ALL -

HONOREES

Four members of the Sacred Heart baseball team were selected to the
2015 All-Northeast Conference Team, which was announced at the Awards
Banquet on the eve of the NEC Tournament. Zack Short was chosen as the First
Team shortstop, while Jayson Sullivan (Outfield), James Cooksey (Relief
Pitcher), and Jesus Medina (Third Base) all earned Second Team honors. For
Short, Sullivan, and Cooksey, it is the second straight season receiving
postseason conference accolades, becoming the first Pioneers to be named to
consecutive postseason All-NEC teams. Short was also named to the All-NEIBA
(New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association) second team, his
second straight selection.
The Second Team shortstop in 2014, Short leads the league
with seven home runs and 32 walks, and also ranks in the top
nine in RBI's, stolen bases, total bases, on base percentage,
and slugging. The only SHU player to appear in all 50 games, he
was tops on the team in ten statistical categories, including runs,
doubles, RBI's, slugging percentage, and on base percentage. In
conference action, Short was in the top nine of the NEC in batting
average, home runs, runs, RBI's, total bases, walks, on base
percentage, and slugging.
Sullivan was also a Second Team outfielder a year
ago. The junior recorded a team high 58 hits and 12
stolen bases the season, which both ranked in the top

nine of the league. He was also second

on the team with a .307 batting
average, 32 runs scored and 71 total
bases, and third in slugging, on base
percentage, and RBI's. Sullivan's 32
hits, 24 runs and six stolen bases in
NEC action all rank in the top five.
Along with Short, he was the only
Pioneer to appear and start in at least 49
games.
Coming off one of the best statistical
pitching seasons in Sacred Heart
history en route to being
named First Team AllConference in 2014,
Cooksey followed it up with his second All-NEC nod in a
row. He leads the Pioneers with both six wins and two
saves while pitching a team high 63 innings, all of which
place him in the top six of the league. He was also
second on the team and fourth in the conference,
appearing in 22 games, and was in the top ten with a
3.86 ERA and .278 opponent's batting average. Five times
the two time Northeast Conference Pitcher of the Week has
gone at least three innings without allowing a run, including 6.2 shutout
innings of relief at Northwestern State on February 28.
Medina led Sacred Heart with a .314 batting average during the
regular season, which ranked 12th in the league, and was even better
during NEC play, where he hit .361, placing him in the top ten of the
conference. He was second on the team with a .386 on base
percentage, and was third in runs, hits, walks and stolen
bases. Also a key contributor on the mound this year, the
junior was in the top four of the team in ERA, wins, games
started and innings pitched.
The 2015 All-NEC Honorees will look to
continue their success in the 2016,
hopefully gearing their fellow Pioneers to
another NEC conference championship.