D3BASEBALL.COM ALL-REGION

BOSTON – Tim Brigham of the Suffolk baseball team collected all-region honors as the junior outfielder earned an All-New England honorable mention nod from D3Baseball.com, the organization announced Thursday afternoon.  

Over 800 student-athletes were nominated for the regional ballot, which is in its eighth 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 47 New England student-athletes recognized represented 28 different schools. Brigham is one of four GNAC competitions to find his name on the list with Johnson & Wales' seeing two representatives, Colby Greenhalgh (second-team) and Joe Maracic (honorable mention), while Saint Joseph's (Maine) saw Joey Murphy take home first-team status.  

Since Suffolk earned its first D3Baseball.com all-region nod in 2013, the Rams have gone on to pick up 10 all-region distinctions (first first-team, two -second-team, two third-team and one honorable mention). Brigham garnered the all-region accolade for the first time in his collegiate career.  

The Cape Elizabeth, Maine, native was the backbone to Suffolk's offensive unit with 60 hits, including 36 extra-base knocks highlighted by 23 doubles for 92 total bases. He connected at the plate at a .390 clip with an on-base percentage of .428 and a slugging percentage of .597. 

Brigham helped Suffolk sit atop the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) standings for the second straight season with a 14-2 league ledger to capture the conference's regular-season crown in back-to-back campaigns for the first-time in program history.  

D3BASEBALL.COM ALL-NEW ENGLAND 

Player of the Year: Josh Goulet, Plymouth State
Pitcher of the Year: Ben Lambert, Southern Maine
Rookie of the Year: Matt Malcom, Eastern Connecticut State
Coach of the Year: Terry Doyle, New England College  

FIRST TEAM
C – Nick Raposo, Wheaton
1B – Davis Mikell, Castleton
2B – Eric Pappas, Williams
3B – Mike Knell, UMass Dartmouth
SS – Joey Murphy, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
OF – Anthony Crowley, Westfield State
OF – Josh Goulet, Plymouth State
OF – Nick Herzog, UMass Boston
DH - Kyle Boudrais, UMass Boston
UTL – Jake Dexter, Southern Maine 
SP – Michael Genaro, Babson
SP – R.J. Hall, Tufts
SP – Ben Iambert, Southern Maine
RP – Bobby Tramondozzi, UMass Boston

SECOND TEAM
C – Matt Malcom, Eastern Connecticut State
1B – Traverse Briana, Salem State
2B – Nate Vigeant, Rhode Island College
3B – Andrew Hillier, Southern Maine
SS – Mike Khoury, Brandeis
OF – Matt Johnston, MIT 
OF – Jared Sharkey, Wheaton
OF – Zack Smith, Salve Regina
DH – Colby Greenhalgh, Johnson & Wales
UTl – David Larson, WPI
SP – Jake Jourdain, Northern Vermont-Lyndon
SP – John Mikosz, Wheaton
SP – Mike Webb, Rhode Island College
RP – Bryce Bedard, Mitchell 

HONORABLE MENTION
C – Jeremy Lhotka, Coast Guard
1B – Doug Schaffer, Williams
2B – Mark Joao, Springfield
3B – Joe Maracic, Johnson & Wales
SS – Andrew Olszak, Southern Maine
OF – Tim Brigham, Suffolk
OF – Dougie DelaCruz, Mitchell
OF – Jake Oliger, Babson
DH – Dylan Hapworth, Southern Maine
UTL – Nick Powers, New England College
SP – Kevin Gould, Endicott
SP – Kyle Hodgson, Framingham State
SP – Roland Thivierge, Mitchell
RP – Sean Halligan, Western New England