HENNIKER, N.H. - New England College junior infielder Brady Philibotte (Weare, N.H.) and freshman outfielder Jason Figuereo (Lynn, Mass.) of the NEC baseball team were among those recognized in the All-Conference honors as announced by the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) on Tuesday morning.

Philibotte was named to the All-Conference Second Team after a strong junior season that saw him bat .400/.444/.558 in 32 games. His .400 batting average was a career-best and ranked third in the GNAC. Philibotte slugged 14 doubles and hit his lone triple and home run of the season on April 7^th as he hit for the cycle against Albertus Magnus. On the season, Philibotte had 23 RBIs, 26 runs scored, both team-highs, and added four stolen bases.

Figuereo was named to the All-Rookie Team after an impressive freshman season in Henniker. Figuereo hit .356 in 25 games and his .479 on-base percentage was the second best on the team. In conference play, the rookie slashed .432/.528/.500 with a 1.028 OPS. His 19 runs scored for the entire season also placed second on the team, while adding four runs batted in and four stolen bases.

Graduate first baseman Tyler Gendron (Milford, N.H.) was named to the All-Sportsmanship Team.

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