NEIBA NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE ALL-STAR GAME AT FENWAY JUNE 14

WestConn's Matt Gardiner to take on the Green Monster

MEDFORD, MA – Many of New England’s top college baseball players will get the opportunity of a lifetime to play at historic Fenway Park in the 2008 New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association’s (NEIBA) College
All-Star Game on Saturday, June 14 at 9:00 am.

A team of Division I All-Stars will play a squad made up of Division II All-Stars and Division III Senior All-Stars in the annual game.

First pitch is scheduled for noon at Fenway.

WestConn senior catcher Matt Gardiner will play for the Division II/III.  This past spring, he batted. .362 and led the Colonials in nine offensive categories.  The occasional outfielder and designated hitter, had 54 hits, 19 doubles and eight home runs for the 17-25 Colonials.  He also led the club in runs scored (38), runs batted in (40), total bases (97), slugging percentage (.651) and walks (20).  He was second on the team with 149 at bats and 136 put outs.

The University Division leads the series with a 21-10-1 record, but the College Division team won last year’s game with a 2-0 shutout.

Prior to the game, the NEIBA will present its annual awards. Three Teams of the Year will be recognized – Dartmouth in Division I, Franklin Pierce in Division II and Trinity in Division III – along with Coaches of the Year Bob Whelan (Dartmouth), Jayson King (Franklin Pierce) and Bill Decker (Trinity). Bruce Joyce, formerly the coach at Southern New Hampshire University and past president of the NEIBA, will receive the Jack Butterfield Award, presented to a coach who exhibits the integrity and dedication to the game that Coach Butterfield displayed during his long career at the University of Maine. The recently-established Kevin Burr Assistant Coach Award will be presented to longtime Tufts assistant Bob Clarke. During the winter, John Claffey of the Cape Cod League received NEIBA’s Andy Baylock Distinguished Service Award.

NEIBA NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE BASEBALL ALL-STAR GAME
At Fenway Park / June 14, 2008 / 9:00 AM


DIVISION I TEAM
#....Player, Year, School, Pos.		 
24...Brian Baudinet, So., Massachusetts, OF		
24...Mike Belfiore, So., Boston College, P		
22...Tim Boyce, So., Rhode Island, RP
21...Eric Campbell, Jr., Boston College, 3B
9....Josh Cox, Sr., Yale, OF
18...Steve Daniels, Jr., Brown, OF
10...Peter Fatse, So., Connecticut, OF
24...Matt Gianini, Sr., Central Connecticut, SP
21...Elliot Glynn, Fr., Connecticut, DH
26...Chris Greiner, So., Hartford, P
24...Ryan Lavarnway, Jr., Yale, C
9....Pierre LePage, Fr., Connecticut, 2B
7....Mike Lyon, Sr., Northeastern, SS
12...Joe Miller, So., Maine, SP
2....Justin Milo, So., Vermont, OF
22...Mike Olt, Fr., Connecticut, SS
21...Michael Pagliarulo, Jr., Dartmouth, 1B
11...Frank Pesanello, Jr., Northeastern, C
6....Conor Reardon, Sr., Brown, DH
24...Nick Santomauro, So., Dartmouth, OF
9....Joe Serafin, Jr., Vermont, P
9....Curt Smith, Sr., Maine, 1B
6....Mike Tamsin, Jr., Northeastern, 3B
2....Adam Tempesta, Jr., Massachusetts, 2B
33...John Tesseyman, Sr., Central Connecticut, SP
14...Eric Thompson, Sr., Vermont, SP
5...Damon Wright, Sr., Dartmouth, OF


COACHES:  Bob Whalen, Dartmouth; Jim Foster, Rhode Island


DIVISION II-III TEAM
#... Player, Year, School, Pos.
15...Mike Adams, Jr., Franklin Pierce, P
24...Neal Allar, Sr., Amherst, C
16...Jason Alexander, Sr., Bryant, 3B
12...Mike Baillargeon, Jr., Assumption, 2B
4....Chandler Barnard, Sr., Trinity, UT
10...Tyler Bishop, Sr., Franklin Pierce, P
7....Nick Campbell, So., Bryant, OF
2....Matt Delaney, Sr., Babson, 2B
25...Karl Derbacher, Jr., Southern Conn., OF
4....Mike Diaz, Jr., Southern Connecticut, SS
22...Mike DiReda, Jr., Assumption, 3B
10...Luke Enman, Sr., St. Joseph’s (ME), SS
44...Anthony Fiorillo, Sr., Southern Connecticut, DH
19...Jim Fuller, So., Southern Connecticut, P
8....Matt Gardiner, Sr., Western Connecticut, C
23...Matt Giusti, Jr., Stonehill, P
11...Tim Kiely, Sr., Trinity, P
19...Eric Loh, Sr., Bryant, P
34...Nick Martinho, Sr., Suffolk, DH
25...Jamie Morin, Sr., Keene St., P
27...Nate Nelson, Sr., Worcester St., 1B
12...Steve Ragonese, Sr., Tufts, UT
15...Mike Regan, Sr., Trinity, P
18...Kevin Renaud, Sr., Franklin Pierce, OF
21...Joe Rousseau, Sr., Keene St., 3B
37...Scott Savastano, Jr., Franklin Pierce, UT
26...Steve Smith, Sr., Bridgewater St., OF
12...Steve Tahmoush, Sr., Babson, OF
17...David Vincent, Sr., Curry, OF

COACHES: Jayson King, Franklin Pierce; Bill Decker, Trinity