DANBURY, Conn. – Graduate students Dan Carter (Bloomfield, N.J./Bloomfield), Colin Lombardo (Edison, N.J./Edison) and Steve Yelin (River Edge, N.J./River Dell Regional) of the William Paterson baseball team received All-Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Team recognition June 7.

William Paterson was the only program to have three student-athletes named All-ECAC this year.

Dan Carter (Bloomfield, N.J./Bloomfield): All-ECAC Team
Carter started in all 40 games with a .418 batting average, .515 on-base percentage (OBP) and .594 slugging percentage en route to being tabbed All-New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) First Team. He capped the year with 69 hits, 12 doubles, five home runs, a triple, 52 RBI and 36 runs. The Bloomfield, N.J., native finished inside the top-10 in the NJAC in average, OBP, OPS, hits and RBI.

Colin Lombardo (Edison, N.J./Edison): All-ECAC Team
Lombardo carried a .449 average, .590 on-base percentage and .677 slugging percentage while starting in all 40 games. He compiled 71 hits, 15 doubles, three triples, five home runs, 29 RBI, 11 stolen bases and finished tied for the most runs scored in Division III with 77. The second baseman broke the single-season program record for runs scored while posting the fourth-best batting average by a Pioneer. The first-team all-conference honoree ranked inside the top-10 in the NJAC in average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, OPS, runs, hits, triples and walks.

Steve Yelin (River Edge, N.J./River Dell Regional): All-ECAC Team
Yelin posted a .447 average, .527 on-base percentage and .824 slugging percentage while starting in all 40 contests. He totaled a team-best 76 hits, 23 doubles, 13 home runs, 70 RBI and 61 runs scored. The River Edge, N.J., native broke the program's career hits and doubles records in addition to compiling the fifth-best batting average by a Pioneer in single-season history. He ranked inside the top-10 in the NJAC in average, OBP, slugging percentage, OPS, runs, hits, RBI, doubles, home runs and walks.

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