EAST STROUDSBURG – The East Stroudsburg University baseball earned five All-PSAC East selections and Jack Rothenhausler was named the Freshman of the Year, as announced by the conference office on Friday.

Garnering All-PSAC East First Team honors was redshirt senior Brock Kauffman, redshirt sophomore Ben Piripavel, redshirt sophomore Brent Francisco and graduate student Chase Nowak, while CJ Peechatka earned a spot on the All-PSAC East Second Team.

Kauffman garners all-conference honors for third time in his career at ESU, making him the sixth player in program history to be a three-time All-PSAC selection on any team.

Piripavel, Francisco, Nowak and Peechatka were each honored for the first time in their collegiate careers while Rothenhausler became ESU's sixth Freshman of the Year all-time and first since 2012 (Robert Patete).

The Warriors have now received multiple All-PSAC selections for the 13th consecutive season.

Rothenhausler leads the Warriors with .354 batting average and .654 slugging percentage in 40 games this season, smacking 46 hits including a freshman record seven home runs. He contributed 29 RBI and was second on the team in doubles with 14.

The Bethlehem, Pa. native becomes ESU's first Freshman of the Year in 10 seasons and sixth in program history as he joins Robert Patete (2012), Dave Boyer (2005), Nick Farkas (2001), Bob Wineburg (1994) and Jeff Trenberth (1991).

The freshman's best game of the season came against Molloy on April 5 when he went 4-for-5 with a home run, a triple, four RBIs and two runs scored.

 

Kauffman, who was named to the second team as a freshman in 2018 and first-team as an infielder in 2019, earns All-PSAC First Team honors at third base this year. The redshirt senior has saved the best for his final season as he's hitting a career-high .339, to go along with five home runs, two triples, 18 doubles and 38 RBI.

The Blue Ball, Pa. native set a pair of school records this season including for most doubles back on March 26 and RBIs on April 15. Kauffman has raised his career totals to 57 and 159 respectively with games remaining and is up to 214 hits, which sits second all-time.

 

Piripavel garners All-PSAC East honors the first time in his career after leading the Warriors with a .465 on-base percentage and 30 stolen bases this season. The redshirt sophomore has a .333 batting average, 57 hits which includes 11 doubles, two triple and three home runs to go along with 29 RBI, 36 walks and 49 runs.

The Bethlehem, Pa. native recorded 15 multi hits game this season and recorded four RBI in a game twice.

 

The 6-foot-7 right handed pitcher dominated opposing hitters all season as Francisco led the conference in strikeouts this season with 109 to earn All-PSAC East honors for the first time in his career. Francisco holds a 6-2 record after firing 82.0 innings and holding the opposition to a .234 batting average. The redshirt sophomore was the named the PSAC East Pitcher of the Week after firing his second consecutive complete game shutout and was in a stretch of 14 consecutive scoreless innings.

Among other PSAC rankings, the Burlington Township, N.J. native is second in innings pitched (82.0), second in WHIP (1.00) and tied for 12th in wins (6).

 

Nowak received his first All-PSAC East selection as a starting pitcher on the first team after going a perfect 8-0 for the Warriors during the regular season. He compiled the second-best ERA in the conference at 1.94 across 79.0 innings pitched while striking out 83.

The Wilkes-Barre, Pa. native's best performance of the season came against Mansfield on March 25 when he fired a complete game shutout, allowing just two hits while striking out six. Nowak had a pair of double-digit punch out efforts with 13 against Saint Anselm and 12 versus Kutztown. He eclipsed the 200 strikeout mark in his career to become just the sixth pitcher in program history to reach that milestone and ranks fourth all-time with 207.

 

Peechatka, who transferred from Campbell prior to the start of the season, earned his first All-PSAC East selection for the Warriors with second-team honors at the designated hitter position.

Splitting time between the DH and left field, Peechatka batted .331 with 31 hits, eight home runs and 29 RBI. He added nine doubles to go along with 27 runs scored and a .622 slugging percentage. Back on March 11th against Pitt-Johnstown, Peechatka went a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs home runs, a walk and four RBI to become the second player since 2003 with a trio of long balls in a game.

