Mitchell College

Eric Appleby

Hometown:

Monroe, CT
Year:

Sr.
High School:

Masuk
Bats/Throws:

Favorite Team: Boston Red Sox

Bio

Career: A four-time all-conference selection (AD3I All-Independent Team in 2006 and 2007; NECC All-Conference First Team in 2008 and 2009) ... a two-time NECC Academic All-Conference Team selection (2008, 2009) ... a four-year letterwinner on the men’s cross country team ... competed in 32 events ... led the team in five races ... recorded 11 top-five finishes ... posted his career-best time on an 8k course at the 2007 AD3I Northeast Regional Championship (28:43.00) ... helped the Mariners to runner-up finishes at the NECC Championship in 2008 and 2009 ... his best showing at the ECAC Championship came in 2007 when he finished 97th overall (28:55.00).

2009: Named to the NECC All-Conference First Team … competed in all eight events … led the team in one race … recorded four top-five finishes … lowered his time in every race … earned all-conference honors by virtue of a fourth-place finish at the NECC Championship (30:02.00) … helped the Mariners to a runner-up finish at the conference championship … posted his fastest time on an 8k course at the ECAC Championship (29:40.40), finishing 126th overall to lead the team … crossed the line in third place at the Eagle Invitational (31:04.00) to help his team to victory … named to the NECC Academic All-Conference Team.

2008: Named to the NECC All-Conference First Team ... competed in all seven events ... led the team in one race ... recorded three top-five finishes ... finished as runner-up at the Mitchell College Invitational (18:58.00) and in a dual meet against Post University (31:15.00) ... earned all-conference honors by virtue of a fifth-place finish at the NECC Championship (28:55.00), posting his fastest time of the season on an 8k course ... helped the Mariners to a runner-up finish at the conference championship ... finished 148th overall at the ECAC Championship (29:39.00) ... named to the NECC Academic All-Conference Team.

2007: Named to the AD3I All-Independent Team ... competed in all eight events ... recorded a pair of top-five finishes ... was the runner-up in a dual meet against Albertus Magnus (30:35.00) ... earned all-conference honors by virtue of a fourth-place finish at the AD3I Northeast Regional Championship (28:43.00), posting the fastest time of his career on an 8k course ... finished eighth at the Eagle Invitational (31:07.00) ... broke the 29-minute mark again at the ECAC Championship (28:55.00) to finish 97th overall.

2006: Named to the AD3I All-Independent Team ... competed in all nine events ... led the team in three races ... recorded a pair of top-5 finishes ... was runner-up in a dual meet against Albertus Magnus (30:27.30) ... placed fifth overall at the Daniel Webster Invitational (31:12.00) ... earned all-conference honors by virtue of an eighth-place finish at the AD3I Northeast Regional Championship (34:30.00) ... led the team and posted his fastest time on an 8k course at the ECAC Championship (29:42.00) to finish 150th overall.

Personal: Majoring in business … favorite sports team is the Boston Red Sox.

Meet The Coach

Sep03

M/W Cross Country

TBA

AT USJ Invite

Sep16

M/W Cross Country

5:15 pm

VS Mitchell Invitational

Sep24

M/W Cross Country

TBA

Mitchell

AT Elms

Oct08

M/W Cross Country

TBA

Mitchell College

AT Westfield State

Oct15

M/W Cross Country

TBA

AT Conn College

Oct29

M/W Cross Country

TBA

AT NECC Championship

NEC

Nov05

M/W Cross Country

TBA

AT D3 Invite

Sep11

M/W Cross Country

Final

AT Smith

M: 8th of 9 | W: N/A

Sep17

M/W Cross Country

Final

AT Saint Joseph

M: 3rd of 3 | W: 3rd of 4

Sep25

M/W Cross Country

Final

AT Elms

M: 5th of 5 | W: 6th of 6

Oct02

M/W Cross Country

Final

AT CCRI

M: 5th of 5 | W: 4th of 4

Oct08

M/W Cross Country

FInal

AT Conn College

M: 2nd of 2 | W: 2nd of 2

Oct23

M/W Cross Country

TBA

AT NECC Championship

M: 3rd of 4 | W: 2nd of 3

Nov13

M/W Cross Country

11:00 AM

AT NCAA Regionals

Harkness Park (Waterford, Conn.)

Apr10

Men's & Women's Cross Country

9:30 a.m.

VS Mitchell Invitational

Stenger Farm Park

Sep14

M/W Cross Country

Final

VS Mitchell Invitational

M: 6th of 6 | W: 6th of 6

Mitchell Woods (New London, Conn.)

