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May 21, 2008 Men's Baseball

Gomez Named CUNYAC Player of the Year; Willis Fernandez Selected to the 2nd All-Star Team

The City University of New York Athletic Conference released the 2008 All-Star Team on Tuesday, May 20. CCNY's Richard Gomez and Willis Fernandez were honored. Gomez earned Player of the Year honors and Fernandez was selected to the Second All-Star Team.

Gomez is ranked No. 5 nationally with his .505 batting average, and No. 17 with a .554 on-base percentage. The Beaver led the CUNYAC with eight home runs and a .847 slugging percentage (No. 7 in NCAA).

Fernandez, a sophomore from New York, NY, received an All-Star selection to the CUNYAC Second Team. This season he contributed to the Beavers with a .318 batting average.

2008 CUNYAC Baseball All-Star Team

Player of the Year: Richard Gomez, CCNY
Pitcher of the Year: Jeremy Chapman, Mitchell
Rookie of the Year: Jeff Perillo, Mitchell
Coach of the Year: John Quirk, Lehman

First-Team

C – Brandyn Michalak, Mitchell
1B – Andrew Baio, Staten Island
2B – Jhonny Reyes, Lehman
SS – Anthony Piccirillo, Staten Island
SS – Seth Nowakowski, Mitchell
3B – Chris Nastasi, John Jay
OF – Greg Polius, Baruch
OF – Thomas DeWaters, Staten Island
OF – Gilbert Garcia, Lehman
UT – John Massoni, John Jay
DH – Xavier Perez, John Jay
P – Pat Gale, Staten Island
P – Andy Langlais, Mitchell

Second-Team

C – Luis Guzman, John Jay
1B – Joe Valentin, Baruch
2B – Mo Hamad, Staten Island
3B – David Chestnut, Baruch
OF – Ray Valerio, Staten Island
OF – Anthony Cestaro, John Jay
OF – Alex Hamlin, Mitchell
UT – Willis Fernandez, CCNY
DH – Amadoernesto Guzman, Lehman
P – Luis Vega, John Jay
P – Emmanuel Vera, Lehman

All-Stars by Team

Mitchell - 6
Staten Island - 6
John Jay - 6
Lehman - 4
Baruch - 3
CCNY - 2