Pecoraro & Nover Named to D3Baseball.com All-Region Team
Patchogue, N.Y - The 2012 D3baseball.com All-Region teams have been announced and Rich Pecoraro (Hampton Bays, N.Y./Hampton Bays) and Dennis Nover (Fresh Meadows, N.Y./St. Francis Prep) were named to the All-New York Region squad.
Players were nominated for these awards by the Sports Information Directors at the various schools and conferences, who were contacted multiple times as the season wound down to remind them to make their players eligible.
The 2012 season is the first season these have been awarded, and 713 players were nominted. The ballot was then made available to SIDs, who voted for a predetermined number of players in their region, as well as D3baseball.com staff and contributors.
For each of the eight regions, there is a regional player of the year (a batter), a pitcher of the year, a rookie of the year (must be a freshman) and a coach of the year.
2012 All-New York Region
Player of the Year: Steven Karnyski, 1B, Sr., St. John Fisher
Pitcher of the Year: Ray Angelucci, Sr., Cortland State
Rookie of the Year: Alex Velardi, 3B, Mount St. Mary
Coach of the Year: George Valesente, Ithaca
| First team | ||||
| Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown |
| C | Anthony Orsano |
SUNY-Old Westbury |
Sr. | Williston, N.Y. |
| 1B | Steven Karnyski |
St. John Fisher |
Sr. | Lancaster, N.Y. |
| 2B | Ben Bostick |
St. John Fisher |
Jr. | Rochester, N.Y. |
| SS | John Adornetto |
Cortland State |
Jr. | Commack, N.Y. |
| 3B | Alex Velardi |
Mount St. Mary |
Fr. | Branford, Conn. |
| OF | Carter Franz | St. Lawrence | Jr. | Cazenovia, N.Y. |
| OF | Kyle Lavigne | RPI | Sr. | Ashland, Mass. |
| OF | Paul Valerio | SUNY-Old Westbury |
Jr. | Merrick, N.Y. |
| DH | Andrew Pezzuto |
Cortland State |
Jr. | Hastings, N.Y. |
| U | David Kinney |
Clarkson |
Sr. | Mexico, N.Y. |
| SP | Ray Angelucci | Cortland State | Sr. | Commack, N.Y. |
| SP | Justin D'Amato | St. John Fisher | So. | Canandaigua, N.Y. |
| SP | Chris Phelan | Farmingdale State |
Sr. | Patchouge, N.Y. |
| RP | Justin McCarthy |
Brockport State |
So. | Mohegan, N.Y. |
| Second team | ||||
| Pos. | Name | Team | Yr. | Hometown |
| C | Tim Panetta |
Cortland State |
So. | Mount Kisco, N.Y. |
| 1B | Rich Pecoraro |
St. Joseph's (L.I.) | Sr. | Hampton Bays, N.Y. |
| 2B | Matt June |
Cortland State | Sr. | Colonie, N.Y. |
| SS | Tim Locastro | Ithaca | So. | Auburn, N.Y. |
| 3B | Peter Krysztof | St. John Fisher | Sr. | Williamsville, N.Y. |
| OF | Michael LaTempa | Cortland State | Jr. |
LaGrangeville, N.Y. |
| OF | Sean Osterman | St. John Fisher | Jr. | Pittsford, N.Y. |
| OF | Josh Sharpe | Mount St. Vincent | So. | Ronkonkoma, N.Y. |
| DH | T.J. Alcorn | Stevens | Sr. | Turnersville, N.Y. |
| U | Dan Allen |
Stevens | So. | Egg Harbor Township, N.J. |
| SP | Pat Lemmo | Ithaca | Jr. | Syracuse, N.Y. |
| SP | Jon Menke | Rochester | Jr. | Highland Park, Ill. |
| SP | Aaron Schuldt | Cortland State | Sr. | Liverpool, N.Y. |
| RP | Tom Dybus | St. John Fisher | Fr. | Port Crane, N.Y. |
| Third team | ||||
| Pos. | Name | Team | Yr. | Hometown |
| C | Corey Caswell |
Ithaca | Jr. | Broadalbin, N.Y. |
| 1B | Thomas Daly | Baruch | Sr. | Valley Stream, N.Y. |
| 2B | Dennis Nover | St. Joseph's (L.I.) | Sr. | Fresh Meadows, N.Y. |
| SS | Michael Perrone | Vassar | Jr. | Seaford, N.Y. |
| 3B | Bryan Mistretta | Cortland State | Jr. | Commack, N.Y. |
| OF | Vinnie Carminati | Mount St. Mary |
So. | Huntington, N.Y. |
| OF | Kevin Knack | Oneonta State | Sr. |
Ghent, N.Y. |
| OF | Mike Rasenbaum | Ithaca | Sr. |
Fayetteville, N.Y. |
| DH | Parker Werline |
Vassar | So. | Newport Beach, Calif. |
| U | Chris DeGennaro | SUNY-Old Westbury | Sr. | Manorville, N.Y. |
| SP | James Bardenett | Brockport State | Jr. | Henninger, N.Y. |
| SP | Jesus Izarra | Baruch | Sr. | Caracas, Venezuela |
| SP | John Prendergast | Ithaca | Fr. |
Clifton Park, N.Y. |
| RP | Daniel Wiecek |
SUNYIT | Jr. | Fort Plain, N.Y. |