NEW HAVEN, Conn. (May 11, 2021) -- Dominican College standout Joshua Colon on Tuesday was named the 2021 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Baseball Player of the Year, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara. In addition to Colon's honor, other major awards and all-conference honorees were announced as the voting for all awards was done by the league's 11 head coaches who had teams competing in the sport this spring.
Colon was also named to the All-CACC First Team at shortstop. He was one of three stars on Tuesday to earn major accolades, including Thomas Jefferson University's Jack Galligan (CACC Pitcher of the Year) and Goldey-Beacom College's Garrett Musey (CACC Rookie of the Year). G-B's Tom Riley was named the CACC Coach of the Year for guiding the Lightning the CACC South Division title, and Nyack College was named the CACC Team Sportsmanship Award winner for demonstrating outstanding character throughout the season.
Colon currently ranks second in the CACC with a .422 batting average. He has homered seven times, while driving in 35 runs and coming around to score 27 times. Colon has pounded out 43 hits this season, which is the third best total in the CACC. He also ranks in the top 10 in doubles (6th, 10), triples (2nd, 6), home runs (8th), RBI (6th) and total bases (86, 2nd). Colon has produced 17 multi-hit games, including a streak of eight straight from April 24-April 30.
Galligan has been a force on the mound for Jefferson this season. He is 6-1 with a 2.83 earned run average, as the wins are tied for first in the league and the ERA is second lowest. Galligan has set down 46 batters via strikeout, as the "K" total is tops in the conference. He struck out five or more hitters in five appearances. Like Colon, Galligan was named First-Team All CACC as a starting pitcher.
Musey has had a terrific debut season, as he is batting .384 with eight homers, 23 RBI and 28 runs scored. His eight blasts are second most in the league, and his bat helped fortify a lineup that clinched the CACC South Division Regular Season Championship. Musey slugged to an .808 clip which is the fourth highest average in the CACC. The first baseman was also placed on the All-CACC First Team at that position.
Riley has done a phenomenal job of leading the Lightning in 2021. G-B won the South Division crown with a 19-6 conference record. Despite Monday's quarterfinal loss in the CACC Championship, Goldey-Beacom still has a strong possibility of earning an at-large bid to the NCAA Division II East Region Tournament in a couple weeks.
2021 CACC BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Joshua Colon (Dominican College)
2021 CACC BASEBALL PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Jack Galligan (Thomas Jefferson University)
2021 CACC BASEBALL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Garrett Musey (Goldey-Beacom College)
2021 CACC BASEBALL TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Nyack College
2021 CACC BASEBALL COACH OF THE YEAR
Tom Riley (Goldey-Beacom College)
2021 CACC BASEBALL FIRST TEAM ALL CONFERENCE
1B Garrett Musey (Goldey-Beacom College)
2B Nick Cerelli (University of the Sciences)
3B Richard Paulino (Dominican College)
SS Joshua Colon (Dominican College)
C Sam Barletta (Chestnut Hill College)
P Jack Galligan (Thomas Jefferson University)
P Michael Gutierrez (Felician University)
P Trevor Jump (Goldey-Beacom College)
P Ryan Sandberg (Wilmington University)
OF Tavis Brunson (Caldwell University)
OF Quintin Ivy (Wilmington University)
OF Richard Joa (Thomas Jefferson University)
DH Ameir Uzzell (Chestnut Hill College)
UTIL PLAYER Eddie Parry (University of the Sciences)
UTIL PLAYER/PITCHER Dan Hyatt (Wilmington University)
RELIEF PITCHER Matt Bukavich (Thomas Jefferson University)
2021 CACC BASEBALL SECOND TEAM ALL CONFERENCE
1B Edwin Tavarez (Felician University)
2B Connor Megginson (Goldey-Beacom College)
3B Tyree Bradley (Bloomfield College)
SS Mason Maxwell (Goldey-Beacom College)
C Elvis Lopez (Bloomfield College)
P Jaden Diaz-Lambert (Dominican College)
P Mitch Guerrieri (Goldey-Beacom College)
P Jem Sisco (Thomas Jefferson University)
P Wilfrido Valenzuela (Bloomfield College)
OF Mike Martinez (Felician University)
OF Brian Sanders (Dominican College)
OF Ryan Sawyer (Thomas Jefferson University)
DH Levis Aguila (Felician University)
UTIL PLAYER Kyle Walker (Goldey-Beacom College)
UTIL PLAYER/PITCHER Andrew Dietz (Chestnut Hill College)
RELIEF PITCHER Michael Hess (Caldwell University)
ABOUT THE CACC
The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference is an NCAA Division II Conference composed of 14 institutions in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The member institutions are Bloomfield College, Caldwell University, Chestnut Hill College, Concordia (N.Y.) College, Dominican (N.Y.) College, Felician University, Georgian Court University, Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, Nyack College, Post University of Waterbury, Thomas Jefferson University, University of the Sciences, and Wilmington University.
