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Three Spiders Earn Atlantic 10 Postseason Honors
05/26/2021 | Baseball
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Spider baseball placed three on the Atlantic 10's postseason all conference teams as announced by the league Wednesday afternoon. Freshman Jared Sprague-Lott (Philadelphia, Pa.) and redshirt freshman Alden Mathes (Broomall, Pa.) earned All-Rookie Team honors with redshirt junior Drew Blakely (Galesburg, Mich.) earning All-Academic honors.
Mathes, a two-way player for the Spiders, logged 56 at bats in 25 games, while appearing in nine games with three starts on the mound. On the mound, he worked his way into the series-opener role. He earned a 4.81 ERA in 33.2 innings. He struck out 38 hitters and held opponents to a .205 average against. All four of his outings in league play spanned 5.0 or more innings. He struck out a career-high nine against Dayton, and threw a career-best 7.0 innings at George Washington. At the plate, Mathes hit for a .250 average and had four multi-hit games and drove in a career-best four, including a walk-off two-RBI double against Towson. He scored 15 runs and drove in 13 while earning a .446 slugging percentage with eight doubles and a home run.
Sprague-Lott hit for a league-best .413 batting average and was fifth in the league with a .613 slugging percentage. In his first start, he went 1-for-4, scored a run and drove in two with his first career triple. He took over as the everyday shortstop on March 21st, going 3-for-3 with three RBI against George Mason. Sprague-Lott was third on the team with 33 hits, and led the Spiders with 31 RBI. He had eight extra-base hits and was third on the team with three home runs.
Blakely has been the Spiders every day catcher since arriving on campus and was named a team captain in 2021. This season, he led all catchers in the Atlantic 10 with a .342 average in 31 games. He drove in 13 runs and scored 20 times while slugging .441. Defensively, Blakely earned a perfect fielding percentage on 262 chances. He also led the league with a .588 stolen base allowed percentage, throwing out 14 of 34 attempted base stealers. This spring, Blakely received his master's degree in nonprofit studies.
Player of the Year: Tyler Locklear – VCU
Pitcher of the Year: Matt Mikulski – Fordham
Rookie of the Year: Tyler Locklear – VCU
Coach of the Year: David Miller
All-Conference First Team
C Andrew Cossetti Saint Joseph's
1B Ryan Gukin La Salle
2B Noah Levin George Washington
SS Benjamin Blackwell Dayton
3B Tyler Locklear VCU
OF Domenic Boselli George Washington
OF Trevor Candelaria Davidson
OF Brenden Hueth Saint Joseph's
DH Marcos Pujols Dayton
SP Matt Mikulski Fordham
SP Jared Lyons George Mason
RP Nolan Devos Davidson
All-Conference Second Team
C Tatem Levins La Salle
1B Marcos Pujols Dayton
2B Michael Haydak VCU
SS Steve DiTomaso George Washington
3B Riley Tirotta Dayton
OF Tyler Kelder St. Bonaventure
OF Brandon Henson VCU
OF Austin White Rhode Island
DH Ryan Guckin La Salle
SP Frank Elissalt La Salle
SP Mike Webb Rhode Island
RP Colin Tablonski La Salle
All-Rookie Team
RHP Parker Bard Dayton
INF Steve DiTomaso George Washington
INF Connor Coolahan La Salle
RHP Frank Elissalt La Salle
RHP Colin Yablonski La Salle
UTL Alden Mathes Richmond
INF Jared Sprague-Lott Richmond
RHP/OF Brett Callahan Saint Joseph's
LHP Tyler Davis VCU
RHP Mason Delane VCU
INF Connor Hujsak VCU
INF Tyler Locklear VCU
All-Academic Team
OF Mitchell Garrity Dayton
LHP Ben Olson Dayton
RHP Tyler Jones Dayton
RHP Jared Lyons George Mason
INF Noah Levin George Washington
INF Steve Barmakian George Washington
RHP Jaret Edwards George Washington
INF Josh Brodeur Rhode Island
C Drew Blakely Richmond
INF Branden Myers St. Bonaventure
LHP Donovan Moffat St. Bonaventure
RHP Hayden Seig Saint Joseph's
-- UR --
Mathes, a two-way player for the Spiders, logged 56 at bats in 25 games, while appearing in nine games with three starts on the mound. On the mound, he worked his way into the series-opener role. He earned a 4.81 ERA in 33.2 innings. He struck out 38 hitters and held opponents to a .205 average against. All four of his outings in league play spanned 5.0 or more innings. He struck out a career-high nine against Dayton, and threw a career-best 7.0 innings at George Washington. At the plate, Mathes hit for a .250 average and had four multi-hit games and drove in a career-best four, including a walk-off two-RBI double against Towson. He scored 15 runs and drove in 13 while earning a .446 slugging percentage with eight doubles and a home run.
