MACON, Ga. – With the 2015 Atlantic Sun Baseball Championship on the horizon, the FGCU baseball program has had six individuals named to the A-Sun All-Conference awards list that was announced by league officials on Tuesday afternoon. Junior first baseman Nick Rivera highlights this list with a selection to the First Team while Brady Anderson, Jake Noll and Tyler Selesky earned Second Team honors. Freshman standouts, Matt Reardon and Zach Spivey have been chosen to the All-Freshmen Team.

"These six individuals absolutely deserve this recognition and worked very hard for it," head coach Dave Tollett said of his honorees. "This team had a very up-and-down year but through it all these guys were the core that kept us together. Nick had an incredible year at the plate, Selesky really came into his own and became an important part of our lineup and the two freshman were asked to produce early and they did just that when we needed them to. Jake Noll just picked up where he left off last year. He's one of the most consistent and reliable guys we have. I'm so happy for Brady as well. He's done everything we've asked of him, even playing both sides of the ball, and for him to get recognized for is great.

1B | NICK RIVERA | FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
At the plate, Nick Rivera (Cape Coral, Fla./Bishop Verot HS) has had a career-season that sits near the top of the Atlantic Sun in nearly every offensive category and ranks near the top of FGCU program history. He has hit a career-best .360 with a league-leading 67 RBI, putting him in pursuit of the FGCU single-season RBI record of 74 set by Jason Louwsma in 2006. Rivera became the 11th player in program history to hit 10 home runs in a single season and has collected 18 doubles, which give him 39 for his career that rank ninth in program history, and a triple while scoring 32 runs and slugging .629. The junior has also walked 35 times to produce an on-base percentage of .461. Rivera would be named A-Sun Player of the Week on two separate occasions. He would also build a career-best hitting streak of 16 games earlier this year and accumulated a streak of 26 consecutive games reaching base

SP | BRADY ANDERSON | SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Redshirt-junior Brady Anderson (Arcadia, Fla./DeSoto HS) became an important cog on the roster for FGCU opting to play on both sides of the ball for the first time since early 2013 when he sustained an injury that forced him to miss his sophomore season. Anderson was an everyday player for the Eagles as a freshman and decided to only take the mound in 2014 after returning from injury. In 2015 Anderson would became the everyday designated hitter midway through the season while maintaining his role in the weekend rotation. On the mound he pitched to a 4-1 record and a 3.40 ERA with 50 strikeouts against just 14 walks. Opponents only hit .266 off the right-hander in 76.2 innings on the hill over 16 total appearances. At the plate the junior hit .310 in 100 at-bats with five RBI and 19 runs scored while sustaining a .367 on-base percentage.

2B | JAKE NOLL | SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Jake Noll (Punta Gorda, Fla./Charlotte HS) made the transition from the leadoff role as a freshman to the clean-up spot as a sophomore and has continued his great success of a season-ago by producing a .352 batting average, on the strength of an FGCU-best 74 hits to go with six doubles, a triple and a pair of home runs, the first two of his career. Noll has also driven in a career-high 36 runs and scored 36 times as well while stealing 15 bags. His 40-career stolen bases now rank second in FGCU program history behind only Josh Upchurch who stole 61 bags from 2006-09. His .361 career batting average currently ranks ninth all-time and his 175 hits rank 10th.

3B | TYLER SELESKY | SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Tyler Selesky (Estero, Fla./Estero HS) was a utility player during his first two seasons, receiving spot starts as need but found an everyday role for the Eagles this season at third base. He finished the 2015 regular season ranked third on the team with a .333 batting average, coming on especially strong in A-Sun play. He has a career-high 66 hits this season, 13 doubles and 37 RBI with an on-base percentage of .436. He is tied for second on the team with 33 walks and ranks third in the nation with 17 sacrifice bunts. The Estero native became the second FGCU player, alongside Nick Rivera to be named A-Sun Player of the Week and the fourth player on the roster to earn a weekly award this season.

SS | MATT REARDON | ALL-FRESHMEN TEAM
Matt Reardon (Palm City, Fla./Martin County) put an outstanding freshman campaign together as the primary shortstop for the Green and Blue. As the everyday leadoff man, Reardon hit .312 in his debut season as one of six Eagles to hit above .300. He would score 49 runs, which ranked second in the league while hitting .333 in conference play. Reardon drove in 23 runs out of the leadoff spot to go with 64 runs, nine doubles and a pair of long balls, both of which came on the road in A-Sun play. He would walk 31 times and steal four bags while posting .946 fielding percentage.

OF | ZACH SPIVEY | ALL-FRESHMEN TEAM
Zach Spivey (Ormond Beach, Fla./Spruce Creek HS) emerged as an everyday outfielder out of necessity early in the season and more than justified his spot in the lineup with a .290 batting average over 48 starts. In 186 at bats he would collect 54 hits, eight doubles and a pair of home runs to go with 17 RBI. The freshman would also score 26 runs and steal six bases while reaching base at a .346 clip.

