College baseball - Check out the Region XV Div. II all-star team

College baseball - Check out the Region XV Div. II all-star team

A host of Mid-Hudson high school graduates were named to the All-Region XV Div. II baseball all-star team.

Pawling High School grad Freddy Heymach, a sophomore infielder for SUNY Westchester, was named the player of the year. He is currently batting .512 (64-for-125) for the season, with six homers and 51 RBI.

Westchester (24-16-1) captured the regular-season championship. At the regional tournament this past weekend, the Vikings beat Orange 8-0, Rockland 18-10 and Ulster 18-6 to win the championship, advancing to the May 15-17 district tournament.

Orange closed the season at 5-21, 4-11 within the conference.

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Region XV Div. II baseball all-stars

Player of year: Freddy Heymach, Westchester, Soph. (Pawling grad)

Coach of year: Billy McClure, Westchester

First team: Rockland - Steve Barbosa, IF; Abraham Bautista, IF; Lucas Beers, P (Monre-Woodbury grad); Liam Murphy, C (Beacon grad); Brady Reynolds, relief P (Saugerties grad); Joseph Rosario, OF; Ulster - Austin Blessing, IF; Edwin Bueno, DH; Chase Rounds, P (Newburgh grad); Westchester - Freddy Heymach, IF, Soph. (Pawling grad); Mercer Jordan, OF, Fr. (Beacon grad); Austin Jorgensen, OF, Fr. (Lourdes grad); Christian Peralta, P, Soph.

Second team: Orange - Jackson Atwell, OF, Soph., .302, 15 RBI (Beacon grad); Michael Fontaine, C, Soph., .300, 21 RBI (Beacon grad); A.J. Grant, IF, Soph., .333, 16 RBI (Highland grad); Garrett Srednicki, relief P, Fr., 1-2, 2.76 ERA (Warwick grad); Rockland - Harry Floersheim, OF, Soph.; Nolan Keenan, P, Soph.; Ulster - Sean Gallagher, OF; Jadin Oneil, IF (Newburgh grad); Westchester - Oscar Almanzar, DH, Soph.; John Avellino, IF, Fr.; Reilly Denneen, P, Fr.; Jason Jackson, IF, Soph. (Arlington grad); Vasili Kelesidis, P, Soph.

Gold glove team: Orange - Jackson Atwell, CF, Soph. (Beacon grad); Michael Fontaine, C, Soph. (Beacon grad); Nik Marerro, SS, Fr. (Minisink Valley grad); Garrett Srednicki, relief P, Fr. (Warwick grad); Harry Florensheim, RF, Soph.; Austin Blessing, 1B, Soph.; Henry Faber, P, Soph.; Freddy Heymach, 2B, Soph. (Pawling grad); Mercer Jordan, LF, Fr. (Beacon grad); Adriel Rodriguez, 3B, Fr.