NESCAC Baseball All-Conference Teams Released
Trinity’s Piantek
named 2003 Player of the Year
HARTFORD, Conn. - Trinity College
second baseman Kurt Piantek was named the 2003 NESCAC Baseball
Player of the Year in a vote by the conference coaches. Piantek, a
two-time first-team selection, led the league in several offensive
categories including hitting (.523) runs scored (44), RBI (53) and
home runs (14). In the final day of the NESCAC Championship, the
senior was 5-for-8 with three home runs, six RBI and four runs
scored and as Trinity took two games from host Amherst to win the
league title and a berth in the NCAA Championship.
After posting a 2.20 ERA with 55
strikeouts, Jon Lee of Tufts University was honored as the 2003
NESCAC Pitcher of the Year. Lee also won the honor as a sophomore
in 2001. Lee ended his career with a 9-3 record this year and
finished as Tufts’ all-time leader in wins with 29.
Tufts’ senior outfielder Evan Zupancic makes his second
consecutive appearance on the first team. Zupancic, the Jumbos all
time leading home run king, finished with five round-trippers while
ending the year among the league leaders in stolen bases with
12.
Trinity’s Piantek was one of
four Bantams honored on the all-conference first team. Senior first
baseman Robert Dolliver posted a .403 batting average with 42 RBI.
Sophomore outfielder Jeff Natale was the only underclassman honored
on the first team. Natale had a .520 on base percentage with 40
runs scored. Junior pitcher Kevin Tidmarsh led the Bantams on the
hill with a perfect 9-0 record and a 2.59 ERA and 53 strikeouts.
Trinity head coach Bill Decker was honored by his peers as NESCAC
Coach of the Year. Decker and the Bantams won the NESCAC
Championship and entered the NCAA Division III Championship with a
24-9 overall record and a national ranking in the top 20.
Jabe Bergeron and Austin Lehn of
Williams were each repeat selections. Bergeron, a junior first
baseman, was the 2001 NESCAC Rookie of the Year and a first team
selection in both 2001 and 2002. Bergeron hit .413 with 44 RBI and
13 home runs leading Williams to a 27-10 mark. Lehn, a senior third
baseman, posted a .434 batting average with 43 RBI. Bergeron and
Lehn tied for the conference lead with 59 hits apiece. Williams
Junior Matt Dahlman, who hit .368 with 36 runs scored, was also a
first-team selection.
Wesleyan senior Bill Robinson, a
second team selection in both 2001 and 2002, was honored on the
first team this season. Robinson, who both pitched and played
shortstop for the Cardinals, led his team in several offensive
categories including runs scored (38) and runs batted in (35) while
starting five games on the mound.
Colby junior catcher Eric Roy
rounds out the all-conference first team selections. Roy hit .380
for the Mules and was perfect in 84 fielding chances from his
position at the plate.
Bowdoin freshman Jared Lemieux was
named conference Rookie of the Year. Lemieux, a second team
all-conference selection, hit .325 with 35 runs scored and did not
make an error in 84 chances in centerfield.
2003 NESCAC Baseball
All-Conference Teams
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First Team |
School |
Yr.
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Hometown |
| 1B |
Jabe Bergeron |
Williams |
Jr. |
Chesterfield, N.H. |
| OF |
Matt Dahlman |
Williams |
Jr. |
Short Hills, N.J. |
| 1B |
Robert Dolliver |
Trinity |
Sr. |
Norwich, Conn. |
| P |
Jon Lee |
Tufts |
Sr. |
Manhasset Hills, N.Y. |
| 3B |
Austin Lehn |
Williams |
Sr. |
Maplewood, N.J. |
| OF |
Jeff Natale |
Trinity |
So. |
Hamden, Conn. |
| 2B |
Kurt Piantek |
Trinity |
Sr |
Wallingford, Conn |
| SS/P |
Bill Robinson |
Wesleyan |
Sr. |
Berlin, Conn. |
| C |
Eric Roy |
Colby |
Jr. |
Lisbon Falls, Maine |
| P |
Kevin Tidmarsh |
Trinity |
Jr. |
Meriden, Conn. |
| OF |
Evan Zupancic |
Tufts |
Sr. |
Lake Oswego, Ore. |
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Second Team |
School |
Yr.
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Hometown |
| 3B |
Jayme Dorr |
Trinity |
Sr. |
Osterville, Mass. |
| P |
Andy Kerns |
Amherst |
Jr. |
Barrington, Ill. |
| CF |
Jared Lemieux |
Bowdoin |
Fr. |
Readfield, Maine |
| P |
Dave Martin |
Tufts |
Sr. |
Arlington, Mass. |
| 1B |
John Prescott |
Middlebury |
Sr. |
Sierra Madre, Calif. |
| 3B |
Josh Santry |
Amherst |
So. |
Allendale, N.J. |
| RF |
John Schneider |
Amherst |
Sr. |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
2B/SS
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Jim Shea |
Bowdoin |
So. |
Bangor, Maine |
| CF |
Denver Smith |
Middlebury
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Sr. |
Weybridge, Vt. |
| C |
Tom Sullivan |
Amherst |
Jr. |
Tewksbury, Mass. |
| CF |
Paul Whiting |
Amherst |
Jr. |
Mission Viejo, Calif. |
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Player of the Year |
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| 2B |
Kurt Piantek |
Trinity |
Sr. |
Wallingford, Conn. |
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Pitcher of the Year
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Jon Lee
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Tufts |
Sr. |
Manhasset Hills, N.Y.
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Rookie of the Year |
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| CF |
Jared Lemeiux
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Bowdoin |
Fr. |
Readfield, Maine
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Coach of the Year |
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Bill Decker
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Trinity |
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