FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jarrod Marifiote selected as Player of the Year
Aidan Vining name Pitcher/Rookie of the Year
WINTHROP, Mass. – Anna Maria's Jarrod Marifiote and Johnson & Wales' Aidan Vining were selected as the major award winners along with the three GNAC All-Conference Teams that were announced Tuesday morning.
Marifiote was selected as the 2023 GNAC Player of the Year, while Vining earned both Pitcher and Rookie of the Year honors in the voting conducted by the league's 10 head baseball coaches following the conclusion of the regular season.
The AMCATS slugger ranked in the top-10 in a number of categories on the GNAC leaderboard, ranking third in hits (60), second in RBI (50), and fourth in home runs (8). He slashed .411/.480/.637, all of which also placed him in the top-10.
The JWU rookie hurler was a workhorse on the mound, tossing a league-leading 71.0 innings with seven complete games and three shutouts, both conference-bests. He also had a league-low 1.90 ERA, wile holding opposing batters to a miniscule .168 average.
Marifiote and Vining were also two members of the All-GNAC First Team. Joining Vining as pitching selections were his teammate Kyle Cutler and relief pitcher Luke Stephens from Saint Joseph's (Maine). The First Team infield featured three Wildcats with Miles Kelly selected at first base, Xavier Botelho across the diamond at third, and Riley Hasson at shortstop. JWU catcher Owen Davis and outfielder EJ Leone were also named to the First Team. Meanwhile, Lasell's Tim Callahan completed the infield at second base. Joining Leone and Marifiote in the outfield was George Chaya Jr. from Elms, while Anna Maria's James Powers was the First Team DH.
Additionally, JWU head coach Kevin Casey was named Coach of the Year and Saint Joseph's (Maine) won the Institutional Sportsmanship award.
For the complete list of All-Conference, All-Rookie and All-Sportsmanship selections, please see below.
FIRST TEAM
P - Kyle Cutler, Johnson & Wales (RI)
P - Aidan Vining, Johnson & Wales (RI)
RP - Luke Stephens, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
C - Owen Davis, Johnson & Wales (RI)
1B - Miles Kelly, Johnson & Wales (RI)
2B - Tim Callahan, Lasell
3B - Xavier Botelho, Johnson & Wales (RI)
SS - Riley Hasson, Johnson & Wales (RI)
OF - George Chaya Jr., Elms
OF - EJ Leone, Johnson & Wales (RI)
OF - Jarrod Marifiote, Anna Maria
DH - James Powers, Anna Maria
SECOND TEAM
P - Nick Choate, Anna Maria
P - Matthew Fletcher, Lasell
RP - Garrett Fusco, Johnson & Wales (RI)
C - Jonathan Dube, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
1B - Jeremy Rosenberg, Anna Maria
2B - Brian Dovidio, Dean
3B - Connor Freitas, Lasell
SS - Kosta Drosidis, Anna Maria
OF - Bryan Baumann, Lasell
OF - Sean Jefferson, Albertus Magnus
OF - Trevor Juan, Johnson & Wales (RI)
DH - Matthew Bischof, Lasell
THIRD TEAM
P - Anthony Pingeton, Anna Maria
P - Ryan Schultz, Johnson & Wales (RI)
RP - Ethan Bernardo, Lasell
C - Tyler Galenski, Elms
1B - Hayden Roberge, Norwich
2B - Cam Carignan, Colby-Sawyer
3B - Austin Roy, Elms
SS - AJ Cook, Elms
OF - Cooper O'Brien, Colby-Sawyer
OF - Thorin Sanchez-Guerra, Johnson & Wales (RI)
OF - Jared Wilhelm, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
DH - Jackson Stanton, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Jarrod Marifiote, Anna Maria
PITCHER/ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - Aidan Vining, Johnson & Wales (RI)
COACH OF THE YEAR - Kevin Casey, Johnson & Wales
TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD - Saint Joseph's (Me.)
ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Jared Schmitt, Colby-Sawyer
Colby Arnold, Elms
Elijah Barber, Johnson & Wales (RI)
Jack Obert, Johnson & Wales (RI)
Aidan Vining, Johnson & Wales (RI)
Connor Freitas, Lasell
Adam Marsh, Lasell
Geffen Franus, Norwich
Dylan Aliberti, Rivier
Nate Bonacorsi, Rivier
Jared Wilhelm, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
Anthony Broadhurst, Albertus Magnus
Mike Lodge, Anna Maria
Ben Brennan, Colby-Sawyer
Brayden McLaughlin, Dean
CJ Moriarty, Elms
Michael O'Connor - Team Manager, Johnson & Wales (RI)
Spencer Murphy, Lasell
John Bunker, Norwich
Zachary White, Rivier
Sam Jalbert, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an NCAA Division III association made up of 14 member institutions and over 3,500 student-athletes across the New England region. Founded in 1995, the GNAC annually sponsors and administers 22 championships, while balancing academic integrity, athletic opportunity and community involvement in an effort to enhance the student-athlete experience.
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