NEW YORK | The 11 Skyline Conference baseball head coaches have voted on the 2021 edition of the all-conference team, and College of Mount Saint Vincent junior outfielder Jake Blinstrub has been selected as Player of the Year.
The United States Merchant Marine Academy swept the remaining three major awards: senior left-hander Joe Raab was tabbed as Pitcher of the Year; freshman third baseman Jack Millen garnered Rookie of the Year accolades; and 15th-year mentor Michael Notebaert was named Coach of the Year in voting by his peers.
Blinstrub was the Skyline's batting champion with a scorching .520 batting average, while also leading the conference in on-base percentage (.596), slugging percentage (.839), runs scored (35), hits (47) and doubles (18). He also ranked second on the basepaths with 15 stolen bases.
Raab will enter the 2021 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship with a 5-1 record on the bump for the Mariners, including a conference-high 51 strikeouts, as well as a 0.79 earned run average and .200 batting average against that rank second and third, respectively. He wrapped up the regular season with a no-hitter against Farmingdale State, just one weekend after taking a no-no to within one out of completion.
Millen hit a team-high .403 in the USMMA lineup (No. 5 in Skyline), ranked second on the team with 15 runs scored and swiped eight stolen bases.
An alumnus of Ithaca College, Notebaert guided the Mariners last weekend to their first-ever Skyline title; USMMA will enter NCAA play with a 16-3 record.
Blinstrub, Raab and Millen are among the all-conference recipients, which are listed below:
2021 Skyline Conference Baseball All-Conference Team
First Team
C - Ryan Rockhill, Maritime
1B - Phil Russo, Maritime
2B - Dylan Flynn, Purchase
SS - Anthony Raucci, St. Joseph's-Long Island
3B - Michael Grisanti, Mount Saint Vincent
3B - Jack Millen, USMMA
DH - Tyler Mandel, Manhattanville
OF - Jake Blinstrub, Mount Saint Vincent
OF - Jack Goodwin, Mount Saint Mary
OF - Drew Robertson, Old Westbury
OF - Joey Zanetti, USMMA
UT - Ryan Decoursey, St. Joseph's-Long Island
SP - Joe Raab, USMMA
SP - Kevin Czeczotka, St. Joseph's-Long Island
SP - Tim Woodford, Old Westbury
RP - Andrew Hunt, USMMA
Second Team
C - Jack McCann, USMMA
1B - Charles Rainone, St. Joseph's-Long Island
1B - Zac Skov, USMMA
2B - Isidoros Bartziokas, Mount Saint Vincent
SS - Mike Manetta, Old Westbury
3B - Tyler Sanderson, St. Joseph's-Long Island
DH - Brandon Wilson, Old Westbury
OF - Austen Bishop, Maritime
OF - Anthony Hernandez, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn
OF - Paul Gugliuzzo, St. Joseph's-Long Island
UT - Jack Matero, Manhattanville
SP - Stephen Clancy, Farmingdale State
SP - Aidan Rice, Mount Saint Vincent
RP - Shane Sullivan, Maritime
Player of the Year: Jake Blinstrub, Mount Saint Vincent
Pitcher of the Year: Joe Raab, USMMA
Rookie of the Year: Jack Millen, USMMA
Coach of the Year: Mike Notebaert, USMMA (15th season)
All-Sportsmanship Team
Nolan White, Farmingdale State
Matt Tuite, Manhattanville
Nate Revere, Maritime
Steve Mirra, Mount Saint Mary
Humberto Vela, Mount Saint Vincent
Nic Labiento, Old Westbury
James May, Purchase
Lucas Collet, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn
Tyler Sanderson, St. Joseph's-Long Island
Timmy Chase, USMMA
Charles Bendheim, Yeshiva