Palomaki Leads All-New England Picks

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Palomaki Leads BC’s All-New England Picks

Senior Shortstop Named All-New England First Team by Area Coaches

BABSON PARK, Mass. – Boston College baseball players Jake Palomaki (Kennesaw, Ga.) and Chris Galland (Sudbury, Mass.) earned All-New England honors as announced by the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association on Tuesday morning. The annual NEIBA Division I All-New England Team was voted on by the area’s coaches.

Palomaki, the Eagles’ senior shortstop this season, was named to the All-New England First Team. He hit .315 with 42 runs, 32 RBI, and 13 doubles. Palomaki finished his BC career tied for second in runs (153) and second in stolen bases (60), sixth in on-base percentage (.426), seventh in at-bats (707) and games played (196) and tied for 10^th in hits (202). Palomaki is the first player from Boston College to earn All-New England First Team since Chris Shaw (2015).

Galland emerged as the Eagles’ starting left fielder as a rookie. The All-ACC Third Team selection duplicated that feat as an All-New England Third Team honoree. Galland hit .316 and set the BC record for stolen bases in a single season with 28 as he was successful on the first 20 attempts of his career. He scored 36 runs and smacked 10 doubles.

2018 NEIBA Division I All-New England Teams

Player of the Year: Ryan Ward, Bryant
Pitcher of the Year: Sean Mellen, Northeastern
Rookie of the Year: Ryan Ward, Bryant
Coach of the Year: Mike Glavine, Northeastern

POS FIRST TEAM POS THIRD TEAM
SP Sean Mellen, Northeastern SP Taso Stathopoulos, Rhode Island
SP Mason Feole, Connecticut SP Taylor Luciani, Quinnipiac
SP Noah Zavolas, Harvard SP Simon Rosenblum-Larson, Harvard
RP P.J. Poulin, Connecticut RP Nick Johnson, Rhode Island
DH Griffin Dey, Yale DH Jackson Coutts, Rhode Island
1B Jake Farrell, Northeastern 1B Chris Wright, Bryant
2B Danny Casals, Maine 2B Dean Lockery, Central Connecticut
3B Evan Vulgamore, Quinnipiac 3B Ryan Solomon, Northeastern
SS Jake Palomaki, Boston College SS Anthony Prato, Connecticut
OF Ryan Ward, Bryant OF Drew Arciuolo, Fairfield
OF Nick Campana, Hartford OF James Ciliento, Bryant
OF Charlie McConnell, Northeastern OF Chris Galland, Boston College
C Mickey Gasper, Bryant C Chris Bec, Maine
UT Hunter Bigge, Harvard UT Benny Wanger, Yale

POS SECOND TEAM
SP John Signore, Fairfield
SP Eric Brodkowtiz, Yale
SP Jack Patterson, Bryant
RP Danny Barlok, Holy Cross
DH Patrick Robinson, Harvard
1B Ben Gibson, Quinnipiac
2B Ian Fair, Northeastern
3B Zach Ardito, Hartford
SS Jeremy Pena, Maine
OF Russ Olive, UMass Lowell
OF Dan Schock, Sacred Heart
OF Isaac Feldstein, Connecticut
C Zac Susi, Connecticut
UT Mitch Williams, Fairfield
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