2016 Skyline Conference Baseball All-Conference Team
2016 Skyline Conference Baseball All-Conference Team Announced FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK – The Skyline Conference’s nine baseball head coaches have voted on their 2016 all-conference team, and St. Joseph’s College-Brooklyn right-handed pitcher/infielder Brian Luebcke (Astoria, N.Y.) has been tabbed as Player of the Year. Farmingdale State’s Matt Seelinger (Jr./Westbury, N.Y.) and Nick Attardi (Fr./Smithtown, N.Y.) have been named Pitcher and Rookie of the Year, respectively, while second-year Maritime College mentor Charlie Barbieri takes home Coach of the Year kudos. Luebcke was a three-time Skyline Conference Player of the Week selection, and was once named Pitcher of the Week (April 18). He ranked No. 6 in the conference with a .389 batting average, and led the Skyline with 47 RBI. On the mound, his seven wins and 2.96 ERA tied him for first and ranked sixth on the conference leaderboard, respectively, while he fanned 61 batters. Seelinger, a righty, limited the opposition to a .193 batting average against, and compiled a 4-1 record with a 2.72 ERA (No. 2 in conference) and 60 strikeouts (No. 3 in Skyline). Additionally, entering Tuesday’s (May 10) Skyline Conference championship round against St. Joseph’s College-Long Island, he’s allowed just 57 baserunners (39 H, 15 BB, 3 HBP) in 56.1 innings pitched. Attardi received weekly honors from the Skyline on four occasions, including three Rookie of the Week citations and the April 25 Player of the Week award. He leads the list of qualifying hitters in the conference with a .430 batting average, is reaching base at a Skyline-best .522 clip (22 BB) and has scored 29 runs. Barbieri guided the Privateers to the No. 3 seed in the 2016 Skyline Conference Championship, as his squad set Maritime’s single-season record with 22 victories. The 2001 Adelphi University graduate owns a 34-32 record (.515) in his two seasons at the helm of the Maritime program. Attardi, Luebcke and Seelinger are joined on the all-conference first-team by: Brian McLaughlin, Stephen Semler and Paul Woodburn of Maritime; Steven Giustino of Mount Saint Vincent; and Michael Cardino, Jeremy Charles, Kevin Lao, Jesse Russo, Joey Walsh and Tommy Ziegen of Old Westbury. Second-team selections include: A.J. Ammirati, Chris Deddo and Tyler Stuart of Maritime; Matt Cahill of Mount Saint Mary; Dean Sheridan of Old Westbury; Brendan LaPorte and Nick Kulbaba of Purchase; Michael Camerada and Francis Rapp of St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn; and Joseph Calabrese, Nick Girardi and Bob Keating of St. Joseph’s-Long Island, who will face off against Farmingdale State in the Skyline Conference championship round Tuesday at 4 p.m. (continued)
2016 Skyline Conference Baseball All-Conference Team First Team Name Steven Giustino Brian McLaughlin Joey Walsh Tommy Ziegen Michael Cardino Nick Attardi Kevin Lao Paul Woodburn Stephen Semler Brian Luebcke * Jesse Russo
School Mount Saint Vincent Maritime Old Westbury Old Westbury Old Westbury Farmingdale State Old Westbury Maritime Maritime St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn Old Westbury
Cl. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. So.
Pos. C 1B 2B SS 3B OF OF OF DH UT UT
Hometown Old Bethpage, N.Y. Massapequa, N.Y. Bethpage, N.Y. Glen Cove, N.Y. Massapequa, N.Y. Smithtown, N.Y. Floral Park, N.Y. Huntingtown, Md. Kirkland, Wash. Astoria, N.Y. Westbury, N.Y.
Jeremy Charles Brian Luebcke Matt Seelinger **
Old Westbury St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn Farmingdale State
Sr. Sr. Jr.
P P P
Lewisberry, Pa. Astoria, N.Y. Westbury, N.Y.
