GORHAM, Maine  – Recently named ABCA All-Region selection for the 2024 season, sophomore Kyle Douin (Augusta, Maine/Cony) and junior Anthony Poole (South Portland, Maine) of the University of Southern Maine Huskies baseball team each earned a spot on the 2024 d3baseball.com All-Region (Region 2) team.  Douin was selected to the All-Region first team, while Poole was named to the third team. 
 
Collecting numerous post-season accolades after a fantastic sophomore campaign, Douin is now a d3baseball.com All-Region and ABCA All-Region first team selection, the 2024 Little East Conference Player of the Year, and a first team All-LEC selection. Hitting a team-leading .371, Douin's 62 hits included 16 doubles, three triples and a LEC-best 13 home runs.  Leading the Little East Conference in RBI with 67, Douin also led the conference in slugging percentage (.737), on-base + slugging percentage (1.176), RBI (67), doubles (16) and home runs (13).
 
Douin's outstanding offensive numbers put him among some of the best in the nation in NCAA Division III, as the Huskies sophomore was third in RBI, 16^th in total bases (123), 21^st in home runs, and 43^rd in slugging percentage. Douin is a two-time All-LEC performer, earning third team honors in 2023 as a rookie. 
 
In two seasons, Douin has a career .335 batting average with 110 hits in 328 at bats.  Driving in 98 runs in 78 games played, Douin has 25 doubles, seven triples and 18 home runs to his credit. An infielder defensively, playing both third and first base in his career, Douin has 241 putouts, and 95 assists for a career .925 fielding percentage.
 
In his second season with the Huskies, Poole earned first team All-Little East Conference honors as the Huskies' starting centerfielder.  Hitting a strong .335 with 53 hits, Poole had 33 runs scored and 33 RBI, and had nine doubles, three triples and five home runs for a .525 slugging percentage.  Poole's 53 hits were good for second on the team and ninth in the Little East Conference, while is 33 RBI are third on the team and 12^th in the Little East Conference.  Defensively, Poole was a standout for USM making 87 putouts and one assist.
 
In two seasons at Southern Maine, Poole is hitting .321 (94-for-293) with 12 doubles, three triples and five home runs. He has 47 career RBI for Southern Maine. Defensively, Poole has 165 putouts and two assists for a career .994 fielding percentage.
 
2024 D3baseball.Com All-Region (Region 2) Team
 
Player of the Year: SS Johnny Knox, Sr., Nichols
Pitcher of the Year: SP Jordan Gottesman, Sr., Endicott
Rookie of the Year: SP Charlie Hale, Endicott
Coach of the Year: Bryan Haley, Endicott
 
First Team

Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown
C	Jack Morin	Roger Williams	Sr.	North Andover, Mass.
1B	Kyle Douin	Southern Maine	So.	Augusta, Maine
2B	Aidan Blake	Mass-Boston	Sr.	Lakeville, Mass.
SS	Johnny Knox	Nichols	Sr.	Jefferson, N.J.
3B	Brett Velzis	Massachusetts Maritime	Sr.	Cypress, Texas
OF	Ryan Boyle	Framingham State	Sr.	Arlington, Mass.
OF	Brennan Hyde	Nichols	Sr.	Tampa, Fla.
OF	Nicolas Notarangelo	Endicott	Sr.	Taunton, Mass.
DH	Brendan O'Neil	Endicott	Sr.	Ponte Vedra, Fla.
UTL	Harry Painter	Suffolk	Gr.	Essex, Mass.
SP	Nicholas Cannata	Endicott	Sr.	Marlborough, Conn.
SP	Jordan Gottesman	Endicott	Sr.	Acton, Mass.
SP	Adam Maher	Mass-Dartmouth	Jr.	Plymouth, Mass.
RP	Kyan Bagshaw	Endicott	So.	Amherst, N.H.

 
Second Team

Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown
C	Mathew Pigeon	Bridgewater State	Gr.	Canton, Mass.
1B	Daniel Trzepacz	Rhode Island College	Jr.	Mount Vernon, N.H.
2B	Devyn Vezina	Mass-Dartmouth	Jr.	Coventry, R.I.
SS	John Bova	Western New England	Jr.	Trumbull, Conn.
3B	Cody Waterbury	Western New England	Sr.	Danbury, Conn.
OF	Joey Frammartino	Endicott	Sr..	North Reading, Mass.
OF	Justin Gouveia	UMass-Boston	Sr.	Tampa, Fla.
OF	Adam Koza	Fitchburg State	So.	Windham, Mass.
DH	Cole Podedworny	Rhode Island College	Sr.	Wakefield, R.I.
UTL	Jake Boucher	Salem State	Sr.	Taunton, Mass.
SP	John Connolly	Endicott	Jr.	Attleboro, Mass.
SP	Charlie Hale	Endicott	Fr.	Brookline, N.H.
SP	Ryan Lapierre	Westfield State	Sr.	Pittsfield, Mass.
RP	Nathan Furino	Eastern Connecticut State	Gr.	East Haven, Conn.

 
Third Team

Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown
C	Jacob Hurrell	Fitchburg State	Jr.	Haverhill, Mass.
1B	AJ Pietrafesa	Massachusetts Maritime	Sr.	Harwinton, Conn.
2B	CJ Demers	Gordon	Jr.	Sandy Hook, Conn.
SS	Jonny Gilbride	Suffolk	Sr.	Beverly, Mass.
3B	Andrew Possi	Mass-Dartmouth	Sr.	Milton, Mass.
OF	Ray Leonzi	Eastern Connecticut	Jr.	Trumbull, Conn.
OF	Anthony Poole	Southern Maine	Jr.	South Portland, Maine
OF	Alex Sorenti-Burns	Suffolk	Gr.	Sagamore Beach, Mass.
DH	Will Kleinhenz	Nichols	Sr.	Madison, Conn.
UTL	Garret Roberts	Suffolk	Sr.	Stratham, N.H.
SP	Cam Fisher	Salem State	Fr.	Burlington, Conn.
SP	Ben Smith	Worcester State	Sr.	Bourne, Mass.
SP	Matthew Wootton	Eastern Connecticut	Jr.	Milford, Conn.
RP	Evan Scully	Endicott	So.	Maynard, Mass.

 
 
 
 
 
 
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