The head coaches of the California Collegiate Athletic Association recognized a program-high 11 Tritons as honorable mentions for the All-CCAA teams last Thursday, which is also a conference-high for the year, tied with Cal State Monterey Bay. Five of the Tritons were also elected to All-CCAA teams, with a conference-high four in the prestigious All-CCAA First Team.
All-CCAA First Team
Junior right-handed pitcher Justin Donatella (back-to-back first-team selections)
10 CCAA starts, 8–1 record with a 0.78 ERA and 86 strikeouts (both conference highs)
0.86 ERA (fifth nationally in Division-II) and 94 strikeouts over the season
2015 CCAA Most Valuable Pitcher
Sophomore outfielder Jack Larsen
hit .344 in CCAA contests
22 runs
35 RBIs (fourth in the conference)
24 walks
Senior second-baseman Erik Lewis (back-to back first-team selections)
hit .302 in CCAA contests
26 runs
22 RBIs
league-best 30 walks
Junior designated-hitter Gradeigh Sanchez
third in the conference with a .384 batting average
second with a .500 on-base percentage
All-CCAA Second Team
Junior utility Troy Cruz
started all 40 CCAA games
as a third baseman (.257, 28 runs, 7 doubles, 21 walks)
as a pitcher (4–4, 3.02, 54 strikeouts, 8 walks)
CCAA honorable mentions
Senior pitcher Dan Kolodin (3–0, 3.89, 5 saves)
Senior pitcher Chad Rieser (3.86, 3 saves)
Senior pitcher Trevor Scott (6–4, 2.28)
Redshirt freshman outfielder Justin Flatt (.292, 9 doubles, 21 RBIs)
Sophomore shortstop Tyler Howsley (20 runs, 13 RBIs, .964 fielding percentage)Senior first-baseman Michael Mann (.367, 28 runs, 22 RBIs)