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| Photo Credit: Farmingdale Athletics |
2013 did not feature the firepower that 2012 did in terms of Long Island baseball prowess. To be fair, not many years ever do. There were so many impact players it was easy to confuse Long Island for a southern baseball powerhouse like Texas or California. This year there was a significant drop off, but that is not to take away from the players that are on this list. There were still players able to compile monster seasons which have already landed them national recogniton.
Stony Brook, a perennial 40-win team at the Division-I level limped to the finish line and will be forced to win the America East conference as a No. 4 seed. NYIT and Hofstra finished under .500 and were not factors in the conference playoffs.
At the Division-II level, the most successful team was Molloy. They surprised many people as they were able to make it to the second round of the ECC tournament. Adelphi and Dowling both had disappointing seasons and were bounced from the first-round of the playoffs. C.W Post failed to make the postseason.
At Division-III, Farmingdale is currently in the Regionals and on the verge of a 30-win season for a consecutive year. Old Westbury was on the verge of a conference championship but was defeated 2-1 in the final round. St. Joseph’s lost in the first-round which was a very bitter ending to their year.
With that being said here are the best players at each position during the 2013 season.
Catcher: Matt Reistetter, Hofstra
.341 AVG, 57 H, 34 RBI,.838 OPS
First Base: Anthony Zarrella, Adelphi
.351 AVG, 53 H, 11 2B, 3 3B, 3 HR, 34 RBI, .947 OPS
Second Base: Ali Rodriguez, NYIT
.335 AVG, 32 R, 53 H, 11 2B, 2 3B, .888 OPS
Third Base: Brian Walsh, Old Westbury
.354 AVG, 55 H, 13 2B, 4 3B, 35 RBI, .939 OPS, 15 SB
Shortstop: Brandon Stahl, Adelphi
.309 AVG, 55 H, 12 2B, 19 RBI,
Outfield: David Zilnicki, Farmingdale
.448 AVG, 52 H, 2 HR, 23 RBI, 27 BB, 35 SB, 1.122 OPS
Outfield: Kenny Jackson, Hofstra
.295 AVG, 58 H, 11 2B, 8 HR, 31 RBI, .845 OPS
Outfield: Jack Parenty, Stony Brook
.346 AVG, 26 R, 64 H, .387 OBP
Starting Pitcher: Mike Dolce, Farmingdale
6-1, 0.75 ERA, 59.2 IP, 5 ER, 51 H, 21 BB, 44 K
Starting Pitcher: Frankie Vanderka, Stony Brook
7-3, 2.34 ERA, 7 CG, 88.1 IP, 70 H, 23 ER, 21 BB, 54 K, .220 BAA
Starting Pitcher: Bo Budkevics, C.W. Post
4-4, 2.06 ERA, 5 CG, 70 IP, 60 H, 16 ER, 21 BB, 76 K, 8 XBH, .230 BAA
Relief Pitcher: Dillon McNamara, Adelphi
32 IP, 1 ER, 0.28 ERA, 13 S, 16 H, 14 BB, 43 K, 2 XBH
Relief Pitcher: Alex DiSanto, Old Westbury
28.2 IP, 1 ER, 0.31 ERA, 13 S, 14 H, 11 BB, 25 K, 1 XBH
