BASEBALL RECORD BOOK HONORS AND AWARDS 1 NCAA Division I Season Stolen Base Champion Al Ashkinazy ...................................... 1981 NCAA Regional All-Star Mike Umano ...................................... 1983 ABCA All-America Second Team Fred Leone ...................................... 1985 Third Team Paul Bruno ......................................... 1990 Al Watson .......................................... 1991 Tom Merkle ........................................ 2002 Honorable Mention Freshman Jelani Arnold ...................................... 2001 NCBWA All-America Second Team Tom Merkle ........................................ 2002 Tom Merkle (1999-2002) earned All-America honors as a senior while setting NYIT's NSCA Stregnth and career RBI record. Conditioning All-American Marcus Maza ..................................... 1994 Jon Burke .......................................... 2007 NCBWA District II Player of the Year Bill Cline ............................................ 1994 CollegeBaseballInsider.com Tom Merkle ........................................ 2002 All-Mid Continent All-American First Team Effrey Valdez ..................................... 2011 Division I Independent Cliff Brown ......................................... 1995 Player of the Year Clausel Milord .................................... 1995 Kraig Binick ....................................... 2007 Chris Briller ........................................ 1996 ABCA All-Region Paul Marino ....................................... 1997 First Team Brian Hoffman ................................... 1997 Fred Leone ...................................... 1985 Division I Independent Rookie Chris Rojas ........................................ 1998 Paul Bruno ......................................... 1990 of the Year Ryan Nevins ...................................... 1998 Al Watson .......................................... 1991 Tom Merkle ........................................ 1999 Tom Merkle ........................................ 2002 Effrey Valdez ..................................... 2008 Second Team Tim Smith .......................................... 2004 Mike Furey ......................................... 1995 Mike Kenefick .................................... 2005 Mike Reimers .................................... 1995 Chris Perez ........................................ 2006 Ping!baseball All-Ping James Joyce ..................................... 1995 Effrey Valdez ..................................... 2011 Honorable Mention Cliff Brown ......................................... 1996 Louis Mele ......................................... 2015 Kraig Binick ....................................... 2007 Chris Briller ........................................ 1997 Jim Goelz ................................ 1997, 1998 Second Team Chris Rojas ........................................ 1997 John Urcioli ........................................ 1989 ECAC All-Diamond Rob Bigan ................................ 1997, 1997 Ron Santoro ...................................... 2000 Conference Tom Boyce ............................... 1987, 1988 Brian Hoffman ................................... 1998 Dave Clark ......................................... 1998 ECAC Northeast Region Bill DaCosta ....................................... 1987 Mike Chesney .................................... 1987 First Team Ray Giannelli ........................... 1987, 1988 Div. I All-Independent Ryan Nevis ........................................ 2001 Ray Karczewski ................................. 1987 First Team Second Team Doug Manfredonia ............................. 1987 Tom Merkle ........................................ 1999 Ron Santoro ...................................... 2000 John Comer ....................................... 1989 Tom Merkle ........................................ 2002 Jim O’Connor .......................... 1989, 1991 Kraig Binick ............................. 2004, 2007 Great West Conference John Urcioli .............................. 1989, 1990 Mike Kenefick .................................... 2005 Jim Whitman ...................................... 1989 Joe Esposito ..................2005, 2006, 2007 Player of the Year Paul Bruno ......................................... 1990 Effrey Valdez ..................................... 2011 Chris Perez ........................................ 2006 Mike Fernandez .......................1990, 1991 Mike Roth .......................................... 2007 Alex Protosow ................................... 1990 ECAC Player of the Year Al Watson ................................ 1990, 1991 Second Team Ray Giannelli ..................................... 1987 John Weglarz .................................... 1991 Tim Smith .......................................... 2004 Mike Fernandez ................................. 1991 Chris McCoy ............................ 1993, 1994 Kraig Binick ............................. 2005, 2006 Mike MacMillan .................................. 2006 Tom Merkle ........................................ 2002 John Reilly ......................................... 1993 Gary Giersbach .......................1993, 1994 Effrey Valdez ..................................... 2009 NYIT BASEBALL • NYITBEARS.COM 2 HONORS AND AWARDS ECAC All-Star Al Ashkinazy ...................................... 1983 Don Moscatelli ................................... 1983 Jim Scudero ...................................... 1983 Mike Frustaci ..................................... 1985 Fred Leone ...................................... 1985 Keith Locklear .................................... 1985 Al Silverstein ...................................... 1985 Ray Giannelli ..................................... 1986 Ray Karczewski ................................. 1987 Doug Manfredonia ............................. 1987 Paul Bruno ......................................... 1990 Mike Fernandez ................................. 1991 Al Watson .......................................... 1991 Tom Merkle ......................2002 (1st Team) Division I Independent All-Star Tom Merkle ........................................ 2002 Brian Goldberg .................................. 2002 ECAC Playoff All-Star Kraig Binick (2003-2007) was named the Division I Independent Player of the Year Paul Bruno ......................................... 1990 as a senior in 2007. Mike Fernandez ................................. 1990 NYSBC All-Conference Mike LaLuna ...................................... 2005 Mid Continent All-Academic Joe Esposito ...................................... 2007 Chris Briller .............................. 1996, 1997 First Team Jon Burke .......................................... 2007 Ryan Nevis ........................................ 2001 Joel Liss ............................................ 1996 Mike LaLuna ............................ 2007, 2008 Jelani Arnold ...................................... 2001 Effrey Valdez ..................................... 2008 Second Team Division I Independent Bryan Goelz ....................................... 2001 Great West Conference All-Academic Andrew Karkoulas ...................2004, 2006 All-Tournament All-Great West Conference Mike Kearney .................................... 2004 Effrey Valdez ........................... 2010, 2011 Mike Kenefick .................................... 2005 First Team Frank Ryan ........................................ 2010 Christian Diez ................................... 2005 Andrew Guarrasi ............................... 2010 Marcos Perez .................................... 2011 Jon Burke ................................ 2006, 2007 Effrey Valdez ..................................... 2011 John Eichhorn ...............2006, 2007, 2009 Ryan Dillabough ................................ 2011 NY State All-Star Mike Striker ....................................... 2006 Ali Rodriguez ..................................... 2013 Hank Iervolino ................................... 1982 Mike Laluna ...................2006, 2007, 2008 Second Team Don Moscatelli ................................... 1982 Denten Neill ...................2007, 2008, 2009 Effrey Valdez ..................................... 2010 Mike Salvemini .................................. 1982 Julian Richards .................................. 2008 Brian Smith ........................................ 2010 Jim Scudero ............................ 1982, 1983 Matthew Doran .................................. 2009 Jerry Smith ........................................ 2010 George Archer ................................... 1983 Mike Roth .......................................... 2010 Al Ashkinazy ...................................... 1983 Great West Conference Brian Brady ........................................ 1983 Rob Cafiero ....................................... 2011 All-Academic Jerry Smith ........................................ 2011 Al Labozetta ............................ 1983, 1984 Don Moscatelli ................................... 1983 Jon Eichhorn ..................................... 2009 Brian Brady ........................................ 1984 Denten Neill ....................................... 2009 Division I Independent Jim Dalton ......................................... 1984 Matthew Doran .................................. 2009 Invitational MVP Mike Conklin ...................................... 1985 Chris Colleran .................................... 2009 Andrew