Greenville, Pa. - The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) announced their baseball postseason awards on Tuesday afternoon. Brendan Burke (Jr. Pinckney, Mich. / Detroit Catholic Central) was named First Team All-PAC. Jacob Watson (Jr. Arlington, Texas / Nolan Catholic) earned Second Team recognition, and Michael Maynard (Sr. Geneva, Ill. / Geneva) was named Honorable Mention.  

View the full list of All-Conference honorees here

Burke had a breakout year for the Barons, as he was slotted into the cleanup spot in the Franciscan lineup day in and day out. He proved to be up for the challenge, as he batted .417 over 36 games this season to lead the team. He was one of three batters in the PAC to hold a batting average above .400. He also led the Barons with 55 hits, 12 doubles, two triples, five home runs, and 46 RBIs. His RBI mark was the best in the conference, and most in a season by a Baron all-time. He is program leader in RBIs with still another year of competition to expand on the record. His slugging percentage of .652 was second best in the conference, and his on base percentage of .474 was in the top five of all players in the conference. Burke had a massive day at Saint Vincent this season, as he hit three home runs and drove in eight runs. It was the first eight-RBI game in PAC history since 2016. Burke played primarily in right field all season after catching the majority of the 2021 season. He held a .983 fielding percentage with two outfield assists, as he flashed his strong arm on numerous occasions.

Watson set a new program record for wins in a season, as he held a 5-6 record this year. He appeared in 12 games including 10 starts. He pitched a team-high 72.1 innings of work while holding a 3.24 ERA and 1.34 WHIP. Watson had two complete games one being a seven inning game with the other being nine innings at Waynesburg. Watson had a season high nine strikeouts twice this season, both in just seven innings of work. He was named PAC Pitcher of the Week once this season. Watson also batted .294 while playing the field on his non-pitching days as needed. He joins Brendan Burke, as the only two players in school history to be named to All-Conference in back to back seasons. 

Michael Maynard earned his first All-Conference accolade of his Franciscan career by earning Honorable Mention recognition. The senior played in 37 games while starting all bu one of them this season. He held a .322 batting average while playing second base and designated hitter throughout the season. He drove in 17 runs while scored 27 of his own. He held a .461 on base percentage which was seventh best in the PAC. A large part of that was drawing 17 walks and 15 times being hit by pitch. Maynard also swiped 10 bags in 12 attempts.  He had a season-high four hits and four RBIs in the 6-2 win at Chatham. 

The PAC announced their All-Sportsmanship Team. Ryan Scavnicky (Fr. North Huntingdon, Pa. / Norwin) earned the votes of his teammates to be named to this honored team.

Washington & Jefferson College senior catcher Peter Kalinski (Washington, D.C. | Saint John's College) was selected as this year's PAC Player of the Year. Grove City College senior right-hander Tate Ostrowski (Essex, Mass. | Covenant Christian) was honored as the PAC Pitcher of the Year. Grove City freshman utility player Mally Kilbane (Olmsted Falls, Ohio | Olmsted Falls) claimed PAC Newcomer of the Year honors while W&J 20th-year head coach Jeff Mountain was voted the PAC Coach of the Year. 

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