ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Empire 8 released its baseball All-Conference awards Tuesday morning. The honors are voted on by the league's head coaches. Elmira's Jordan Barthel earned a spot on the Empire 8 First Team as a utility player while also being named to the Second Team as a designated hitter. Brady Buttice was selected to the Empire 8 Tomorrow's Leaders Team.

Barthel led the Soaring Eagles in batting average this season at .410, while racking up 32 hits, 30 runs batted in, five home runs, and 22 runs scored. His .743 slugging percentage also ranked second in the conference.

Buttice was a staple in the EC lineup this season, starting 27 games and finishing with a .341 batting average. He recorded 30 hits and two home runs, driving in 24 runs.

Player of the Year: Jack Griffin, Sr., 1B, St. John Fisher
Pitcher of the Year: Evan Grimes, Sr., P/OF, Russell Sage
Defensive Player of the Year: Collin Casey, Sr., C, Russell Sage
Rookie of the Year: Nick Irizarry, Fr., OF, Russell Sage
Coaching Staff of the Year: Russell Sage, led by Head Coach Matt Marsh

Empire 8 First Team
Catcher – Christian Tortorici, Sr., C, Houghton (Schenectady, NY/Schalmont)
First Base – Jack Griffin, Sr., 1B, St. John Fisher (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa)
Second Base – Anthony Rizzo, Sr., 2B, Russell Sage (Latham, NY/Shaker)
Shortstop – Joseph Karpierz, Sr., SS, Russell Sage (Cohoes, NY/Shaker)
Third Base – Jayden Kennedy, Jr., 3B, Russell Sage (East Patchogue, NY/Patchogue Medford)
Outfield – Evan Grimes, Sr., OF/P, Russell Sage (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa)
Outfield – Jordan Perry, So., OF, St. John Fisher (Malone, NY/Franklin Academy)
Outfield – Mike Rockwell, Sr., OF, Utica (Liverpool, NY/Cicero)
Utility – Jordan Barthel, DH/P, Elmira (Scituate, MA/Austin Prep)
Designated Hitter – Michael Norton, Gr., DH, SUNY Brockport (Dunkirk, NY/Dunkirk)
Starting Pitcher – Evan Grimes, Sr., OF/P, Russell Sage (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa)
Starting Pitcher – Justin Christensen, Fr., SP, St. John Fisher (South Glens, Falls, NY/South Glens Falls)
Relief Pitcher – Trevor French, So., RP, SUNY Poly (Saratoga Springs, NY/Schuylerville)
Relief Pitcher – Tyler Murray, Jr., RP, Russell Sage (East Greenbush, NY/Columbia)

Empire 8 Second Team
Catcher – Collin Casey, Jr., C, Russell Sage (Marlboro, NY/Marlboro)
First Base – Luke Landis, So., 1B, SUNY Poly (Moravia, NY/Moravia)
Second Base – Lance Berger, Sr., 2B, Utica (Lindenhurst, NY/Saint Anthony's)
Shortstop – Austin Droge, So., SS, St. John Fisher (Warwick, NY/Warwick Valley)
Third Base – Ryan Smith, Fr., 3B, Utica (Wappingers Falls, NY/Beacon)
Outfield – Evan Brock, Jr., OF, SUNY Brockport (Rochester, NY/Rush-Henrietta)
Outfield – Qingyang Feng, Sr., OF, Houghton (Qianjiang, China Nanjing Dongshan)
Outfield – Nick Irizarry, Fr., OF, Russell Sage (South Plainfield, NY/South Plainfield)
Utility – Ty Montrose, Jr., P/U, Utica (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro)
Designated Hitter – Jordan Barthel, DH/P, Elmira (Scituate, MA/Austin Prep)
Starting Pitcher – Aidan Green, Sr., SP, Russell Sage (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro)
Starting Pitcher – Robert Leach, Jr., SP, St. John Fisher (Orchard Park, NY/Orchard Park)
Relief Pitcher – Brenden Pajak, Sr., RP, SUNY Brockport (Bethlehem, NY/Bethlehem)
Relief Pitcher – Dean Ennis, So., RP, Utica (Middle Island, NY/Longwood)

Empire 8 Third Team
Catcher – Hunter Fales, Fr., C, St. John Fisher (Galway, NY/Saratoga Central Catholic)
First Base – Matthew Coon, Gr., 1B, SUNY Brockport (Elmira, NY/Elmira)
Second Base – Jacob Penafeather, Fr., 2B, St. John Fisher (Baldwinsville, NY/Baldwinsville)
Shortstop – Kody Czternastek, Sr., SS, Utica (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro)
Third Base – Ryan Vanderlip, So., 3B, St. John Fisher (Buffalo, NY/West Seneca)
Outfield – Evan Cuba, Jr., OF, Keuka (Honeoye, NY/Honeoye)
Outfield – John Leonard, Fr., OF, SUNY Poly (Mount Sinai, NY/Mount Sinai)
Outfield – Jackson Frey, Jr., OF, St. John Fisher (Grand Island, NY/Grand Island)
Designated Hitter – Mario Cubello, Gr., DH, St. John Fisher (Bethlehem, NY/Glenmont)
Utility – Nick Chicaway, So., INF, Russell Sage (Cohoes, NY/Cohoes)
Starting Pitcher – Tyler Polhman, Jr., SP, SUNY Brockport (Orchard Park, NY/Orchard Park)
Starting Pitcher – Xavier Garcia, Sr., SP, Russell Sage (Clay, NY/Cicero-North Syracuse)
Relief Pitcher – Dylan Becker, RP, Sr., St. John Fisher (Schoharie, NY/Cobleskill Richmondville)
Relief Pitcher – Justin Notargiacomo, Jr., RP, Utica (Massapequa, NY/Massapequa)

Empire 8 Tomorrow's Leaders Team
Will Timpiano, So., C, Alfred (Orillia, Ontario/Patrick Fogarty Catholic)
Liam Pytlak, Jr., 3B, SUNY Brockport (Orchard Park, NY/Orchard Park)
Brady Buttice, Sr., OF, Elmira (Afton, NY/Afton)
Vincent Lucyszyn, Sr., SS, Houghton (Rochester, NY/Gates-Chili)
Derek Novicki, Sr., 1B, Keuka (North Haven, CT/North Haven)
Zach Place, Sr, U, SUNY Poly (Scotia-Glenville, NY/Scotia Glenville)
Nick Irizarry, Fr., OF, Russell Sage (South Plainfield, NY/South Plainfield)
Michael Bowler, Sr., P, St. John Fisher (Geneva, NY/Geneva)
Aidan McCue, Sr., P/INF, Utica (Averill Park, NY/Averill Park)