Staten Island sophomore outfielder Chris Polemeni has been selected the ECC Player of the Year to headline the East Coast Conference Baseball All-Conference awards, which were announced on Wednesday afternoon ahead of the start of this weekend’s 2025 ECC Baseball Championship. Polemeni joined CSI freshman outfielder Jack Kehoe who earned Rookie of the Year accolades. Dolphins’ head coach Michael Mauro earned the Coach of the Year nod from his peers as all voting was completed by the league’s six head coaches. In addition to the three major award winners, two more Dolphins earned a spot on ECC All-Conference Teams. Joining Polemeni on the All-Conference First Team were AJ Vigliotti and Ryan Kehoe.
Polemeni slugged a conference-leading .751 this spring, also topping the ECC in total bases (127) while ranking second in hits (64), home runs (14, which ties for CSI’s single-season record), and runs scored (52), third in batting average (.379), and fourth in runs batted in (46) and stolen bases (14). In conference play only, the two-time ECC Player of the Week led the conference in slugging percentage (.884), home runs (12), runs scored (29) and stolen bases (seven) and sat second in hits (33) and runs batted in (29) while hitting .384. CSI’s everyday centerfielder, Polemeni made 89 putouts with one assist in 95 opportunities for a .947 fielding percentage in 44 starts. He will also have the chance to make history in the potseason as he needs one home run and seven hits to break the CSI single-season program records in those categories. Read more...