Sep21

M/W Cross Country

Final

AT Blazer Classic Invitational

M: 6th of 7 | W: 8th of 8

Sep28

M/W Cross Country

Final

AT Blue Jay Invitational

M: 2nd of 2 | W: 2nd of 3

Oct05

M/W Cross Country

Final

AT CCRI Tri-State Open

M: 8th of 9 | W: 7th of 7

Oct12

M/W Cross Country

Final

AT Westfield State Invitational

Ind. Results

Oct26

M/W Cross Country

TBA

AT NECC Championship

M: 4th of 5 | W: 4th of 5

Sep15

M/W Cross Country

Final

VS Mitchell Invitational

M: 5th of 5 | W: 4th of 5

Sep22

M/W Cross Country

Final

AT Blazer Classic Invitational

M: 5th of 6 | W: 4th of 6

Sep29

M/W Cross Country

Final

AT CCRI Tri-State Open

M: 7th of 8 | W: 6th of 6

Oct06

M/W Cross Country

Final

AT Westfield State Invitational

M: 29th of 29 | W: 26th of 29

Oct12

M/W Cross Country

Final

AT Suffolk Invitational

M: 13th of 19 | W: 13th of 19

Oct27

M/W Cross Country

Postponed

AT NECC Championship

Stanley Park (Westfield, Mass.)

Oct28

M/W Cross Country

9:30 a.m.

AT NECC Championship

M: 5th of 5 | W: 6th of 7

Stanley Park (Westfield, Mass.)

Sep09

M/W Cross Country

10:30 AM

AT Trinity Invitational

M: 11th of 11 | W: 11th of 11

Wickham Park (Manchester, Conn.)

Sep16

M/W Cross Country

Final

VS Mitchell Invitational

M: 4th of 5 | W: 3rd of 3

Mitchell Woods (New London, Conn.)

Sep23

M/W Cross Country

Final

AT Blazer Classic Invitational

M: 7th of 8 | W: 7th of 9

Chicopee State Park (Chicopee, Mass.)

Sep30

M/W Cross Country

Final

AT CCRI Tri-State Open

M: 10th of 10 | W: 7th of 7

CCRI Flanagan Campus (Lincoln, R.I.)

Oct07

M/W Cross Country

Final

AT James Earley Invitational

M: 34th of 37 | W: 32nd of 33

Stanley Park (Westfield, Mass.)

Oct28

M/W Cross Country

Final

AT NECC Championship

M: 6th of 7 | W: 6th of 6

Stanley Park (Westfield, Mass.)

Sep10

M/W Cross Country

10:30 AM

AT Trinity Invitational

M: 7th of 8

Wickham Park in Manchester, Conn.

Sep17

M/W Cross Country

10:00 AM

VS Mitchell Invitational

M: 1st of 4 | W: 2nd of 4

Mitchell Woods in New London, Conn.

Sep24

M/W Cross Country

TBA

AT Elms Invitational

M: 4th of 7 | W: 7th of 9

Chicopee Memorial State Park in Chicopee, Mass.

Oct01

M/W Cross Country

10:00 AM

AT CCRI Tri-State Open

M: 8th of 8 | W: 8th of 8

CCRI Flanagan Campus in Lincoln, R.I.

Oct08

M/W Cross Country

TBA

AT James Earley Invitational

M: 40th of 41 | W: DNS

Stanley Park in Westfield, Mass.

Oct14

M/W Cross Country

TBA

AT Saints Invitational

M: 19th of 23 | W: 17th of 18

Franklin Park in Boston, Mass.

Nov05

M/W Cross Country

Postponed

AT NECC Championship

M:4th of 6 | W: 6th of 8

Stanley Park in Westfield, Mass.

Sep12

Men's Cross Country

10:30 AM

AT Trinity Invitational

M: 8th | W: 9th

Wickham Park in Manchester, Conn.

Sep18

Men's Cross Country

5:00 PM

AT Wesleyan Invitational

M: DNF | W: 4th

Long Lane Farm in Middletown, Conn.

Sep26

Men's Cross Country

Final

AT Elms Invitational

M: 6th of 7 | W: 8th of 11

Chicopee Memorial State Park in Chicopee, Mass.

Oct03

Men's Cross Country

11:00 AM

AT CCRI Tri-State Open

M: 11th of 12 | W: 8th of 10

CCRI Flanagan Campus in Lincoln, R.I.

Oct10

Men's Cross Country

11:00 AM

AT James Earley Invitational

M: 38th of 38 | W: DNC

Stanley Park in Westfield, Mass.

