D3baseball.com 2000's All-Decade Team
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Rowan's Josh Schwartz set a
NCAA record of 37 straight wins in the decade.
Rowan athletics photo
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Fifty named to All-Decade team Jay Coakley, a four-time
All-American catcher from Marietta and 2001 player of the year,
headlines the D3baseball.com 2000's All-Decade team. Joining
Coakley on the first team are three more Players of the Year, Drew
Caravella, Ohio Wesleyan (2002), Vince Mancuso, UW-Oshkosh (2003),
and Kurt Yacko, Chapman (2007). The D3baseball.com 2000's
All-Decade team consists of 52 players and coaches representing the
best players in the decade.
Joining first baseman Caravella in the infield are second baseman
Jeremy Jirschele, UW-Oshkosh, shortstop Ian Hauze, DeSales, and
third baseman Jake Frank, Wooster. Jirschele, a two-time
All-Defensive player of the year in the decade was one of five
unanimous selections. In the outfield is Mancuso, three-time
All-American Tony Konicek, Gustavus Adolphus and Eric Swedberg,
Worcester State. Jose Cortez, Pomona-Pitzer was an unanimous
selection as designated hitter.
The first team pitching staff is composed of five pitchers with
the talents of two utility players. D-III's all-time ERA leader
Jeremiah Bayer, Trinity (Conn.) and strikeout king Matt DeSalvo,
Marietta leads the staff.
Josh Schwartz, Rowan, Devin Drag, Carthage and Ryan DiPietro,
Eastern Connecticut State round out the rotation. Shawn Gilblair
and Yacko were both utility selections. Gilblair shared time at
pitcher and first base in his four year career at Eastern
Connecticut State. Yacko, Chapman's shortstop and closer, left
school after three years to start his professional career.
St. Thomas' Dennis Denning bookended the decade with two
championships. Denning's Tommies won the second and final
championship of the decade, being the only school to win two
championships in the decade. Denning's 13-4 record also leads all
schools.
In the 2000's, 15 players were named Player of the Year by either
D3basbeall.com, the NCBWA and the ABCA. Four were first team
selections and the rest, with the exception of Southwestern's Matt
Gelotti, were named the the second and honorable mention teams.
The D3baseball.con 2000's All-Decade team was selected by
D3baseball.com staff.
