NEW HAVEN, Conn. (May 10, 2022) -- Goldey-Beacom College standout Marshall Awtry on Tuesday was named the 2022 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Baseball Player of the Year as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara. The Lightning star also earned First-Team All-CACC status at the catcher spot, as the voting for all conference and major awards was conducted by the league's 11 head coaches in the sport.

In addition to Awtry, Wilmington University's Ryan Sandberg was named the CACC Pitcher of the Year, while Chestnut Hill College's Connor Evans was tabbed as the rookie of the year. WilmU's Brian August was crowned the CACC Coach of the Year. Nyack College earned the CACC Team Sportsmanship Award for demonstrating outstanding character and class during the 2022 campaign.

Awtry batted .350 this season with 14 home runs and 48 runs batted in, while helping to guide the Lightning to a second-place finish in the CACC South Division standings. He topped the conference in home runs and ranks fourth in RBI. Awtry's 120 total bases is the second-highest mark in the CACC. Behind the dish, Awtry threw out 19 base stealers for the second-best mark in the league.

Sandberg has gone 8-2 over 11 appearances on the mound in 2022. He has posted a 2.58 earned run average with 97 strikeouts to only 15 walks issued. Sandberg has yielded just 19 earned runs over 66.1 innings pitched. He leads the league in wins, strikeouts, and ranks second in ERA.

Evans leads the league with a .440 batting average. He homered once this season and knocked in 31 runs. Evans' 66 hits is the third-best total in the CACC. He was also a terror on the basepaths by going 21-for-25 in stolen base attempts.

August has led Wilmington to a 28-10 overall record this season and a 19-5 mark in league play which enabled the Wildcats to claim the CACC South Division Regular Season Championship. WilmU is also ranked in the latest NCAA Division II East Region rankings.

2022 CACC BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Marshall Awtry (Goldey-Beacom College)

2022 CACC BASEBALL PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Ryan Sandberg (Wilmington University)

2022 CACC BASEBALL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Connor Evans (Chestnut Hill College)

2022 CACC BASEBALL COACH OF THE YEAR
Brian August (Wilmington University)

2022 CACC BASEBALL TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Nyack College

2022 CACC BASEBALL ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
1B Robert Olah (Post University)
2B Alex Gonzalez (Thomas Jefferson University)
3B Evan Sinclair (University of the Sciences)
SS Mason Maxwell (Goldey-Beacom College)
C Marshall Awtry (Goldey-Beacom College)
OF Quintin Ivy (Wilmington University)
OF John Mead (Wilmington University)
OF Ryan Sawyer (Thomas Jefferson University)
P Michael Gutierrez (Felician University)
P Dan Raglievich (Post University)
P Ryan Sandberg (Wilmington University)
P Jem Sisco (Thomas Jefferson University)
RELIEF PITCHER Alex Krick (Wilmington University)
DH Frank Pollock (University of the Sciences)
UTILITY PLAYER Richard Paulino (Dominican College)
UTILITY PITCHER Andrew Dietz (Chestnut Hill College)

2022 CACC BASEBALL ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM
1B Garrett Musey (Goldey-Beacom College)
2B Braden Kolmansberger (Goldey-Beacom College)
3B Dauri Genao (Felician University)
SS Connor Evans (Chestnut Hill College)
C Jimmy Brennan (Post University)
OF Joe Duffy (University of the Sciences)
OF Chris Fernandez (Felician University)
OF Noah Putney (Caldwell University)
P Matt Boyko (Wilmington University)
P Joe Christiana (Post University)
P Chas Cywin (Post University)
P Mitch Guerrieri (Goldey-Beacom College)
RELIEF PITCHER Anthony Pillari (Thomas Jefferson University)
DH John Contoudis (Chestnut Hill College)
UTILITY PLAYER Chris McLean (Thomas Jefferson University)

ABOUT THE CACC
The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference is an NCAA Division II Conference composed of 13 institutions in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The member institutions are Bloomfield College, Caldwell University, Chestnut Hill College, Dominican (N.Y.) College, Felician University, Georgian Court University, Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, Nyack College, Post University of Waterbury, Thomas Jefferson University, University of the Sciences, and Wilmington University.