Carmona led the America East in batting average.Stony Brook, N.Y. - Freshman designated hitter William Carmona (Hempstead, N.Y.) of the Stony Brook University baseball team has been named a 2010 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American, Collegiate Baseball Newspaper announced on Wednesday. Carmona is the third Stony Brook player to earn the honor and the first since junior Chad Marshall (Paris, Ontario) in 2008.
Named the America East Rookie of the Year, Carmona's .387 batting average led the America East. Carmona led the conference in on-base percentage (.457) as well and was the only freshman named to the All-America East first team. He also hit .462 in the America East tournament and was selected to the All-Tournament team.
The Seawolves recently won their second America East title in three years and won the program's first NCAA Division I tournament game with a 6-2 victory over North Carolina State at the Myrtle Beach Regional last week.