2015 A-SUN POSTSEASON AWARDS
Player of the Year: Donnie Dewees, North Florida
Pitcher of the Year: Michael Baumann, Jacksonville
Defensive Player of the Year: Grant Massey, Lipscomb
Freshman of the Year: Michael Baumann, Jacksonville
Coach of the Year: Smoke Laval, North Florida

First Team All-Conference
*SP, Michael Baumann, Freshman, Jacksonville
SP, Travis Bergen, Junior, Kennesaw State
SP, Jordan Hillyer, Junior, Kennesaw State
SP, Ian Martinez-McGraw, Senior, Lipscomb
RP, Corbin Olmstead, Junior, North Florida
C, Patrick Mazeika, Junior, Stetson
1B, Nick Rivera, Junior, FGCU
2B, Angelo Amendolare, Senior, Jacksonville
SS, Grant Massey, Senior, Lipscomb
*3B, Trent Higginbothem, Senior, North Florida
*OF, Donnie Dewees, Sophomore, North Florida
OF, Cole Bauml, Senior, Northern Kentucky
OF, Vance Vizcaino, Junior, Stetson
*DH, Corbin Olmstead, Junior, North Florida
*Denotes Unanimous Selection
** A Tie in Voting Resulted in 14-Person First Team

Second Team All-Conference
SP, Brady Anderson, Junior, FGCU
SP, Jeffrey Passantino, Freshman, Lipscomb
SP, Mitchell Jordan, Sophomore, Stetson
SP, Brooks Wilson, Freshman, Stetson
RP, Nick Andros, Senior, Lipscomb
RP, Tyler Warmoth, Junior, Stetson
C, Chucky Vazquez, Junior, Lipscomb
1B, Connor Marabell, Junior, Jacksonville
2B, Jake Noll, Sophomore, FGCU
SS, Kal Simmons, Junior, Kennesaw State
3B, Tyler Selesky, Junior, FGCU
OF, Chris Erwin, Sophomore, Kennesaw State
OF, Jonathan Allison, Senior, Lipscomb
OF, Michael Gigliotti, Freshman, Lipscomb
DH, Taylor Allum, Freshman, Kennesaw State
** A Tie in Voting Resulted in 15-Person Second Team

Atlantic Sun All-Freshmen Team
*Michael Baumann, Jacksonville
*Matt Reardon, FGCU
*Taylor Allum, Kennesaw State
*Michael Gigliotti, Lipscomb
*Jeffrey Passantino, Lipscomb
*Brady Puckett, Lipscomb
Zach Spivey, FGCU
Spencer Stockton, Jacksonville
Grant Williams, Kennesaw State
Matt Vaka, North Florida
Trey Ganns, Northern Kentucky
Charlie Carpenter, USC Upstate
Brooks Wilson, Stetson
*Denotes Unanimous Selection

LAST TIME OUT
FGCU avoided a sweep on Saturday afternoon and handed Stetson a 4-3 loss on its home field to end the 2015 regular season. The Eagles finished the year with an 11-9 record in Atlantic Sun play, earned the No. 5 seed in the A-Sun Championship and will square off with No. 2 seed Lipscomb on Wednesday at Swanson Stadium at 7 p.m.

FINAL ATLANTIC SUN STANDINGS
#1 North Florida, 16-5 (42-14)
#2 Lipscomb, 13-8 (35-18)
#3 Stetson, 12-9 (28-28)
#4 Jacksonville, 12-9 (26-28)
#5 FGCU, 11-9 (28-24-1)
#6 Kennesaw State, 10-10 (28-26)
Northern Kentucky, 5-16 (17-34)
USC Upstate, 4-17 (15-38)
- Top six teams advance to A-Sun Championship­­­

ATLANTIC SUN CHAMPIONSHIP
The Eagles (28-24-1, 11-9 A-Sun) will once again host the Atlantic Sun Championship Tournament at Swanson Stadium. The event is set to begin Wednesday at 11 a.m. when top-seeded North Florida (42-14, 16-5 A-Sun) takes on defending tournament champion No. 6 Kennesaw State (28-26, 10-10 A-Sun). The No. 5-seed Eagles will take the field for the first time at 7 p.m. against No. 2 Lipscomb (35-18, 13-8 A-Sun). The Eagles are four-time A-Sun Regular Season Champions with the most recent title coming in 2014. All A-Sun Tournament games will air on ESPN3.

TICKETS
Tickets are now on sale for the 2015 Atlantic Sun Championship. Interested individuals can purchase their tickets online at FGCUAthletics.com/Tickets or by calling the FGCU Ticket Office at 239-590-7145.
- General Admission Single Day Pass - $10
- Reserved Seating Single Day Pass - $15
- General Admission All-Tournament Pass - $35
- Reserved Seating All-Tournament Pass - $55
- All Students of an A-Sun School are admitted for Free

DAVE TOLLETT
In 12+ seasons of work, FGCU head coach Dave Tollett has compiled a 462-260-3 record as the only head coach in the program's history. He is a four-time Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year and has guided the Green and Blue to four A-Sun Regular Season Championships. His team has been ranked nationally on several occasions by multiple media outlets and has coached 35 All-Conference selections, 22 draft picks, 16 current minor leaguers, four A-Sun Pitchers of the Year, three All-Americans, one National Freshman Player of the Year, one National Player of the Year and one MLB All-Star.

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