The Post’s All-Staten Island baseball honors

St. Joseph by the Sea’s Gordon Rugg is The Post’s All-Staten Island baseball Coach of the Year. (Robert Cole)

It’s never a surprise when Staten Island has a big year in baseball.

St. Joseph by the Sea, just two years removed from a CHSAA city title, was one of the final three teams left standing in the league. Moore Catholic won the CHSAA Staten Island title and Monsignor Farrell made the third round of the playoffs.

In the PSAL, Tottenville was stunned by John Adams in the quarterfinals after winning its 28th straight Staten Island regular-season title. As always, New Dorp, McKee/Staten Island Tech and Curtis were rocksteady.

All-Staten Island baseball Player of the Year: Mike Sullivan, Tottenville

One of two players mistakenly not put on the active roster by school officials but used in games,Sullivan made sure the three forfeits didn’t cost Tottenville.

Sullivan’s senior year was completely dominant. One of the PSAL’s premier pitchers and a lethal power hitter, he was a near-flawless 7-1 on the mound – his lone loss came in a hard-fought 3-1 setback to John Adams in the PSAL Class A quarterfinals. He ended the year with 73 strikeouts in 47 innings pitched and also hit .450, blasted three homeruns and had 20 RBIs.

One of his many highlights was a 6-0 victory over New Dorp in which he tossed six shutouts innings of three-hit, 10-strikeout ball to give Tottenville the division lead later in the year it would never relinquish.

“It definitely motivated me,” he said of the forfeits. “There was no letting up.”

If not for academic issues early in his career, the left-handed power pitcher would be heading to the Big East as St. John’s and Rutgers were involved at one point. Instead, he will take the JUCO route, and almost certainly be drafted in a few years.

All-Staten Island baseball Coach of the Year: Gordon Rugg, St. Joseph by the Sea

Coming into the season, many figured Moore Catholic and Monsignor Farrell would be atop Staten Island with St. Joseph by the Sea coming off a subpar season. That wasn’t the case. Though Moore beat out Sea for the Island title, the Vikings were the last team from SI standing in the final three of the CHSAA Class AA playoffs.

Rugg, who gives so much to the program that people can’t see, was a steady hand and pushed all the right buttons, getting huge outings in the postseason out of guys like unheralded Ray Kane, who hadn’t made a league start all year, and sophomore Angelo Navetta.

FIRST TEAM

P Vin Aiello, Tottenville

He would’ve been the staff ace virtually anywhere else in the PSAL, but on Tottenville he was the No. 2 guy behind Mike Sullivan. The Rider-bound right-hander with the blistering fastball still stood out, going 6-0 with a 0.61 ERA to help the Pirates win their 28th straight division title.

P John Baggs, Moore Catholic

Nick Doscher, Moore’s longtime coach, said he couldn’t live with himself if he didn’t give Baggs the ball in the team’s biggest game of the season. The senior left-hander rewarded him with a Staten Island-title clinching victory against St. Joseph by the Sea.

P Stephen Ippolito, McKee/Staten Island

He was thrust into the No. 1 spot in the MSIT rotation and the senior thrived there, going an impressive 5-1 with a 1.49 ERA as the Seagulls bounced back from a rough start to reach the playoffs. He was consistent from the start of spring to its finish, always giving coach Mike Grippo a solid outing and battling until he had nothing left.

P Chris Falcone, St. Joseph by the Sea

No one had better numbers than the Felician-bound left-hander this year. He gave up just three earned runs and went 7-0, and was more impressive in the playoffs with two brilliant outings despite battling painful back spasms.

P Brian Russell, St. Joseph by the Sea

The senior right-hander emerged this year as one of the best, hardest-throwing pitchers in New York City. Russell, who hit 90 mph on the gun this season, helped pitch Sea to the CHSAA final three and committed to Rhode Island after the season.

CF Nick Gonchar, St. Joseph by the Sea

Sea’s pitching was outstanding this year, but someone had to hit and more times than not it was Gonchar. A double waiting to happen, the senior was the Vikings’ top slugger and run producer en route to a trip to the CHSAA’s final three.

CF Joe Sessa, Tottenville

Solid defensively, in center field productive at the plate and a true leader, Sessa enjoyed a solid senior year in Huguenot. It didn’t end with a PSAL Class A city title — the Pirates were eliminated in the quarterfinals — but Sessa displayed enough promise to think odds are he will succeed at Iona College.

RF Frank Sanacore, Tottenville

The junior outfielder was the Tottenville’s lineup’s engine atop the order, a .404 hitter who scored a Staten Island A-leading 20 runs. He will be back next spring and be counted upon to build upon his breakout junior year.

P Shea Spitzbarth, Moore Catholic

Stepping into the ace spot left by Matt Kostalos (knee), Spitzbarth was brilliant, racking up big strikeout numbers almost every start. The Molloy College-bound senior also was one of the team’s top hitters and a steady second baseman.

CF Mike Viegas, Monsignor Farrell

Speed kills and that’s why he was one of the most dangerous players in the CHSAA. Viegas, who also played football for Farrell, was a terrific leadoff hitter and his defense and range in center was unparalleled on Staten Island.

HONORABLE MENTION

SS Michael Ahr, McKee/Staten Island Tech

P/SS Gary Andersen, New Dorp

2B Matt Bowers, St. Joseph by the Sea

P Michael Campanella, New Dorp

LF Anthony Capo, Tottenville

RF Rob DeAngelis, Monsignor Farrell

OF Matt Diorio, Moore Catholic

P Matt Fazio, Susan Wagner

P Joe Flack, St. Peter’s

C John Giakas, Tottenville

CF Mike Leone, St. Joseph by the Sea