Sprague-Lott hit for a league-best .413 batting average and was fifth in the league with a .613 slugging percentage. In his first start, he went 1-for-4, scored a run and drove in two with his first career triple. He took over as the everyday shortstop on March 21st, going 3-for-3 with three RBI against George Mason. Sprague-Lott was third on the team with 33 hits, and led the Spiders with 31 RBI. He had eight extra-base hits and was third on the team with three home runs.
Blakely has been the Spiders every day catcher since arriving on campus and was named a team captain in 2021. This season, he led all catchers in the Atlantic 10 with a .342 average in 31 games. He drove in 13 runs and scored 20 times while slugging .441. Defensively, Blakely earned a perfect fielding percentage on 262 chances. He also led the league with a .588 stolen base allowed percentage, throwing out 14 of 34 attempted base stealers. This spring, Blakely received his master's degree in nonprofit studies.
Player of the Year: Tyler Locklear – VCU
Pitcher of the Year: Matt Mikulski – Fordham
Rookie of the Year: Tyler Locklear – VCU
Coach of the Year: David Miller
All-Conference First Team
C Andrew Cossetti Saint Joseph's
1B Ryan Gukin La Salle
2B Noah Levin George Washington
SS Benjamin Blackwell Dayton
3B Tyler Locklear VCU
OF Domenic Boselli George Washington
OF Trevor Candelaria Davidson
OF Brenden Hueth Saint Joseph's
DH Marcos Pujols Dayton
SP Matt Mikulski Fordham
SP Jared Lyons George Mason
RP Nolan Devos Davidson
All-Conference Second Team
C Tatem Levins La Salle
1B Marcos Pujols Dayton
2B Michael Haydak VCU
SS Steve DiTomaso George Washington
3B Riley Tirotta Dayton
OF Tyler Kelder St. Bonaventure
OF Brandon Henson VCU
OF Austin White Rhode Island
DH Ryan Guckin La Salle
SP Frank Elissalt La Salle
SP Mike Webb Rhode Island
RP Colin Tablonski La Salle
All-Rookie Team
RHP Parker Bard Dayton
INF Steve DiTomaso George Washington
INF Connor Coolahan La Salle
RHP Frank Elissalt La Salle
RHP Colin Yablonski La Salle
UTL Alden Mathes Richmond
INF Jared Sprague-Lott Richmond
RHP/OF Brett Callahan Saint Joseph's
LHP Tyler Davis VCU
RHP Mason Delane VCU
INF Connor Hujsak VCU
INF Tyler Locklear VCU
All-Academic Team
OF Mitchell Garrity Dayton
LHP Ben Olson Dayton
RHP Tyler Jones Dayton
RHP Jared Lyons George Mason
INF Noah Levin George Washington
INF Steve Barmakian George Washington
RHP Jaret Edwards George Washington
INF Josh Brodeur Rhode Island
C Drew Blakely Richmond
INF Branden Myers St. Bonaventure
LHP Donovan Moffat St. Bonaventure
RHP Hayden Seig Saint Joseph's
-- UR --
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