HOUGHTON, N.Y. – Six members of the Houghton baseball team have earned All-Empire 8 conference honors for their accomplishments in the 2023 season, as voted on by the seven E8 baseball coaches.

Trevor Ciccotti earned All-E8 First-Team honors, while Zach Parr and Hunter Kendall earned Second-Team nods, and Jason Kauffeldt, Jeremey Wilcox and Ethan Cetton each received Third-Team recognition.
 
Ciccotti received his first all-conference honor as one of two first-team relief pitchers, concluding his senior season with a 4.00 ERA in 27 innings pitched.  In 11 appearances this season he walked only 10 batters, while striking out 14.  Against conference opponents Ciccotti allowed only three earned runs in 13.1 innings, good for a 2.03 ERA.
 
Parr earned his second consecutive Empire 8 award, following up last year's All-Region efforts with an equally impressive 2023 season.  The fifth-year corner infielder finished third in the E8 in batting average (.375), third in on-base percentage (.471) and seventh in slugging (.580).  In 35 games-played this season, he racked up 42 hits, 22 walks, 12 doubles, three home runs, 25 runs scored and 28 RBIs.  For his career, he ranks in the top-five in 10 different offensive categories.
 
In his final campaign, Kendall turned in his most dominant season yet, leading the Empire 8 in strikeouts (78) for the second consecutive year, while finishing second in opponent's batting average (.192) and third in ERA (2.56).  In conference his numbers were even more impressive, posting a 2.08 ERA in 34.2 innings, striking out 35 batters and allowing only a .185 batting average.  Kendall went 3-1 against E8 opponents and 4-4 overall.  He finished his career ranked second in Houghton career strikeouts (208), tied for second in career wins (11) and first in strikeouts-per-nine innings (10.72).
 
Kauffeldt earned his third consecutive all-conference nod, anchoring the Highlander defense in centerfield and terrorizing the base paths.   The speedy left-handed hitter finished the regular season ranked second in the Empire 8 in stolen bases and tied for 21^st in the NCAA, with 30 stolen bases in 31 attempts.  He also led the conference in outfield assists (4) for the second consecutive year.  Kauffeldt finished his senior campaign with a .263 batting average, tying for the team lead in hits (42) and ranking first in runs (32) and total bases (58).  This season he passed former teammate David Wessells ('21) to become the all-time Houghton leader in stolen bases (79).

Cetton garnered his second all-conference honor as a utility player, logging time at third base, designated hitter and on the mound this season.  As a position player Cetton collected 13 hits in 44 at bats (.295), and posted a .367 on-base percentage.  As a pitcher he logged 54.2 innings, recording 50 strikeouts, while posting a 5.76 ERA and limiting opponents to a .271 batting average.
 
After becoming the everyday leftfielder and leadoff hitter in April, Wilcox finished second on the team in batting average (.338) and third in on-base percentage (.398), earning his first all-conference selection.  Overall, he collected 25 hits in 74 at bats, scored 16 runs, drove in 16 runs, and went 8-for-10 in stolen base attempts.
 
Additionally, senior first baseman Isaac Mann received Houghton's 2023 Empire 8 Baseball Sportsman of the Year, his second consecutive honor. The Empire 8 Conference emphasizes that "Competing with Honor and Integrity" is an essential component of a student-athlete's experience in conjunction with an institution's educational mission. These honorees have distinguished themselves and consistently exhibit the critical traits as outstanding sportsmen.

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