Coscione Named to D3Baseball All-New England Third Team

Posted: May 23, 2017

NEWTON, Mass. (5/23/17) -- Senior shortstop/pitcher Hector Coscione (Newton, Mass.) of the Lasell College baseball team earned his second postseason honor on Tuesday morning as he was named to the D3baseball.com All-New England Third Team as a utility player.

The top two-way player on the All-Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) squads, Coscione is one of seven GNAC players honored by D3baseball.com this season and becomes the second All-New England Laser in as many seasons after former teammate and catcher Wes Hurty earned Second Team honors as the league's Player of the Year last season.

Coscione hit .291 with 18 RBI and set a new program record with 38 runs scored while playing in all 32 games for the Lasers this spring, but posted a .391 average as Lasell went 10-4 during conference play. Overall, he recorded 34 hits, including 11 doubles, two triples, and four home runs, and stole six bases.

As a pitcher, Coscione went 3-0 with three saves on the season and struck out 25 batters over 26.1 innings of work. He did not lose a single decision on the mound during his three years as a Laser as he posted a 4-0 record and saved seven games, amassing a 4.34 career ERA.

Coscione played in at least 30 games during each of his seasons at Lasell, starting at shortstop during all three and serving as the team's primary closer for two years. At the plate, his career average was .297, while all but one of his career home runs came this season.

The All-GNAC First Team selection earlier this season was the first of Coscione's career. He was also named to the league's Third Team after his freshman and junior years.

Player of the Year: Kyle Bonicki, SS, Jr., Clark
Pitcher of the Year: Speros Varinos, SP, Jr., Tufts
Rookie of the Year: Patrick Maybach, SP, Salve Regina
Coach of the Year: Brendan Eygabroat, Mass.-Boston

First team
Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown
C	Matt Brenner	Suffolk	Sr.	Eliot, Maine
1B	Chris Fowler	Mass-Boston	Jr.	Barnstable, Mass.
2B	Kyle Hartenstein	Mitchell	Jr.	Meriden, Conn.
SS	Kyle Bonicki	Clark	Jr.	Waterbury, Conn.
3B	Taylor Black	St. Joseph's (Maine)	Sr.	Cardiff by the Sea, Calif.
OF	Brady Chant	Suffolk	Jr.	Warwick, R.I.
OF	Dylan Hapworth	Southern Maine	Fr.	Winslow, Maine
OF	Alex Zachary	Eastern Connecticut	Sr.	Enfield, Conn.
DH	Ryan Arena	Babson	Jr.	Yorktown Heights, N.Y.
U	Teddy Downing	Clark	Jr.	Cambridge, Mass.
SP	Patrick Maybach	Salve Regina	Fr.	Saunderstown, R.I.
SP	Speros Varinos	Tufts	Sr.	Middleton, Mass.
SP	Ben Walls	Husson	Sr.	Bar Harbor, Maine
RP	Jake Dexter	Southern Maine	So.	Oakland, Maine
Second team
Pos.	Name	Team	Yr.	Hometown
C	Christian Vargas	Salve Regina	Jr.	Melbourne, Fla.
1B	Nick Falkson	Tufts	Jr.	Dedham, Mass.
2B	Josh Lopez	Mass-Boston	Jr.	New Haven, Conn.
SS	Austin Filiere	MIT	Jr.	Chandler, Ariz.
3B	Kyle Boudrias	Mass-Boston	So.	Medford, Mass.
OF	Anthony Crowley	Westfield State	So.	Bellingham, Mass.
OF	Evan Delaney	New England College	So.	Hadley, Mass.
OF	Matt Johnston	MIT	Fr.	Portola Valley, Calif.
DH	Adam Chochrek	Clark	Sr.	Foxboro, Mass.
U	Brandon Lopez	Bowdoin	So.	Amesbury, Mass.
SP	Chuck Gibson	Suffolk	Sr.	Malden, Mass.
SP	John Lamont	Williams	Fr.	Groton, Mass.
SP	Davis Mikell	Castleton	Fr.	Williston, Vt.
RP	Will Bryant	Endicott	So.	Cumberland, Maine
Third team
Pos.	Name	Team	Yr.	Hometown
C	Sam Huston	Husson	So.	Bangor, Maine
1B	Jack Halpin	Babson	Sr.	Glastonbury, Conn.
2B	Chris Collins	Hamilton	Sr.	Weston, Conn.
SS	Garet Griffin	Mitchell	Jr.	Moosup, Conn.
3B	Steven Gallagher	WPI	So.	Coventry, R.I.
OF	Connor Longley	Keene State	So.	Foxboro, Mass.
OF	Jake Ryan	Worcester State	Sr.	Northbridge, Mass.
OF	Yanni Thanopoulos	Amherst	Sr.	Highland, Calif.
DH	Jameson Collins	St. Joseph's (Maine)	Sr.	Sandown, N.H.
U	Hector Coscione	Lasell	Sr.	Newton, Mass.
SP	Kevin Connelly	Framingham State	So.	Bolton, Mass.
SP	Kevin Gould	Endicott	So.	Rollinsford, N.H.
SP	Bob Hamel	Western New England	So.	Southwick, Mass.
RP	Josh Partridge	St. Joseph's (Maine)	Jr.	Deerfield, N.H.