Prosinski Nets Preseason P.O.T.Y.
12/27/2012 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Seton Hall senior Jon Prosinski (Skillman, N.J.) was named Preseason BIG EAST Pitcher of the Year on Thursday. The Pirates' team was selected to finish sixth in the 11-team conference.
A First Team All-BIG EAST selection last season, Prosinski went 9-3 with a 3.52 ERA and did not allow a home run in 94.2 innings of work. An All-NJCBA pick, he was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll four times and earned NJCBA Pitcher of the Week honors on April 16. The right-hander pitched back-to-back complete-game shutouts against Fordham and Rutgers respectively. Prosinski led the conference with a 1.91 ERA in 2011, while helping lead the Pirates to the BIG EAST Championship.
Prosinski was also one of only two unanimous selections to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team. Notre Dame first baseman Trey Mancini was the other. Connecticut's L.J. Mazzilli was named Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year.
The Louisville Cardinals, who tied for the 2012 BIG EAST regular-season title, have been tabbed as the favorites in 2013 by the league's 11 head coaches. They received eight first-place votes and 98 points in the coaches' preseason poll. St. John's, with 82 points, edged Notre Dame (81) for second place. Seton Hall had 52 points in the preseason poll to finish sixth.
The 2013 baseball season begins for the Pirates with three games at the University of North Carolina, Feb. 15-17. The 2013 BIG EAST Baseball Championship will return to Bright House Field in Clearwater, Fla., May 22-26, with the championship game to be televised on ESPNU.
2013 Preseason BIG EAST Baseball Coaches' Poll:
| 1. | Louisville (8) | 98 |
| 2. | St. John's (3) | 82 |
| 3. | Notre Dame | 81 |
| 4. | Connecticut | 74 |
| 5. | USF | 67 |
| 6. | SETON HALL | 52 |
| 7. | Pittsburgh | 46 |
| 8. | Rutgers | 43 |
| 9. | Cincinnati | 30 |
| 10. | Georgetown | 18 |
| 11. | Villanova | 14 |
