Banfi, Lyons named First Team All-PAC

Six earn All-PAC

5/14/2025 9:25:00 PM

TRAFFORD, Pa.--Westminster College graduate student Kolton Banfi (Harrisville, Pa., Franklin) and sophomore Parker Lyons (Rochester, Pa., Rochester) were named First Team All-Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Baseball selections Wednesday evening.

The All-PAC teams, along with the league's yearly award winners, were determined by vote of the league's 11 head coaches.

Along with Banfi and Lyons, graduate student Logan Murgenovich (Aliquippa, Pa., Central Valley) was Second Team All-PAC. Seniors Braeden Campbell (Glenshaw, Pa., Shaler) and Ryan Gibbons (Ellwood City, Pa., Lincoln), along with sophomore Tyson Djakovich (Hermitage, Pa., Hickory), were Honorable Mention All-PAC.

Banfi, a right-handed pitcher, went 5-1 with a save, four complete games and a 1.79 earned-run average (ERA) in eight starts (13 appearances) this season. His 84.1 innings pitched leads the PAC. A two-time PAC Pitcher of the Week in 2025, he fired his first career complete-game shutout in a 2-0 game one victory at Washington & Jefferson Collegeon April 4. It was Westminster's first win over W&J at Ross Memorial Park since 2015. Banfi threw 119 pitches in the victory, scattering 10 hits with two walks and five strikeouts. Now a three-time All-PAC selection, Banfi was a Second Team All-PAC pick in 2023 and 2024. This season, he became the program's all-time leader in innings pitched (283.1) and complete games (9), wrapping up his career 17-11 on the mound with a 3.62 ERA.

Lyons, a third baseman, made 39 starts (40 appearances) this season, hitting .371 with five doubles, 18 RBIs and 24 runs scored. He was also successful on 16 of his 19 stolen base attempts. Lyons finished the year with 19 multi-hit games, including a four-hit performance in the April 4 game one win at W&J. He drove in a pair of runs with a two-out single in the top half of the ninth. This is his first All-PAC selection.

Murgenovich, a second baseman, hit .304 with nine doubles, two triples, two home runs, 21 RBIs and 35 runs scored in 40 starts this season. This is his fourth time being honored as All-PAC: he claimed Second Team honors in 2022 and 2023 after being recognized with Honorable Mention All-PAC in 2021. Murgenovich had 13 multi-hit games this season, including a four-hit effort in an 8-3 game one win over Bethany College on April 1. It was the fifth four-hit game of his career. He finished the year reaching base safely in 17-straight games. Murgenovich, a .301 career hitter, is the program's all-time leader in hits (224), runs (150), doubles (46) and at-bats (743).

Campbell, a shortstop, hit .302 with a pair of doubles, 22 RBIs and 22 runs scored. He finished the year with 11 multi-hit games, including three three-hit outings. Campbell had a career-high 18 game hitting streak between April 1 and May 9. He is a two-time All-PAC selection after scoring honorable mention recognition in 2023. Campbell made starts in 136 of 140 career games played.

Gibbons, a right-handed pitcher, was 3-4 with a 5.37 ERA in 10 starts (11 games) this season. He won a pair of games in this year's PAC Championship Tournament, including a 4-2 elimination game win over Grove City College last Saturday. He threw 72 pitches and gave up two runs (2 earned) on five hits with a walk while striking out five. In Thursday's 5-4 win over top-seeded Washington & Jefferson College, Gibbons earned the win in relief of Djakovich, firing 4.0 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and one walk while fanning three during the 52-pitch outing. Saturday's victory was Gibbons' fourth all-time win--all elimination game wins--in the PAC Championship Tournament.

Djakovich, another right-handed pitcher, went 6-1 with a 3.92 ERA in nine starts this season. He got off to a terrific start this year, winning his first five starts. In 57.1 innings, Djakovich struck out 38 and held opposing batters to a .261 average.

Senior Adam Coppins (Lewiston, N.Y., Lewiston-Porter) was named to the PAC Sportsmanship Team. The PAC Sportsmanship Teams were established to recognize student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through demonstrated acts of sportsmanship and ethical behavior and are an ongoing effort to recognize and encourage positive sportsmanship among all PAC teams.

Gibbons, junior right fielder Andrew Wolf (Dillsburg, Pa., Northern York) and sophomore center fielder Quinn Marquis (Hinckley, Ohio, Highland) were named to the PAC All-Tournament Team.

Led by sixth-year head coach Patrick Riley, the Titans have made four-straight appearances in the league's championship tournament, earning spots in the title game in 2022 and 2025. Westminster concluded its season with a 19-22 overall record and an 11-9 mark in the PAC.

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