Baseball Selected Third In ECC Preseason Poll
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (Feb. 11, 2011) – The East Coast Conference released its baseball preseason poll and C.W. Post placed third in the field of seven teams, recieving two first place votes.
Dowling College received three first-place votes to lead the poll, followed by Molloy College, who received one first-place votes. C.W. Post ranked third but recieved two first place votes, followed by St. Thomas Aquinas in the fourth spot. The University of Bridgeport placed fifth while Mercy College and Queens College rounded out the poll at seventh and eighth, respectively.
Molloy's senior first baseman/catcher Robert LaRusso was selected as Player of the Year while Dowling's Gabriel Duran was tabbed Pitcher of the Year.
C.W. Post opens the season Feb. 19 with a doubleheader against Felician College and Southern Connecticut in Morehead City, N.C.
2011 East Coast Conference Pre-Season Poll
School Points
1. Dowling (3) 42
2. Molloy (1) 39
3. C.W. Post (2) 37
4. St. Thomas Aquinas (1) 34
5. Bridgeport 16
6. Mercy 15
7. Queens 13
() - First place votes received
Preseason Player of the Year
: Robert LaRusso, Sr., 1B/C, Molloy
Preseason Pitcher of the Year: Gabriel Duran, Sr., Dowling