ECAC DIII New England All-Star Teams

CENTERVILLE, Mass. -- The Eastern College Athletic Conference announced the 2014 Division III New England Baseball All-Star and four Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference student-athletes have been recognized. 

Fitchburg State's Stephen Drury Jr. earned top honors as the DIII New England Rookie of the Year while also being named to the second team. The freshman from Ashburnham, Mass. emerged as the top offensive threat for the Falcons in his first season at Fitchburg State.

In 39 games, he batted .438 with two homeruns and 27 RBI. Drury also smacked 15 doubles and nine triples, giving him a .742 slugging percentage. He reached base at a .531 clip and crossed the plate 35 times while also stealing 11 bases, as Fitchburg State put together a 22-18 record and earned a berth in the 2014 ECAC Division III New England Baseball Championship.

Drury, a two-time ECAC Division III New England Player of the Week honoree, was also named to the First-Team All-NEIBA, the Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Co-Rookie of the Year and First-Team All-MASCAC.

Three members of the MASCAC Co-Regular Season Champion Salem State Vikings landed on the ECAC All-Star Teams as well. Richard Fecteau and Brett Cahill were named to the first team while Ryan Hyjek earned second team honors. 

The reigning MASCAC Player of the Year, Fecteau had a solid year for the Vikings, finishing the regilar season leading the conference in hits (63), runs scored (47), and doubles (24). Cahill led the Vikings with a .408 batting average during the regular season and knocked in a MASCAC best 32 runs.

Hyjek earned a spot on the second team after earning MASCAC Pitcher of the Year honors as well as having tying for most wins in the MASCAC with seven wins, 2.16 ERA and 51 strikeouts to close out the year.