JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Five William Paterson Baseball players were selected to the New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association (NJCBA) All-State Team on May 9.

Senior first baseman Jack Montanile (Weehawken, N.J./Hudson Catholic), senior designated hitter Adam Derner (River Edge, N.J./River Dell Regional), and junior outfielder Ryan Gibbons (Glen Rock, N.J./Glen Rock) earned first-team all-state honors.  Sophomore left-handed pitcher Josh Jensen (West Milford, N.J./West Milford) was a second-team honoree, and freshman right-handed pitcher Ryan Monaghan (Bergenfield, N.J./Bergenfield) was a member of the All-Rookie Team.

A first-team All-NJAC honoree this spring, Montanile made the move from the outfield to first base this spring, currently leading WP with three triples and ranking second with a .377 batting average, 61 hits, 41 runs scored and 48 RBI while adding 13 doubles, two home runs, a .531 slugging percentage, .432 on-base percentage and .976 fielding percentage.  A second-team all-NJAC selection 2010, he ranks second in RBI (26th in Division III) and RBI/game (1.20, 35th nationally), fourth in hits and third in hits/game (1.53), fourth in runs scored and runs/game (1.03), tied for fourth in triples, fifth in average, tied for fifth in triples/game (0.08), tied for seventh in doubles, seventh in total bases (86) and seventh in doubles/game (0.33) in the league statistics, and he also rates 17th in Division III in toughest to strikeout.

A 2012 All-NJAC Second Team member and 2011 New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association (NJCBA) Division II/III All-State Second Team, Derner is the conference leader in slugging percentage (.804, seventh nationally), on-base percentage (.527, 15th in Division III), RBI (62, first nationally), home runs (13, second in Division III), total bases (115, sixth nationally), RBI/game (1.48, second nationally) and homers/game (0.31, 10th in Division III), ranking second in walks (30, 19th in Division III),.  A two-time member of the D3baseball.com National Team of the Week (April 2, April 9) and the March 26 NJCBA and NJAC Player of the Week, Derner has added a .413 batting average (third in league), 15 doubles (fourth in NJAC), 40 runs scored (tied-fifth in conference), four sacrifice flies (tied-fifth in league) and 59 hits (tied-sixth in NJAC) this spring.  He also ranks in the conference stats in walks/game (0.71, fifth), doubles/game (0.36, fourth), runs/game (0.95, seventh) and hits/game (1.40, tied-eighth) while starting in all but one game this season.

A Second-Team All-NJAC selection this spring, Gibbons has started in 40 of 42 games in his first season as a Pioneer after transferring from Kean.  He leads the NJAC in doubles (23, third in Division III) and doubles/game (0.55, fifth nationally) and ranks second in runs scored (52, 18th in Division III), tied-second in total bases (98, 43rd nationally) and second in runs/game (1.24, 33rd in Division III), third in slugging percentage (.616), fifth in stolen bases (17), tied for sixth in hits (59), seventh in batting average (.371), sixth in steals/game (0.40) and tied for fourth in walks (27), seventh in on-base percentage (.472), tied for seventh in home runs (four), tied-eighth in hits/game (1.40), eighth in homers/game (0.10), tied for ninth in triples (two), ninth in walks/game (0.64) and tied for 10th in RBI (33).

An honorable mention all-conference honoree and a 2011 NJCBA Division II/III All-Rookie Team selection, Jensen is 7-2 (tied third in NJAC in wins) with a 2.70 earned-run average this season.  He has started in nine of 12 appearances, posting 45 strikeouts and 28 walks in 63.1 innings.

Monaghan posted a 6-0 record (tied for fifth in NJAC standings) with a 3.47 ERA as a rookie.  He started in seven games, making eight appearances, tossing 36.1 innings, striking out 15, and walking 24.




2012 NJCBA DIVISION II/III ALL-STATE TEAM MAJOR AWARDS

DIVISION II/III PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Dave Jacob, Ramapo College (JR, OF, Vernon, NJ)
PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Ryan Zamorsky, Kean University (SR, LHP, Branchburg, NJ)
FIREMAN OF THE YEAR: Steve Sanguiliano, Kean University (SR, RHP, Flemington, NJ)
ROOKIE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Kevin McMenamin (FR, 1B/3B/DH, Maple Shade, NJ)
ROOKIE PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Matthew Facendo, Felician College (FR, RHP, Hazlet, NJ)
co-COACHES OF THE YEAR: Brian Hirschberg, Drew University & Neil Ioviero, Kean University

