Niman Named ECAC Division I Baseball Pitcher of the Year
Dominic Niman of the Central Connecticut baseball team was named the Division I ECAC Pitcher of the Year it was announced on Monday. Niman also earned a spot on the All-ECAC Team.
Dominic Niman of the Central Connecticut baseball team was named the Division I ECAC Pitcher of the Year it was announced on Monday. Niman also earned a spot on the All-ECAC Team.
Niman added another accolade to his season, which already included Second Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, NEIBA All-New England Pitcher of the Year and Northeast Conference Pitcher of the Year. On the season, Niman went 12-2 with a 2.77 ERA. He set the program record for victories in a season (12), while also tossing a program-record 104.0 innings. Niman won his first seven starts of the season and allowed more than three earned runs just twice, while going at least 5.0 innings in all 15 of his starts. Niman ranked among the national leaders in victories (2nd), WHIP (23rd, 1.08), ERA (29th), strikeouts (72nd, 94), games started (72nd, 15), hits allowed per nine innings (84th, 7.44), and walks allowed per nine innings (96th, 2.25). In 10 conference starts, Niman went 9-1 with a 2.41 ERA and posted 60 strikeouts, against just 18 walks, in 71.0 innings pitched.
The NEC Tournament MVP, Niman helped toss CCSU into the NCAA Tournament, going 2-0 with a 1.69 ERA across 16.0 innings at the Northeast Conference tournament. In CCSU's first game of the postseason, he struckout a career-high 14 hitters over 7.0 innings in a 5-2 win over Sacred Heart. On two-days' rest, Niman then hurled a complete game in the decisive title game, helping Central to a 12-3 win over Wagner.
ABOUT THE ECAC
The ECAC (Eastern College Athletic Conference) is an eighty-two-year-old organization with well over 200 member schools across all three NCAA Divisions - I, II and III. The ECAC exists to enhance the experience of student-athletes participating in intercollegiate athletics and provides great value for universities and colleges by sponsoring championships, leagues, bowl games, tournaments and other competitions throughout the Northeast. The ECAC's esports platform is growing and now totals more than sixty colleges and universities and is expanding the geographic footprint for the conference nationally. The ECAC is also sponsoring competitions and leagues involving other varsity and club sports that do not fall under the umbrella of the NCAA.
