AMSTERDAM - Amsterdam's Sean Whitty (pitcher), Steve Gardner (second base) and Dan McNamara (outfield) were recently selected as first-team Big 10 Conference baseball all-stars.

Whitty struck out 30 batters and went 4-3 on the season.

McNamara had a team-high 27 hits this season, while Gardner had 21 hits for the Rams.

McNamara also was chosen as a second-team all-star as a pitcher.

Albany's Michael Hughes was chosen as the league's Most Valuable Player.

Big 10 All-Stars

MVP - Michael Hughes (Albany)

First Team

Pitchers: Patrick Landers (Albany), Kyle Charron (LaSalle), Dave Roseboom (LaSalle), Davante Buie (Bishop Maginn), Sean Whitty (Amsterdam), Josh Dimura (CBA), Nick Pontari (Troy).

Catchers: Justin Harris (Albany), Dave Russo (CBA), Lucas Bridenbeck (LaSalle), Alex Jurczynski (Schenectady).

First base: Will Remillard (LaSalle), Chris Sand (CBA).

Second base: Steve Gardner (Amsterdam), Dante Schaffer (Schenectady).

Shortstop: J.P. Sportman (LaSalle), Josh Lewyckyj (CBA), Chris Jeffers (Bishop Maginn).

Third base: Jevonte Osterhout (Albany), Kyle Charron (LaSalle).

Outfield: Zach Andi (Schenectady), Dan McNamara (Amsterdam), Steve Ziter (Troy), Annibal Maldunado (Troy).

Designated hitter: Ryan Chamberlain (Troy), Joe Borowski (Schenectady).

Second Team

Pitchers: Tyler Fleig (Albany), Dan McNamara (Amsterdam), Jess Twiss (Troy), Mike Doyle (Catholic Central), Iziah McCowan (Troy), Ryan Gaffney (Bishop Maginn).

Catcher: Casey Halloran (Bishop Maginn).

First base: Mason Duncan (Troy), Joe Borowski (Schenectady).

Second base: Matt Butrym (Bishop Gibbons), Wil Ryan (LaSalle).

Shortstop: Ryan Zielinski (Schenectady).

Third base: Steve Baisle (CBA), Ryan Clements (Troy).

Outfield: Davante Buie (Bishop Maginn), Mason Duncan (Troy), Nick Bernardo (LaSalle), Scott Morrissey (LaSalle), Charlie Bouchard (Bishop Gibbons), Dom Loughlin (Catholic Central).

Designated hitter: Andrew Butler (Bishop Maginn).

Honorable Mention

Pitcher: Bryan Carr (Albany), Jim Emminger (LaSalle), Dan Kutny (CBA).

First base: Justin Nowak (Albany), Andrew Butler (Bishop Maginn).

Second base: Mitchell Dickson (Bishop Maginn), Matt Krogh (Troy).

Shortstop: Steve Richards (Albany).

Third base: Dylan Tully (Bishop Maginn).

Outfield: Andrew Christie (Troy), Brice McMahon (Catholic Central), Billy Blake (Bishop Maginn), Dominique Daniels (Albany), Harry Frideman (Albany), Denzel Williams (Albany).

Designated hitter: Rob Redmen (Bishop Gibbons).