Simmons, Decker, and Northrop Receive Region III All-Region Team and Coach of the Year Honors

Kyle Simmons, 2012 Graduate of Watertown High School majoring in Sports Management at Jefferson, and Tyler Decker,  a 2011 Graduate of South Jefferson Central School majoring in Criminal Justice and Public Safety at Jefferson were named to the 2013 Region III Division III All-Region Baseball Team.

Head Coach John Northrop wins the 2013 Region III Coach of the Year award:

Along with a Mid-State Conference Co-Coach of the Year award, John Northrop can add Region III Coach of the Year award to 2013. The Region III Coach of the Year award covers all 18 colleges in New York State that participate in NJCAA DIII Baseball. This year the Jefferson Cannonners finished 26-19 overall, 20-8 in the Eastern Division, and earned a 2^nd seed in the Region III Regional Baseball Tournament. This is Coach Northrop's fifth season managing the Cannoneers and in 2013 recorded his first winning season, highest win total, and first trip to the Regional Tournament. Many team records also were broken in 2013 including:

Runs Scored (356) / Runs Allowed (254)

            Hits (446)

            Triples (30)

            RBI (317)

            Team On Base Percentage: .479

            Team Batting Average: .354

            Team Fielding Percentage: .961

Highlighting a successful season, five Cannoneers were selected to the first team All Mid-State Conference Team (Nicolas Espino-UTL/DH, Jacob Welch – RHP, Tyler Decker – 1B, Kyle Simmons – SS, and Nathan Mastervick – OF).

Coach Northrop on the Region III Coach of the Year award:

"I am much honored to win this award amongst the great coaches in Region III Baseball. We as a group were able to accomplish high goals this season because of my coaching staff that helps me each and every day. This award is as much of theirs as it is mine. We couldn't accomplish so much without the help of my assistants David Navarra, Francis Navarra, David Northrop, and Samuel Cavallario. Our players as well come to practice each and every day ready to complete to get better. We have built a great environment for players to come in and learn from being competitive with each other and this award is due to their effort to become better at the game of baseball."

The 14 player sophomore class is leaving Jefferson with an overall record of 46-45. 11 players are moving onto 4-year NCAA level programs with athletic scholarships totaling over $70,000.