DANBURY, Conn. (Jun. 10, 2015) - Earlier this week, LIU Post sophomore pitcher Jake DeCarli (Higganum, Conn.) was named an Eastern College Athletic Conference First Team All-Star, after completing one of the best single-season performances in program history.

DeCarli has seen his share of offseason awards, as he was recently named an All-America Honorable Mention by both Daktronics and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. Just last month, the righty was named to the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings All-East Region Second Team.

Earlier this offseason, the Higganum native was chosen to the 2015 Daktronics/Division II Conference Commissioners Association All-East Region First Team and NCBWA All-East Region First Team.

DeCarli, the 2015 East Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year and All-ECC first-team honoree, was dominant on the hill for the green and gold this season. In 10 starts that spanned 71.0 innings pitched, he put together a 6-1 record to go along with a minuscule 0.76 earned-run average.

His ERA led the ECC and ranked third in Division II, while his win total was good for fourth in the conference. DeCarli was even better in ECC play, finishing with an unblemished 4-0 mark and a 0.79 ERA during the regular season. On the year, he added 60 strikeouts and held hitters to a stingy .148 batting average against. DeCarli also placed third in Division II with 4.44 hits allowed per nine innings and fourth with a 0.80 WHIP (walks plus hits per innings pitched). 

DeCarli was one of the key factors in the program's success in 2015. The green and gold went 8-2 in his 10 starts, including winning the opening game of each of the six ECC series that he pitched in. He led the Pioneers to their first ECC Baseball Championship appearance since 2010.

In DeCarli's lone start in the ECC Tournament, he threw a five-hit, complete-game shutout to advance the Pioneers to the winner's bracket.

2015 ECAC Division II Baseball All-Star Team
First Team
C – Matt Walsh, Sr., Franklin Pierce University
1B – Albert Baur, Sr., Newberry College
2B – Pat McCarthy, Sr., Seton Hill University
SS – Dylan Tice, Sr., West Chester University
3B – Nick Sell, Sr., Seton Hill University
DH – Chris LaVorgna, So., Franklin Pierce
OF – Wade Rothermich, Sr., Lindenwood University
OF – Austin Crutcher, Sr., Bellarmine University
OF – Drew Quinones, Fr., Lindenwood University
UT – Zach DeCamp, Jr., Lake Erie College
*P – Brendan O'Rourke, Sr., Franklin Pierce University
*P – Jake DeCarli, So., LIU Post
*P – Jon Klein, Sr., Mercyhurst University
*P – Miles Sheehan, Jr., Franklin Pierce University
Second Team
C – Chris Miller, Jr., Seton Hill University
1B – Matt O'Herron, Jr., Franklin Pierce University
2B – Nick Baviello, Sr., Southern Connecticut State University
SS – Rob Alonso, Sr., Dominican College
3B – Jay Jabs, So., Franklin Pierce University
DH – Tim Bickford, Sr., University of Bridgeport
*OF – Wes Baylor, Sr., Mansfield University
*OF – Sean McCracken, Sr., University of Indianapolis
*OF – John Razzino, Sr., Franklin Pierce University
*OF – Giancarlo Saia, Sr., Mercyhurst University
UT – Angel Martinez, Sr., Mercyhurst University
P – Mike Lundin, So., Franklin Pierce University
P – Matthew Kaplanis, Jr., University of Indianapolis
P – Jonathan Mulford, Jr., Adelphi University*

Additional players added due to ties

ECAC Player of the Year: Nick Sell, Sr., Seton Hill University
ECAC Pitcher of the Year: Brendan O'Rourke, Sr., Franklin Pierce University
ECAC Rookie of the Year: Drew Quinones, Fr., Lindenwood University
ECAC Coach of the Year: Jayson King, Franklin Pierce University