Avg. .355 .360 .400 .348 .340 .430 .353 .384 .392 .389 .399 ERA 3.04 2.96 2.72
R 18 23 30 44 17 29 33 16 28 38 40 W-L 6-3 7-2 4-1
RBI 17 19 22 42 23 13 34 21 25 47 24 K 81 61 60
Avg. .278 .368 .328 .324 .253 .333 .323 .382 .300 .364 ERA 3.08 5.10
R 27 32 36 23 15 18 30 8 7 19 W-L 4-3 6-2
RBI 13 34 25 15 21 16 27 5 13 19 K 49 52
Second Team Name Brendan LaPorte Dean Sheridan Chris Deddo Francis Rapp Joseph Calabrese Matt Cahill Michael Camerada Nick Kulbaba Bob Keating Nick Girardi
School Purchase Old Westbury Maritime St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn St. Joseph’s-L.I. Mount Saint Mary St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn Purchase St. Joseph’s-L.I. St. Joseph’s-L.I.
Cl. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr.
Pos. C 1B 2B SS 3B OF OF OF DH UT
Hometown Farmington, Conn. Huntington, N.Y. Staten Island, N.Y. Baldwin, N.Y. Westbury, N.Y. Ronkonkoma, N.Y. Staten Island, N.Y. Suffern, N.Y. Rockville Centre, N.Y. Syosset, N.Y.
A.J. Ammirati Tyler Stuart
Maritime Maritime
Fr. So.
P P
Queens, N.Y. Palm Coast, Fla.
* Player of the Year: ** Pitcher of the Year: Rookie of the Year: Coach of the Year:
Brian Luebcke, St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn Matt Seelinger, Farmingdale State Nick Attardi, Farmingdale State Charlie Barbieri, Maritime (second season)
2016 Skyline Conference Baseball All-Conference Team First Team Name Steven Giustino Brian McLaughlin Joey Walsh Tommy Ziegen Michael Cardino Nick Attardi Kevin Lao Paul Woodburn Stephen Semler Brian Luebcke * Jesse Russo
School Mount Saint Vincent Maritime Old Westbury Old Westbury Old Westbury Farmingdale State Old Westbury Maritime Maritime St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn Old Westbury
Cl. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. So.
Pos. C 1B 2B SS 3B OF OF OF DH UT UT
Hometown Old Bethpage, N.Y. Massapequa, N.Y. Bethpage, N.Y. Glen Cove, N.Y. Massapequa, N.Y. Smithtown, N.Y. Floral Park, N.Y. Huntingtown, Md. Kirkland, Wash. Astoria, N.Y. Westbury, N.Y.
Jeremy Charles Brian Luebcke Matt Seelinger **
Old Westbury St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn Farmingdale State
Sr. Sr. Jr.
P P P
Lewisberry, Pa. Astoria, N.Y. Westbury, N.Y.
Avg. .355 .360 .400 .348 .340 .430 .353 .384 .392 .389 .399 ERA 3.04 2.96 2.72
R 18 23 30 44 17 29 33 16 28 38 40 W-L 6-3 7-2 4-1
RBI 17 19 22 42 23 13 34 21 25 47 24 K 81 61 60
Avg. .278 .368 .328 .324 .253 .333 .323 .382 .300 .364 ERA 3.08 5.10
R 27 32 36 23 15 18 30 8 7 19 W-L 4-3 6-2
RBI 13 34 25 15 21 16 27 5 13 19 K 49 52
Second Team Name Brendan LaPorte Dean Sheridan Chris Deddo Francis Rapp Joseph Calabrese Matt Cahill Michael Camerada Nick Kulbaba Bob Keating Nick Girardi
School Purchase Old Westbury Maritime St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn St. Joseph’s-L.I. Mount Saint Mary St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn Purchase St. Joseph’s-L.I. St. Joseph’s-L.I.
Cl. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr.
Pos. C 1B 2B SS 3B OF OF OF DH UT
Hometown Farmington, Conn. Huntington, N.Y. Staten Island, N.Y. Baldwin, N.Y. Westbury, N.Y. Ronkonkoma, N.Y. Staten Island, N.Y. Suffern, N.Y. Rockville Centre, N.Y. Syosset, N.Y.
A.J. Ammirati Tyler Stuart
Maritime Maritime
Fr. So.
P P
Queens, N.Y. Palm Coast, Fla.
* Player of the Year: ** Pitcher of the Year: Rookie of the Year: Coach of the Year:
Brian Luebcke, St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn Matt Seelinger, Farmingdale State Nick Attardi, Farmingdale State Charlie Barbieri, Maritime (second season)
