University of Massachusets Athletics
Three UMass Baseball Players Named All-New England
May 25, 2001 | Baseball
May 25, 2001
AMHERST, Mass. -- Three members of the University of Massachusetts baseball team have been selected to the 2001 New England All-Star team. Senior outfielder Gavin Clark (Springfield, Mass.) and senior designated hitter Nick Gorneault (Springfield, Mass.) were both named to the first team, while sophomore first baseman Jeff Altieri (Whitinsville, Mass.) was a second team selection. All three players will take part in the 27th annual New England Intercollegiate Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Game, to take place at Fenway Park on Friday, June 1, at 12:00 p.m.
Clark, a first team All-Atlantic 10 Conference selection, hit .329 on the season with a .431 on-base percentage and a .632 slugging percentage. He tied for the team lead in home runs with 12, while ranking third on the squad in runs batted in with 36. Clark also stole 10 bases on the season, and led the team by drawing 22 walks. Clark finishes his UMass career with 15 home runs, 68 runs batted in and 28 stolen bases.
Gorneault led the team with a .369 batting average this season, and was named first team All-Atlantic 10 Conference and team co-Most Valuable Player. He tied for the team lead in home runs with 12, while ranking second on the squad with 41 runs batted in. Gorneault also stole nine bases, and finished the year with a .673 slugging percentage and a .432 on-base percentage. For his career, Gorneault ranks fifth all-time at UMass with 26 home runs.
Altieri earned second team All-Atlantic 10 honors, after batting .339 on the season. He led the team with 42 runs batted in, while ranking third on the squad in home runs with eight. Altieri also tied for the team lead in doubles with 13, while starting all 46 of UMass' games and batting in the cleanup spot. Through his first two years as a Minuteman, Altieri is batting .330 with 11 home runs and 53 runs batted in.
UMass finished the 2001 season with an overall record of 27-19. The Minutemen posted a 16-6 record in Atlantic 10 Conference games, and won the league regular season title.
A complete list of the 2001 New England Division I All-Star team follows.
2001 Division I All-New England First Team
P-Rusty Tucker, Maine
P-Mike Collar, Maine
P-Jim Clarke, Central Connecticut
C-Joe Drapeau, Maine
1B-Joe Hambelton, Maine
2B-Peter Summer, Holy Cross
SS-Mike LaBarbera, Rhode Island
3B-Brian Macchi, Boston College
OF-Mike Scott, Connecticut
OF-Matt Lemanczyk, Sacred Heart
OF-Gavin Clark, Massachusetts
DH-Nick Gorneault, Massachusetts
2001 Division I All-New England Second Team
P-Peter Kehoe, Rhode Island
P-Jon Stern, Brown
P-Ryan Holsten, Fairfield
C-Jeff Mackor, Boston College
1B-Jeff Altieri, Massachusetts
2B-Ron Deeb, Brown
SS-Dan Kantrovitz, Brown
3B-Brian Nickerson, Dartmouth
OF-Jon Scullin, Rhode Island
OF-Scott Shirrell, Dartmouth
OF-Jon Novalis, Fairfield
DH-Peter Soteropoulos, Connecticut
Coach of the Year: Paul Kostacopoulos, Maine
