Prosinski Named to All-BIG EAST First Team at Opening Ceremonies
5/23/2012 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
CLEARWATER, FLA. - Seton Hall's Jon Prosinski (Skillman, N.J.) was named to the All-BIG EAST First Team on Tuesday at the opening ceremonies of the 2012 BIG EAST Baseball Championship. Four other Pirates received All-Conference honors.
Junior Ryan Harvey (Manalapan, N.J.) was named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team, while Zack Granite (Staten Island, N.Y.), Benny Mejia (Paterson, N.J.) and Giuseppe Papaccio (Nutley, N.J.) were named to the All-BIG EAST Third Team.
Prosinski becomes the second straight Seton Hall pitcher to land on the First Team. Graduate Joe DiRocco was named to the First Team last season.
An All-NJCBA selection, Prosinski has been named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll four times this season and earned NJCBA Pitcher of the Week honors on April 16. The right-hander is tied for second in the BIG EAST in wins and eighth in strikeouts. On March 16 and March 23, Prosinski pitched back-to-back complete-game shutouts against Fordham and Rutgers respectively. His eight wins and 88.2 innings pitched lead the Pirates.
Harvey has a record of 6-3 and leads all Seton Hall starters with a 2.86 ERA. He has been named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll three times this season and earned NJCBA Pitcher of the Week honors on May 7. Harvey's 87 strikeouts rank fourth in the BIG EAST despite having four fewer starts than most of the league's starting pitchers.
Granite earns All-BIG EAST honors despite missing 17 games due to an injured hamstring this season. Despite the injury, his .302 batting average leads the Pirates and his 18 stolen bases are tied for sixth-best in the BIG EAST. Granite is second on the team in runs scored and third in hits.
Mejia, a fifth-year senior, is having the best season of his career and has emerged as the Pirates' closer this season. His nine saves are second-most in the BIG EAST and his 28 appearances rank fourth in the conference. A dominant finisher, Mejia sported a 2.62 ERA this season and struck out 37 batters compared to just nine walks in 44.2 innings.
Papaccio has started 53 games for the Pirates and leads the team in hits. One of the best defensive short stops in the BIG EAST, he is batting .280 on the season and is tied for second on the team with three home runs and 32 RBIs.
BIG EAST PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Patrick Kivlehan, 3B, Rutgers (Jr., West Nyack, N.Y.)
BIG EAST PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Justin Amlung, RHP, Louisville (Jr., Louisville, Ky.)
BIG EAST ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Jared Ruxer, RHP, Louisville (Fr., Indianapolis, Ind.)
BIG EAST COACH OF THE YEAR
Ed Blankmeyer, St. John's
| ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM | | | | |
| Pos. | Player | School | Cl | Hometown |
| P | Justin Amlung | Louisville | Jr. | Louisville, Ky. |
| P | Sean Hagan | St. John's | Jr. | Larchmont, N.Y. |
| P | JON PROSINSKI | Seton Hall | Jr. | Skillman, N.J. |
| P | Andrew Barbosa | USF | Sr. | San Juan, P.R. |
| RP | Scott Oberg | Connecticut | Jr. | Tewksbury, Mass. |
| C | Jeff Melillo | Rutgers | Sr. | Annandale, N.J. |
| 1B | Rick Devereaux | Pittsburgh | Sr. | Oakdale, Pa. |
| 2B | L.J. Mazzilli | Connecticut | Jr. | Greenwich, Conn. |
| 3B | Patrick Kivlehan * | Rutgers | Jr. | West Nyack, N.Y. |
| SS | Mike Garza | Georgetown | Jr. | San Antonio, Texas |
| OF | Justin Glass | Cincinnati | So. | Fort Wayne, Ind. |
| OF | Billy Ferriter | Connecticut | Jr. | Nashua, N.H. |
| OF | Jeremy Baltz | St. John's | Jr. | Vestal, N.Y. |
| DH | Matt Fleishman | Villanova | Sr. | East Northport, N.Y. |
| | * unanimous selection | | | |
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| ALL-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM | | | | |
| Pos. | Player | School | Cl | Hometown |
| P | Jeff Thompson | Louisville | So. | Greenville, Ind. |
| P | Will Hudgins | Notre Dame | Sr. | Richmond, Va. |
| P | RYAN HARVEY | Seton Hall | Jr. | Manalapan, N.J. |
| P | Derrick Stultz | USF | Sr. | Tampa, Fla. |
| RP | Dan Slania | Notre Dame | So. | Tucson, Ariz. |
| C | Joe Hudson | Notre Dame | Jr. | Odessa, Fla. |
| 1B | Stewart Ijames | Louisville | Sr. | Owensboro, Ky. |
| 2B | Tyler Sciacca | Villanova | Sr. | Staten Island, N.Y. |
| 3B | Eric Jagielo | Notre Dame | So. | Downers Grove North, Ill. |
| SS | Matt Wessinger | St. John's | Sr. | Liverpool, N.Y. |
| OF | Adam Engel | Louisville | So. | Loveland, Ohio |
| OF | Cole Sturgeon | Louisville | So. | Owensboro, Ky. |
| OF | James Ramsay | USF | So. | Brandon, Fla. |
| DH | Jeff Gardner | Louisville | So. | Louisville, Ky. |
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| ALL-BIG EAST THIRD TEAM | | | | |
| Pos. | Player | School | Cl | Hometown |
| P | Jared Ruxer | Louisville | Fr. | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| P | Matt Iannazzo | Pittsburgh | Sr. | Norwalk, Conn. |
| P | Rob Smorol | Rutgers | Jr. | Clark, N.J. |
| P | Kyle Hansen | St. John's | Jr. | Glen Gove, N.Y. |
| RP | Derek Self | Louisville | Sr. | Cave City, Ky. |
| RP | BENNY MEJIA | Seton Hall | Sr. | Paterson, N.J. |
| C | Joe Pavone | Connecticut | Sr. | Rochester, N.Y. |
| 1B | Trey Mancini | Notre Dame | So. | Winter Haven, Fla. |
| 2B | Nick Ratajczak | Louisville | Jr. | Joliet, Ill. |
| 3B | Ty Young | Louisville | So. | Coatesville, Pa |
| SS | GIUSEPPE PAPACCIO | Seton Hall | Jr. | Belle Mead, N.J. |
| OF | Justin Leeson | Georgetown | Jr. | Exton, Pa. |
| OF | Brian O'Grady | Rutgers | So. | Warminster, Pa. |
| OF | ZACK GRANITE | Seton Hall | So. | Staten Island, N.Y. |
| OF | Bobby Boyd | West Virginia | Fr. | Silver Spring, Md. |
| DH | Anthony DeFabio | Pittsburgh | Sr. | Pittsburgh, Pa |
The Pirates will return to the diamond on Wednesday, May 23, when they take on Rutgers in the first round of the 2012 BIG EAST Championship in Clearwater, Fla. First pitch is scheduled for 10:00 am.
