Degano, Kellogg, Panas, Robinson, Siddall All-Americans
Being drafted and winning All-American honors is enough to make Brett Siddall (Windsor, Ont.), left, and Connor Panas (Etobicoke, Ont.) howl at the moon. They were two of five Canucks to be honored.
Canisius’ Connor Panas and Brett Siddall Named ABCA/Rawlings All-Americans
By Matt Reitnour
Former Canisius baseball player Connor Panas and rising-senior Brett Siddall were named to the 2015 American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings NCAA Division I All-America Third-Team, the ABCA announced on Saturday. The ABCA/Rawlings All-America team is the oldest All-America team in college baseball, first recognized in 1949.
Panas, who was drafted in the ninth round of the 2015 MLB Draft on Tuesday by Toronto, and Siddall, who was taken in the 13th round of the MLB Draft by the Oakland Athletics, were also honored as ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I Northeast All-Region First-Team selections as well.
Panas closed out his senior season by hitting .372 with 17 doubles, seven triples, 11 home runs, 68 RBI and 65 runs scored as the Blue and Gold secured its second trip the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship in the last three seasons. He was named the 2015 MAAC Championship MVP.
An All-MAAC First-Team selection, Panas led the conference in five different offensive categories and he became the second player in Canisius history to be named the MAAC Championship MVP after he hit .500 (13-for-26) with three extra-base hits, 10 runs scored and 12 RBI in six games May 20-24 in Fishkill, N.Y. For the season, he posted a .632 slugging percentage; a .472 on-base percentage and he ended the year ranked fifth in the MAAC with his 19 stolen bases on 24 attempts.
Two weekends ago at the NCAA Springfield Regional, Panas became the first Canisius player in school history to hit a home run in an NCAA Tournament game when he went yard in the first inning against No. 8 Missouri State, and became the second player in program history to earn CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-America status for the second time in his career when he was honored for his work in the classroom earlier this month.
The 2015 MAAC Player of the Year and an All-MAAC First-Team selection, Siddall posted career numbers of .339 batting average (182-for-537), 42 doubles, six triples and 16 home runs, including a career-high 12 in 2015.
The Windsor, Ontario native ranked in the top-five in the MAAC in five different offensive categories, and he was the MAAC’s leader in doubles and homers this season. His 24 extra-base hits in 2015 ranks first in school history for a single-season and he ends the regular season tied for 10th nationally in doubles.
In his best statistical season (2015), Siddall boasted a slugging percentage of .590, an on-base percentage of .390 and stole six bases on seven attempts. In the team’s 8-7 win over top-seeded Rider in the MAAC Baseball Championship May 22, his eighth-inning grand slam helped push the Griffs to an elimination game victory, and he closed out the MAAC’s postseason tournament by batting .440 (11-for-25) with five doubles, a home run, six runs scored and eight RBI in six contests.
This marks the second-straight season where Panas has earned ABCA/Rawlings Division I All-America Third-Team accolades, and he joins with former Griffs Kevin Mahoney and Kevin Mailloux as the only two-time ABCA/Rawlings All-Northeast Regional First-Team honorees. This also marks the sixth time since 2008 where Canisius has had multiple players named ABCA All-Region. Canisius has had 17 players earn the distinction in the last eight years – the most of any school in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
Both earned berths on ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-Region Teams along with C Chris Robinson (Uxbridge, Ont.) Morehead State, LHP Jeff Degano (Surrey, BC) Indiana State and LHP Ryan Kellogg (Whitby, Ont.) Arizona State.
