Brigham Named Second Team ABCA/Rawlings All-New England

BOSTON – Suffolk baseball's Tim Brigham added his second all-region accolade to his resume over the weekend as the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA) in conjunction with the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and Rawlings honored the junior outfielder with a spot on the second-team, the organization announced.  

Brigham helped Suffolk to back-to-back regular-season GNAC crowns, a first in program history, with a 14-2 league ledger en route to the Rams' conference post-season appearance.  

A total of 50 players from 31 different programs were recognized on the three teams. Brigham earned the accolade for the first time in his career and picked up the feat a week after garnering an honorable mention All-New England nod from D3Baseball.com. Brigham was one of six GNAC student-athletes on the list that saw a trio from Saint Joseph's (Maine) along with a pair from Johnson & Wales.  

Brigham's bat led the way for the blue-and-gold in 2019 with the first-team All-GNAC outfielder producing 60 hits that brought in 45 runs on a .390 average. The right-handed batter hit for power with 26 extra-base hits including 23 doubles for an impressive .597 slugging percentage and 92 total bases. 

In the field, the Cape Elizabeth, Maine's glove was nearly perfect with just a pair of errors in his 34 total chances in the outfield.  

2019 New England-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Team 

Player of the Year: Nick Herzog, UMass Boston
Pitcher of the Year: Ben Lambert, Southern Maine
Coach of the Year: Ed Flaherty, Southern Maine

FIRST TEAM
C – Colby Greenhalgh, Johnson & Wales
1B – Davis Mikell, Castleton
2B – Danny Roth, Roger Williams
3B – Mike Knell, UMass Dartmouth
SS – Joey Murphy, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
OF – Nick Herzog, UMass Boston
OF – Josh Goulet, Plymouth State
OF – Zack Smith, Salve Regina
OF – Matt Johnston, MIT 
DH – Kyle Boudrias, UMass Boston
UT – David Larson, WPI
P – Ben Lambert, Southern Maine
P – RJ Hall, Tufts
P – Cal Slepkow, Clark
P – Bobby Tramondozzi, UMass Boston 

SECOND TEAM
C – Nick Raposo, Wheaton
1B – Traverse Briana, Salem State
2B – Nate Vigeant, Rhode Island College
3B – Andrew Hillier, Southern Maine
SS – Mike Khoury, Brandeis
OF – Steve Cochrane, Mitchell
OF – Jared Sharkey, Wheaton
OF – Tim Brigham, Suffolk
OF – Anthony Crowley, Westfield State
DH – Ryan Pumphret, Lesley
UT – Jake Dexter, Southern Maine
P – Michael Genaro, Babson
P – Mike Webb, Rhode Island College 
P – Ryan Solimine, Mitchell
P – Patrick Callahan, MIT  

THIRD TEAM
C – Jeremy Lhotka, Coast Guard
C – Greg Emanuelson, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
1B – Doug Schaffer, Williams
2B – Mark Joao, Springfield
3B - Eddie Riley, UMass Boston
SS – Andrew Olszak, Southern Maine
OF – Christian Aybar, New England College
OF – Doug DelaCruz, Mitchell
OF – Devin Warren, Southern Maine
OF – Jared Gagne, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
OF – Jake Oliger, Babson
DH – Adam Diehl, Johnson & Wales
UT – Nate Tellier, UMass Dartmouth
P – Griffin Young, Wheaton
P – Connor Hewlette, Roger Williams
P – Tylor Arruda, UMass Boston
P – Matt Cronin, UMass Dartmouth
P – Kevin Gould, Endicott