Chant Collects D3Baseball.com All-New England

Posted: May 21, 2018

BOSTON – Brady Chant continues to add to his history setting career as the senior became the first-ever Suffolk baseball player to earn a pair of D3Baseball.com All-New England first-team honors with the centerfielder earning a spot on the 2018 all-region team for the second straight season, the organization announced Monday afternoon.

Over 800 student-athletes were nominated for the regional ballot, which is in its seventh season, and was distributed to Sports Information Directors, who voted for a predetermined number of players in their region, as well as the organization's staff and contributors.

The 42 New England student-athletes recognized represent 20 different schools. Chant is one of three GNAC competitors to find his name on the list with Saint Joseph's (Maine) receiving a pair of honorees in Josh Partridge (second team) and Jared Gagne (third team).

Since Suffolk earned its first D3Baseball.com all-region nod in 2013, the Rams have gone on to pick up nine all-region distinctions (five first-team, two-second-team, two-third team). Chant holds one-third of those honors (3) and is the first-ever player in a Suffolk jersey to be named to the first-team twice, earning the accolade in 2017 and 2018, respectively. The Warwick, Rhode Island, native first appeared on the all-region team as a sophomore in 2016 with a spot on the second-team. Overall, he is the most decorated D3Baseball.com all-region selection for Suffolk baseball with three awards.

The 2018 GNAC Player of the Year had a standout career at Suffolk and did not disappoint in his final year in blue-and-gold. He led the way at the dish with 60 hits and 34 RBI on a .349 batting average to go along with 35 runs scored and 22 stolen bases. Of his 60 hits, 22 went for extra-bases including a league-best six dingers.

Along the way he wrote his name throughout the Rams' record books. In the most games played by an individual in Suffolk baseball history, Chant leads the way in triples (25), total bases (362) and at bats (687), while sliding into second all-time in hits with 233 career knocks, doubles (43) and stolen bases (68). He also appears on the runs scored (151) and walks (84) list.

His offense turned into defense as he played 44 outings of errorless baseball in 2018. The four-time GNAC Gold Glove recipient successfully played 126 total chances with 123 putouts and three outfield assists for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage. Throughout his career, the four-time all-conference selection put together a .990 fielding percentage with just five errors in 484 total chances in centerfield.

Since Chant has been on roster Suffolk has won the GNAC crown each season including its fourth consecutive title in 2018 thanks to a 6-5 win over Saint Joseph's (Maine) May 6, which punched the Rams' fourth straight ticket to the NCAA DIII Tournament.

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Player of the Year: Jake Dexter, UTL, Jr., Southern Maine
Pitcher of the Year: Matt Cronin, SP, Sr., Mass-Dartmouth
Rookie of the Year: Shayne Audet, SP, New England College
Coach of the Year: Matt Noone, Babson

First team
Pos.	Name	School	Yrv.	Hometown
C	Nick Raposo	Wheaton (Mass.)	So.	Johnston, R.I.
1B	Chris Fowler	Mass-Boston	Sr.	Barnstable, Mass.
2B	Kyle Hartenstein	Mitchell	Sr.	Meriden, Conn.
SS	Garet Griffin	Mitchell	Sr.	Moosup, Conn.
3B	Tommy O'Hara	Tufts	Sr.	Glenview, Ill.
OF	Brady Chant	Suffolk	Sr.	Warwick, R.I.
OF	Anthony Crowley	Westfield State	Jr.	Bellingham, Mass.
OF	Malcolm Nachmanoff	Tufts	Sr.	Boston, Mass.
DH	Ryan Arena	Babson	Sr.	Yorktown Heights, N.Y.
U	Jake Dexter	Southern Maine	Jr.	Oakland, Maine
SP	Matt Cronin	Mass-Dartmouth	Jr.	Framingham, Mass.
SP	Bob Hamel	Western New England	Jr.	Southwick, Mass.
SP	Nick Powers	New England College	So.	Malden, Mass.
RP	Bobby Tramondozzi	Mass-Boston	Jr.	Peabody, Mass.
Second team
Pos.	Name	Team	Yr.	Hometown
C	Logan Sullo	Massachusetts Maritime	Sr.	Acushnet, Mass.
1B	Jose Vasquez	Mass-Dartmouth	Jr.	Roxbury, Mass.
2B	Dave Murphy	Mass-Boston	Sr.	Plymouth, Mass.
SS	Alex Loparco	Western New England	Jr.	Riverside, Conn.
3B	Xavier Nunez	New England College	Jr.	Lawrence, Mass.
OF	Andre Eason	Lyndon St.	Sr.	Waterbury, Conn.
OF	Nate Tellier	UMass-Dartmouth	So.	Attleboro, Mass.
OF	Devin Warren	Southern Maine	Jr.	Smithfield, Maine
DH	Joe Cassella	Western New England	Jr.	Wallingford, Conn.
U	Teddy Downing	Clark	Sr.	Cambridge, Mass.
SP	John Gegetskas	Westfield State	Jr.	Windsor, Conn.
SP	Michael Genaro	Babson	Jr.	Greenwich, Conn.
SP	JT Morin	Mass-Boston	So.	Wilton, Conn.
RP	Josh Partridge	St. Joseph's (Maine)	Sr.	Deerfield, N.H.
Third team
Pos.	Name	Team	Yr.	Hometown
C	Ryan McCormick	Mass-Boston	So.	Cumberland, R.I.
1B	Kyle Bouchard	Nichols	So.	Fall River, Mass.
2B	Michael DeDonato	Endicott	Sr.	Chelmsford, Mass.
SS	Matt Koperniak	Trinity (Conn.)	So.	Adams, Mass.
3B	Alex Parkos	Eastern Connecticut	Jr.	Meriden, Conn.
OF	Evan Delaney	New England College	Jr.	Hadley, Mass.
OF	Jared Gagne	St. Joseph's (Maine)	Jr.	Dover, N.H.
OF	Eric Marriott	Mitchell	Jr.	Niagara Falls, Canada
DH	Alex Lafayette	Westfield State	Sr.	Ludlow, Mass.
U	Garrett Greenwood	MIT	Sr.	Edmond, Okla.
SP	Shayne Audet	New England College	Fr.	Springfield, Mass.
SP	Colby Morris	Middlebury	Jr.	Del Mar, Calif.
SP	Jakari Pellegrini	Mitchell	So.	New Britain, Conn.
SP	Eddie Santiago	Mitchell	Sr.	New London, Conn.
RP	Will Bryant	Endicott	Jr.	Cumberland, Maine