Pitt-Johnstown red-shirt senior outfielder
Dylan Broderick, already a First-Team NCBWA All-Atlantic Region selection, was tabbed Second-Team Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) All-Atlantic Region when this year's teams were released on Wednesday.
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The D2CCA region teams are voted on by sports information directors in the respective regions. The 16 members of the first team advance to the national ballot for All-America consideration. The national ballot opens on May 26.
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Millersville left fielder Bren Taylor named player of the year and Mercyhurst starting pitcher Jarrett Heilman was voted pitcher of the year.
Broderick, a red-shirt senior and native of State College, Pa. played in 49 games in 2023 and led or tied for the Pitt-Johnstown lead in 12 offensive categories, including games-played (49), at-bats (150), batting average (.360), hits (54), runs (42), doubles (10), runs batted-in (34), total bases (92), slugging percentage (.613), on-base percentage (.505), walks (32), and hit-by-pitch (13).
The graduate of Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy graduate ranked in the top-eight in the PSAC in five categories, including second in on-base percentage (.505), fourth in hit-by-pitches (13), sixth in both hit-by-pitch per game (.28), and base on balls (32), and eighth in toughest to strikeout (11.1).
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2023 AWARD WINNERS
Player of the Year: Bren Taylor, Millersville
Pitcher of the Year: Jarrett Heilman, Mercyhurst
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2023 FIRST TEAM
C – Tyler Dellerman, Charleston (2)
1B – Kyle West, Charleston
2B – Santino Marra, California
3B – Jack Oberdorf, Seton Hill (2)
SS – Thomas Caufield, Millersville (1)
OF – Bren Taylor, Millersville (2)(1)
OF – Giano Zuccaro, Charleston
OF – Josh Adkins, Concord
DH – Markus Cestra, IUP
UTILITY (P) – Luke Trueman, Slippery Rock
UTILITY (NON-P) – Clay Hale, Charleston
SP – Jarrett Heilman, Mercyhurst
SP – Chase Nowak, East Stroudsburg (1)
SP – Carson Kulina, Millersville
SP – Andrew Neff, Concord
RP – Blake Barker, Seton Hill
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2023 SECOND TEAM
C – Vincent Rauso, Seton Hill
1B – Ross Muhlhall, Shepherd
2B – Randy Steen, Frostburg State
3B – Braden Killens, Wheeling
SS – Scott McManamon, Clarion
OF – Sam Daggers, Shepherd
OF – Dylan Broderick, Pitt-Johnstown
OF – Jack Whalen, Seton Hill
DH – Wyatt Metzger, Bloomsburg
UTILITY (P) – Ethan Kiple, Frostburg State (2)
UTILITY (NON-P) – Mike Heckman, Shippensburg
SP – Brandon Bergert, Seton Hill
SP – Tom Reisinger, East Stroudsburg
SP – Jacob Stretch, Frostburg State
SP – Tyler Lafferty, West Virginia State
RP – Evan Rishell, Millersville
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(1) - Previous first team selection
(2) – Previous second team selection
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