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Four Spiders Earn All-Atlantic 10 Honors
05/21/2019 | Baseball
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Four Spiders were earned All-Atlantic 10 honors for their performances this season. Richmond had a pair of first team All A-10 selections in third baseman Tyler Plantier (Poway, Calif.) and outfielder Anthony Forte (Hoffman Estates, Ill.), a second team All A-10 honoree in catcher Kyle Schmidt (Smithville, Texas) and an All-Rookie team selection in freshman Johnny Hipsman (Chester, N.Y.).
This is Plantier's first postseason Atlantic 10 award. The graduate student hit for a .337 average and was tied with Forte for the team lead with 12 home runs. Plantier drove in 49 runs, tied for eighth-most in the league. He led the team with a .576 slugging percentage and scored a team-high 45 runs in 47 games.
The postseason All-Atlantic 10 award is also the first in the career for Forte. Forte led the team with 51 RBI, ranking fifth in the conference and tied with Plantier for the third-most home runs during the season. Forte also led or was tied for the team lead in doubles (13), triples (2), home runs (12) and RBI (51). Forte is the lone Spider to have started all 51 games during the regular season, manning center field in every game.
Schmidt earned his first postseason award, earning the second team catcher award. The Texas-native was second on the team and seventh in the conference with a .356 batting average. He was second on the team with 12 doubles, hit four home runs and drove in 37 runs. His All-Conference caliber play wasn't only in the batters box, but behind the plate. The catcher committed just two errors in 342 chances, good for a .994 fielding percentage. He also caught 11 attempted base stealers and picked off a runner.
Hipsman earned All-Rookie honors after leading the team and was second in the conference with a .382 batting average in 41 games. The freshman was even better against A-10 opponents, hitting at a .453 average in 16 games. Hipsman connected on nine extra-base hits during the year, with a pair of home runs. He swiped two bases and drew 21 walks. Defensively, Hipsman recorded a perfect fielding percentage, playing mostly in left field.
All-Conference First Team
Name School Position
Logan Driscoll George Mason Catcher
Dominic D'Alessandro George Washington First Base
Paul Witt VCU Second Base
Nate Fassnacht George Washington Shortstop
Tyler Plantier Richmond Third Base
Liam Hibbits VCU Designated Hitter
Anthony Forte Richmond Outfield
Jake Garella Saint Louis Outfield
Corrigan Bartlett Saint Louis Outfield
John Stankiewicz Fordham Starting Pitcher
Connor Gillespie VCU Starting Pitcher
Kyle Martin Fordham Relief Pitcher
All-Conference Second Team
Name School Position
Kyle Schmidt Richmond Catcher
Dominic Cuoci Saint Joseph's First Base
Cole Dubet Saint Louis Second Base
Zac Ching VCU Shortstop
Brett Norwood VCU Third Base
Dominic D'Alessandro George Washington Designated Hitter
Justin Lebek Davidson Outfield
Brady Acker George Mason Outfield
Austin White Rhode Island Outfield
Brendan Hueth Saint Joseph's Outfield
Casey Sutherland Davidson Starting Pitcher
Hunter Wolfe Dayton Starting Pitcher
Benjamin Dum VCU Relief Pitcher
All-Rookie Team
Name School Position
Gabe Levy Davidson Right-Handed Pitcher
Benjamin Blackwell Dayton Infield
Jason Coules Fordham Infield/Outfield
Noah Levin George Washington Utility
Tatem Levins La Salle Catcher
Colin Shapiro Massachusetts Outfield
Justin Cherry Rhode Island Infield/Right Handed Pitcher
Johnny Hipsman Richmond Outfield
Andrew Cossetti Saint Joseph's Catcher/Designated Hitter
Nate Thomas Saint Joseph's Infield
Evan Chenier VCU Right-Handed Pitcher
Danny Watson VCU Right-Handed Pitcher
All-Academic Team
Player School Position Major
Casey Sutherland Davidson Right-Handed Pitcher Economics
Tyler Jones Dayton Right-Handed Pitcher International Relations
Billy Godrick Fordham Outfield Public Accounting
Jaret Edwards George Washington Right-Handed Pitcher Statistics
Connor Hinchliffe La Salle Right-Handed Pitcher Biology
Justin Lasko Massachusetts Right-Handed Pitcher Sport Management
Sam Fuller St. Bonaventure Centerfield Biology/History
Ryan O'Connor St. Bonaventure Utility MBA
Braydon Nelson St. Bonaventure Right-Handed Pitcher Mathematics
Jake Artz Saint Joseph's Outfield Finance
Kevin Jordan Saint Louis Shortstop Physics
Connor Lehmann Saint Louis Starting Pitcher Applied Financial Economics
The Spiders return to the field tomorrow evening at 5 p.m. as they will play the host Fordham Rams at Houlihan Park in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament.