First Team All-State

Name   School   Year  Position  Hometown
PJ Cerreto  Ramapo   Jr.  SP  Paramus, NJ
Kevin Herget  Kean   Jr.  SP  Park Ridge, NJ
Sean Hille  Montclair State  Sr.  SP  Edison, NJ
Matthew Facendo  Felician   Fr.  RP  Hazlet, NJ
Jack Montanile  William Paterson  Sr.  1B  Weehawken, NJ
Brandon Winkler  Rowan   Sr.  2B  Glendora, NJ
Marc Magliaro  Rowan   Sr.  SS  Monroe Twp., NJ
Steve Sanguiliano Kean   Sr.  SS  Flemington, NJ
Christian Spurr  Ramapo   Jr.  3B  Warren, NJ
Eddie Jennings  Kean   Sr.  C  Jackson, NJ
Adam Derner  William Paterson  Sr.  DH  River Edge, NJ
Joe O'Connor  Kean   So.  UT  Wharton, NJ
Ryan Gibbons  William Paterson  Jr.  OF  Glen Rock, NJ
Mike Murphy  TCNJ   Jr.  OF  Staten Island, NY
Joe Petosa  Felician   Jr.  OF  Spotswood, NJ

Second Team All-State

Brian Dudzinski  Felician   Sr.  SP  Lincroft, NJ
Josh Jensen  William Paterson  So.  SP  West Milford, NJ
Steven Melchiorre Rowan   Jr.  SP  Atco, NJ
Pat Rock  Drew   Jr.  RP  Cranston, RI
Rafael Medina  Bloomfield  Sr.  1B  Key Largo, FL
Mike Wasco  Richard Stockton  Sr.  1B  Riverside, NJ
Brandan Adams  FDU-Florham  So.  2B  Jackson, NJ
Steve Seminerio  FDU-Florham  Sr.  SS               East Hanover, NJ
Mark Benak  Rowan   So.  3B  South Plainfield, NJ
Nick Turano  Rowan   Sr.  C  Manalapan, NJ
Kevin Bond  Montclair State  Sr.  DH  Cedar Grove, NJ
Matt Hancock  Ramapo   Sr.  DH  Old Lyme, CT
Alex Weinstein  NJCU   Fr.  UT  Colonia, NJ
Shane Alvarez  Kean   So.  OF  Franklin, NJ
Chris Ballester  Rutgers-Newark  Sr.  OF  Freehold, NJ
Matt Joiner  FDU-Florham  Sr.  DH  Hamilton, NJ

Third Team All-State

Mike Behar  Rowan   Jr.  SP  Staten Island, NY
Eric Lewis  TCNJ   Sr.  SP  Wantagh, NY
Gage Mick  Richard Stockton  Jr.  SP  Bridgeton, NJ
Kyle VanVliet  Rutgers-Newark  Jr.  SP  Glen Rock, NJ
Travis Zilg  Ramapo   Jr.  SP  Green Brook, NJ
Michael Ham  TCNJ   Sr.  RP  Sparta, NJ
Ryan Peterson  Rowan   Sr.  RP  Belle Mead, NJ
Matt Glassman  Stevens   Gr.  1B  Basking Ridge, NJ
Scott Kelly  TCNJ   Jr.  2B  West Windsor, NJ
Cody Pace  Montclair State  So.  SS  Milltown, NJ
Garrett Meagher  Centenary  Sr.  3B  North Warren, NJ
Mike Galeotafiore  TCNJ   Sr.  C  Brick, NJ
Frank LaGuarina  FDU-Florham  So.  DH  Somerset, NJ
Dan Allen  Stevens   So.  OF  Egg Harbor Twp., NJ
Emilio Fernandez  Bloomfield  Sr.  OF  Woodland Park, NJ
Dan McGuckin  Richard Stockton  Sr.  OF  Sicklerville, NJ
Matthew Wagner  NJCU   Fr.  OF  Colonia, NJ

All-Rookie Team

Joe Forcellini  Centenary    SS  Hatfield, PA
Robbie Drexel  FDU-Florham    SP  Dover, DE
Andrew Hille  FDU-Florham    SP/RP  Edison, NJ
Frankie Tassielli  FDU-Florham    OF  Florham Park, NJ
Chet Godfrey  Felician     SP  Millville, NJ
Charles Thielmann Kean     RP  Piscataway, NJ
Kevin DeMauro  NJCU     RP/UT  Kearny, NJ
Michael Martucci  NJCU     SS  Bayonne, NJ
Matthew Wagner  NJCU     OF  Colonia, NJ
Alex Weinstein  NJCU     1B/RP  Colonia, NJ
Ian Osterman  Ramapo     UT  Norwood, NJ
Chris Werr  Ramapo     C  Pequannock, NJ
Nick Kreiger  Rowan     OF  Manalapan, NJ
Andrew Lysy  Rowan     SP  Allentown, NJ
Brian Hennelly  Stevens     OF  Holbrook, NY
Anthony Cocuzza  TCNJ     SS  Absecon, NJ
Jacob Dewitt  TCNJ     UT  Florence, NJ
Ryan Monaghan  William Paterson    SP  Bergenfield, NJ