New Haven, Conn. - (5/11/2021) – Following the conclusion of the quarterfinal round, league commissioner Dan Mara has officially released the 2021 All-Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Baseball Team and Major Award Winners. Chestnut Hill College offered three all-conference performers as senior designated hitter Ameir Uzzell (Levittown, Pa.) and junior catcher Sam Barletta (Royersford, Pa.) garnered First Team honors ahead of a Second Team selection for junior utility player/pitcher Andrew Dietz (Warrington, Pa.). Dominican College senior shortstop Joshua Colon (Bronx, N.Y.) was named the 2021 CACC Baseball Player of the Year, while the CACC Rookie and Coach of the Year awards went to Goldey-Beacom College freshman first baseman Garrett Musey (Millville, N.J.) and Head Coach Tom Riley. Thomas Jefferson University (Jefferson) senior Jack Galligan (New City, N.Y.) was named the 2021 CACC Baseball Pitcher of the Year and Nyack College was recognized with the 2021 CACC Baseball Team Sportsmanship Award.
 
Uzzell, Barletta, Colon, Musey, and Galligan were joined on the All-CACC First Team by Caldwell University senior outfielder Travis Brunson (Westfield, N.J.), Dominican College junior third baseman Richard Paulino (San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.), Felician University junior pitcher Michael Gutierrez (Garfield, N.J.), Goldey-Beacom College junior pitcher Trevor Jump (Wilmington, Del.), Jefferson senior pitcher Richard Joa (Matawan, N.J.) and junior relief pitcher Matt Bukavich (Quakertown, Pa.), the University of the Sciences (USciences) sophomore utility player Eddie Parry (Levittown, Pa.), and a Wilmington University trio; sophomore pitcher Ryan Sandberg (Island Park, N.Y.), junior outfielder Quintin Ivy (Camden, Del.), and senior utility player/pitcher Dan Hyatt (Newark, Del.).
 
Dietz was joined on the All-CACC Second Team by Bloomfield College junior third baseman Tyree Bradley (West Orange, N.J.), junior catcher Elvis Lopez (Randolph, N.J.), and junior pitcher Wilfredo Valenzuela (Paterson, N.J.), Caldwell University senior relief pitcher Michael Hess (Valley Cottage, N.Y.), Dominican College junior pitcher Jaden Diaz-Lambert (Erial, N.J.) and sophomore outfielder Brian Sanders (La Ceiba, Honduras), Felician University senior outfielder Mike Martinez (Union City, N.J.) and sophomore designated hitter Levi Aguila (Miramar, Fla.), Goldey-Beacom College sophomore second baseman Connor Megginson (Harbeson, Del.), sophomore shortstop Mason Maxwell (Newfield, N.J.), junior pitcher Mitch Guerrieri (Greentown, Pa.), and freshman utility Kyle Walker (Wilmington, Del.), as well as Jefferson freshman pitcher Jem Sisco (Southampton, N.Y.) and freshman outfielder Ryan Sawyer (West Deptford, N.J.).
 
Colon currently ranks second in the league in batting (.422; 43-for-102), fifth in on-base percentage (.500), and third in slugging percentage (.843). He has scored 27 (15^th) runs and knocked in 35 (6^th) with 10 doubles (6^th), six triples (2^nd), seven home runs (8^th), and 13 walks (31^st).
 
Musey stands 11^th in batting (.384; 28-for-73), second in on-base percentage (.511), and fourth in slugging percentage (.808). He has scored 28 runs (13^th) and knocked in 23 runs (21^st), with five doubles (32^nd), a triple (28^th), eight home runs (2^nd), and 11 walks (41^st).
 
Galligan led the CACC in wins (6), complete games (2), and strikeouts (46). Over 41.1 innings pitched (3^rd), he allowed 13 runs (59^th) on 25 hits (41^st) and 17 walks (17^th). Galligan averaged 10.02 strikeouts per game (8^th) and held the opposition to a .180 (25-for-139) batting average.
 
Goldey-Beacom College Head Coach Tom Riley led the Lightning the top seed in the CACC South Division with a league-best 19-5 (.792) conference record. Goldey-Beacom College finished the season with a 20-7 (.741) overall mark, but were eliminated from the 2021 CACC Baseball Championship Tournament with a 9-6 quarterfinal loss to #4S Chestnut Hill College (May 10).
 
