CAA release

RICHMOND, Va. – For the first time in its 11-year CAA history, the Northeastern baseball team has its first Pitcher of the Year and its first Defensive Player of the Year winners as starter Aaron Civale and catcher Josh Treff headlined the league's 2016 postseason awards on Tuesday.
 
Eight different Huskies came away with 11 of the conference's season honors, the most the program has received during its CAA tenure. Behind Civale's All-CAA First Team selection, Dustin Hunt and Mike Fitzgerald garnered spots on the All-CAA Second Team, while Pat Madigan, Cam Walsh, and Charlie McConnell each made their way onto the All-CAA Third Team. Walsh and McConnell were also named to the CAA All-Rookie Team, while Mike Driscoll was named to the league's All-Academic Team.
 
Civale became the first NU player to win a conference Pitcher of the Year award since Adam Ottavino was named the America East's top hurler in 2005. The six-foot-two right-hander led the CAA in ERA (1.84), innings pitched (107.1), and strikeouts (111), winning eight games while opponents hit .224 against him. A three-time CAA Pitcher of the Week selection, Civale threw seven or more innings during each of his 14 starts, a feat that helped him break Kevin Ferguson's single-season innings pitched record at Northeastern. Entering the 2016 CAA tournament, Civale is nine strikeouts shy of tying Ottavino's single-season program record as well.
 
Treff's Defensive Player of the Year selection was justified with his league-leading numbers against stolen base attempts. During the 2016 regular season, Treff threw out 24 runners stealing while entertaining a caught-stealing percentage of 36.9. Known for his ability to call his own game behind the plate, the redshirt senior led the NU pitching staff to a CAA record, 424 strikeouts, and fielded at a rate of .989, committing only five errors.
 
Receiving his third consecutive All-CAA selection, Hunt boasted a 1.60 ERA during the seven starts he made against CAA competition, posting shutouts against UNCW, Delaware, and Hofstra. The junior right-hander fired a career best, 86 strikeouts, during 79.0 innings pitched, limiting opposing hitters to a league low, .223 batting average. Hunt was also a two-time CAA Pitcher of the Week recipient during the regular season.
 
Fitzgerald, who joins Hunt on the All-CAA Second Team, delivered a single-season record, 11 saves, for Northeastern on top of earning three victories and maintaining a 3.34 ERA. During 25 relief appearances, Fitzgerald struck out 29 batters and kept opponents hitting just .218 late during games.
 
The Huskies' outfielder corps of Madigan, McConnell, and Walsh, rightfully made their way onto the All-CAA Third Team. Madigan paced Northeastern in home runs (six) and RBIs (30), doubling eight times in addition to hitting .262 and slugging .415. McConnell moved like lightning on the base paths this season, recording 25 thefts and scoring a team high, 32 runs. Despite notching a team best, 50 hits, McConnell's .289 batting average was trumped only Walsh's .323. Walsh frequented the bags as well for NU with a .423 on-base percentage, pairing six extra-base hits with seven steals and 31 runs scored. McConnell and Walsh were each named CAA Rookie of the Week once during the 2016 season.
 
Driscoll became the second consecutive Northeastern pitcher to be named to the CAA All-Academic Team, rounding out the 2016 class of NU postseason award winners.
 
UNCW catcher Nick Feight was named CAA Player of the Year, while the Seahawks' Ryan Foster was named Co-Pitcher of the Year alongside Civale. Towson second baseman Richie Palacios was named CAA Rookie of the Year, while UNCW head coach Mark Scalf was named CAA Coach of the Year.
 
No. 5 Northeastern will begin its run to the CAA title on Wednesday, May 25, when the Huskies open the tournament with a 12 p.m. first-round game against No. 4 James Madison.


All-CAA First Team
 

Player	School	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous School
Nick Feight	UNCW	C	So.	Gainesville, Va.	Battlefield
Tyler McVicar	Elon	1B	Sr.	Melrose, Mass.	Maiden Catholic
Brian Mims	UNCW	2B	So.	Montclair, Va.	Forest Park
Brady Policelli	Towson	SS	Jr.	Walkersville, Md.	Walkersville
Daniel Stack	UNCW	3B	Jr.	Charlotte, N.C.	Providence Day
Jordan Glover	Delaware	OF	Jr.	Marlton, N.J.	Cherokee
Steven Linkous	UNCW	OF	Sr.	Leland, N.C.	North Brunswick
Ky Parrott	James Madison	OF	Jr.	Herndon, Va.	Herndon
Nick Zammarelli	Elon	UT	Jr.	Lincoln, R.I.	Lincoln
CJ Young	Elon	DH	Jr.	Coatesville, Pa.	Coatesville Area
Aaron Civale	Northeastern	SP	Jr.	East Windsor, Conn.	Loomis Chaffee
Ryan Foster	UNCW	SP	Sr.	Advance, N.C.	Davie County
Chris Hall	Elon	RP	Jr.	Winnetka, Ill.	New Trier

