Jared Cushing, Connor Misch Earn All-BIG EAST Honors
05.21.24 | Baseball
Cushing earns First Team honors at 2B; Misch the Second Team selection at DH
NEW YORK - A pair of Musketeers picked up All-BIG EAST honors following the 2024 regular season, with second baseman Jared Cushing earning a spot on the All-BIG EAST First Team, and Connor Misch earning Second Team honors at designated hitter.
Cushing, a graduate student from Naperville, Ill., started at second base in all 21 BIG EAST games this season, batting .318 in conference play with 28 of his 62 hits this season coming against conference foes.Â
For the season, Cushing has 21 hits for extra bases, including seven home runs. He has 45 RBI this season, with 17 of those coming in BIG EAST play, and has scored 38 runs for the Musketeers.
This is Cushing's third selection to the all-conference team, earning All-BIG EAST Second Team honors in 2023, and All-BIG EAST First Team honors in 2022.
Misch, a sophomore from Dyer, Ind., started in all 19 game he's played in during BIG EAST action this season, with a .315 average at the plate. Of his 23 hits in conference play, 11 went for extra bases, including six home runs.Â
Misch has 22 RBI on the season, with 14 of those coming in BIG EAST play, and has scored 16 runs against conference opponents.
This is the first All-Conference selection of Misch's Xavier career.
BIG EAST POST SEASON AWARDS
Player of the Year
Christian Ficca, Georgetown, Sr., 1B
Pitcher of the Year
Ian Cooke, UConn, Jr., SP
Freshman of the Year
Kade Lewis, Butler, Fr., 1B
Coaching Staff of the Year
St. John's, Mike Hampton
All-BIG EAST First Team ^
Carter Dorighi, Butler, Jr., SS *
Joey Urban, Butler, So., OF
Brady Afthim, UConn, Jr., RP
Luke Broadhurst, UConn, Gr., 3B
Ian Cooke, UConn, Jr., SP
Korey Morton, UConn, Sr., OF *
Everett Catlett, Georgetown, R-So., SP
Christian Ficca, Georgetown, Sr., 1B
Joe Hollerbach, Georgetown, Gr., DH
Jimmy Keenan, St. John's, So., C
Mario Pesca, St. John's, So., SP
Garrett Scavelli, St. John's, Sr., OF
Michael Gillen, Seton Hall, So., RP
Ryan Reich, Seton Hall, So., SP
Jared Cushing, Xavier, Gr., 2B
All-BIG EAST Second Team
Kade Lewis, Butler, Fr., 1B
Garrett Coe, UConn, Sr., SP
Maddix Dalena, UConn, So., 1B
Matt Garbowski, UConn, Jr., C
Bryan Padilla, UConn, Sr., 2B
Kyle Hess, Creighton, Jr., 2B
Nolan Clifford, Creighton, Sr., SS
Nolan Sailors, Creighton, Jr., OF
Cody Bowker, Georgetown, So., SP
Owen Carapellotti, Georgetown, Jr., C
Jake Hyde, Georgetown, Sr., OF
Louis Marinaro, St. John's, So., RP
Jackson Balzan, Seton Hall, Gr., RP
Connor Misch, Xavier, So., DH
*Unanimous Selection
^Additional member on the All-BIG EAST First Team due to ties
Cushing, a graduate student from Naperville, Ill., started at second base in all 21 BIG EAST games this season, batting .318 in conference play with 28 of his 62 hits this season coming against conference foes.Â
For the season, Cushing has 21 hits for extra bases, including seven home runs. He has 45 RBI this season, with 17 of those coming in BIG EAST play, and has scored 38 runs for the Musketeers.
This is Cushing's third selection to the all-conference team, earning All-BIG EAST Second Team honors in 2023, and All-BIG EAST First Team honors in 2022.
Misch, a sophomore from Dyer, Ind., started in all 19 game he's played in during BIG EAST action this season, with a .315 average at the plate. Of his 23 hits in conference play, 11 went for extra bases, including six home runs.Â
Misch has 22 RBI on the season, with 14 of those coming in BIG EAST play, and has scored 16 runs against conference opponents.
This is the first All-Conference selection of Misch's Xavier career.
BIG EAST POST SEASON AWARDS
Player of the Year
Christian Ficca, Georgetown, Sr., 1B
Pitcher of the Year
Ian Cooke, UConn, Jr., SP
Freshman of the Year
Kade Lewis, Butler, Fr., 1B
Coaching Staff of the Year
St. John's, Mike Hampton
All-BIG EAST First Team ^
Carter Dorighi, Butler, Jr., SS *
Joey Urban, Butler, So., OF
Brady Afthim, UConn, Jr., RP
Luke Broadhurst, UConn, Gr., 3B
Ian Cooke, UConn, Jr., SP
Korey Morton, UConn, Sr., OF *
Everett Catlett, Georgetown, R-So., SP
Christian Ficca, Georgetown, Sr., 1B
Joe Hollerbach, Georgetown, Gr., DH
Jimmy Keenan, St. John's, So., C
Mario Pesca, St. John's, So., SP
Garrett Scavelli, St. John's, Sr., OF
Michael Gillen, Seton Hall, So., RP
Ryan Reich, Seton Hall, So., SP
Jared Cushing, Xavier, Gr., 2B
All-BIG EAST Second Team
Kade Lewis, Butler, Fr., 1B
Garrett Coe, UConn, Sr., SP
Maddix Dalena, UConn, So., 1B
Matt Garbowski, UConn, Jr., C
Bryan Padilla, UConn, Sr., 2B
Kyle Hess, Creighton, Jr., 2B
Nolan Clifford, Creighton, Sr., SS
Nolan Sailors, Creighton, Jr., OF
Cody Bowker, Georgetown, So., SP
Owen Carapellotti, Georgetown, Jr., C
Jake Hyde, Georgetown, Sr., OF
Louis Marinaro, St. John's, So., RP
Jackson Balzan, Seton Hall, Gr., RP
Connor Misch, Xavier, So., DH
*Unanimous Selection
^Additional member on the All-BIG EAST First Team due to ties
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