Courtesy of NEIBA Communications.

BABSON PARK, MA – The New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA) announced the 2011 Division III All-New England Teams today which featured 52 athletes from across the region.

Eastern Connecticut State University senior Jim Schult was named the NEIBA Division III Player of the Year. Entering the NCAA Regional, Schult has started all 43 games for the Warriors as their top hitter batting .398 with 70 hits, 56 runs, 18 doubles and 11 homeruns with 62 RBI. His slugging percentage is .744 and he is 19-20 in stolen base attempts. On the mound, Schult has a season record of 9-1 with 80 strikeouts in 78 innings pitched.

Senior pitcher Ed Bernstein from Tufts University earned the NEIBA Pitcher of the Year award making 18 appearances entering this week's NCAA Regional. He has pitched 28 innings allowing no earned runs while striking out 40 batters and only walking 14. He has eight saves thus far and has only allowed 10 hits all season.

Western New England College's Matt LaBranche was named the NEIBA Coach of the Year after leading the Golden Bears to a 38-9 mark as they enter their sixth consecutive NCAA Championship after capturing their fourth straight Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) title this spring.

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Jim Schult, Eastern Connecticut

PITCHER OF THE YEAR

Ed Bernstein, Tufts

COACH OF THE YEAR

Matt LaBranche, Western New England

FIRST TEAM

DH – Ryan Dudzinski, SR, Western New England

C – Tyler DiPrato, SR, Keene State

1B – Mike Eaton, SR, Southern Maine

2B – Ryan Walsh, SR, UMass Boston

3B – Dan Haugh, JR, Wheaton

SS – Jake Northrup, FR, Endicott

OF – Bobby Doyon, SR, Keene State

OF – David Orlowitz, SR, Tufts

OF – Rob Perry, SR, Eastern Connecticut

OF – Todd Keneborus, SR, Saint Joseph's

UT – David Ahern, SR, Babson

UT – Jim Schult, SR, Eastern Connecticut

P – Corey Batista, JR, Bridgewater State

P – Ed Bernstein, SR, Tufts

P – Matt Rogers, SR, Western New England

SECOND TEAM

DH – Thomas Wheeler, JR, Amherst

C – Zach Roeder, JR, Middlebury

C – Matt Collins, JR, Tufts

1B – Mike Pratt, SO, Saint Joseph's

2B – Josh Mackey, SR, Southern Maine

2B – Mike Rubino, SO, Western New England

3B – Forrest Chadwick, FR, Southern Maine

3B – Jake Cintolo, FR, Suffolk

SS – Eric Jensen, SO, Wheaton

SS – Devan Jones, FR, Suffolk

OF – Conor Bierfeldt, SO, Western Connecticut

OF – Joshua Ferreira, JR, Bridgewater State

OF – Tyler Turgeon, SR, Eastern Connecticut

OF – Hal Landers, JR, Wheaton

UT – John Apostolo, JR, Mitchell

P – Shaun Slattery, SO, Worcester State

P – Roman Mondalto, JR, Westfield State

P – Frank Holbrook, SO, Wheaton

P – Chad Rafferty, SO, Saint Joseph's

THIRD TEAM

DH – Korey LeLievre, FR, Daniel Webster

DH – Marco Hernandez, FR, Williams

C – Mike Samela, JR, Amherst

1B – Nick Fluegge, SR, Worcester State

1B – Kevin Mortimer, JR, Trinity

3B – Corey McDonald, SR, Worcester State

SS – John Phelan, SR, Fitchburg State

SS – Kyle Allaire, JR, Rhode Island College

OF – Conor Cavanagh, SR, Lasell

OF – Kevin Heller, JR, Amherst

OF – Pat Warrington, JR, Southern Vermont

OF – Jeff Perillo, SR, Mitchell

OF – Richard Newton, SR, Colby

UT – Pat Nicholson, SR, Brandeis

P – Kevin Gilchrist, JR, Tufts

P – Ryan Healy, SR, Amherst

P – Christian Martin, FR, Bowdoin

P – Mike Lawlor, JR, Western New England