As part of its third-ever Hall of Fame class, the GNAC will enshrine eight former student-athletes on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at the Hilton Garden Inn in East Boston.
With a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher, a total of 1,030 student-athletes have been named to the 2018-19 GNAC Academic All-Conference Team, as announced on Tuesday morning.
SJC baseball senior Jared Gagne and Norwich softball senior Emily Oliver have been selected to the 2019 Google Cloud Academic All-America Teams, as voted upon by CoSIDA.
While GNAC Player of the Year Joey Murphy earned d3baseball All-American honors, he was one of seven GNAC student-athletes to receive all-region honors from various organizations.
Wheaton scored six runs in the bottom of the seventh to break a 2-2 tie and eventually defeat Saint Joseph's College (32-11), 9-3, in the opening round of the 2019 UMass.-Boston NCAA Regional.
SJC baseball's Jared Gagne, Emmanuel softball's Yuleska Ramirez-Tejeda, JWU softball's Ally Mishol and Norwich softball's Emily Oliver have all received CoSIDA honors.
The Monks' Joey Murphy earned the GNAC's top individual distinction, while Anna Maria's Jack Marzec and Kosta Drosidis were selected as the GNAC Pitcher and Rookie of the Year, respectively.
After JWU forced the if-necessary contest with a 15-2 win over SJC, the Monks scored three in the ninth down 7-4 in the second game before walking off in extras.
Saint Joseph's of Maine can win its seventh-ever GNAC Championship on Sunday at noon versus JWU, which needs two victories at Fraser Field to take home the league crown.
No. 1 Suffolk and No. 2 Saint Joseph's of Maine both earned 4-3 wins on Thursday, as Suffolk now prepares to host the remainder of the tournament this weekend at Fraser Field in Lynn, Mass.
On Thursday, #3 JWU will be at #2 Saint Joe's (4PM) while #4 Lasell will travel to #1 Suffolk (7PM) as the double-elimination portion of the GNAC Tournament gets underway.
After single-elimination do-or-die contests at JWU and Lasell on Tuesday, the double-elimination portion of the tourney begins Thursday before Suffolk hosts Saturday-Sunday in Lynn, Mass.
The Suffolk baseball team will conclude its regular-season schedule in stand-up fashion this Sunday as the Rams entertain Endicott in a Military Appreciation contest (1PM) at East Boston Memorial Park.
Anna Maria freshman Kosta Drosidis hit .750 (9-12) with five runs, two homers, six RBI, three walks and a stolen base in a 3-1 week, posting a 2.074 OPS.
JWU's Joe Maracic slashed .667/.688/.867 in a 3-1 week, going 10-for-15 with three doubles, nine runs and 10 RBI, as the Wildcats swept Saint Joseph's over the weekend.
SJC senior shortstop Joey Murphy had 10 total bases in nine plate appearances during the Monks' doubleheader sweep at Clark on Saturday, pushing their record to 11-0.
SJC senior outfielder Jared Gagne was 15-for-28 (.536) with 13 runs, a triple, five RBI and 10 stolen bases last week as the Monks are off to a scorching 9-0 start.
JWU junior catcher Colby Greenhalgh was 11-for-22 with four extra-base hits, eight runs scored and eight RBI as the Wildcats got off to a hot 5-1 start to the 2019 season.