Four Massasoit Baseball Players Earn All-Region 21 Accolades

BROCKTON, Mass. ---- A total of four Massasoit student-athletes, Bryce Evans, Jadon Ricci, Frankie Manon and PJ Moniz were selected to the All-Region 21 Baseball teams announced by the conference office on Monday.

Evans earned a spot as the catcher on the first team all-region, while Ricci, Manon and Moniz all received second team accolades for their efforts during the 2022 season.

Evans hit an impressive .463, ranking 11^th nationally in batting average and posted percentage of .511 on-base and .752 slugging, also among the NJCAA national leaders. In conference play, Evans was even better, posting a .641 batting average, .681 on-base percentage and 1.231 slugging percentage for the year. He led Massasoit in hits (56), runs (38), doubles (15), homers (4), extra-base hits (23), batting average, on-base percentage and slugging for the season.

Ricci manned shortstop for almost all of the 2022 season for the Warriors. The cleanup hitter recorded a .409 batting average along with .462 on-base and .600 slugging percentage. The Easton native recorded 47 hits, scored 32 runs, tallied 17 extra-base hits, including a team-best five triples and stole a team-high 20 bases.

Manon patrolled centerfield for the Warriors and finished third behind Evans and Ricci on the team in hits with 34. He ended the year with a .315/.437/.454 slash line, scoring 25 runs and tallying eight extra-base hits, including a pair of homers. He finished second on the team in stolen bases with nine.

Rounding out the quartet of all-region selections is left-handed pitcher PJ Moniz. The southpaw posted a team-best 4-1 record and 4.02 ERA for the season. He tossed 40.1 innings and struck out 26 batters to just six walks. Moniz walks per nine inning mark of 1.3 was also a team-best. The lefty topped the Warriors in appearances with 14 and won his last three starts during the regular season.