ESU Postseason Awards History (PDF)

EAST STROUDSBURG - Senior catcher Steven Zimmerman, Jr. and sophomore pitcher/outfielder Carson Freeman give East Stroudsburg University two selections on the D2CCA All-Atlantic Region second team for the 2018 baseball season, released Friday.

Zimmerman and Freeman were previously named first team All-PSAC East earlier this month. Freeman was selected to the NCBWA (National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association) All-Region second team on Wednesday, also at the utility position.

The D2CCA team is nominated and voted on by the Atlantic Region's sports information directors. The ABCA (American Baseball Coaches Association) team is expected to be released later this month.

Zimmerman (Pine Grove, Pa./Pine Grove) is ESU's first All-Region catcher in school history. He was three-time All-PSAC East, including first team honors the last two years.

ESU's all-time home run leader (22), Zimmerman finished his career in ESU's top 10 in eight categories. He ranks 1st in home runs and hit by pitch (36), 7th in extra-base hits (59), t-10th in doubles (33), t-7th in RBI (114), t-9th in runs (129), 9th in walks (81) and t-10th in games played (179), along with 11th in total bases (261) and t-11th in times reached base (271).

He ranks 19th at ESU with 154 career hits, second-most among catchers, and leads Warriors catchers in doubles, HR, extra-base hits, total bases, RBI, runs, HBP, times reached base and games played.

Zimmerman hit .313 with a .434 on-base percentage and .560 slugging percentage as a senior, going 42-for-134 with 13 doubles, one triple, six HR, 19 walks, 11 HBP, 28 RBI and 33 runs.

Behind the plate, he threw out 11-of-33 base stealers, and cut down 37 percent (45-of-123) in his career as a four-year starter.

He finished at ESU with an offensive line of .304/.428/.516 and hit all 22 of his career home runs in the last three seasons. He hit .314 with a .453 on-base percentage and .551 slugging percentage, including nine home runs, with 41 RBI and 48 runs on ESU's 2016 team that won a school-record 38 games; then hit .295/.409/.518 with seven home runs, 33 RBI and 28 runs as a junior to earn first team honors.

Freeman (Bangor, Pa./Bangor) had an impressive sophomore season, starting 38 of ESU's 43 games. He hit .313 with a .361 on-base percentage and .567 slugging percentage, 11 doubles, one triple, seven HR, 31 RBI and 27 runs while going 18-for-23 on stolen bases - and on the mound, was 3-2 with a 4.50 ERA, 17 strikeouts, eight walks and a .286 opponents average in 30.0 innings across seven appearances (six starts).

In ESU's 26 PSAC East games, he posted a line of .351/.400/.649 with six doubles, one triple, five HR, 21 RBI, 19 runs and 10 stolen bases, moving into the leadoff spot midway through the conference schedule.

He was 2-2 in five starts vs. the PSAC East, winning home starts vs. Kutztown (6.0 innings, 0 ER, 4 hits, 2 strikeouts, 1 walk in a 13-2 win) and vs. Shippensburg (6.0 innings, 1 run, 4 hits, 3 strikeouts, 1 walk in a 4-1 win). He was also effective in a 4-2 loss to Bloomsburg, allowing just one earned run over 5.0 innings.

Zimmerman is ESU's 19th All-Region selection under 11th-year head coach John Kochmansky, who earned his 300th career win this season. Freeman became the 18th selection on Wednesday.


All-Atlantic Region 1st Team
SP - Eli Nabholz, Millersville
SP - Ryan Potts, Shepherd
SP - Michael Stout, Fairmont State
SP - Chris Vallimont, Mercyhurst
RP - Wyatt Daugherty, Slippery Rock

C - Tyler Walters, Slippery Rock
1B - Jared Melone, West Chester
2B - Ted DeSanti, IUP
3B - Emilio Abreu, Winston-Salem
SS - Nick Ward, West Chester
OF - Brenton Doyle, Shepherd
OF - Austin Edgette, Bloomsburg
OF - Austin Norman, Fairmont State
DH - Nate Cardy, Gannon
UTIL (P) - Justin Smith, Shepherd
UTIL (non-P) - Christian Hamel, Shepherd

Player of the Year - Jared Melone, West Chester
Pitcher of the Year - Chris Vallimont, Mercyhurst


2nd Team
SP - Parker Dyson, West Liberty
SP - Alex Pantuso, Slippery Rock
SP - Cordell Shannon, Millersville
SP - Zach Sims, Shippensburg
RP - Trey Hinkle, Bloomsburg
RP - Tyrel Panter, WV State

C - Steven Zimmerman, Jr., East Stroudsburg
1B - Eric Fairman, California (Pa.)
2B - Darrin Zombro, Fairmont State
3B - Abraham Mow, Slippery Rock
SS - Joe Campagna, Slippery Rock
SS - Chad Frazier, Concord
OF - Nick Atkinson, Shepherd
OF - Dalton Hoiles, Shippensburg
OF - Randy Norris, Winston-Salem
DH - Shane Dressler, West Chester
UTIL (P) - Carson Freeman, East Stroudsburg
UTIL (non-P) - Ian Steighner, Gannon