DELAND, Fla. – Junior Mason Studstill and head coach Dave Tollett headlined postseason recognition for FGCU as the ASUN announced its postseason baseball awards at the conference tournament banquet Tuesday evening.

For the fifth time in his career, head coach Dave Tollett was named ASUN Coach of the Year, while Studstill was tabbed as the team's only first team all-conference selection. Junior Hunter McGarry, junior Alex Brait, senior Jay Hayes and senior Keith Stevens earned second-team recognition, while Joe Kinker landed a spot on the all-freshmen team.

Furthermore, Stevens and junior Kohl Gilmore made their way onto the all-academic team.  

Dave Tollett (Coach of the Year)
599-356-3 career record
199-108 career record in ASUN regular season
FGCU's 17th-year head coach, who is on the brink of achieving his 600th career win, led the Eagles to the 2019 ASUN regular season championship. It was the fifth regular season title in program history and the 16 regular season conference wins mark the most since the 2014 season. Tollett has captured the award in five of the last 12 seasons. The only program with more coach of the year selections is Stetson (seven). He now ties former Hatter's coach Pete Dunn for the most coach of the year honors in ASUN history and his win percentage (.627) ranks 27th among Active Division-I Coaches.

Mason Studstill (First Team All-Conference)
Overall: 2.31 ERA, 5-2 record, 81.2 IP, .164 b/avg
ASUN: 3.00 ERA, 2-2 record, 45 IP, .183 b/avg
Studstill (Titusville, FL/Rockledge HS/Eastern Florida State), a new addition to the Eagles' roster this year, has had a record-breaking season with the Green and Blue. His opponent batting average (.164) is the lowest posted in a single season in FGCU history and his 91 strikeouts on the season tie for the fourth-most by an Eagle arm. Studstill allows an average of 5.18 hits per nine innings, good for eighth in the national standings. He has finished three different games this season with double-digit Ks and is currently on the watch list for the College Baseball Foundation's Pitcher of the Year.

Hunter McGarry (Second Team All-Conference)
Overall: 2.57 ERA, 6-1 record, 42 IP, .207 b/avg
ASUN: 3.47 ERA, 4-1 record, 23.1 IP, .253 b/avg
In his debut campaign with the Green and Blue, McGarry (Bradenton, FL/Bradenton Christian School/State College of Florida) has established himself as one of the best closers in program history. He leads the pitching staff with 25 appearances this year and has finished a record-breaking 24 games. With nine saves this season, he ties for second on the single season record list and ties for fifth on the career records list. During a doubleheader against Jacksonville (April 20), he became the second-ever pitcher in FGCU history to pick up two saves in one day and his opponent batting average is the sixth-lowest in a single season.

Alex Brait (Second Team All-Conference)
Overall: .328/.424/.393
ASUN: .277/.362/.355
Brait (Viera, FL/Viera HS) is one of two players that has started all 53 games for the Green and Blue this season, primarily doing so behind the dish. He leads the conference with 75 hits and is a perfect 10-10 on stolen bases this season. He has caught 24 runners stealing throughout his career, including 11 this season, which is good for fifth all-time in the Eagle record book. He leads the team this season with 22 multi-hit games and is currently on a 10-game hitting streak. Brait pushed the tying run across and later came around as the final run to cap off the largest comeback in school history in the 10-9 victory over Lipscomb (April 6). This is the second all-conference honor for Brait, who was a first team selection last season.

Keith Stevens (Second Team All-Conference, All-Academic Team)
Overall: .345/.458/.453
ASUN: .411/.548/.500
Stevens (Miami, FL/Miami Killian HS/Hillsborough CC) has been red hot for the Eagles in conference play. His .411 batting average in conference play leads the league and his overall batting average checks in at second. The senior has started every game that he has played in this season after missing a few due to injury. He was named ASUN Player of the Week on May 13 for his efforts during the series against NJIT when he batted .500 and recorded five of the team's 15 total RBIs. The outfielder has 18 multi-hit games this season and has reached base safely in all but four games that he has played in. With a 3.68 GPA in economics, Stevens earned a spot on the All-Academic team. He was recently named FGCU Scholar-Athlete of the month.

