BROOKVILLE, N.Y. (May 26, 2008) – Junior pitcher Bobby Kay (Stony Brook, N.Y.) and senior designated hitter Mike Sylvester (Farmingdale, N.Y.) were named to the 2008 NCBWA All-Northeast Region Second Team, it was announced Monday afternoon.

Southern Connecticut's Karl Derbacher was named the region's Player of the Year and his coach, Tim Shea, earned Coach of the Year kudos, while Franklin Pierce's Mike Adams was named Pitcher of the Year.

Kay was 7-2 this year with a 2.14 earned run average and recorded 82 strikeouts in 84 innings pitched while holding opponents to a .202 batting average. Kay recorded a season record four shutouts to add to his career total of five career shutouts. 

Sylvester had a senior season to remember, leading the team with a .358 average, notching 76 hits, including nine doubles, a team-high five triples, and three home runs out of the leadoff spot. He also has nine stolen bases and a .403 on base percentage, slugging at a .491 clip. 

The Pioneers (29-27) won their first East Coast Conference title in program history and advanced to the NCAA Northeast Regional for the first time since 1985. 


2008 NCBWA All-Northeast Region First Team
1B Cody Levins, Nyack
2B Mike Baillargeon, Assumption
3B Mike DiReda, Assumption
SS Michael Diaz, SCSU
C Jack Cawley, Pace
OF Karl Derbacher, Southern Conn.
OF Kevin Renaud, Franklin Pierce
OF Nick Campbell, Bryant
DH/UT Scott Savastano, Franklin Pierce
SP Eric Loh, Bryant
SP Mike Adams, Frankin Pierce
SP Jim Fuller, Southern Conn.
SP Robert Casal, Caldwell
RP Tyler Bishop, Franklin Pierce

2008 NCBWA All-Northeast Region Second Team
1B Tommy Maloney, Dominican
2B Tyler Mentzer, Philadelphia
3B Mike DiReda, Assumption
SS John Mazzello, St. Thomas Aquinas
C Chris Irwin, Molloy
OF Jeff Bercume, Merrimack
OF Michael Curry, Univ. of the Sciences Philadelphia
OF T.J. Greg, Molloy
DH/UT Mike Sylvester, C.W. Post
SP Dustin Corbett, Pace
SP Brian Honeyman
SP Brian Maloney, Franklin Pierce
SP Bobby Kay, C.W. Post
RP Joe Brescia, Felician