 

The 2022 PSAC East First and Second team honorees as well as the major award winners are listed below.

2022 PSAC EAST ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST & SECOND TEAMS / MAJOR AWARD WINNERS
 
Athlete of the Year – Thomas Caufield, Millersville
Pitcher of the Year – Jared Marshman, Bloomsburg

Freshman of the Year – Jack Rothenhausier, East Stroudsburg
Coach of the Year – Matt Jones, Shippensburg

PSAC EAST ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM

POS.	NAME	INSTITUTION	CLASS	HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Catcher	Zach Doss	Shepherd	Sr.	Waldorf, Md. / Maryland
First Base	Mike Ferrara*	West Chester	Sr.	Jamison, Pa. / UNC-Greensboro
Second Base	Joe Barbera	Shippensburg	So.	Harrisburg, Pa. / Bishop McDevitt
Shortstop	Thomas Caufield	Millersville	R-Jr.	West Chester, Pa. / Henderson
Third Base	Brock Kauffman*^	East Stroudsburg	R-Sr.	Blue Ball, Pa. / Garden Spot
Infielder	Jimmy Losh	Millersville	Sr.	New Cumberland, Pa. / Cedar Cliff
Outfielder	Ben Piripavel	East Stroudsburg	R-So.	Bethlehem, Pa. / Liberty
Outfielder	Bren Taylor*	Millersville	Jr.	Hallam, Pa. /
Outfielder	Zack Wright	West Chester	Gr.	Columbus, N.J. / LaSalle
Starting Pitcher	Brent Francisco	East Stroudsburg	R-So.	Burlington Township, N.J. / Burlington Township
Starting Pitcher	Jared Marshman	Bloomsburg	R-Jr.	Berwick, Pa. / Berwick
Starting Pitcher	Chase Nowak	East Stroudsburg	Gr.	Wilkes-Barre, Pa. / James M. Coughlin
Relief Pitcher	Kyle Lazer	West Chester	Fr.	Havertown, Pa. / Msgr. Bonner & Prendie
Utility	Luke Trainer	Millersville	R-Sr.	Leola, Pa. / Conestoga Valley
Designated Hitter	Ben Newbert^	Bloomsburg	R-Sr.	Bala Cynwyd, Pa. / Harriton

SECOND TEAM

POS.	NAME	INSTITUTION	CLASS	HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Catcher	Jake Mastillo	Lock Haven	So.	Roaring Brook Township, Pa. / North Pocono
First Base	Ross Mulhall	Shepherd	Jr.	Morgantown, W.Va. / Gardner-Webb
Second Base	Jimmy Losh	Millersville	Sr.	New Cumberland, Pa. / Cedar Cliff
Shortstop	Justin Horn	West Chester	Gr.	Willow Grove, Pa. / Upper Dublin
Third Base	Justin Darden	Shippensburg	Sr.	Mountain Top, Pa. / Crestwood
Outfielder	Luke Cantwell^	West Chester	So.	Broomall, Pa. / Marple Newtown
Outfielder	Mike Kelly	Kutztown	Jr.	Schwenksville, Pa. / Montgomery County CC
Outfielder	Ben Werkheiser	Shippensburg	Sr.	Doylestown, Pa. / Delaware
Starting Pitcher	Braeden Fausnaught*	West Chester	Gr.	Danville, Pa. / Danville
Starting Pitcher	Ben Wilchacky	Millersville	Jr.	Royersford, Pa. / Spring-Ford
Starting Pitcher	Nick Zegna	Shippensburg	R-Jr.	Newark, Del. / George Mason
Relief Pitcher	Jackson LoBianco	Shippensburg	So.	Irvine, Calif. / University
Utility	Assaf Lowengart	Mansfield	Sr.	Timorium, Israel / SUNY Sullivan CC
Designated Hitter	CJ Peechatka	East Stroudsburg	Gr.	Henryville, Pa. / Campbell

*Indicates previous first-team selection

^Indicates previous second-team selection