Senior catcher Billy Karalis led Stonehill with 31 RBI in 2013.

Skyhawks scheduled to open season February 20^th against Felician College in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

EASTON, Mass. (December 30, 2013) – The Stonehill College baseball team is among teams receiving votes in the Collegiate Baseball News Division II Preseason Coaches poll, which was released on December 24^th.

Last season, Stonehill finished with an overall record of 23-22, including an 11-16 mark in the Northeast-10 Conference. The 2013 campaign marked the sixth consecutive season, and 15^th time in 16 seasons under head coach Pat Boen that the Skyhawks have posted a record above .500.

Four members of Stonehill's squad earned NE-10 All-Conference honors last season. Senior outfielder James DeAlto (Briarcliff Manor, N.Y./Briarcliff), sophomore pitcher Jim Duff (Garden City, N.Y./Garden City), and freshman utility man Brian Campbell (Franklin, Mass./Mount Saint Charles) were named to the All-Conference Third Team, while Campbell and classmate Chris Hoyt (Walpole, Mass./Xaverian Brothers) earned All-Rookie accolades.

Campbell led Stonehill last season with .347 batting average, and Duff ranked second on the team with a 2.63 earned run average while pitching a team-high 78.2 innings.

The Skyhawks are scheduled to open their 2014 campaign on Thursday, February 20^th against Felician College in the Ripken Experience Northeast Challenge in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Stonehill is slated to play its first home contest on Wednesday, March 19^th against Northeast-10 rival Assumption College at Lou Gorman Field in Easton, Mass. 

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