbody, Richard Stockton College (JR, RP, Toms River, NJ) ROOKIE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Barry Larro, Richard Stockton College (FR, OF, Cedarville, NJ) ROOKIE PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Kevin Herget, Kean University (FR, SP, Park Ridge, NJ) COACH OF THE YEAR: Andy Paulus, Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham FIRST TEAM ALL-STATE NAME SCHOOL YEAR POSITION HOMETOWN Connor Henderson 1 The College of New Jersey JR SP Monmouth Junction, NJ Nick Cesare Kean University SR SP South Plainfield, NJ Kevin Herget Kean University FR SP Park Ridge, NJ Joel Sanchez Felician College JR SP Hialeah, FL Kyle Ballay Rutgers University-Camden SR RP Delran, NJ Kevin Bond 2 Montclair State University SO C Cedar Grove, NJ Matt Hunt Rutgers University-Camden SR 1B Marlton, NJ Mike Wasco Richard Stockton College SO 1B Riverside, NJ Mike Moceri 16 Kean University SR 2B Yardville, NJ Steven Seminerio @ FDU-Florham SO SS East Hanover, NJ Joe Furnaguera Rutgers-Newark SR 3B Springfield, NJ Matt Citro # Rowan University JR OF Bloomsbury, NJ Scott Evangelist 3~ Montclair State University SR OF Northfield, NJ Dylan Laguna 1 Kean University SO OF Edison, NJ Chris Esperon 2 The College of New Jersey SR OF Union, NJ Ken Gregory Kean University JR DH Pittstown, NJ Tom Burke # New Jersey City University JR UT Edison, NJ SECOND TEAM ALL-STATE NAME SCHOOL YEAR POSITION HOMETOWN Brett Carroll William Paterson University JR SP River Edge, NJ Joe Finora Stevens Institute of Technology SR SP Mattituck, NJ Michael Cox Rowan University JR SP Cherry Hill, NJ Buddy Riggs Caldwell College SR SP Coral Springs, FL Joe Tarallo Kean University SR RP South Amboy, NJ Mike Galeotafiore 1 The College of New Jersey SO C Brick, NJ Michael Fasano 36 % Centenary College SR 1B Hawthorne, NJ Matt Connors 36 # Rutgers-Newark JR 2B Hasbrouck Heights, NJ Patrick Reitemeyer 2 # Rutgers-Newark JR SS Kearny, NJ Joey Cacchiola 2 % Ramapo College SR 3B Union, NJ Ken Witte New Jersey City University JR OF Wantage, NJ Mike Boggi Montclair State University JR OF Towaco, NJ Ray Keelan 9 Caldwell College SR OF Barnegat, NJ Mike Guadango 149 William Paterson University SR DH Upper Saddle River, NJ Phil Messerian Felician College SR UT Fair Lawn, NJ THIRD TEAM ALL-STATE NAME SCHOOL YEAR POSITION HOMETOWN Chris LaVoie @ Richard Stockton College SO SP Manahawkin, NJ Billy Cerruti Rutgers-Newark JR SP Oceanport, NJ Glenn Cox FDU-Florham SO SP Nutley, NJ Ryan Peterson Rowan University JR RP Belle Mead, NJ John Calise Felician College SR RP Staten Island, NY Marc Hubbert FDU-Florham SR C Freehold, NJ Dan Moreno Ramapo College SO 1B Cranford, NJ Rob Gonzalez 3 New Jersey City University SO 2B Brick, NJ Matt Allen Richard Stockton College SR SS Salem, NJ Chris Wedding Richard Stockton College SO 3B Toms River, NJ Jack Montanile William Paterson University SO OF Weehawken, NJ Jordan Marsch Rowan University SR OF Brick, NJ Mark Rasulo Stevens Institute of Technology SR OF Irvington, NY Scott Fruits Rutgers University-Camden SR OF Turnersville, NJ Anthony Yeswita 15 % Rutgers-Newark SR DH Hasbrouck Heights, NJ Ken Meerendonk 3 Stevens Institute of Technology JR UT Vernon, NJ

ALL-ROOKIE TEAM NAME SCHOOL POSITION HOMETOWN Michael Bodden Drew University SS Toms River, NJ Neil Cashes Drew University OF Little Silver, NJ Nick Core FDU-Florham RF Gloucester, NJ Vince Kossak Felician College RP Lake Worth, FL Joe Petosa Felician College OF Spotswood, NJ Steve Nappe Kean University 3B Edison, NJ Brian Bustillo New Jersey City University IF Jersey City, NJ Wendell Rodriguez New Jersey City University RHP Jersey City, NJ Michael Hansford Ramapo College OF Hillsborough, NJ Christian Spurr Ramapo College OF Warren, NJ Travis Zlig Ramapo College RP North Caldwell, NJ Gage Mick Richard Stockton College RP Bridgeton, NJ Steven Melchiorre Rowan University SP/RP Atco, NJ Robert Kistner Rutgers-Newark OF Hasbrouck Heights, NJ Mark Poinsett Stevens Institute of Technology P Ocean Gate, NJ Robert Graber The College of New Jersey SP Franklin Lakes, NJ Scott Kelly The College of New Jersey 2B West Windsor, NJ Jacob Baron William Paterson University RP North Brunswick, NJ LEGEND 1 = First-Team All-State, 2009 2 = Second-Team All-State, 2009 3 = Third-Team All-State, 2009 4 = First-Team All-State, 2008 5 = Second-Team All-State, 2008 6 = Third-Team All-State, 2008 7 = First-Team All-State, 2007 8 = Second-Team All-State, 2007 9 = Third-Team All-State, 2007

@ All-Rookie Team, 2009 # All-Rookie Team, 2008 % All-Rookie Team, 2007