Three former New York Collegiate Baseball League players have been selected to the 2008 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) preseason all-conference team.

Siena senior Rick Seltzer (Glens Falls '07), Canisius junior Kevin Mahoney (Glens Falls '07) and Niagara senior Tim Alberts (Geneva '06) were chosen to the MAAC preseason team by the league's coaches.

Seltzer was one of two Siena players selected to the preseason all-conference team. Last spring, Seltzer batted .256 with a team-high seven home runs and 30 runs batted in. The 6-foot, 6-inch first baseman led the Saints with 25 walks and he finished second with a .404 on-base percentage. Defensively, he made a team-high 298 putouts. He has started 136 games in three seasons at Siena and clubbed 15 home runs. The Saints senior will be a team co-captain this spring.

The Allentown, Pa., native was a member of the 2007 Eastern Division champion Glens Falls Golden Eagles. He batted .242 with two home runs and 28 runs batted in during the regular season as the Golden Eagles went a league-best 34-6. Seltzer added a team-high four triples and 26 walks. In the field, the Siena product collected 291 putouts and a .990 fielding percentage to go along with a fourth-best 16 assists.

Mahoney was a second-team All-MAAC selection last season. As a sophomore, he led the Golden Griffs with six home runs, four triples, 13 doubles and 42 runs scored. Mahoney batted .289 with 34 runs batted in and a .482 slugging percentage. He totaled 14 multi-hit and 10 multi-RBI games for Canisius. The durable Mahoney played in 54 of the Griffs 55 games and started 53 of them. In his freshman season, Mahoney paced the Griffs offense with seven home runs and a .463 slugging percentage. He drove in 39 runs and started all 54 games.

The Miller Place, N.Y., native was a first team NYCBL all-star in 2007. Mahoney led the entire New York Collegiate Baseball League with seven home runs and 44 runs batted in. He hit .309 and recorded 47 hits, 11 doubles, three triples and a .559 slugging percentage. The Golden Eagles third baseman was one of two players to start all of Glens Falls' 40 games. Mahoney continued his offensive prowess in the NYCBL playoffs. He batted a team-high .364 with one home run and six runs batted in.

Alberts was the main catalyst in Niagara's offensive attack last season and he led the Purple Eagles in eight different offensive categories including batting average (.379), home runs (8), runs batted in (42), hits (66), doubles (11), slugging percentage (.603) and on-base percentage (.444). Alberts set a school and conference record with a 35-game hitting streak that spanned two seasons from 2006 through 2007. During the streak, Alberts batted .451 with 60 hits and 18 multiple-hit games. As a sophomore, Alberts paced the Purple Eagles with a .379 batting average and he helped the team to the MAAC postseason tournament. Alberts was named to the 2008 Brooks Wallace Award "Watch List" in December.

The Baldwinsville, N.Y., native was a member of the 2006 Geneva Red Wings. He was Geneva's starting centerfielder and played alongside NYCBL Player of the Year Nick Stewart. Alberts batted .259 with one home run and 22 runs batted in for the 2006 Red Wings. He finished second on the team in batting average, RBI, hits (37) and stolen bases (8).