Atlantic 10 Release |
Full Award Winner List
Newport News, Va. – (May 22, 2018) – The Atlantic 10 Conference announced its baseball major awards and All-Conference teams on Tuesday. Among those honored was Fordham freshman infielder
Jake MacKenzie (Wallingford, Conn.), who was named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year and First Team All-Atlantic 10.
MacKenzie was also selected to the All-Rookie Team with fellow freshmen
C.J. Vazquez (Miami, Fla.) and
Joseph Quintal (Bedford, N.H.), while sophomore outfielder
Billy Godrick (Millersville, Md.) was named to the Academic All-Conference Team.
MacKenzie is the third Ram to receive Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year honors, joining Tom Stein (1996) and Cory Riordan (2005). A two-time Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week, he registered a team-best 15 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI contests. He also finished the regular season as the Rams' team leader in runs scored (45), hits (54), triples (6), home runs (8), RBI (42), slugging percentage (.527), and stolen bases (34), while being third in batting average (.287). He was the Atlantic 10 leader in stolen bases and ranked third in the NCAA. In league action, he batted .287 with 22 runs scored, five home runs, 18 RBI, and 16 stolen bases.
Jake MacKenzie
Along with MacKenzie on the All-Rookie Team are Vazquez and Quintal, who both earned Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week honors once this season. With their selection, Fordham has had at least one All-Rookie Team award winner in each of the past eight seasons.
Vazquez served as the Rams' primary third baseman this season, appearing in 48 games. He hit .269 overall, with 20 runs scored, seven doubles, 19 RBI, a team-high 26 walks, and six stolen bases. In league action, he was third on the team with a .291 batting average to go with 11 runs, five extra-base hits, and nine RBI. He also finished with a team-best .430 on-base percentage in Atlantic 10 play.
Quintal became one of the Rams' top relievers by season's end, helping Fordham set a new team strikeout record with over 500. He wrapped up his inaugural campaign with a 1-0 record and one save to go with a 3.14 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 28.2 innings pitched. In league play, he had a 2.92 ERA in 12.1 innings with 14 strikeouts.
Godrick, a Public Accounting major with a 3.87 GPA, give the Rams a member on the All-Academic Team for the fifth consecutive season. A member of the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll, he served as the Rams' starting centerfielder this season, ranking among the NCAA leaders in stolen bases and hit by pitch. He tied the Fordham single season record for hit by pitch at 21, which is eighth in the nation, while ending the regular season with 27 stolen bases which rates 20
th in the country. Overall this season, he hit .263 with 37 runs scored, 11 doubles, five home runs, and 25 RBI.