Northeast-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Teams
NCAA Div. I Northeast All-Region First Team
Pos. Player Cl. School State
C Nick Dini Sr. Wagner NY
1B Connor Panas Sr. Canisius NY
2B Vinny Siena Jr. Connecticut CT
3B David Vandercook Sr. Columbia NY
SS Zack Short So. Sacred Heart CT
OF Brett Siddall Jr. Canisius NY
OF Jack Parenty Jr. Stony Brook NY
OF Chris Shaw Jr. Boston College MA
DH Joey Falcone Sr. Columbia NY
P Carson Cross Sr. Connecticut CT
P Ryan McCormick Jr. St. John’s NY
P Alex Robinett Sr. Army NY
RP Tom Hackimer Jr. St. John’s NY
NCAA Div. I Northeast All-Region Second Team
Pos. Player Cl. School State
C Ethan Ferreira Sr. Harvard MA
1B Vincent Guglietti Sr. Quinnipiac CT
2B Cole Fabio So. Bryant RI
3B Louis Mele So. NYIT NY
SS Danny Mendick Sr. UMass Lowell MA
OF Alex Caruso Jr. St. John’s NY
OF Blake Davey Sr. Connecticut CT
OF Gus Craig Sr. Columbia NY
DH Joe DeRoche-Duffin Jr. Connecticut CT
P Anthony Kay So. Connecticut CT
P Mariano Rivera Sr. Iona NY
P Tyler Wilson Fr. Rhode Island RI
RP Matt Quintana Sr. Siena NY
East-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Teams
NCAA Div. I East All-Region First Team
Pos. Player Cl. School State
C Nick Collins Jr. Georgetown DC
1B Charley Gould Jr. William & Mary VA
2B Mike Garzillo Jr. Lehigh PA
3B Matt Dacey Jr. Richmond VA
SS Vimael Machin Sr. VCU VA
OF John Brue Jr. St. Joseph’s PA
OF Michael Morman Gr. Richmond VA
OF Sean Trent Jr. Navy MD
DH Joey Ravert Jr. La Salle PA
P Ryan Cook Sr. Richmond VA
P Heath Dwyer Sr. VCU VA
P Luke Gillingham Jr. Navy MD
RP Matt Lees Sr. VCU VA
RP Jordan Ramsey Sr. UNC Wilmington NC
NCAA Div. I East All-Region Second Team
Pos. Player Cl. School State
C Gavin Stupienski So. UNC Wilmington NC
1B Corey Dick Sr. UNC Wilmington NC
2B Kyle Davis Fr. West Virginia WV
3B Matt Davis So. VCU VA
SS Chad Carroll Jr. James Madison VA
OF Justin Korenblatt Sr. La Salle PA
OF Kyri Washington Jr. Longwood VA
OF Luke Willis Sr. George Mason VA
DH Greg Olenski Sr. Delaware DE
P Aaron Myers Sr. Longwood VA
P Matt Outman Jr. Norfolk State VA
P Conrad Wozniak Jr. UMBC MD
RP Eddie Muhl So. George Washington DC
Atlantic-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Teams
NCAA Div. I Atlantic All-Region First Team
Pos. Player Cl. School State
C Zack Collins So. Miami FL
1B Will Craig So. Wake Forest NC
2B Blake Butler Jr. College of Charleston SC
3B David Thompson Jr. Miami FL
SS Logan Ratledge Sr. North Carolina State NC
OF DJ Stewart Jr. Florida State FL
OF Ryan Cooper Sr. Elon NC
OF Lee Miller Jr. Davidson NC
DH Patrick Marshall Sr. Radford VA
P Taylor Clarke Jr. College of Charleston SC
P Mike Shawaryn So. Maryland MD
P Matthew Crownover Jr. Clemson SC
RP Ryan Meisinger Jr. Radford VA
NCAA Div. I Atlantic All-Region Second Team
Pos. Player Cl. School State
C Chris Okey So. Clemson SC
1B Nick Pappas So. College of Charleston SC
2B George Iskenderian Jr. Miami FL
3B Carl Wise Jr. College of Charleston SC
SS Michael Paez So. Coastal Carolina SC
OF Cole Hallum Jr. Campbell NC
OF Cedric Mullins Jr. Campbell NC
OF Reed Rohlman Fr. Clemson SC
OF Connor Walsh Sr. The Citadel SC
DH A.J. Murray Sr. Georgia Tech GA
P Jared Lyons Sr. Liberty VA
P Brandon Glazer Sr. College of Charleston SC
P Michael Boyle Jr. Radford VA
RP Josh Sborz Jr. Virginia VA
South-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Teams
