Tolan Earns ECC Player of the Year Accolades
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (May 7, 2014) - LIU Post senior third baseman
Tom Tolan (Malverne, N.Y.) has been named the East Coast Conference Player of the Year, as announced Wednesday by the league office.
Tolan, also the conference's first-team third baseman, bounced back from playing in just two games in 2013 to garner the conference's top honor in 2014. In 33 games, Tolan smacked 44 hits in 122 at-bats to finish second in the ECC with a .361 batting average. The righty collected at least one hit in 25 out of the 33 contests he played in, and posted 13 multi-hit games. He also racked up three doubles, two triples, and 16 RBIs on the season.
In addition, Tolan ranked among the Top-10 in the ECC in runs (26), hit by pitch (9), stolen bases (15), and on-base percentage (.435). He excelled defensively at the hot corner as well, making only four errors for a .955 fielding percentage.
Joining Tolan on the All-ECC ledger were second-team members red-shirt junior
Mike Eckerle (Hewlett, N.Y.) and freshman
Dan Jagiello (West Islip, N.Y.) for their roles on the Pioneers' pitching staff.
Eckerle led the green and gold with six wins and 52 strikeouts this year. In eight starts, the lefty posted a 1.99 ERA. He allowed 36 hits 45.1 innings of work.
Jagiello did most of his work out of the bullpen for the green and gold. The West Islip, N.Y. native was much better than his 1-5 record. He posted a 2.10 ERA and scattered 22 hits in 25.2 innings.
The Pioneers wrapped up the 2014 campaign with an 18-19 record, including an 11-13 showing in ECC play. For more information on the LIU Post baseball team, continue to visit www.LIUPostPioneers.com.