Former Vermont High School Players Receive 2014 NCAA Conference Honors

Former Vermont High School Players Receive 2014 NCAA Conference Honors

Many former Vermont high school baseball players on NCAA collegiate rosters received all-conference honors and awards in the 2014 season. 

The honorees are from the 90+ former Vermont high school baseball players to play or coach at NCAA institutions this spring from over 40 different Vermont high school programs representing all four VPA divisions from all over the Green Mountain State. 

Highlighting the honorees are Norwich sophomore Billy Whaley of Northfield who was a first team All-Great Northeast Athletic Conference selection and Castleton junior Nate Swahn of Rutland who was the Most Outstanding Player of the North Atlantic Conference Championship after leading the Spartans to the 2014 NAC title and a berth in the 2014 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship. 

2014 Conference Honors:

Billy Whaley, So, RHP/1B, Norwich (Northfield): All-Great Northeast Athletic Conference, first team

Tyler Lord, Jr., OF, Castleton (South Burlington): All-North Atlantic Conference, second team

Tyler Pelletier, Jr., SS, Lyndon State (BFA-St. Albans): All-North Atlantic Conference, second team; NAC All-Championship Team

Sam Spencer, So., RHP, Castleton, (Mt. Mansfield/West Bolton); All-North Atlantic Conference, second team

Kyle Whitworth, Sr., C, Lyndon State (Brattleboro): All-North Atlantic Conference, second team

Zac Poland, Jr., RHP, Endicott, (Rice Memorial); All-Commonwealth Coast Conference, honorable mention

Nate Swahn, Jr., C, Castleton (Rutland); North Atlantic Conference Tourney MVP, NAC All-Tournament Team

Steven Jurkiewicz, Fr., LHP, Castleton (Essex); North Atlantic Conference All-Tournament Team

Sam Matthews, Sr., RHP/IF, Lyndon State (St. Johnsbury) North Atlantic Conference All-Tournament Team

Allan White, Sr., OF, Castleton (Mill River/Rutland), North Atlantic Conference All-Tournament Team

2014 Academic Honors:

Tom Blake, Jr., RHP, Thomas College (North Country/Coventry), North Atlantic Conference All-Academic Team

Devin Cilley, Sr., RHP/IF, Norwich (South Royalton/Tunbridge): GNAC All-Sportsmanship Team; GNAC All-Academic Team

Alex Drost, Sr., C/RHP, Colby-Sawyer (Windsor/Brownsville), North Atlantic Conference All-Academic Team

Taylor English, Sr, 1B, Endicott (Spaulding), Commonwealth Coast Conf. All-Academic Team

Ben Jenkins, Sr., P, St. Lawrence (So. Burlington), Liberty League All-Academic Team

Calvin McEathron, So, P, Middlebury (U32), NESCAC All-Academic Team

Sawyer Olson, So, P, Middlebury (Brattleboro), NESCAC All-Academic Team

Nick Barton, Sr., OF, Saint Michael's (Colchester), NE-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

George Buteau, Jr., 1B, Saint Michael's (Burlington), NE-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

Nicky Elderton, Jr., OF, Saint Michael's (Rice Memorial/Shelburne), NE-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

Curt Echo, So., RHP, Saint Michael's (Champlain Valley/Shelburne), NE-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

Contact Bruce Bosley, VBCA executive director, with any additions to this list: bbosley.vbca@gmail.com