NCAA Div. I South All-Region First Team
Pos. Player Cl. School State
C Chris Robinson Sr. Morehead State KY
1B Chris Chinea Jr. Louisiana State LA
2B Tyler Fullerton Jr. Belmont TN
3B Josh Tobias Sr. Florida FL
SS Dansby Swanson Jr. Vanderbilt TN
SS Alex Bregman Jr. Louisiana State LA
OF Andrew Benintendi So. Arkansas AR
OF Donnie Dewees So. North Florida FL
OF Drew Ferguson Sr. Belmont TN
DH JJ Schwarz Fr. Florida FL
P Carson Fulmer Jr. Vanderbilt TN
P Alex Lange Fr. Louisiana State LA
P Zach Rodgers Sr. Central Florida FL
RP Corbin Olmstead Jr. North Florida FL
NCAA Div. I South All-Region Second Team
Pos. Player Cl. School State
C Kade Scivicque Sr. Louisiana State LA
1B Kyle Martin Sr. South Carolina SC
2B Trey York Jr. East Tennessee State TN
3B Matt Beaty Sr. Belmont TN
SS Branden Boggetto Jr. Southeast Missouri MO
OF Christin Stewart Jr. Tennessee TN
OF Andrew Stevenson Jr. Louisiana State LA
OF Kyle Lewis So. Mercer GA
DH Austin Edens Fr. Samford AL
P James McMahon Sr. Southern Mississippi MS
P Brendan McKay Fr. Louisville KY
P James Naile Jr. UAB AL
RP Nolan Blackwood So. Memphis TN
RP Tommy Peterson So. South Florida FL
South Central-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Teams
NCAA Div. I South Central All-Region First Team
Pos. Player Cl. School State
C Samm Wiggins Sr. Houston-Baptist TX
1B Edwin Rios Jr. Florida International FL
2B Stefan Trosclair Jr. Louisiana LA
3B Zach George Sr. Arkansas State AR
SS Blake Trahan Jr. Louisiana LA
OF Brendon Sanger Jr. Florida Atlantic FL
OF Logan Hill Jr. Troy AL
OF Kyle Survance Jr. Houston TX
DH John Clay Reeves Sr. Rice TX
P Kevin Hill Jr. South Alabama AL
P Justin Sinibaldi Jr. Nicholls State LA
P Gunner Leger Fr. Louisiana LA
RP Stuart Holmes Sr. Nicholls State LA
NCAA Div. I South Central All-Region Second Team
Pos. Player Cl. School State
C Chris Biocic So. Alabama State AL
1B Chris Iriart Jr. Houston TX
2B Melvin Rodriguez Sr. Jackson State MS
3B Ricky Santiago Sr. Florida Atlantic FL
SS Stijn van der Meer Jr. Lamar TX
OF Cole Billingsley So. South Alabama AL
OF Kyle Clement Jr. Louisiana LA
OF Logan Landon Sr. Texas-Pan American TX
DH Daniel Midyett Jr. Southeastern Louisiana LA
P Andrew Lantrip So. Houston TX
P Trevor Belicek Sr. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi TX
P Joseph Camacho Jr. Alabama State AL
P Kyle Cedotal Jr. Southeastern Louisiana LA
RP Dylan Moore Fr. Louisiana LA
Mideast-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Teams
NCAA Div. I Mideast All-Region First Team
Pos. Player Cl. School State
C Jarett Rindfleisch So. Ball State IN
1B David Kerian Sr. Illinois IL
2B Jacob Cronenworth Jr. Michigan MI
3B Mark Weist Sr. Michigan State MI
SS Greg Kaiser Jr. IPFW IN
OF Jeff Boehm Sr. Illinois Chicago IL
OF Ian Happ Jr. Cincinnati OH
OF Sam Koenig Sr. Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI
DH Scott Donley Sr. Indiana IN
P Kevin Duchene Jr. Illinois IL
P Ryan Smoyer So. Notre Dame IN
P Drasen Johnson Sr. Illinois IL
RP Tyler Jay Jr. Illinois IL
NCAA Div. I Mideast All-Region Second Team
Pos. Player Cl. School State
C Jason Goldstein Jr. Illinois IL
1B Ryan Krill Sr. Michigan State MI
2B Pat MacKenzie Sr. Central Michigan MI
3B Zarley Zalewski Jr. Kent State OH
SS Deion Tansel Jr. Toledo OH
OF Mitch Longo So. Ohio OH
OF Pat Porter Sr. Ohio State OH
OF Caleb Howell Sr. Eastern Illinois IL
DH Daniel Jipping Fr. Central Michigan MI