Flaherty LEC 10-Time Coach of the Year

For a record 10th time in the 23 years of Little East Conference baseball, University of Southern Maine coach Ed Flaherty has been name Coach of the Year.

Flaherty and his Huskies won the LEC regular season title with a 14-2 record (34-7 overall). His 1,038 career wins is fifth in the nation among D-III active coaches.

USM's junior pitcher Ben Lambert is the LEC Pitcher of the Year. He is 9-0 with a 1.14 ERA. Hitters are batting just .182 against Lambert.

First Team All-Conference

Position	Name	Class	Institution
First Base	Davis Mikell	Jr.	Castleton
Second Base	Jake Dexter	Sr.	Southern Maine
Shortstop	Andrew Olszak	Jr.	Southern Maine
Third Base	Mike Knell	Jr.	UMass Dartmouth
Catcher	Erik Merrill	Jr.	Western Connecticut
Designated Hitter	Kyle Boudrias	Sr.	UMass Boston
Outfield	Josh Goulet	Sr.	Plymouth State
Outfield	Nick Herzog	Sr.	UMass Boston
Outfield	Zach Quintal	Sr.	Southern Maine
Pitcher	Ben Lambert	Jr.	Southern Maine
Pitcher	Mike Webb	Jr.	Rhode Island College
Relief Pitcher	Bobby Tramondozzi	Sr.	UMass Boston

Second Team All-Conference

Position	Name	Class	Institution
First Base	Tyler Walsh	Sr.	Rhode Island College
Second Base	Nate Vigeant	Jr.	Rhode Island College
Shortstop	Charlie Huegi	Sr.	UMass Boston
Third Base	Andrew Hillier	Jr.	Southern Maine
Catcher	Matt Malcom	Fr.	Eastern Connecticut
Designated Player	Dylan Hapworth	Jr.	Southern Maine
Outfield	Sam Troiano	So.	Southern Maine
Outfield	Nate Tellier	Jr.	UMass Dartmouth
Outfield	Luke Broadhurst	So.	Eastern Connecticut
Pitcher	Tyler Arruda	So.	UMass Boston
Pitcher	Matt Cronin	Sr.	UMass Dartmouth
Relief Pitcher	Jake Dexter	Sr.	Southern Maine

NOTE: USM hosts a four-team NCAA Regional beginning Friday with a game vs New England College The regional winner moves on to a best-of-three Super Regional next weekend.

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