Oct16

Men's Cross Country

4:00 PM

AT Saints Invitational

M: 21st of 22 | W: 18th of 22

Franklin Park in Boston, Mass.

Oct31

Men's Cross Country

Final

AT NECC Championship

M: 7th of 8 | W: 6th of 8th

Stanley Park in Westfield, Mass.

Sep12

Cross Country

4:00 p.m.

VS Mitchell Invitational (Stenger Farm Park in Waterford, Conn.)

M: 1st of 2 | W: 2nd of 2

Sep19

Cross Country

5:00 p.m.

AT Wesleyan Invitational (Long Lane Farm in Middletown, Conn.)

M: 2nd of 2 | W: 2nd of 2

Oct04

Cross Country

11:00 a.m.

AT CCRI Tri-State Open (CCRI Flanagan Campus in Lincoln, R.I.)

M: 8th of 9 | W: 7th of 7

Oct11

Cross Country

11:00 a.m.

AT James Earley Invitational (Stanley Park in Westfield, Mass.)

M: 37th of 37 | W: 41st of 44

Oct17

Cross Country

4:00 p.m.

AT Saints Invitational (Franklin Park in Boston, Mass.)

M: 20th of 20 | W: 16th of 17

Nov01

Cross Country

10:00 a.m.

AT NECC Championship (Stanley Park in Westfield, Mass.)

M: 5th of 6 | W: 6th of 8

Sep07

Cross Country

Final

AT Trinity Invitational

M: 9th of 9 | W: 7th of 7

(Wickham Park in Manchester, Conn.)

Sep13

Cross Country

Final

VS Mitchell Invitational

M: 3rd of 4 | W: 2nd of 3

(Stenger Farm Park in Waterford, Conn.)

Sep19

Cross Country

Final

AT Wesleyan Invitational

M: 2nd of 2 | W: 2nd of 2

(Long Lane Farm in Middletown, Conn.)

Sep28

Cross Country

Final

AT Elms Invitational

M: 9th of 12 | W: No Score

(Chicopee Memorial State Park in Chicopee, Mass.)

Oct05

Cross Country

Final

AT Tri-State Invitational

M: 8th of 10 | W: 7th of 7

(CCRI Flanagan Campus in Lincoln, R.I.)

Oct19

Cross Country

Final

AT Conn College Invitational

M: 21st of 21 | W: 21st of 21

(Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford, Conn.)

Oct26

Cross Country

Final

AT NECC Championship

M: 3rd of 7 | W: 4th of 7

(Stanley Park in Westfield, Mass.)

Nov09

Cross Country

Final

AT ECAC Championship

M: 45th of 46 | W: No Score

(Colt State Park in Bristol, R.I.)

Sep08

Cross Country

Final

AT Trinity Invitational

M: 12th of 12 | W: 8th of 8

(Wickham Park in Manchester, Conn.)

Sep14

Cross Country

Final

VS Mitchell Invitational

M: 2nd of 3 | W: 1st of 2

(Stenger Farm Park in Waterford, Conn.)

Sep22

Cross Country

Final

AT Wesleyan Invitational

M: 10th of 10 | W: 11th of 11

(Long Lanes Farm in Middletown, Conn.)

Sep29

Cross Country

Final

AT Tri State Invitational

M: 5th of 6 | W: 4th of 5

(CCRI Flanagan Campus in Lincoln, R.I.)

Oct13

Cross Country

Final

AT Conn College Invitational

M: 21st of 22 | W: 20th of 20

(Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford, Conn.)

Oct27

Cross Country

Final

AT NECC Championship

M: 3rd of 5 | W: 2nd of 6

(Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford, Conn.)

Nov10

Cross Country

Final

AT NCAA Regional

M: 49th of 50 | W: No Team Score

(hosted by Westfield State Univ. in Westfield, Mass.)

Sep11

Cross Country

Final

AT Trinity Invitational

M: 7th of 7 | W: 6th of 6

Sep17

Cross Country

Final

VS Mitchell XC Race

M: 1st of 4 | W: 3rd of 4

(at Stenger Farm Park in Waterford, Conn.)

Sep25

Cross Country

Final

AT Wesleyan Invitational

M: 5th of 6 | W: 6th of 6

Oct09

Cross Country

Final

AT Post

M: 1st of 3 | W: 3rd of 3

(at Hop Brook Park in Middlebury, Conn.)

Oct16

Cross Country

Final

AT Connecticut College

M: 18th of 19 | W: 18th of 18

Oct30

Cross Country

Final

VS NECC Championship

M: 2nd of 4 | W: 4th of 8

(at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford, Conn.)