Jay Hayes (Second Team All-Conference)
Overall: .319/.568/.451
ASUN: .284/.481/.406
This is the first accolade for Hayes (Altamonte Springs, FL/Lyman HS), who has started in every game that he has appeared in this season. His on-base percentage ranks at the top of the ASUN and he leads the conference with 16 doubles. He tied the FGCU single-game record after cranking out two home runs in the season-opener against Bethune-Cookman (Feb. 16) and finished that game with seven RBIs, the eighth-most in a single game. Hayes and junior teammate Elijah Eusebio (Miami, FL/Coral Gables HS) set a school record when they each cranked out a grand slam during the 20-3 victory over Towson (March 31). At one point, he had a streak of reaching base safely in 27 games, the longest of any Eagle this season.

Joe Kinker (All-Freshmen Team)
Kinker (Northport, FL/Venice HS) was FGCU's only player to be unanimously selected to a postseason team. He has appeared in every game for FGCU this season and started all but one as a walk-on. The freshman started off his debut campaign as one of the biggest offensive threats in the country, batting over .400 through the opening 28 games of the season. His on-base percentage is third in the league in his slugging percentage leads all ASUN freshmen. Kinker hit a game-winning grand slam against Quinnipiac (March 9) and a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 11th inning against Rutgers (March 15), boosting him towards ASUN Player of the Week honors.

Kohl Gilmore (All-Academic Team)
Overall: .278/.409/.387
ASUN: .303/.474/.407
Gilmore (Fort Pierce, FL/John Carroll HS/Indian River) has started all but one game for FGCU this season, 36 of which have been at first base. The junior has 14 extra-base hits, including nine doubles, one triple and four home runs. He drove in a career-high six RBIs, the 10th-most in a single game in FGCU history, during the win over Siena. He is tied for the team lead with 12 multi-RBI games and at one point owned a streak of reaching base safely in 14 consecutive games. Recently selected "Mr. FGCU" by his fellow FGCU student-athletes, he was recognized at the annual Athletics Academics Honors Luncheon in February for his cumulative 3.64 GPA in communications. He is also a two-time FGCU Male Scholar-Athlete of the Month. This is the second postseason honor for Gilmore, who was a second team all-conference selection last season.

2019 ASUN Postseason Awards
Coach of the Year – Dave Tollett (FGCU)
Player of the Year – Jonathan Embry (Liberty) – Raleigh, N.C.
Pitcher of the Year – Brad Deppermann (UNF) – Palm Harbor, Fla.
Defensive Player of the Year – Dakota Julylia (Jacksonville) – Lake Worth, Fla.
Freshman of the Year – Daniel Paret (Stetson) – Miami Lakes, Fla.

First Team All-Conference
SP *Brad Deppermann (UNF) - Palm Harbor, Fla.
SP Chris Kachmar (Lipscomb) - East Greenville, Pa.
SP Mason Studstill (FGCU) - Titusville, Fla.
RP Evan Brabrand Liberty Sr. Raleigh, N.C.
C *Jonathan Embry (Liberty) - Louisville, Ky.
1B Jake Franklin (Kennesaw State) - Homer, Ga.
2B Will Wagner (Liberty) - Crozet, Va.
2B Jay Prather (UNF) - Jacksonville, Fla.
3B #Angel Camacho (Jacksonville) - Jacksonville, Fla.
SS Dakota Julylia (Jacksonville) - Lake Worth, Fla.
OF #Tanner Murphy (UNF) - St. Augustine, Fla.
OF #Terence Norman (Kennesaw State) - Kennesaw, Ga.
OF Tevin Symonette (Lipscomb) - Freeport, Bahamas
DH Justin Russell (Kennesaw State) - Marietta, Ga.

