ATTLEBORO, Mass. - All six sponsored programs were represented on 2009 New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Baseball  All-Conference Team, it was announced today by Commissioner Del Malloy. In addition to the All-NECC honors, four separate major individual award winners and the team sportsmanship award were also voted upon and selected this week.

Elms College junior designated hitter Justin Jacobs (Springhill, Fla.), a business major, was named the 2009 NECC Baseball Player of the Year. In conference play, Jacobs finished third in the NECC with a .469 batting average and a .719 slugging percentage. He played in all ten games with 15 hits, 13 RBI, eight runs, five doubles and one home run in NECC play.

Fellow Blazer and sophomore pitcher Matt Wood (Feeding Hills, Mass.) nabbed the 2009 NECC Baseball Pitcher of the Year for his 4-0 record in conference play.  Wood, an accounting major, finishing in NECC with a 3.30 ERA for his 30.0 innings pitched. In conference play, he had one shutout and closed two games allowing only 21 runs - only 11 earned- on 23 hits while fanning 37 batters and walking just 26 in conference play.

Becker College freshman outfielder Joe Corey (Billerica, Mass.) nabbed the 2009 NECC Baseball Rookie of the Year for his first season of collegiate play. Corey, a criminal justice major, played and started in all 10 conference games finishing with a .351 batting average. Corey had .541 slugging percentage with 13 hits, eight runs, six RBI,10 stolen bases, two doubles, one triple and one home run. Defensively, he was perfect in fielding with a 1.000 percentage, grabbing 15 put-outs.

Daniel Webster second year Head Coach J.P. Pyne was named the 2009 NECC Baseball Coach of the Year. He led the Eagles  to a 7-24 overall record and a 4-6 mark in the NECC.

The Nighthawks of Newbury, led by head coach Gregory Sullivan, were honored as the 2009 NECC Team Sportsmanship Award recipients. The Nighthawks finished the season 6-28 overall.

Voting for the All-NECC team and each of the major awards was conducted among all NECC Baseball coaches.

Joining Jacob and Woodon All-NECC First Team were Becker's senior (1B) Dan Briand (Northbridge, Mass.); Elms' sophomore (2B) Brendan Cordeiro (Berkley, Mass.); Elms' freshman (3B) Nicolino Iavicoli (Hampden, Mass.); Becker's sophomore Jairo Valdez(Lynn, Mass.); Daniel Webster's junior (OF) Rob Leary (Litchfield, N.H.); Mitchell's sophomore (OF) Clayton Boegler (Somerset, Mass.); Newbury's junior (OF)Billy Maddock (Marshfield, Mass.); Becker's sophomore (P) Errick Maddern (West Haven, Conn.); Daniel Webster's sophomore (C )Chris McKenzie (Burlington, Mass.); and Becker's senior (DH) Frank Vaccaro(Shrewsbury, Mass.).

Seven players received honorable mention honors including Mitchell's junior (1B) Andrew Langlais (Ledyard, Conn.); Southern Vermont's sophomore (1B) Adam Northup(Richmond, R.I.); Daniel Webster's junior (2B)Joe Tamulonis (Woodstock, N.H.); Daniel Webster's freshman (3B)Peter Plansky (Litchfield, N.H.); Mitchell's sophomore (SS) Jeff Perillo (Newington, Conn.); Newbury's freshman (C )Pat Curry (Hamstead, N.H.) and Southern Vermont's freshman Eric Wells (Athens, Pa.)

2009 NECC BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Justin Jacobs, Elms, JR (Springhill, Fla.)
2009 NECC BASEBALL PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Matt Wood, Elms, SO (Feeding Hills, Mass.)
2009 NECC BASEBALL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Joe Corey, Becker, FR (Billerica, Mass.)
2009 NECC BASEBALL COACH OF THE YEAR: J.P. Pyne, Daniel Webster
2009 NECC BASEBALL TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD: Newbury College Nighthawk

2009 ALL-NECC BASEBALL FIRST TEAM
FIRST BASE: Dan Briand, Becker, SR (Northbridge, Mass.)
SECOND BASE: Brendan Cordeiro, Elms, SO (Berkley, Mass.)
THIRD BASE: Nicolino Iavicoli, Elms, FR (Hampden, Mass.)
SHORT STOP:  Jairo Valdez, Becker, SO (Lynn, Mass.)
OUTFIELD: Rob Leary, Daniel Webster, JR (Litchfield, N.H.)
OUTFIELD: Clayton Boegler, Mitchell, SO (Somerset, Mass.)
OUTFIELD: Billy Maddock, Newbury, JR (Marshfield, Mass.)
PITCHER: Matt Wood, Elms, SO (Feeding Hills, Mass.)
PITCHER: Errick Maddern, Becker, SO (West Haven, Conn.)
CATCHER: Chris McKenzie, Daniel Webster, SO (Burlington, Mass.)
DESIGNATED PLAYER: Justin Jacobs, Elms, JR (Springhill, Fla.)
DESIGNATED PLAYER: Frank Vaccaro, Becker, SR (Shrewsbury, Mass.)

2009 ALL-NECC BASEBALL HONORABLE MENTION
Andrew Langlais, Mitchell, JR, 1B (Ledyard, Conn.)
Adam Northup, Southern Vermont, SO, 1B (Richmond, R.I.)
Joe Tamulonis, Daniel Webster, JR, 2B (Woodstock, N.H.)
Peter Plansky, Daniel Webster, FR, 3B (Litchfield, N.H.)
Jeff Perillo, Mitchell, SO, SS (Newington, Conn.)
Pat Curry, Newbury, FR, C (Hamstead, N.H.)
Eric Wells, Southern Vermont, FR, 1B (Athens, Pa.)