All-CAA Baseball Awards
HARRISONBURG, Va. (May 22, 2012) - Hofstra senior outfielder Danny Poma (Monterey, Calif.) was selected as the 2012 CAA baseball Player of the Year and William & Mary senior Matt Davenport (Chesapeake, Va.) was chosen as the 2012 CAA Pitcher of the Year as the conference announced its post-season award winners on Tuesday night.
Other top honors went to Hofstra junior second baseman Matt Ford (Lansing, N.Y.) as the CAA Defensive Player of the Year and Northeastern freshman second baseman Jason Vosler (West Nyack, N.Y.) as the CAA Rookie of the Year. UNCW's Mark Scalf was named the CAA Coach of the Year.
Poma produced one of the top offensive seasons in the nation in 2012. His .435 batting average and 97 hits rank second in Division I, while he leads the country with 76 runs scored and 31 doubles. He also tops the CAA in stolen bases (26), total bases (149), on-base percentage (.504) and slugging percentage (.668). The senior outfielder also hit seven homers and drove in 47 runs. Poma is one of 35 semifinalists for the Dick Howser Trophy, which is awarded to the nation's top player. He is the first Hofstra player to ever receive the Bill Brooks CAA Player of the Year award.
Davenport went 7-5 for the Tribe this season and led all CAA starting pitchers with a 1.73 ERA. The senior right-hander topped the conference with 109.1 innings pitched and recorded a league-high 90 strikeouts while walking only 16. He threw a CAA-best six complete games and recorded a pair of shutouts. Opponents batted just .210 against him this season. Davenport ranks 8th in the nation in complete games, 12th in WHIP and 16th in ERA.
Ford had an excellent year defensively for Hofstra, committing only nine errors in 258 chances at second base for an impressive .966 fielding percentage. His 155 assists were the fifth-most in the CAA and he was involved in 44 doubles plays, which was the highest total by a CAA middle infielder. Ford also had a solid season offensively batting .379 with 46 RBI's and 19 stolen bases.
Vosler batted .312 with a team-high 15 doubles and 33 runs scored for Northeastern. The freshman second baseman was second on the team in RBI's (43) and third in home runs (6). He also excelled in the field with just seven errors in 197 chances for a .966 fielding percentage.
Scalf guided UNCW to the CAA regular-season title with an impressive 24-6 mark, which was the second-highest win total in league history. The Seahawks were just 16-15 in early April but closed the regular season by winning 19 of their final 24 contests to improve to 35-20 overall. They were impressive in all phases of the game, ranking second in the conference in batting, pitching and fielding. The CAA Coach of the Year honor is the fifth in Scalf's career.
Hofstra placed a league-high five players on the All-CAA first team. Poma and Ford were joined by junior first baseman Jared Hammer (.383, 4 HR, 64 RBI's), junior shortstop Dalton Rouleau (.341, 30 RBI's, 25 SB) and senior designated hitter Kevin Flynn (.350, 28 RBI's). UNCW had three players make the first team with senior outfielders Andrew Cain (.316, 9 HR, 38 RBI's) and Thomas Pope (.374, 39 RBI's) and senior pitcher Tyler McSwain (8-3, 3.17 ERA).
George Mason had a pair of first-team selections in senior utility player Brig Tison (.368, 34 RBI's) and junior closer Chris O'Grady (2-0, 14 saves, 0.50 ERA). Rounding out the squad were W&M's Davenport, Northeastern junior catcher Jon Leroux (.347, 12 HR, 50 RBI's) and VCU sophomore third baseman Joey Cujas (.379, 45 RBI's).
The awards were presented on Tuesday evening in Harrisonburg, Va. on the eve of the 2012 Virginia 529 CAA Baseball Championship, which gets underway Wednesday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Park.
2012 ALL-CAA BASEBALL TEAM
(selected by CAA Head Baseball Coaches)
FIRST TEAM
Player, School Pos. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 2012 Stats
Jon Leroux, Northeastern C Jr. Auburn, Mass./Auburn .347, 12 HR, 50 RBI
Jared Hammer, Hofstra 1B Jr. Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central .383, 4 HR, 64 RBI
Matt Ford, Hofstra 2B Jr. Lansing, N.Y./Lansing .379, 2 HR, 46 RBI, 19 SB
Dalton Rouleau, Hofstra SS Jr. Lompoc, Calif./Allan Hancock Coll. .341, 5 HR, 30 RBI, 25 SB
Joey Cujas, VCU 3B So. Midlothian, Va./Manchester .379, 2 HR, 45 RBI
Andrew Cain, UNCW# OF Sr. Greenville, N.C./J.H. Rose .316, 9 HR, 38 RBI, 20 SB
