WATERBURY, Conn. -- Continuing a streak in another end-of-the-year award, Post University Baseball made it four consecutive seasons with an NBCA/Rawlings All-East Region recipient as senior third baseman Justin Rivera and senior outfielder Damaurys Rodriguez were both named to the Second Team as announced by the organization on Wednesday morning. 

This is the first time in program history in which the Eagles have landed two Second Team players in the ABCA/Rawlings award during the same season, while being the first time since 2022 in which two players in general from Post have made it when Robert Olah was named Frist Team and Jimmy Brennan was Second Team that year. 

Rodriguez had a record-breaking season in his return to Post from Rollins College last year. The utilityman's .429 batting average this year was the highest for a single season in program history, passing Rosario Missiti's 2019 mark of .413, while his 21 stolen bases ranked second for a season behind only Chris Braxton's mark in 2004 of 40 stolen bases. Rodriguez also scored 50 times, the third-most for a season behind Jimmy Brennan's 54 runs scored in 2022, and was tied with Rivera for the team lead in hits with 63 across 147 at-bats. The senior also had nine doubles, two triples, four home runs, and 35 runs batted in, while walking 31 times, getting hit by 12 pitches, and only striking out 10 times. Rodriguez was a one-time CACC Player of the Week as well as a CACC Honor Roll recipient and CACC Second Team All-Conference.

Rivera continued to add to his award cabinet this postseason as he has now been named CACC First Team All-Conference, NCBWA All-East Region Second Team, D2CCA All-East Region Second Team, and now Second Team for ABCA/Rawlings. The third baseman's final season finished with him recording a .360 batting average across 48 games played this season. Rivera was tied for the team lead with 63 hits to go along with his 14 doubles, three home runs, and team-high 55 runs batted in throughout the 26-25 campaign for Post. Rivera's on-base percentage came in at .415 with a .491 slugging percentage and .906 OPS during a season in which he recorded his 150th collegiate hit between his time as an Eagle and with Bloomfield College. Rivera finishes his collegiate career with 194 total hits, 108 of which came at Post.

The complete list of 2025 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division II All-East Region Team recipients is listed below: 
 

2025 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. II All-Region Teams: East Region
NCAA Div. II East All-Region First Team
Pos.	Player	Cl.	School	State
C	Leandro Guevara	Jr.	American International	MA
1B	Thomas Matuszewski	Fr.	Jefferson	PA
2B	Kiobel Lugo	Sr.	Franklin Pierce	NH
3B	Peyton Jemison	So.	Mercy	NY
SS	Javon Hernandez	Gr.	Jefferson	PA
IF	Jackson Marshall	Fr.	Southern New Hampshire	NH
OF	Chris Polemeni	So.	Staten Island	NY
OF	Erick Diaz	Fr.	Dominican	NY
OF	Jaxson Wall	Jr.	Felician	NJ
OF	Brandon Grygo	So.	Wilmington University	DE
DH	Sean Welsh	Jr.	Molloy	NY
UT	Billy Morris	Jr.	D'Youville	NY
P	Dawson Montesa	So.	Adelphi	NY
P	Max Weber	So.	Felician	NJ
P	Danny Kerr	Jr.	Jefferson	PA
P	James Sill	So.	Molloy	NY
RP	Cam Varney	Gr.	Southern New Hampshire	NH
NCAA Div. II East All-Region Second Team
Pos.	Player	Cl.	School	State
C	Nick Classie	Sr.	Wilmington University	DE
1B	Brendan Sencaj	So.	Bentley	MA
2B	Aidan Larkin	Gr.	Molloy	NY
3B	Justin Rivera	Sr.	Post	CT
SS	Yeudy Ramirez	Jr.	American International	MA
IF	David Knepper	Jr.	Dominican	NY
OF	Jaden Maia	So.	Dominican	NY
OF	Anthony Charles	Jr.	Goldey-Beacom	DE
OF	Damaurys Rodriguez	Sr.	Post	CT
OF	Nater Wachter	So.	Southern New Hampshire	NH
DH	Kevin Hirsch	Sr.	Dominican	NY
UT	Nick Serce	Gr.	American International	MA
P	Pat Heber	Jr.	Bentley	MA
P	Albert Bobadilla	Gr.	Jefferson	PA
P	Vincent Civitella	Sr.	Pace	NY
P	Austin Trumpour	Jr.	Southern New Hampshire	MA
RP	Colby Seelig	Sr.	Chestnut Hill	PA
Region Position Player of the Year: Javon Hernandez, Jefferson
Region Pitcher of the Year: Dawson Montesa, Adelphi