Nov13

Cross Country

Final

AT NCAA Regionals

M: 44th of 49

(at Mt. Greylock High School in Williamstown, Mass.)

Sep10

Cross Country

Final

AT Trinity Invitational

M: 8th of 8 | W: 7th of 7

(Wickham Park in Manchester, Conn.)

Sep16

Cross Country

Final

VS Mitchell Invite

M: 1st of 3 | W: 2nd of 2

(Stenger Farm Park in Waterford, Conn.)

Sep24

Cross Country

Final

AT Wesleyan Invitational

M: 4th of 8 | W: 8th of 8

(Long Lanes Farm in Middletown, Conn.)

Oct01

Cross Country

Final

AT Tri State Invitational

M: 1st of 5 | W: 5th of 6

(CCRI Flanagan Campus in Lincoln, R.I.)

Oct08

Cross Country

Final

AT James Earley Invitational

M: 15th of 31 | W: 37th of 38

(hosted by Westfield State Univ. in Westfield, Mass.)

Oct15

Cross Country

Final

AT Conn College Invitational

M: 14th of 14 | W: 16th of 17

(Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford, Conn.)

Oct29

Cross Country

Final

AT NECC Championship

M: 2nd of 5 | W: 2nd of 7

(Mines Falls Park in Nashua, N.H.)

Nov12

Cross Country

Final

M: 33rd of 48 | W: No Score NCAA Regional

AT Mitchell

(Pickard Field in Brunswick, Maine)

Sep12

MXC

Final

Roger Williams

AT Mitchell

Roger Williams Invitational

Sep18

MXC

Final

Daniel Webster

AT Mitchell

Sep26

MXC

Final

Wesleyan

AT Mitchell

Sep30

MXC

Final

Post

AT Mitchell

Oct07

MXC

Final

Albertus Magnus, Post, Bridgeport

VS Mitchell

at Stenger Farm (Waterford, Conn.)

Oct16

MXC

Final

Emmanuel

AT Mitchell

Oct31

MXC

Final

AT NECC Championships

at Chicopee Memorial State Park (Chicopee, Mass.)

Nov07

MXC

Final

AT ECAC Championship

at Williams College

Composite Calendar

Baseball Set to Open Play in NCAA Regional

NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Mitchell College baseball team will open play in the Regional Round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, May 15, in the 2026 NCAA Division III Tufts Regional against the host Jumbos, with first pitch scheduled for 11:00 a.m. at Sol Gittleman Park in Medford, Massachusetts.

Ficocelli & Manzo Earn Major Awards as Nine Baseball Players Land on All-Conference Teams

WINTHROP, Mass. – Mitchell College junior Michael Ficocelli (North Providence, R.I.) was named Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Co-Player of the Year, while freshman Andrew Manzo (North Haven, Conn.) earned GNAC Rookie of the Year honors, as the league announced its end-of-season baseball awards on Monday afternoon. Additionally, the Mariners had a conference-high nine players selected to one of the three All-Conference Teams.

DeCicco & Battersby Named to GNAC Softball All-Conference Second Team

WINTHROP, Mass. – Two members of the Mitchell College softball team were named to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) All-Conference Second Team, as announced by the league office on Monday afternoon. Senior Olivia DeCicco (Haverhill, Mass.) was one of two pitchers selected to the Second Team, while junior Zoe Battersby (West Warwick, R.I.) earned one of the three outfield spots.

Baseball Captures GNAC Championship with Rout of Saint Joseph’s

NEW LONDON, Conn. – The top-seeded Mitchell College baseball team captured the 2026 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship on Friday afternoon, erupting for 18 runs in an 18–5 victory over No. 3 Saint Joseph’s College (Maine) at Alumni Field to sweep the best-of-three championship series.

Baseball Walks It Off in the 10th to Secure Win in GNAC Championship Series Opener

NEW LONDON, Conn. – Senior Johnny Brucato (Cheshire, Conn.) laced a game-tying double to right field in the bottom of the ninth inning before fellow senior Adam Vartanian (Cumberland, R.I.) delivered a walk-off single to right in the 10th on Thursday afternoon, lifting the top-seeded Mitchell College baseball team to a dramatic 8–7 victory over No. 3 Saint Joseph’s College (Maine) in the opening game of the best-of-three Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Baseball Championship Series at Alumni Field.

Baseball Punches Ticket to GNAC Championship Series with Win Over Elms

NEW LONDON, Conn. – The top-seeded Mitchell College baseball team punched its ticket to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship Series for the third consecutive season on Saturday afternoon, silencing No. 8 Elms College, 12–0, on the final day of Pod A play at Alumni Field.

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