SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The Roger Williams University Baseball team placed nine student-athletes on the All-Commonwealth Coast Conference Team while earning two major awards.
 
Connor Hewlette (Deer Park, N.Y.) was selected as CCC Pitcher of the Year while earning a spot on the All-CCC First Team. Chris Bosco (North Andover, Mass.), also an All-CCC First Team selection, was named CCC Defensive Player of the Year. Danny Roth (West Hartford, Conn.) and Justin Stone (Blackstone, Mass.) also were selected to the All-CCC First Team. Chosen to the All-CCC Second Team were Eli Camner (Hamden, Conn.) and Craig Demers (Acushnet, Mass.), while named to the All-CCC Third Team were Anthony Dominguez (Chester, N.J.), Justin Garcia (Foxborough, Mass.), and Joey Gulino (Meriden, Conn.).
 
In eight starts for the Hawks this season, Hewlette posted a 6-1 record, including a 6-0 mark in-conference. He had a league-best 2.10 ERA and held opposing batters to a .206 average. Hewlette also struck out 28 batters this year. His best outing of the regular season came in his final start when he tossed a seven-inning complete game, one-hit shutout against Wentworth. He won the CCC Pitcher of the Week honor for the week ending April 28 for that performance.
 
Bosco was a solid defensive catcher Hawks behind the plate. He posted a .975 fielding percentage and picked off 20 would be base stealers. His 20 caught stealing led the league. He also posted a .417 (20-of-48) runners caught stealing percentage.
 
Roth finished the regular season eighth in batting in the Commonwealth Coast Conference at .338. His .554 slugging percentage puts him in fifth place in the conference, while his 72 total bases place him third. He also ranks in the top ten in the CCC with seven home runs (2^nd) and 44 hits (7^th), while his 32 runs scored is 11^th best in the conference.
 
Stone ranks among the Roger Williams leaders in a number of categories on the season. His .392 batting average and ,473 on-base percentage are is tops on the team, while his .536 slugging percentage is second on RWU. He also ranks fourth in the squad with 38 hits and 17 runs batted in and is tied for third with 25 runs scored.
 
After missing most of 2018 with an injury, Camner returned to form in 2019, posting a .333 batting average which places him tenth in the conference. He also ranks eighth in the CCC with 43 hits, seventh with 62 total bases, and sixth with two triples. In addition, Camner contributed three home runs and 23 runs batted in to the Hawks.
 
Demers has been one of the Hawks most steady relievers, as he leads the team with 13 appearances. Over the course of the season, he has put together a 1-1 record with a pair of saves in 22.2 innings pitched. In addition, he is among the team leaders with 6.95 strikeouts per nine innings.
 
Dominguez has had a solid year at the plate for the Hawks, batting .312 on the season with a .333 slugging percentage and a .430 on-base percentage. He has scored 15 runs with 13 runs batted in and 29 hits.
 
Garcia has been a consistent starter for the Hawks all season, as he holds a 3-0 record in three starts. He holds a 2.70 earned run average and is ninth in the CCC with 37 strikeouts. In addition, his 16.65 strikeouts per nine in CCC play is best in the league.
 
Gulino has been a fixture in the Hawk lineup, having started all 35 games on the season for RWU. He holds a .281 batting average with a .376 on-base percentage and a .383 slugging percentage. He ranks seventh in the CCC with 20 drawn walks and sixth in with two triples