GNAC End of the Year Awards Tab Five Elms Baseball Players
CHICOPEE, MA - In the Great Northeast Athletic Conference end of the year awards, the Elms College Baseball team had five student athletes selected.
ATHLETES SELECTED
George Chaya Jr. (Methuen, MA) ended the 2023 baseball season with 33 stolen bases leading the conference and breaking the program record at Elms College. Chaya also finished in the top thirty for runs batted in with 22 and 43 hits in the season. The right fielder also registered a .986 fielding percentage with 70 putouts to seat him on the ALL-Conference First team.
Tyler Galenski (Wilbraham, MA) was named to the ALL-Conference Third Team as a catcher after a season where he recorded 119 putouts, 18 assists, .986 fielding percentage and caught 10 runners stealing for a runners caught stealing percentage of .400. Galenski also finished first in the conference for runners batted in with a total of 51 in the season.
Austin Roy (Cromwell, CT) finished out his senior season being named to the ALL-Conference Third Team as a third baseman. Roy recorded 40 hits with 23 runs batted in for the season, the Connecticut native had a hitting average of .305 his highest career average. In the field the senior had 35 putouts with 59 assists with a fielding percentage of .931.
AJ Cook (Mendon, MA) was also named to the ALL-Conference Third Team as a shortstop. Cook finished in the top two in the conference for stolen bases with 29 in the season, the junior also placed twelveth for RBI with 30 for the 2023 season. For fielding the shortstop registered 69 putouts and 99 assists, adding in 12 double plays.
Colby Arnold (Waterford, CT) finished his first year as a Blazer being named to the ALL-Rookie team. The righty from Connecticut pitched in 6 games including in the semifinals, where the Blazers won 10-5 over the Lasell University Lasers. Arnold registered an era of 4.24, and recorded 4 wins with no losses this season.
CJ Moriarty (Glastonbury, CT) has been selected to the ALL-Sportsmanship team for the 2023 Baseball season.
See below the full list of student athletes selected in the GNAC end of the year awards.
FIRST TEAM
P - Kyle Cutler, Johnson & Wales (RI)
P - Aidan Vining, Johnson & Wales (RI)
RP - Luke Stephens, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
C - Owen Davis, Johnson & Wales (RI)
1B - Miles Kelly, Johnson & Wales (RI)
2B - Tim Callahan, Lasell
3B - Xavier Botelho, Johnson & Wales (RI)
SS - Riley Hasson, Johnson & Wales (RI)
OF - George Chaya Jr., Elms
OF - EJ Leone, Johnson & Wales (RI)
OF - Jarrod Marifiote, Anna Maria
DH - James Powers, Anna Maria
SECOND TEAM
P - Nick Choate, Anna Maria
P - Matthew Fletcher, Lasell
RP - Garrett Fusco, Johnson & Wales (RI)
C - Jonathan Dube, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
1B - Jeremy Rosenberg, Anna Maria
2B - Brian Dovidio, Dean
3B - Connor Freitas, Lasell
SS - Kosta Drosidis, Anna Maria
OF - Bryan Baumann, Lasell
OF - Sean Jefferson, Albertus Magnus
OF - Trevor Juan, Johnson & Wales (RI)
DH - Matthew Bischof, Lasell
THIRD TEAM
P - Anthony Pingeton, Anna Maria
P - Ryan Schultz, Johnson & Wales (RI)
RP - Ethan Bernardo, Lasell
C - Tyler Galenski, Elms
1B - Hayden Roberge, Norwich
2B - Cam Carignan, Colby-Sawyer
3B - Austin Roy, Elms
SS - AJ Cook, Elms
OF - Cooper O'Brien, Colby-Sawyer
OF - Thorin Sanchez-Guerra, Johnson & Wales (RI)
OF - Jared Wilhelm, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
DH - Jackson Stanton, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Jarrod Marifiote, Anna Maria
PITCHER/ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - Aidan Vining, Johnson & Wales (RI)
COACH OF THE YEAR - Kevin Casey, Johnson & Wales
TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD - Saint Joseph's (Me.)
ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Jared Schmitt, Colby-Sawyer
Colby Arnold, Elms
Elijah Barber, Johnson & Wales (RI)
Jack Obert, Johnson & Wales (RI)
Aidan Vining, Johnson & Wales (RI)
Connor Freitas, Lasell
Adam Marsh, Lasell
Geffen Franus, Norwich
Dylan Aliberti, Rivier
Nate Bonacorsi, Rivier
Jared Wilhelm, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
Anthony Broadhurst, Albertus Magnus
Mike Lodge, Anna Maria
Ben Brennan, Colby-Sawyer
Brayden McLaughlin, Dean
CJ Moriarty, Elms
Michael O'Connor - Team Manager, Johnson & Wales (RI)
Spencer Murphy, Lasell
John Bunker, Norwich
Zachary White, Rivier
Sam Jalbert, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
About The GNAC
The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an NCAA Division III association made up of 14 member institutions and over 3,500 student-athletes across the New England region. Founded in 1995, the GNAC annually sponsors and administers 22 championships, while balancing academic integrity, athletic opportunity and community involvement in an effort to enhance the student-athlete experience.
