Three Lions Selected To D3baseball.com All-Region 7 Team; Ionadi Earns ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Honors

ERIE, Pa. – Silvio Ionadi (Pittsburgh, PA/Plum), Colin Bolla (Fairview, PA/Fairview), and Jake Manendo (Erie, PA/Mercyhurst Prep) notched selections to the 2024 D3baseball.com All-Region 7 Third Team. Ionadi was also picked to the 2024 American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings Division III All-Region 7 Third Team, announced Tuesday.

Ionadi was named an All-AMCC First Team shortstop this spring. He finished first in conference play with 21 runs scored and tied for second with two triples, while finishing second on the team with a .368 batting average to go along with two home runs in 16 conference games played. During the regular season, he tallied 15 multi-hit games and eight contests with two or more runs batted in. After the AMCC Tournament, Ionadi ranked first in the conference with 53 runs scored and six triples, led the team with 15 stolen bases, was fourth in the AMCC with a .387 batting average, and finished third on the team with 32 runs batted in.

Bolla, a Second Team All-Conference selection, led all Behrend pitchers with 60 strikeouts to go along with a 3.10 ERA and a 4-2 record in 45.0 innings pitched (seven starts). He threw a complete game shutout against Pitt-Greensburg to go along with a season-high 12 strikeouts in the final conference series of the season. In his first AMCC Tournament start, he hurled 7.1 innings, surrendering four runs on seven hits and striking out seven against La Roche. Bolla earned the start in Behrend's NCAA Tournament opener vs. No. 3 Baldwin Wallace and pitched 4.2 innings, giving up four runs on two hits with two strikeouts to help clinch the upset victory.

In 13 appearances for the Lions this season, Manendo delivered a 1.52 ERA for a 4-0 record with one save in 29.2 innings to go along with 34 strikeouts to claim First Team All-AMCC honors. During AMCC play, he recorded a 1.10 ERA to lead the conference in 16.1 innings pitched (five appearances). Manendo tossed 1.1 scoreless/hitless innings out of the bullpen against La Roche to close out Behrend's AMCC Championship win.

The 2024 season marks the 12^th season that D3baseball.com has named All-Region teams with more than 1,000 players nominated.

For full D3baseball All-Region 7 Team, please click here.

The ABCA/Rawling All-Region Teams were voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association and the process is led by the ABCA NCAA Div. III All-America & Coach of the Year Committee.

For full ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Teams, please click here.