Shedler Nets First Team; DeVito, Toke Second Team
5/22/2019 3:24:00 PM | Baseball
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Junior Tyler Shedler-McAvoy (Allendale, N.J.) was named to the All-BIG EAST First Team by the conference on Wednesday, while juniors Ricky DeVito (Staten Island, N.Y.) and Matt Toke (Three Bridges, N.J.) were named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team.
Shedler-McAvoy has been an on-base force at or near the top of the Seton Hall lineup all season long. The centerfielder leads the Pirates and ranks sixth in the BIG EAST with a .327 batting average, while topping the conference with 22 steals and six triples. Shedler-McAvoy became the first Pirate to be named BIG EAST Player of the Week in back-to-back weeks earlier this month, and enters the BIG EAST Championship with hits in 20 of his last 21 games. His 18 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games are also the most on the team this season.
DeVito again led the Pirates' pitching staff as its Friday starter for the second straight season. A two-time All-BIG EAST selection, he finished the regular season with a 3.86 earned run average and was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll twice. DeVito struck out 61 batters in 58.1 innings this season and is enjoying his most-consistent stretch of the season. He enters the post-season off three straight quality starts where he hasn't allowed more than two runs in a contest.
A consistent bat in the middle of the Pirate order, Toke earned All-BIG EAST honors for the first time in 2019. A starter in 49 games this year, he has set new career-highs in hits, runs scored, walks and RBIs. Toke's .299 batting average ranks second on the team, and his three home runs match his career-best. A strong defensive first baseman, no player in the BIG EAST this season has had more defensive chances without committing an error. He was also named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on March 18.
2019 Baseball All-BIG EAST Team and Awards
Player of the Year – Jake Holton, Creighton, Jr., 1B
Pitcher of the Year – Mitch Ragan, Creighton, Sr., RHP
Freshman of the Year – Nick Lorusso, Villanova, Fr., RHP/3B
Coaching Staff of the Year – Creighton
2019 All-BIG EAST First Team
Connor Schultz, Butler, So., RHP
Mitch Ragan, Creighton, Sr., RHP
Joe LaSorsa, St. John's, Jr., LHP
Conor Grammes, Xavier, Jr., RHP/DH
Gavin Hollowell, St. John's, Jr., RHP (RP)
Jake Holton, Creighton, Jr., 1B
Isaac Collins, Creighton, Jr., 2B
Chris Givin, Xavier, Sr., SS
Eddie McCabe, Georgetown, So., 3B
Wyatt Mascarella, St. John's, Sr., C
Harrison Freed, Butler, Jr., OF
Mike Antico, St. John's, Jr., OF
TYLER SHEDLER-MCAVOY, SETON HALL, JR., OF
2019 All-BIG EAST Second Team
Denson Hull, Creighton, Sr., LHP
Evan Johnson, Creighton, Sr., RHP
Will Robertson, Creighton, Jr., OF
Jared Wegner, Creighton, Fr., DH
Jeremiah Burke, Georgetown, Jr., RHP
Jack Cushing, Georgetown, Sr., RHP
Kyle Ruedisili, Georgetown, Grad., OF
Ryan Weisenberg, Georgetown, Sr., 2B
RICKY DEVITO, SETON HALL, JR., RHP
MATT TOKE, SETON HALL, JR., 1B
Nick Lorusso, Villanova, Fr., RHP/3B
Jack Housinger, Xavier, Fr., 3B
Lane Flamm, Xavier, Fr., RHP (RP)
Natale Monstra, Xavier, Jr., C
Matt Warkentin, Xavier, Sr., 1B
# - there is a 15-member second team due to a tie in voting
Shedler-McAvoy has been an on-base force at or near the top of the Seton Hall lineup all season long. The centerfielder leads the Pirates and ranks sixth in the BIG EAST with a .327 batting average, while topping the conference with 22 steals and six triples. Shedler-McAvoy became the first Pirate to be named BIG EAST Player of the Week in back-to-back weeks earlier this month, and enters the BIG EAST Championship with hits in 20 of his last 21 games. His 18 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games are also the most on the team this season.
DeVito again led the Pirates' pitching staff as its Friday starter for the second straight season. A two-time All-BIG EAST selection, he finished the regular season with a 3.86 earned run average and was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll twice. DeVito struck out 61 batters in 58.1 innings this season and is enjoying his most-consistent stretch of the season. He enters the post-season off three straight quality starts where he hasn't allowed more than two runs in a contest.
A consistent bat in the middle of the Pirate order, Toke earned All-BIG EAST honors for the first time in 2019. A starter in 49 games this year, he has set new career-highs in hits, runs scored, walks and RBIs. Toke's .299 batting average ranks second on the team, and his three home runs match his career-best. A strong defensive first baseman, no player in the BIG EAST this season has had more defensive chances without committing an error. He was also named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on March 18.
2019 Baseball All-BIG EAST Team and Awards
Player of the Year – Jake Holton, Creighton, Jr., 1B
Pitcher of the Year – Mitch Ragan, Creighton, Sr., RHP
Freshman of the Year – Nick Lorusso, Villanova, Fr., RHP/3B
Coaching Staff of the Year – Creighton
2019 All-BIG EAST First Team
Connor Schultz, Butler, So., RHP
Mitch Ragan, Creighton, Sr., RHP
Joe LaSorsa, St. John's, Jr., LHP
Conor Grammes, Xavier, Jr., RHP/DH
Gavin Hollowell, St. John's, Jr., RHP (RP)
Jake Holton, Creighton, Jr., 1B
Isaac Collins, Creighton, Jr., 2B
Chris Givin, Xavier, Sr., SS
Eddie McCabe, Georgetown, So., 3B
Wyatt Mascarella, St. John's, Sr., C
Harrison Freed, Butler, Jr., OF
Mike Antico, St. John's, Jr., OF
TYLER SHEDLER-MCAVOY, SETON HALL, JR., OF
2019 All-BIG EAST Second Team
Denson Hull, Creighton, Sr., LHP
Evan Johnson, Creighton, Sr., RHP
Will Robertson, Creighton, Jr., OF
Jared Wegner, Creighton, Fr., DH
Jeremiah Burke, Georgetown, Jr., RHP
Jack Cushing, Georgetown, Sr., RHP
Kyle Ruedisili, Georgetown, Grad., OF
Ryan Weisenberg, Georgetown, Sr., 2B
RICKY DEVITO, SETON HALL, JR., RHP
MATT TOKE, SETON HALL, JR., 1B
Nick Lorusso, Villanova, Fr., RHP/3B
Jack Housinger, Xavier, Fr., 3B
Lane Flamm, Xavier, Fr., RHP (RP)
Natale Monstra, Xavier, Jr., C
Matt Warkentin, Xavier, Sr., 1B
# - there is a 15-member second team due to a tie in voting
Players Mentioned
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