Saint Joseph's senior relief pitcher Christian Coppola and sophomore catcher Blake Primrose were named to the American Baseball Coaches Association's All-East Region First Team, the organization announced on Tuesday.
 
Coppola appeared in 13 games for the Hawks this season, with 12 of them coming in relief.  He posted a sparkling 1.69 earned run average with a WHIP of 0.88 across 37 and a third innings.  He struck out 69 batters, good for second on the team, and posted a strikeouts-per-nine ratio of 16.63, a rate that would lead all of Division I had he thrown enough innings to qualify.
 
The native of Galloway, New Jersey, fanned 11 in his lone start of the season at Sacramento State on February 20, and struck out seven or more in six of his 13 appearances.  Coppola also unfurled an "immaculate inning" against Saint Louis on April 3, retiring all three batters in the top of the fifth inning on three-pitch strikeouts.
 
Primrose, who was named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association District 1 Co-Player of the Year last week, posted arguably the greatest offensive season in program history in 2026, earning Atlantic 10 Player of the Year and First Team All-Conference honors as well as a nod for the All-ECAC Team.  He was also named one of 16 semifinalists for the Buster Posey Award, given to the nation's top collegiate catcher.
 
The native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, set new single-season program records with 24 home runs, 78 runs scored, and 72 runs batted in, while his 48 walks are the second-most hy a Hawk in a single season and his 81 hits are tied for third.  He was a three-time A-10 Player of the Week honoree, was tabbed for the Baseball America Team of the Week on April 14, and was named the NCBWA's National Hitter of the Month for April.
 
The ABCA will announce its All-America teams on Friday.