Conference Honors
All signs were pointing to the Bridgewater State University baseball team being forced to a winner-take-all game in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament. There were the top-seeded Bears, seemingly on the verge of their first loss in the double-elimination MASCAC tourney Saturday afternoon, trailing third-seeded Worcester State University, 11-5, in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Nate Kaczynski of Mass. Maritime and Nolan Currier of Salem State have been named the 2026 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Player and Pitcher of the Year and headline the 2026 MASCAC All-Conference team as voted by the coaches from around the league.
After an outstanding season, Brett Velzis of Mass. Maritime and Dan Burnett of Westfield State were named American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings and d3baseball.com All-Americans.
Reigning MASCAC Player of the Year Brett Velzis was named ABCA/Rawling Region 2 Player of the Year along with 14 MASCAC student-athletes who have been selected to the 2025 American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings NCAA Division III All-Region Two Team and d3baseball.com All-Region squads.
For the fourth straight year, the Bridgewater State Bears are hoisting the MASCAC Baseball Tournament trophy after defeating Mass. Maritime in the if necessary game of the championship series on Sunday.
Brett Velzis and Hunter Dean of Mass. Maritime have been named the 2025 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Player and Pitcher of the Year and headline the 2025 MASCAC All-Conference team as voted by the eight coaches from around the league.
Westfield State University senior pitcher Ryan Lapierre capped his fine career with the Owls by earning Academic All-America honors from the College Sports Communicators.
Westfield State senior starting pitcher Ryan Lapierre was named to the ABCA/Rawlings Division III All-America Fourth Team as selected by members of the ABCA All-America committee.
13 student-athletes from around the MASCAC received All-Region accolades as announced by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and d3baseball.com earlier this week.
Ryan Boyle of Framingham State and Ryan Lapierre of Westfield State have been named the 2024 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Player and Pitcher of the Year and headline the 2024 MASCAC All-Conference team as voted by the eight coaches from around the league.
For the third consecutive year, the Bridgewater State University baseball team rules the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference. The Bears became the first program in MASCAC tournament history to win three straight championships on Saturday afternoon, earning another trip to the NCAA Division III tourney.
After an outstanding season for the Trailblazers, Austin Rachiele added d3baseball.com and Association of Baseball Coaches (ABCA)/Rawlings All-American accolades to his resume.
12 student-athletes from across the MASCAC earned postseason honors from the Association of Baseball Coaches (ABCA) and d3baseball.com as announced by the organizations this week.
Austin Rachiele of MCLA and Matt Josselyn of Bridgewater State have been named the 2023 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Player and Pitcher of the Year and headline the 2023 MASCAC All-Conference team as voted by the eight coaches from around the league.
The Bridgewater State University baseball team captured its second straight Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Tournament title and seventh overall as the second-seeded Bears downed #5 seed Massachusetts Maritime Academy, 11-6, in the championship round of the 2023 MASCAC Tournament on Saturday afternoon at Framingham's Bowditch Field.
Bridgewater State’s Jay Wladkowski and Massachusetts Maritime’s Brodey Tinkham have been named the 2022 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Player and Pitcher of the Year and headline the 2022 MASCAC All-Conference team as voted by the eight coaches from around the league.
