The Collegiate Baseball Newspaper named Alex Caruso (Syracuse Jr. Chiefs ’13) the Big East Conference Pre-Season Player of the Year. Caruso was one of 12 former New York Collegiate Baseball League players at the Division I to receive honors.
Caruso, a 2013 NYCBL All Star and first-team All-League selection, hit .350 in 34 regular season appearances. The Liverpool, New York native led the NYCBL with 34 walks and an On-Base Percentage of .524. The 5-10 outfielder stole seven bases while being caught three times. He drove in 16 runs and collected four doubles.
Caruso hit .382 with nine doubles and 23 RBI for St. John’s last year.
Other NYCBL alums receiving pre-season All-Conference recognition:
RHP Tim Knesnik, Stony Brook (Rochester Ridgemen ’13)
(4-3, 4.80 ERA, 29 K, 19 SB)
RHP Mike Bunal, Binghamton (Sherrill ’13/Oneonta ’15)
(4-6, 3.96 ERA, 41 K, 21 BB)
Atlantic Sun
SS Daniel Fickas, USC-Upstate (Oneonta ’14)
(.335, 8 2B, 18 RBI, 12 SB)
3B Zach Krider, USC-Upstate (Oneonta ’15)
(.353, 2 HR, 8 2B, 28 RBI)
BIG South
SS Mike Osinski, Longwood (Geneva Red Wings ’14)
(.278, 3 HR, 7 2B, 34 RBI)
Metro Atlantic
RHP Ian Remillard, Canisius (Syracuse Jr. Chiefs ’13)
(10 SV, 4.11 ERA, 20 AP, 41 K)
Mid-American
DH Connor Simonetti, Kent State (Geneva Twins ’14 & ’15)
(.282, 11 HR, 10 2B, 41 RBI)
Southern
C Carson Waln, Wofford (Oneonta ’14)
(.335, 4 2B, 32 RBI,11 SB)
OF Cody Ruedisilli, Wofford (Oneonta ’14)
(.302, 5 HR, 12 2B, 34 RBI, 14 SB)
LHP Adam Scott, Wofford (Oneonta ’15)
(8-4, 3.68 ERA, 72 K, 23 BB)
Summit
RF Shane Trevino, IPFW (Syracuse Jr. Chiefs ’15)
The 2016 NYCBL schedule opens on May 28th. Click here to read the full schedule.
More than 75 NYCBL alums dotted rosters of Major and Minor League Baseball in 2015 including American League All Star J.D. Martinez (Saratoga ’08) and two-time World Series champion Hunter Pence (Schenectady ’02). Click here to see the list of former NYCBL players who played in MLB during the 2015 season. Click here to see the alums who played minor league baseball in 2015.
The NYCBL – sending player to the pros sending 1978.
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