Danny Poma, Hofstra* OF Sr. Monterey, Calif./Cuesta College .435, 7 HR, 47 RBI, 26 SB
Thomas Pope, UNCW* OF Sr. Clinton, N.C./Clinton .374, 4 HR, 39 RBI, 14 SB
Brig Tison, George Mason# UT Sr. Vienna, Va./James Madison .368, 0 HR, 34 RBI
Kevin Flynn, Hofstra DH Sr. Morristown, N.J./CC of Morristown .350, 1 HR, 28 RBI
Matt Davenport, William & Mary SP Sr. Chesapeake, Va./Nansemond-Suffolk 7-5, 1.73 ERA, 90 K's
Tyler McSwain, UNCW SP Sr. Sophia, N.C./Randleman 8-3, 3.17 ERA, 63 K's
Chris O'Grady, George Mason RP Jr. Congers, N.Y./Clarkstown North 2-0, 14 svs., 0.50 ERA
2012 CAA PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Danny Poma, OF, Hofstra
2012 CAA PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Matt Davenport, RHP, William & Mary
2012 CAA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Matt Ford, 2B, Hofstra
2012 CAA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Jason Vosler, 2B, Northeastern
2012 CAA COACH OF THE YEAR: Mark Scalf, UNCW
SECOND TEAM
Player, School Pos. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 2012 Stats
Matt Reistetter, Hofstra% C So. Hauppauge, N.Y./Hauppague .270, 0 HR, 18 RBI
Hunter Ridge, UNCW# 1B Jr. Asheboro, N.C./SW Randolph .329, 3 HR, 40 RBI
Michael Bass, UNCW 2B Jr. Fairmont, N.C./Fairmont .321, 0 HR, 28 RBI, 20 SB
Jake Koenig, UNCW SS Sr. Simpsonville, S.C./Spartanburg Meth. .292, 2 HR, 28 RBI
Matt Campbell, UNCW# 3B Sr. Salisbury, Md./Pitt Community College .289, 4 HR, 25 RBI, 18 SB
Aaron Barbosa, Northeastern% OF So. Dracut, Mass./Dracut .349, 1 HR, 20 RBI, 14 SB
Kenny Jackson, Hofstra OF So. Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Connetquot .340, 4 HR, 36 RBI
Dan Schafferman, George Mason OF Sr. Wilmington, Del./John Dickinson .338, 5 HR, 39 RBI
Brendan Butler, Towson UT Fr. Bel Air, Md./John Carroll .300, 1 HR, 33 RBI, 13 SB
Alex Maruri, Delaware DH Jr. Bronx, N.Y./Stepinac/Elon .344, 2 HR, 21 RBI
Corey Crispell, Delaware SP Sr. Hatboro, Pa./Hatboro-Horsham 6-4, 3.75 ERA, 52 K's
Michael Trionfo, Towson SP Jr. Jacksonville, Md./Calvert Hall 10-3, 3.24 ERA, 51 K's
Blake Hauser, VCU RP Jr. Chesterfield, Va./Manchester 5-2, 10 svs., 3.38 ERA
THIRD TEAM
Player, School Pos. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 2012 Stats
Josh Tutwiler, Old Dominion C Sr. Bridgewater, Va./Jackson State CC .291, 8 HR, 31 RBI
Jimmy Yezzo, Delaware 1B So. Cherry Hill, N.J./Bishop Eustace .329, 6 HR, 35 RBI
Jason Vosler, Northeastern 2B Fr. West Nyack, N.Y./Don Bosco Prep .312, 6 HR, 43 RBI
Josh Wright, Old Dominion* SS Sr. Bridgewater, Va./Turner Ashby .294, 7 HR, 26 RBI 19 SB
Conner Brown, James Madison 3B So. Richmond, Va./Mills Godwin .338, 3 HR, 33 RBI
Ryan Lindemuth, William & Mary 3B So. Burke, Va./Lake Braddock .376, 5 HR, 48 RBI, 14 SB
Bill Cullen, VCU# OF So. Colonial Heights, Va./Thomas Dale .353, 4 HR, 37 RBI
Cole McInturff, James Madison OF Jr. Centreville, Va./Westfield .360, 0 HR, 25 RBI, 14 SB
Tyler Molinaro, UNCW OF Jr. Charlottesville, Va./Pitt CC .265, 14 HR, 38 RBI
Ty McFarland, James Madison% UT So. Bridgewater, Va./Turner Ashby .330, 0 HR, 16 RBI
Zack Helgeson, George Mason DH Sr. Roanoke, Va./Pitt CC .284, 12 HR, 43 RBI
Mat Batts, UNCW SP So. Winston-Salem, N.C./Western Carolina 5-4, 2.65 ERA, 79 K's
John Tiedemann, Hofstra SP Jr. San Luis Obispo, Calif./Cuesta College 7-4, 4.83 ERA, 62 K's
Devon Pearson, Delaware RP Sr. Reedsville, Pa./Indian Valley 4-1, 6 svs., 1.61 ERA
* - 1st team All-CAA in 2011 # - 2nd team All-CAA in 2011 % - 3rd team in 2011
CAA ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Player, School Pos. Cl. Hometown/High School 2012 Stats
Caden Bailey, Georgia State SS Fr. Suwanee, Ga./Lambert .315, 0 HR, 16 RBI
Brendan Butler, Towson UT Fr. Bel Air, Md./John Carroll .300, 1 HR, 33 RBI, 13 SB
Chad Carroll, James Madison SS Fr. Oakton, Va./Oakton .279, 1 HR, 28 RBI, 13 SB
Corey Dick, UNCW DH Fr. Albemarle, N.C./Albemarle .316, 7 HR, 33 RBI
Josh Eldridge, Old Dominion OF Fr. Lorton, Va./Hayfield .299, 4 HR, 26 RBI
Michael Katz, William & Mary 1B Fr. Falls Church, Va./Bishop O'Connell .316, 10 HR, 58 RBI
Vimael Machin, VCU SS Fr. San Lorenzo, P.R./P.R. Baseball Acad. .286, 2 HR, 23 RBI
Tyler Powell, Delaware OF Fr. Marlton, N.J./Cherokee .329, 0 HR, 21 RBI
Jordan Ramsey, UNCW P Fr. Lexington, N.C./North Davidson 4-2, 3.92 ERA, 52 K's
Jason Vosler, Northeastern 2B Fr. West Nyack, N.Y./Don Bosco Prep .312, 6 HR, 43 RBI
