D2CCA All-Region Teams

MILLERSVILLE, Pa. (May 20) – The Vulcans boasted five players on the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) All-Atlantic Region Teams on Tuesday morning, highlighted by a trio of standouts on the first team.

Senior outfielder Ryan Callahan, junior relief pitcher Jake Kramer and senior second baseman Santino Marra were lauded with first-team honors by the organization. Senior first baseman Payton Conte and junior starting pitcher Michael Valente were recognized with second-team status. The Vulcans featured a trio of first-team all-region selections by the organization for the first time since 2010, while the five total honorees mark the most in program history.

Callahan ranks fourth in the region with a career-high .391 average (75-for-192) while pacing the region with 75 total hits, the fifth-most hits in single-season school history. He also sits among the top 10 in the Atlantic Region with a .637 slugging percentage, nearly a 100-point increase from last year, behind career highs of 20 doubles and nine home runs. Callahan was the lone player to start every game this spring and tied for the team lead with 52 RBI, the seventh-most in school history.

A 6-foot-3 junior, Kramer collected first-team all-region accolades from the D2CCA for a consecutive year. He leads the region and ranks fifth in the country with a single-season school record 11 saves. Kramer sits second among active players in NCAA Division II with a league-record 27 saves. The Greensburg native also established career highs with 39.0 innings pitched, 35 strikeouts and 22 appearances.

Marra received first-team all-region laurels from the organization for the second time in three seasons. He is tied for second in the Atlantic Region with a .398 average (68-for-171) while also ranking among the top 10 with a career-high .480 on-base percentage. Marra set the all-time school record with 226 hits while becoming only the fourth player to log at least 600 career at-bats. The Laurel Highlands product finished with career highs of five home runs and 38 runs scored, plus registered 40 RBI, this spring.

A California native, Conte garnered all-region status from the D2CCA for a second-straight season. He is tied for fifth in the region with a career-high 52 RBI while hitting at a .352 clip (63-for-179). Conte finished with a .525 slugging percentage while establishing career highs of 13 doubles and six homers, plus scored 45 runs while hitting No. 2 in the lineup.

Valente ranks second in the Atlantic Region with 10 victories, which tied the single-season school record set in 2011. He also sits among the top 10 in the region with a 3.29 ERA and a 3.79 strikeout-to-walk ratio this year. Valente worked a career-high 65.2 innings pitched over 12 appearances, including three complete games.

The trio of Callahan, Kramer and Marra are now eligible for D2CCA All-America consideration.