Second Team All-Conference
SP Andrew McInvale (Liberty) - Austin, Texas
SP Daniel Paret (Stetson) - Miami Lakes, Fla.
SP Nick Marchese (UNF) - Plantation, Fla.
RP Zach Byrant (Jacksonville) - Port Orange, Fla.
RP Hunter McGarry (FGCU) - Bradenton, Fla.
C Alex Brait (FGCU) - Viera, Fla.
1B John Cassala (Jacksonville) - Jacksonville, Fla.
2B Scott Dubrule (Jacksonville) - Venice, Fla.
3B Jay Hayes (FGCU) - Altamonte Springs, Fla.
SS Tyler Simon (Kennesaw State) - Albany, Ga.
OF Keith Stevens (FGCU) - Miami, Fla.
OF Julio Marcano (NJIT) - Katy, Texas
OF Jacob Koos (Stetson) - Wellington, Fla.
DH David Maberry (UNF) - Shalimar, Fla.

All-Freshmen Team
P *Daniel Paret (Stetson) - Miami Lakes, Fla.
UT *Joe Kinker (FGCU) - Northport, Fla.
P *Nick Love (Jacksonville) - Callahan, Fla.
C *Tyler Tolve (Kennesaw State) - Marietta, Ga.
P *Joseph Adametz (Liberty) - Mohnton, Pa.
OF *Gray Betts (Liberty) - Raleigh, N.C.
2B *Brett Helmkamp (NJIT) - Aliso Viejo, Calif.
P *Danny Garcia (Stetson) - Pembroke Pines, Fla.
P Jared Rine (Kennesaw State) - Powder Springs, Ga.
OF Jaylen Guy (Liberty) - Greensboro, N.C.
P Tyler Guilfoil (Lipscomb) - Lexington, Ky.
OF Noah Dickerson (Stetson) - Windermere, Fla.
IF Mark Townsend (Stetson) - Sarasota, Fla.
* - Denotes unanimous selection | # - Denotes two-time First Team All-Conference selection

All-Academic Team
^OF Tanner Murphy (UNF) - 3.90 GPA (Business Management) - St. Augustine, Fla.
IF Kohl Gilmore (FGCU) - 3.64 GPA (Communications) - Fort Pierce, Fla.
IF/OF Keith Stevens (FGCU) - 3.68 GPA (Economics) - Miami, Fla.
%3B Angel Camacho (Jacksonville) - 3.58 GPA (MBA) - Jacksonville, Fla.
C Reagan Wright (Jacksonville) - 3.81 GPA (MBA) - Callahan, Fla.
P Monty Horn (Kennesaw State) – 4.00 GPA (Finance) - Lawrenceville, Ga.
UT Jonathan Embry (Liberty) - 3.58 GPA (Project Management) - Louisville, Ky.
^P Sean Lubreski  (NJIT) – 4.00 GPA (Communications) - North Plainfield, N.J.
3B David Marcano (NJIT) - 3.67 (Mechanical Engineering) - Katy, Texas
P Bryant Claunch (North Alabama) - 3.64 GPA (Exercise Science) - Florence, Ala.
P Josh Stillman (North Alabama) - 3.93 GPA (Business Administration) - Columbus, Miss.
P Chris Gonzalez  (Stetson) - 3.86 GPA (Finance) - Miami, Fla.
^OF Andrew MacNeil (Stetson) - 4.00 GPA (Biology) - Gainesville, Fla.
^- Denotes two-time All-Academic Team selection | %-Denotes three-time All-Academic Team selections

ASUN Tournament Central
With the series win against Liberty, FGCU clinched the regular season title and the top seed for the postseason tournament in DeLand. The team will take on sixth-seeded Stetson in the winner's bracket quarterfinal at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 22. That matchup will be the first game of the day, followed by No. 2 Liberty vs. No. 3 UNF at 3 p.m.. The final game of the day between No. 3 Lipscomb and No. 4 Jacksonville is slated for 7 p.m.. A full bracket can be found HERE.

