Kriss and Spadafora named to All-Landmark baseball squad

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Senior outfielder Adam Spadafora (Asbury, N.J./Pennington School) and junior shortstop Andrew Kriss (Forest Hill, Md./John Carroll) were both named to the Second team All-Landmark Conference squad, when the league's list of post-season honors was unveiled on Monday.

Spadafora was second on the team in hitting with his .317 batting average, and was Juniata's leader in both hits (40) and runs (41).  He ranked tenth in the Landmark in on base percentage with a .476 average, and was tied for fifth in the league in stolen bases with 19. This was Spadafora's second consecutive appearance on the All-Landmark team; he was a First team selection in 2008.

Kriss finished the 2009 campaign with a .267 average, and tallied 28 hits. A sure-handed infielder for the Eagles, he logged a .930 fielding percentage at shortstop committing just nine errors in 128 chances. Kriss is a repeat selection for Juniata on the All-Landmark Second team.

Juniata finished the season with a 14-23 record, 6-12 in the Landmark Conference.

The complete All-Landmark team is listed below: 

First Team                                    Class            Hometown(High School)

C-Patrick Quintana, Catholic               Sr.                 Denver, Colo. (Littleton)

1B-Kevin O'Keefe, Moravian              Fr.                 Alexandria, Va. (Bishop Ireton)

2B-Joe Devine, Catholic                     Sr.                 Medford Lakes, N.J. (Shawnee)

SS-L.J. Travaglia, Catholic                 So.                Randolph, N.J. (Randolph)

3B-Mike Goodman, Catholic               Sr.                 Brookville, Md. (Sherwood)

OF-Davey May, USMMA                 Sr.                 Lutz, Fla. (Tampa Jesuit)

OF-Chris Stallone, Scranton               So.                South Plainfield, N.J. (South Plainfield)

DH-Chris Psihoules, Scranton              Sr.                 Washington, Twp., N.J. (Westwood)

SP-Brendan Close, Moravian              Fr.                 Bethlehem, Pa. (Freedom)

SP/OF-John Lunardi, Susquehanna      Sr.                 Exton, Pa. (Henderson)

RP-Jack Mahoney, Catholic                So.                Washington Depot, Conn. (Canterbury Prep) 

Second Team                                Class            Hometown(High School)

C-Jeff Manahan, Scranton                  So.                Morris Plains, N.J. (Morristown) 

1B-Chris Bligh, Scranton                     Jr.                  Jersey City, N.J. (St. Peter's Preparatory)

2B-Justin Portzline, Susquehanna         So.                Selinsgrove, Pa. (Selinsgrove Area)

SS-Andrew Kriss, Juniata                   Jr.                  Forest Hill, Md. (John Caroll)

3B-Kurt Yannelli, Susquehanna            Sr.                 Phoenixville, Pa. (Bishop Shanahan)

OF-Joe Durso, Moravian                    Sr.                 Middletown, N.J. (Christian Brothers Academy)

OF-Tyler Reichard, Susquehanna        Sr.                 Danville, Pa. (Danville)

OF-Adam Spadafora, Juniata             Sr.                 Asbury, N.J. (Pennington School)

DH-Michael Bybee, USMMA              Jr.                  Ouiedo, Fla. (Winter Springs)

SP-Tommy Fenyak, Moravian           Fr.                 Centreville, Va. (Westfield)

SP-Andrew Moldawer, Catholic          Jr.                  Gaithersburg, Md. (Quince Orchard)

RP-Jordan Thomas, Susquehanna        Fr.                 Westminster, Md. (Westminster) 

Player of the Year: John Lunardi, Susquehanna

Pitcher of the Year: John Lunardi, Susquehanna

Rookie of the Year: Kevin O'Keefe, Moravian

Coaching Staff of the Year: USMMA (Head Coach Michael Notebaert)

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