NEWTON, Mass. (5/9/16) – Senior Wes Hurty (Windsor, Conn.) has been named the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Baseball Player of the Year as announced by the conference office on Monday afternoon.

Hurty, who takes the honor as the first baseball player of the year at Lasell College, batted .348 on the year with 32 RBI's on 39 hits, capped by two homers and 10 doubles. With 23 runs on the year, Hurty combined for 67 career runs and 107 hits overall. Hurty produced a .469 OBP, which ties the all-time record at Lasell College.

Hurty backstopped the Lasers to the fourth round of the GNAC Tournament, the furthest Lasell has ever gone, with fundamental defense to earn GNAC First Team and All-Defensive Team honors. Hurty recorded 164 putouts and 24 assists.

Classmates Dan Gagnon (Pomfret, Conn.) and Skylar Beckerman (Pensacola, Fla.) joined Hurty on the First Team, while junior Hector Coscione (Newton, Mass.) and freshman Brett Sherron (Howard Beach, N.Y.) were placed on the Third Team.

Gagnon, the second baseman, cracked 36 hits, 25 RBI's, and pushed 23 runs across in 32 games played. Gagnon reached the 100 career hits milestone in round one of the GNAC playoffs to total 106 overall. As a middle infielder, Gagnon turned 21 double plays with 53 put outs and 99 assists. Beckerman capped the year with a team-leading .376 batting average in 125 at bats. The senior right fielder recorded 25 ribbies, 11 doubles, 47 total hits, and 19 runs. Beckerman also served as the Lasell representative on the All-Sportsmanship Team.

Coscione represented the utility players on the Third Team as a pivotal shortstop and pitcher for the Lasers. Coscione recorded 40 hits, 10 doubles, three triples, and one home run with 24 RBI's and 31 runs scored in 38 games played. As a closing pitcher, Coscione produced a 1.64 ERA in 11.0 innings tossed with one win and four saves, setting the all-time and single-season saves mark at Lasell.

Sherron, the Third Team designated hitter, had a tremendous rookie season of 27 hits, ten doubles, and 15 runs in 84 at bats. The rookie capped his first season as a Laser with a 5-4 walk-off single in the third round of the GNAC Tournament. 

First Team
C – Wes Hurty, Lasell (Sr., Windsor, Conn.)
INF – Dan Gagnon, Lasell (Sr., Pomfret, Conn.)
INF – Taylor Black, Rivier (Sr., West Springfield, Mass.)
INF – Drew Carter, Suffolk (Sr., Newburyport, Mass.)
INF – Jon Lapolla, Suffolk (Sr., Providence, R.I.)
OF – Skylar Beckerman, Lasell (Sr., Pensacola, Fla.)
OF – Taylor Reuillard, Saint Joseph's Maine (Sr., Biddeford, Maine)
OF – Brady Chant, Suffolk (So., Arlington, Mass.)
DH – Kevin Belskie, Suffolk (Jr., Norristown, Pa.)
UTIL – Taylor Black, Saint Joseph's Maine (Jr., Cardiff by the Sea, Calif.)
P – Jake Marchesseault, Johnson & Wales (Sr., Wyoming, R.I.)
P – Worth Walrod, Suffolk (So., Dedham, Mass.)

Second Team
C – Nic Lops, Saint Joseph's Maine (Gr., South Portland, Maine)
INF – Matthew Leahey, Anna Maria (Sr., Rutland, Mass.)
INF – Tyler Ferdinand, Rivier (So., Middleboro, Mass.)
INF – Max McCoomb, Saint Joseph's Maine (Jr., South Berwick, Maine)
INF – Jake Frasca, Suffolk (Sr., Darien, Conn.)
OF – Dave Matthews, Johnson & Wales (Fr., Newton, Conn.)
OF – Dennis Meehan, Saint Joseph's Maine (Jr., Gardiner, Maine)
OF – Rob Marks, Suffolk (Sr., Revere, Mass.)
DH – Jameson Collins, Saint Joseph's Maine (Jr., Sandown, N.H.)
UTIL – Brian Baker, Norwich (Sr., Keene, N.H.)
P – Corey McNamara, Saint Joseph's Maine (Sr., West Newbury, Mass.)
P – Kevin Sinatra, Suffolk (Fr., East Boston, Mass.)

Third Team
C – Mike Saia, Albertus Magnus (Sr., Bridgeport, Conn.)
INF – Justin Poirier, Albertus Magnus (Sr., Meriden, Conn.)
INF – Ryan Cabral, Johnson & Wales (Jr., Scituate, R.I.)
INF – Lou Umberto, Johnson & Wales (Jr., Cranston, R.I.)
INF – Jacob Rayner, Rivier (Jr., Billerica, Mass.)
OF – Rob Ballinger, Johnson & Wales (So., South Kingston, R.I.)
OF – Kevin Lynch, Norwich (Fr., Randolph, Mass.)
OF – Seth Coiley, Suffolk (So., Arlington, Mass.)
DH – Brett Sherron, Lasell (Fr., Howard Beach, N.Y.)
UTIL – Hector Coscione, Lasell (Jr., Newton, Mass.)
P – Josh Partridge, Saint Joseph's Maine (Deerfield, N.H.)
P – Kyle Turner, Suffolk (Sr., Nashua, N.H.)

Player of the Year – Wes Hurty, Lasell
Pitcher of the Year – Worth Walrod, Suffolk
Rookie of the Year – Jake Frasca, Suffolk
Coach of the Year – Anthony Del Prete, Suffolk 
Institutional Sportsmanship Award – Norwich University

All-Defensive Team
C – Wes Hurty, Lasell (Sr., Windsor, Conn.)
1B – Jon Lapolla, Suffolk (Sr., Providence, R.I.)
2B – Jordan Pilarski, Johnson & Wales (Sr., Garnet Valley, Pa.)
3B – Drew Carter, Suffolk (Sr., Newburyport, Mass.)
SS – Max McCoomb, Saint Joseph's Maine (Jr., South Berwick, Maine)
OF – Rob Ballinger, Johnson & Wales (So., South Kingston, R.I.)
OF – Taylor Reuillard, Saint Joseph's Maine (Sr., Biddeford, Maine)
OF – Brady Chant, Suffolk (So., Warwick, R.I.)
P – Lane Compton, Johnson & Wales (Jr., Freeland, Mich.)

All-Sportsmanship Team
Ted Gravel, Albertus Magnus (Sr., Morris, Conn.)
Nick Feola, Anna Maria (Fr., North Providence, R.I.)
Tom Elkow, Johnson & Wales (Sr., Morganville, N.J.)
Skylar Beckerman, Lasell (Sr., Pensacola, Fla.)
Brian Whaley, Norwich (Sr., St. Louis, Mo.)
Mauro Da Silva, Rivier (Sr., Pepperell, Mass.)
Cejay Suarez , Saint Joseph's Maine (Jr., Abington, Mass.)
Luke Ronchi, Suffolk (Jr., Randolph, N.J.)