All-CAA Second Team
 

Player	School	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous School
Nick Tierno	Delaware	C	Jr.	Voorhees, N.J.	Eastern
Charley Gould	William & Mary	1B	Sr.	Lake Forest, Ill.	Lake Forest
Richie Palacios	Towson	2B	Fr.	Brooklyn, N.Y.	Berkely Carroll
Chad Carroll	James Madison	SS	Sr.	Oakton, Va.	Oakton
David Leiderman	Hofstra	3B	Jr.	Merrick, N.Y.	Bellmore JFK
Casey Golden	UNCW	OF	Jr.	Siler City, N.C.	Jordan-Matthews
Ryan Hall	William & Mary	OF	So.	Richmond, Va.	Cosby
Robbie Thorburn	UNCW	OF	Jr.	Raleigh, N.C.	Cardinal Gibbons
Gavin Stupienski	UNCW	UT	Jr.	Columbus, N.J.	Hun School
Ryder Miconi	William & Mary	DH	Jr.	Guilford, Conn.	Guilford
Dustin Hunt	Northeastern	SP	Jr.	Andover, Mass.	St. John's Prep
Bailey Ober	College of Charleston	SP	So.	Charlotte, N.C.	Charlotte Christian
Mike Fitzgerald	Northeastern	RP	Jr.	Holland, Pa.	Germantown Academy

All-CAA Third Team
 

Player	School	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous School
Zach Tondi	James Madison	C	So.	Wood-Ridge, N.J.	Bergen County Tech
Brett Johnson	James Madison	1B	Jr.	Charlottesville, Va.	St. Anne's-Belfield
Cullen Large	William & Mary	2B	So.	Chesterfield, Va.	James River
Ryne Ogren	Elon	SS	Fr.	Devon, Pa.	Conestoga
Diaz Nardo	Delaware	3B	So.	Harbeson, Del.	Cape Henlopen
Kyle Baker	Delaware	OF	Fr.	Hockessin, Del.	Wilmington Charter
Pat Madigan	Northeastern	OF	Jr.	Freeport, N.Y.	Holy Trinity
Cam Walsh	Northeastern	OF	Fr.	Duxbury, Mass.	Duxbury
Charlie McConnell	Northeastern	UT	Fr.	Reading, Mass.	Belmont Hill School
Doug Trimble	Delaware	DH	Jr.	Rosemont, Pa.	Episcopal Academy
Dan Powers	William & Mary	SP	Jr.	Vienna, Va.	James Madison
Brandon Walter	Delaware	SP	Fr.	New Castle, Del.	Hodgson Vo-Tech
Austin Magestro	UNCW	RP	So.	Manassas, Va.	Hylton

CAA All-Rookie Team
 

Player	School	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous School
Kyle Baker	Delaware	OF	Fr.	Hockessin, Del.	Wilmington Charter
Dupree Hart	College of Charleston	2B	Fr.	Rock Hill, S.C.	Northwestern
Charlie McConnell	Northeastern	INF/OF	Fr.	Reading, Mass.	Belmont Hill School
Ryne Ogren	Elon	SS	Fr.	Devon, Pa.	Conestoga
Liam O'Regan	Elon	OF/C	Fr.	Middletown, R.I.	Middletown
Richie Palacios	Towson	2B	Fr.	Brooklyn, N.Y.	Berkely Carroll
Nick Patten	Delaware	1B	Fr.	Butler, Pa.	IMG Academy
Alex Royalty	UNCW	P	Fr.	Raleigh, N.C.	Millbrook
Bodie Sheehan	William & Mary	P	Fr.	Virginia Beach, Va.	First Colonial
Cam Walsh	Northeastern	OF	Fr.	Duxbury, Mass.	Duxbury
Brandon Walter	Delaware	P	Fr.	New Castle, Del.	Hodgson Vo-Tech

CAA All-Academic Team
 

Player	School	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous School
Paul Beers	Towson	P	Sr.	Clarksville, Md.	Atholton
Mike Driscoll	Northeastern	P	Jr.	North Reading, Mass.	St. John's Prep
Ben Garner	James Madison	P	Sr.	Burke, Va.	Paul VI
Chris Hardardt	Hofstra	C	Jr.	Middle Village, N.Y.	Holy Trinity
Danny Lynch	Elon	INF	Sr.	Miami, Fla.	Columbus
Ryder Miconi	William & Mary	INF	Jr.	Guilford, Conn.	Guilford
Kevin Mohollen	Delaware	OF	R-Fr.	Wallingford, Pa.	Strath-Haven
Alex Pastorius	College of Charleston	OF	Sr.	Midlothian, Va.	Calvert Hall
Robbie Thorburn	UNCW	OF	Jr.	Raleigh, N.C.	Cardinal Gibbons

2016 CAA Player of the Year: Nick Feight, C, UNCW
2016 CAA Co-Pitchers of the Year: Aaron Civale, RHP, Northeastern; Ryan Foster, RHP, UNCW
2016 CAA Defensive Player of the Year: Josh Treff, C, Northeastern
2016 CAA Rookie of the Year: Richie Palacios, 2B, Towson
2016 CAA Coach of the Year: Mark Scalf, UNCW