Cambridge, Mass. - University at Albany's Dave Kubiak and Nolan Gaige were named to the America East Baseball All-Conference Second Team, while Josh Nethaway earned all-rookie recognition, as announced by the league office on Tuesday, May 24.
     Kubiak, a senior pitcher from Southhold, N.Y., earned his third straight all-conference honor. An all-rookie team member as a freshman, he was named to the all-conference second team as a sophomore and was a first-team member last season. The right-hander holds a 6-6 record in 13 starts this season with a 4.66 ERA. He has thrown five complete games, including one shutout, and leads the staff with 69 strikeouts in 75.1 innings of work.
     Gaige, an all-rookie team member a year ago, leads the Great Danes this year, hitting .319 with a team-high 60 hits. An outfielder who is the only member of the UAlbany squad to start all 48 games this season, Gaige has scored a team-best 47 runs and has driven in 26 more. The sophomore from East Greenbush, N.Y. has recorded eight doubles, four home runs and two triples, and also leads the team with nine stolen bases on the season.
     Nethaway garnered all-rookie accolades in his redshirt campaign after missing his true freshman season due to injury. This year, he has split time between catcher and designated hitter, while also seeing some time in the outfield. He is batting .278 on the season and is second on the team with 45 hits, including 11 doubles and three home runs. Nethaway, who hail from Fonda, N.Y., leads the team with 34 RBI and has scored 20 runs.
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2011 America East Baseball All-Conference Teams
     First Team: Mike Augilera, SP, Binghamton; Keith Bilodeau, SP, Maine; Nick Tropeano, SP, Stony Brook; Tyler Johnson, SP, Stony Brook; Zach Juliano, RP, Binghamton; Pat Cantwell, C, Stony Brook; Dave Ciocchi,1B, Binghamton; Maxx Tissenbaum, 2B, Stony Brook; Chad Marshall, SS, Stony Brook; Stephen Marino, 3B, Stony Brook; Peter Bregartner, OF, Binghamton; Joey Martin, OF, Maine; Travis Jankowski, OF, Stony Brook; William Carmona, DH, Stony Brook.
     Second Team: Dave Kubiak, SP, UAlbany; Jay Lynch, SP, Binghamton; Jeff Gibbs, SP, Maine; Brandon McNitt, SP, Stony Brook; Shaun Coughlin, RP, Maine; CJ Lukaszewski, C, Binghamton; Justin Leisenheimer, 1B, Maine; Troy Black, 2B, Maine; Mike Fransoso, SS, Maine; Alex Calbick, 3B, Maine; Nolan Gaige, OF, UAlbany; Corey Taylor, OF, Binghamton; Tanner Nivins, OF, Stony Brook; Max Himmelstein, DH, UMBC.
     All-Rookie: Josh Nethaway, UAlbany; John Howell, Binghamton; Bill Bereszniewicz, Binghamton; Ryan Lukach, Hartford; Brian Hunter, Hartford; Troy Black, Maine; Alex Calbick, Maine; Fran Whitten, Maine; DJ Ream, UMBC; Brandon McNitt, Stony Brook; Kevin Courtney, Stony Brook.
   Rookie of the Year: Brandon McNitt, Stony Brook
   Pitcher of the Year: Nick Tropeano, Stony Brook
   Player of the Year: William Carmona, Stony Brook
   Coach of the Year: Matt Senk, Stony Brook