FINAL ASUN STANDINGS - listed by tournament seeding
1. FGCU (34-19, 16-7 ASUN) *
2. Liberty (37-18, 15-9 ASUN) *
3. Lipscomb (30-23, 14-10 ASUN) *
4. Jacksonville (30-25, 13-11 ASUN) *
5. UNF (31-23, 12-11 ASUN) *
6. Stetson (24-30, 11-12 ASUN) *
7. Kennesaw State (27-29, 11-13 ASUN)
8. North Alabama (16-38, 7-16 ASUN)
9. NJIT (17-27-1, 7-17 ASUN)
* - Clinched a spot in ASUN Championship

WE'VE GOT YOUR SEAT
All Championship information can be found HERE and the links for the All-Tournament Pass and Day Passes are linked below.
Day 1 Pass click HERE
Day 2 Pass click HERE
Day 3 Pass click HERE
Day 4 Pass click HERE
All-Tournament Pass click HERE

FOLLOW ALONG
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COACH TOLLETT
FGCU coach Dave Tollett currently owns a 599-356-3 overall record (.627) and a 199-108 (.648) record in the ASUN. He is the only head coach in the program's history and led the program to its first trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2017. He is a five-time ASUN Coach of the Year and has guided the Green and Blue to five ASUN Regular Season Championships and one ASUN Tournament Championship. His team has been ranked nationally on several occasions, including as high as No. 9 in the country in 2017, and has coached 54 all-conference selections, 31 draft picks, three current major leaguers, 15 current minor leaguers, four ASUN Pitchers of the Year, four All-Americans, three ASUN Players of the Year, one National Freshman Player of the Year, one National Player of the Year and one seven-time MLB All-Star.
 
5X CHAMPS
The 2017 season was a magical one for the Green and Blue that ended in the program's first Division I NCAA Championship tournament berth. The Eagles ended the year 43-20, which included a midweek sweep over No. 2 Florida, single wins over No. 1 Florida State, Miami, and a three-game sweep at UNC Wilmington. The wins over Miami, FSU, and UF marked the first time FGCU defeated all three programs in the same season.
 
Reaching as high as No. 9 in the polls, the highest of any program at FGCU, the Eagles struggled in April but bounced back to finish third in the ASUN. During the ASUN Championship, FGCU won four games in a span of 29 hours for their first tournament crown.
 
The Green and Blue earned the No. 2 seed in the Chapel Hill Regional, defeating Michigan 10-6 before losses to Davidson and North Carolina ended their season. The tournament title added to FGCU's four regular season crowns.
 
#FEEDFGCU
FGCU Athletics sponsors events in November and April to benefit the FGCU Campus Food Pantry (www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry) and the Harry Chapin Food Bank (www.harrychapinfoodbank.org), FGCU Athletics' charities of choice. For more information, including how to make a contribution, please visit www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry and utilize the hashtag #FeedFGCU to help raise awareness.
 
ABOUT FGCU
FGCU teams have combined to win an incredible 78 conference regular season and tournament titles in just 11+ seasons at the Division-I level. Additionally, in just seven+ seasons of D-I postseason eligibility, the Eagles have had a combined 36 teams or individuals compete in NCAA championships. Seven FGCU programs have earned a top-25 national ranking in their respective sport - including both men's soccer, women's soccer, and women's basketball again in 2018-19. FGCU also collectively earned a record 3.35 GPA in the classroom in spring 2018 and have outpaced their institution's undergraduate student body GPA each of the past twenty semesters. In 2016-17, the Green and Blue posted a department-best sixth-place finish in the DI-AAA Learfield Directors' Cup and top-100 showing nationally, ahead of several Power-5 and FBS institutions. The Eagles also served an all-time high 7,200 volunteer hours - being recognized as one of two runners-up for the inaugural NACDA Community Service Award presented by the Fiesta Bowl in 2017.
 
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