ESU All-PSAC History (PDF)

EAST STROUDSBURG - Senior catcher Steven Zimmerman, Jr. repeated on the first team, sophomore pitcher/outfielder Carson Freeman was named first team utility and freshman third baseman Brock Kauffman earned second team recognition, giving East Stroudsburg University three selections on the 2018 All-PSAC East baseball team, released Tuesday.

Zimmerman is honored for the third straight year, gaining second team mention as a sophomore in 2016 before a pair of first-team honors as a junior and senior. He is the first PSAC East catcher to be named first team in consecutive seasons since West Chester's Bob Stumpo in 2009 and 2010.

Freeman gives ESU the first team utility selection for the third straight year, following Ian Allen in 2016 and 2017, and one of the two utility slots for the sixth time in the last nine seasons.

Kauffman is the first ESU freshman named all-conference since pitcher/first baseman Brian Ernst in 2010, and just the fourth in school history.

The Warriors have at least three All-PSAC East selections for the seventh straight season. A total of 32 players have combined for 44 All-PSAC honors in 11 seasons under head coach John Kochmansky.

Zimmerman (Pine Grove, Pa./Pine Grove) is the second ESU catcher to earn multiple first team honors, joining Gary Vyskocil in 1984 and 1985. He becomes the fifth three-time All-PSAC East selection in program history, along with outfielder J.D. Stern (1997-99), second baseman Jacob DeBoer (2005-07), Ernst (2010, 12-13) and Allen (2015-17).

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.

Kauffman (Blue Ball, Pa./Garden Spot) started 41 of 43 games as a freshman and hit in the No. 3 spot 36 times. He made 36 starts at third base, plus five at second base.

He hit .331 with a .409 on-base percentage and .431 slugging percentage, including a team-high 43 hits, producing 10 doubles, one HR, 22 RBI and 28 runs. He also drew 18 walks and two HBP.

Kauffman posted a .310 batting average (26-for-84) vs. the PSAC East.

ESU finished 22-21, its ninth straight season with a winning record, under Kochmansky. The Warriors missed out on their seventh PSAC Tournament in the last nine years but had qualified in the previous three seasons, the longest stretch in program history.


ESU All-PSAC East 1st Team Catchers
2018 - Steven Zimmerman, Jr.
2017 - Steven Zimmerman, Jr.
2014 - Eric Forth
1988 - Shawn McCowan
1985 - Gary Vyskocil
1984 - Gary Vyskocil
1983 - Jerry Renfer
1976 - Pete Radocha

ESU All-PSAC East Utility (under John Kochmansky)
2018 (1st team) - Carson Freeman
2017 (1st) - Ian Allen
2016 (1st) - Ian Allen
2013 (2nd) - Brian Ernst
2012 (1st) - Brian Ernst
2010 (2nd) - Brian Ernst

ESU All-PSAC Freshmen
2018 (3B - 2nd team) - Brock Kauffman
2010 (Utility - 2nd) - Brian Ernst
1983 (3B - 1st) - Danny Weidlein
1982 (DH - 2nd) - Al Tischauser



All-PSAC East 1st Team
SP - Eli Nabholz, Millersville
SP - Ashton Raines, Bloomsburg
SP - Zack Sims, Shippensburg
RP - Breton LaRose, Lock Haven

C - Steven Zimmerman, Jr., ESU
1B - Jared Melone, West Chester
2B - Cayden Stover, Lock Haven
3B - Kaylor Kulina, Millersville
SS - Nick Ward, West Chester
INF - Kolby DeHaas, Lock Haven
OF - Austin Edgette, Bloomsburg
OF - Dalton Hoiles, Shippensburg
OF - Liam McArthur, Lock Haven
DH - Shane Dressler, West Chester
UTIL - Carson Freeman, ESU

Athlete of the Year - Jared Melone, West Chester
Pitcher of the Year - Eli Nabholz, Millersville
Freshman of the Year - Scott Leitholf, Lock Haven
Coach of the Year - Mike Collins, Bloomsburg


All-PSAC East 2nd Team
SP - Jon Fisher, West Chester
SP - Scott Leitholf, Lock Haven
SP - Gabe Mosser, Shippensburg
SP - Cordell Shannon, Millersville
RP - Gavilan Fogarty-Harnish, Kutztown

C - Drew Bene, Shippensburg
C - Nick Lafferty, Kutztown
2B - Nick Spangler, Shippensburg
3B - Brock Kauffman, ESU
SS - Cash Gladfelter, Shippensburg
OF - Nick Stotler, Lock Haven
OF - Cole Swiger, Bloomsburg
OF - Shane Woelfel, Bloomsburg
DH - Justin Sleigh, Lock Haven
UTIL - Chad Cooperman, Lock Haven