2019 ASUN All-Conference Team
NEWARK, NJ—NJIT's
Brett Helmkamp and
Julio Marcano have been selected to the 2019 ASUN All-Conference team the league office announced on the eve of the ASUN Baseball Tournament hosted at Stetson University.
Helmkamp, the Highlanders second baseman was named to the ASUN All-Freshmen team while sophomore outfielder
Julio Marcano earned second team honors.
Brett Helmkamp, 2B, Aliso Viejo, CA, Mathematical Sciences – All-Freshmen Team
Helmkamp started all 45 games at second base, leading the Highlanders with a .325 batting average, ranking sixth in the ASUN, topping all freshmen.
His on-base percentage of .420 ranked in the top nine in the league and his 53 total hits was second on the Highlander squad and fourth in doubles with seven.
Julio Marcano, OF, Katy, TX, Mechanical Engineering – 2nd Team ASUN
Marcano, a Freshman All-American a season ago, batted .309 this season, which ranked third on the team, second with 31 RBI and third with 51 hits.
His eight home runs topped the Highlanders and ranked fourth in the ASUN. He finished with a .509 slugging percentage (7th in the ASUN) and .415 on-base percentage (11th in the ASUN).
Three games begin the tournament on Wednesday with all teams in action before the bracket splits between the winner's side and loser's side on Thursday.
Each game of the 2019 ASUN Baseball Championship is broadcasted on ESPN+. Live stats will be available as well with links posted on asunsports.org and the baseball schedule page.
