WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – Manhattan College sophomore Christian Santisteban earned first team All-MAAC honors at designated hitter, the conference announced at Tuesday's awards banquet.
Santisteban batted a team-best .319 during the season with two home runs and 21 runs batted in. He led the MAAC in doubles with 17, which ranks 62nd in the nation entering this week's MAAC Championships. Santisteban reached base at a .396 clip and owned a .458 slugging percentage.
Santisteban had two hits or more in 16 games this season and his batting average dipped below .300 just once after February. During conference play, Santisteban batted .322 in all 24 games. He smacked 11 of his 17 doubles during MAAC play and belted a home run with 12 RBI.
The MAAC also announced the MAAC All-Academic team at Tuesday's awards banquet. Eight Jaspers made the All-Academic team, including Scott McClennan, Nick Girardi, Chris Kalousdian, Joe McClennan, Michael Scarinci, Casey Meyers, Chris Reynolds and Christian Santisteban.
Manhattan begins the 2014 MAAC Baseball Championships on Wednesday, May 21 against Fairfield at noon at FirstEnergyPark in Lakewood, N.J.
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2014 ALL-MAAC BASEBALL FIRST TEAM
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C – Ryan Plourde
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Fairfield
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1B – Justin Thomas
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Rider
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2B – Jake Gronsky
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Monmouth
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3B – Connor Panas
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Canisius
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SS – Anthony Massicci
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Canisius
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OF – Brett Siddall
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Canisius
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OF – Craig Sweeney
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Monmouth
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OF – Joe Torres
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Iona
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DH – Jake Salpietro
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Fairfield
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DH – Christian Santisteban
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Manhattan
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UTIL – Ronnie Bernick
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Canisius
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P- Rohn Pierce
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Canisius
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P – Alex Godzak
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Canisius
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P – EJ Ashworth
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Fairfield
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2014 ALL-MAAC BASEBALL SECOND TEAM
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C – Christ Conley
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Fairfield
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1B – Vincent Guglietti
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Quinnipiac
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2B – Rob Moore
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Saint Peter's
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3B – Nick Richter
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Rider
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SS - Jon Kristoffersen
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Saint Peter's
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OF – Mike Palladino
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Quinnipiac
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OF – Anthony Firenzi
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Niagara
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OF – Dan Swain
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Siena
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OF – Taylor Hackett
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Niagara
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OF – Jimmy Guiliano
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Iona
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OF – Chris Hugg
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Saint Peter's
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DH – Jesse Puscheck
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Canisius
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UTIL - Nick Henriquez
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Saint Peter's
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P – Jordan Schwartz
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Niagara
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P – Chris McKenna
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Monmouth
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P – Mike Wallace
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Fairfield
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2014 MAAC Major Awards Winners
MAAC Player of the Year: Connor Panas – Canisius
MAAC Pitcher of the Year: Rohn Pierce – Canisius
MAAC Rookie of the Year: Dan Swain – Siena
MAAC Co-Relief Pitcher of the Year: Neil Freyer – Siena
MAAC Co-Relief Pitcher of the Year: Ryan Thomas – Marist
Anaconda Sports MAAC Coach of the Year: Mike McRae – Canisius
