STANDISH, ME - The New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA) has released its 2009 All-New England DIII Baseball teams and three Saint Joseph's players have been honored. Pat Moran '10 (Winterport, ME/Hampden Academy) has garnered First Team honors as a designated hitter, while first baseman Ben Grant-Roy '10 (Biddeford, ME/Biddeford) and utility player Chris Campbell '11 (Rochester, NH/Spaulding) have been named to the Third Team.

Shawn Gilblair of Eastern Connecticut is the NEIBA Player of the Year, Jeremy Bayer of Trinity is the Pitcher of the Year and Southern Maine Head Coach Ed Flaherty has been named as the NEIBA Coach of the Year.

Moran, also the Monks' top pitcher who was also named the GNAC Player and Pitcher of the Year, is coming off of one of the most impressive seasons posted by a two-way player in recent memory. The junior hit .411 (46-112) with 11 home runs, a team-high, and 44 runs batted in. Moran led the GNAC in home runs and slugging percentage (.813) in 2009. On the hill, the tall right-hander posted a 3.88 ERA with 75 strikeouts, against just six walks, in 62 2/3 innings and was 8-1 with a pair of saves.

Grant-Roy and Campbell, both All-Conference First Team selections, played pivotal roles in the Monks offensive onslaught which broke six team records, including runs per game (9.8), in 2009.

Grant-Roy hit .384 (56-146) with 17 doubles, seven long balls and 41 RBI while providing the Royal Blue with superb defense at first base.

Campbell, who logged time at second base, shortstop, third base and left field as a sophomore, enjoyed a breakout season in 2009. He hit .423 (63-149) with 43 runs, 28 RBI and eight stolen bases as a key offensive catalyst for the Monks offensive machine.

With the postseason honor, the trio joins Derek McIntosh '05, Charlie Furbush (2005-06), Sam Tupper '07 and Luke Enman '08 as the only St. Joe's players to have received NEIBA All-New England accolades.

Saint Joseph's, the 2009 GNAC regular season champions, went 31-13 with a 13-1 record in conference play. 2009 marked the seventh time in program history, the fourth in the last five seasons, which the Monks reached the 30-win plateau.

NEIBA Release