Uzzell positions 27^th in batting (.343; 35-for-102), 14^th in on-base percentage (.478), and 22^nd in slugging percentage (.588), but is among the CACC Top-10 in plate appearances (4^th, 136), at-bats (7^th, 102), runs (2^nd, 42), doubles (6^th, 10), runs-batted-in (RBI) (9^th, 31), walks (3^rd, 19), hit-by-pitch (2^nd, 11), sacrifice flies (3^rd, 4), and stolen bases (2^nd, 16). He made a CACC Baseball Weekly Honor Roll appearance on April 19, after batting .444 (12-for-27) with five doubles and two home runs during a 5-2 week of league play against Jefferson (W, 10-5/L, 4-6 on April 12), USciences (W, 10-5 on April 14 and L, 6-13/W, 6-5 on April 18), and Caldwell University (W, 9-8 (8)/W, 8-1 on April 16).
 
Barletta is among the CACC's top-five in batting (5^th, .398; 43-for-108) and on-base percentage (1^st, .522); he leads the league in the latter as well as plate appearances (140), runs (44), walks (23), and stolen bases (17). The Scarlet and Gold's backstop additionally ranks top-five in at-bats (5^th, 108), hits (3^rd, 43), doubles (3^rd, 11), and triples (5^th, 4). Barletta was named the CACC Baseball Player of the Week on April 26 and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Division II (DII) East Region Hitter of the Week on April 29 after producing a .909 (10-for-11)/1.273/.929 (AVG/SLG/OBP) slash line that resulted in seven runs and seven RBI versus Wilmington University (W, 4-2 on April 20) and Bloomfield College (W, 19-0 and W, 15-3 on April 22). He also earned the league's weekly player title on March 15.    
 
Dietz boast's the league's seventh best batting average (.395; 47-for-119) while splitting his field time between first base and the pitcher's mound. He leads the league in at-bats (119) and hits (47), while offering top-five numbers in RBI (2^nd, 41), total bases (5^th, 70), sacrifice flies (5^th, 3), stolen bases (2^nd, 16), and games started (3^rd, 7). He ranks seventh in strikeouts (42) while sporting a 2-2 record (9 Appearances – 7 games started, 30.2 innings pitched) on a 6.16 earned run average (ERA). Dietz earned CACC Baseball Weekly Honor Roll appearances on May 10 and March 22.
 
The 2021 All-CACC Baseball Team and Major Award Winners are available below and through use of the provided links.
 
2022 All-CENTRAL ATLANTIC COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE (CACC)
BASEBALL TEAM AND MAJOR AWARD WINNERS
 
2021 CACC BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Joshua Colon (Dominican College)
 
2021 CACC BASEBALL PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Jack Galligan (Thomas Jefferson University)
 
2021 CACC BASEBALL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Garrett Musey (Goldey-Beacom College)
 
2021 CACC BASEBALL COACH OF THE YEAR
Tom Riley (Goldey-Beacom College)
 
2021 CACC BASEBALL TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Nyack College
 
2021 CACC BASEBALL FIRST TEAM ALL CONFERENCE
1B - Garrett Musey (Goldey-Beacom College)
2B - Nick Cerelli (University of the Sciences)
3B - Richard Paulino (Dominican College)
SS - Joshua Colon (Dominican College)
C - Sam Barletta (Chestnut Hill College)
P - Jack Galligan (Thomas Jefferson University)
P - Michael Gutierrez (Felician University)
P - Trevor Jump (Goldey-Beacom College)
P - Ryan Sandberg (Wilmington University)
OF - Tavis Brunson (Caldwell University)
OF - Quintin Ivy (Wilmington University)
OF - Richard Joa (Thomas Jefferson University)
DH - Ameir Uzzell (Chestnut Hill College)
UTIL PLAYER - Eddie Parry (University of the Sciences)
UTIL PLAYER/PITCHER - Dan Hyatt (Wilmington University)
RELIEF PITCHER - Matt Bukavich (Thomas Jefferson University)
 
2021 CACC BASEBALL SECOND TEAM ALL CONFERENCE
1B - Edwin Tavarez (Felician University)
2B - Connor Megginson (Goldey-Beacom College)
3B - Tyree Bradley (Bloomfield College)
SS - Mason Maxwell (Goldey-Beacom College)
C - Elvis Lopez (Bloomfield College)
P - Jaden Diaz-Lambert (Dominican College)
P - Mitch Guerrieri (Goldey-Beacom College)
P - Jem Sisco (Thomas Jefferson University)
P - Wilfrido Valenzuela (Bloomfield College)
OF - Mike Martinez (Felician University)
OF - Brian Sanders (Dominican College)
OF - Ryan Sawyer (Thomas Jefferson University)
DH - Levis Aguila (Felician University)
UTIL PLAYER - Kyle Walker (Goldey-Beacom College)
UTIL PLAYER/PITCHER - Andrew Dietz (Chestnut Hill College)
RELIEF PITCHER Michael Hess - (Caldwell University)