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This is Plantier's first postseason Atlantic 10 award. The graduate student hit for a .337 average and was tied with Forte for the team lead with 12 home runs. Plantier drove in 49 runs, tied for eighth-most in the league. He led the team with a .576 slugging percentage and scored a team-high 45 runs in 47 games.
The postseason All-Atlantic 10 award is also the first in the career for Forte. Forte led the team with 51 RBI, ranking fifth in the conference and tied with Plantier for the third-most home runs during the season. Forte also led or was tied for the team lead in doubles (13), triples (2), home runs (12) and RBI (51). Forte is the lone Spider to have started all 51 games during the regular season, manning center field in every game.
Schmidt earned his first postseason award, earning the second team catcher award. The Texas-native was second on the team and seventh in the conference with a .356 batting average. He was second on the team with 12 doubles, hit four home runs and drove in 37 runs. His All-Conference caliber play wasn't only in the batters box, but behind the plate. The catcher committed just two errors in 342 chances, good for a .994 fielding percentage. He also caught 11 attempted base stealers and picked off a runner.
Hipsman earned All-Rookie honors after leading the team and was second in the conference with a .382 batting average in 41 games. The freshman was even better against A-10 opponents, hitting at a .453 average in 16 games. Hipsman connected on nine extra-base hits during the year, with a pair of home runs. He swiped two bases and drew 21 walks. Defensively, Hipsman recorded a perfect fielding percentage, playing mostly in left field.
All-Conference First Team
Name School Position
Logan Driscoll George Mason Catcher
Dominic D'Alessandro George Washington First Base
Paul Witt VCU Second Base
Nate Fassnacht George Washington Shortstop
Tyler Plantier Richmond Third Base
Liam Hibbits VCU Designated Hitter
Anthony Forte Richmond Outfield
Jake Garella Saint Louis Outfield
Corrigan Bartlett Saint Louis Outfield
John Stankiewicz Fordham Starting Pitcher
Connor Gillespie VCU Starting Pitcher
Kyle Martin Fordham Relief Pitcher
All-Conference Second Team
Name School Position
Kyle Schmidt Richmond Catcher
Dominic Cuoci Saint Joseph's First Base
Cole Dubet Saint Louis Second Base
Zac Ching VCU Shortstop
Brett Norwood VCU Third Base
Dominic D'Alessandro George Washington Designated Hitter
Justin Lebek Davidson Outfield
Brady Acker George Mason Outfield
Austin White Rhode Island Outfield
Brendan Hueth Saint Joseph's Outfield
Casey Sutherland Davidson Starting Pitcher
Hunter Wolfe Dayton Starting Pitcher
Benjamin Dum VCU Relief Pitcher
All-Rookie Team
Name School Position
Gabe Levy Davidson Right-Handed Pitcher
Benjamin Blackwell Dayton Infield
Jason Coules Fordham Infield/Outfield
Noah Levin George Washington Utility
Tatem Levins La Salle Catcher
Colin Shapiro Massachusetts Outfield
Justin Cherry Rhode Island Infield/Right Handed Pitcher
Johnny Hipsman Richmond Outfield
Andrew Cossetti Saint Joseph's Catcher/Designated Hitter
Nate Thomas Saint Joseph's Infield
Evan Chenier VCU Right-Handed Pitcher
Danny Watson VCU Right-Handed Pitcher
All-Academic Team
Player School Position Major
Casey Sutherland Davidson Right-Handed Pitcher Economics
Tyler Jones Dayton Right-Handed Pitcher International Relations
Billy Godrick Fordham Outfield Public Accounting
Jaret Edwards George Washington Right-Handed Pitcher Statistics
Connor Hinchliffe La Salle Right-Handed Pitcher Biology
Justin Lasko Massachusetts Right-Handed Pitcher Sport Management
Sam Fuller St. Bonaventure Centerfield Biology/History
Ryan O'Connor St. Bonaventure Utility MBA
Braydon Nelson St. Bonaventure Right-Handed Pitcher Mathematics
Jake Artz Saint Joseph's Outfield Finance
Kevin Jordan Saint Louis Shortstop Physics
Connor Lehmann Saint Louis Starting Pitcher Applied Financial Economics
The Spiders return to the field tomorrow evening at 5 p.m. as they will play the host Fordham Rams at Houlihan Park in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament.
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