Shpur, Nardone Receive ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Honors

ABCA/RAWLINGS ALL-REGION RELEASE

BEVERLY, Mass. – Endicott student-athletes Caleb Shpur (East Canaan, Conn.) and Jake Nardone (Wakefield, Mass.) have earned American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings All-New England Region honors, as announced by the organization earlier today.

Shpur was named to the All-New England Second Team, while Nardone claimed Third Team accolades. The honors are both firsts for Shpur and Nardone, respectively.

CALEB SHPUR | SO. | OF

In 20 games played (all starts in center field), Shpur slashed .423/.517/.732 (.avg/.obp/.slg) to go along with 26 runs scored, 30 hits (7 2B, 3 3B, 3 HR), 18 RBI, 11 walks, and nine stolen bases.

Shpur's stellar sophomore campaign included the following Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) rankings: runs (6th), hits (9th), doubles (8th), triples (1st), home runs (9th), RBI (10th), total bases (52, 5th), walks (24th), stolen bases (4th), batting average (4th), on-base percentage (4th), slugging percentage (4th).

Nationally (DIII), Shpur also ranks No. 66 overall in batting average.

Some of Shpur's other notable stats include hitting .415 with runners on (17-for-41), .480 with runners in scoring position (12-for-25), and .429 with two outs (9-for-21). He also led the Gulls with 11 multi-hit games (2 hits = 9; 3 hits = 2) and produced four multi-RBI contests (2 RBI = 1, 3 RBI = 3) in 2021.

Shpur will enter next season with a seven-game hitting streak and a 13-game on-base streak.

JAKE NARDONE | SO. | DH

Nardone compiled a .383/.431/.717 slash line in 18 games played (17 starts) for the Gulls in 2021.

Nardone's stat line also featured 14 runs, 23 hits (5 2B, 5 HR), a team-leading 23 RBI, five walks, and one stolen base.

As for his CCC rankings, Nardone was positioned well in the following categories: runs (30th), hits (20th), doubles (17th), home runs (7th), RBI (8th), total bases (43, 11th), batting average (9th), on-base percentage (20th), slugging percentage (.717).

Nardone also hit .417 with runners on (15-for-36), .385 with runners in scoring position (10-for-26), and .375 with two outs (9-for-24) this past season.

Nardone, who had seven multi-hit and five multi-RBI games in 2021, will enter next year's campaign on a five-game hit streak and a five-game on-base streak.

YEAR IN REVIEW

This past season, Endicott posted a 15-6 record and advanced to the CCC Championship for the 11th time in program history. The Gulls also finished No. 9 overall in the final NCAA Division III New England Regional Rankings marking their eighth appearance in a row on the final regional rankings list. 

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(Photo Credit - Chris Lyons '22)