SNHU baseball; Jake Pisano, Casey Cumiskey, Joel Valera, Jack Davis and Shane McNamara, D2CCA East All-Region graphic

Baseball Places Five on D2CCA East All-Region Team

5/18/2026 4:57:00 PM

Penmen had trio selected to the First Team

FLUSHING, N.Y. – Graduate student Jake Pisano (Hamden, Conn.), and juniors Casey Cumiskey (Milltown, N.J.) and Joel Valera (Boston, Mass.), all of the 25th-ranked Southern New Hampshire University baseball team, were recognized with Division 2 Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) East All-Region First Team honors, with five total Penmen earning the accolades that were announced Monday.

Junior Jack Davis (LaGrangeville, N.Y.) and graduate student Shane McNamara (Londonderry, N.H.) both claimed spots on the Second Team, giving the Penmen five honorees, which was second best in the region. Bentley University had six make the team, while Wilmington (Del.) University matched SNHU with five.

Pisano, who was a National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) East All-Region Second Team and NE10 All-Conference First Team selection, hit .397 (83-209) with five home runs, 76 RBI, 66 runs scored and 13 stolen bases, while getting on base at a .496 clip and slugging .598 for a 1.094 OPS. Pisano ranked third in the East Region in hits, RBI and doubles, fifth in runs, sixth in hit by pitches, seventh in batting and triples, and eighth in on-base percentage. Pisano finished the season first in RBI in the program's single-season record book, second in hits and hit by pitches, third in doubles, fourth in batting average, and seventh in runs scored.

Cumiskey, who has also collected NCBWA East All-Region First Team, NE10 All-Conference First Team and NE10 All-Defensive Team honors at shortstop, finished the year batting .362 (71-196) with 20 home runs, 69 RBI, 64 runs scored and 16 stolen bases, while slashing .445/.745/1.190. Cumiskey made 13 errors in 243 chances at short for a .947 fielding percentage. The two-time NE10 Player of the Week (March 9, April 6) ranked second in the East Region in home runs, fourth in RBI and slugging percentage, 10th in runs, 15th in hits and 16th in doubles. Cumiskey's 20 long-balls set a new single-season record for the Penmen, while the 69 RBI were third and the 64 runs were 10th.

Valera wrapped up at .298 (51-171) with 10 homers, 45 RBI and 34 runs scored, while producing a slash line of .362/.550/.912. He made seven errors in 121 chances at the hot corner for a .942 fielding mark. The April 20 NE10 Player of the Week was 20th in the region in home runs. He was also an NCBWA East All-Region Second Team, NE10 First Team and NE10 All-Defensive Team recipient.

Davis was also an NCBWA East All-Region First Team and NE10 First Team choice. In 25 appearances – all out of the bullpen – Davis went 9-3 with a 2.15 ERA, striking out 64 and walking 32 over 62-and-two-thirds innings, while limiting opponents to a .234 batting average. The April 6 NE10 Pitcher of the Week led the region in appearances, while ranking second in wins and ERA, 13th in WHIP and 19th in strikeouts. In the SNHU single-season record book, Davis finished tied for first in appearances and fifth in victories.

McNamara, who was both an NCBWA East All-Region Second Team and NE10 First Team pick, slashed .349/.443/.697/1.140, as he went 53-for-152 on the season with 13 home runs, 58 RBI, 53 runs scored and nine steals. McNamara, who was named the NE10 Player of the Week on April 13 and then chosen as the NCBWA National Hitter of the Week three days later, ranked seventh in the region in home runs and 11th in RBI. He was one of seven players in the NE10 with a 1.000 fielding percentage, as he handled all 72 of his chances in center. McNamara, who missed the final 11 games of the season with an injury, placed 10th in the SNHU single-season record book in home runs.

The Penmen finished 41-14, including 30-6 in the NE10 to win the regular-season title and claim the top seed, before falling in the NE10 finals. SNHU then earned its 13th NCAA tournament berth, receiving the East Region's No. 3 seed, but went 1-2 in the East Regional II pod to fall a game short of the final.

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