Baseball
Baseball (for
the week ending March 22, 2009)
Division I
Co-Players of the Week
Andrew Loucks - Bucknell University
Senior, Outfielder, Mississauga, Ontario
Loucks went 11-for-18 (.611 average) on the week, with
three doubles, seven runs scored and six RBI. He tied a
single-game school record, going 6-for-7 in a 22-9 victory over
Mount St. Mary's. He recorded six straight hits in the game
and scored three runs, while driving in four.
Mike McCann - Manhattan College
Sophomore, Outfielder, Belle Harbor, N.Y.
McCann hit .750 (12-for-14), drove in eight runs, and hit
two homeruns in a 4-0 week for the Jaspers. He posted a 2.248
OPS (1.438 slugging + .810 on-base), while going 8-for-9 in the
final two games against Saint Peter's. On Saturday, McCann
hit for the cycle going 4-for-4 from the plate, then went 4-for-5
on Sunday, including his third homerun of the season.
Pitcher of the Week
Jesse Haney - UNC Wilmington
Junior, Pitcher, Chesterfield, Va.
Haney threw 7.2 shutout innings as UNC Wilmington blanked
Virginia Commonwealth, 9-0. The junior allowed three hits,
while tying a career-high with five strikeouts. He retired 11
straight batters en route to his second victory of the
season.
Division II
Player of the Week
Jeff Bercume - Merrimack College
Senior, Outfielder, Leicester, Mass.
Bercume hit .526, going 20-for-38 from the plate for
Merrimack this week. He also recorded six doubles, a homerun,
seven steals and 10 RBI.
Co-Pitchers of the Week
Pete Budkevics - C.W. Post
Junior, Pitcher, Deer Park, N.Y.
Budkevics pitched 10 innings for the Pioneers in a 3-2
week. He threw eight innings in a no-decision against
Dowling, allowing only two hits and no runs in a game that C.W.
Post won in 16 innings. For the week, the junior struck out
12 and didn't allow an earned run in two appearances.
Chris Pinette - Merrimack College
Freshman, Pitcher, Norwood, Mass.
Pinette tossed a no-hitter in his second-career start,
striking out three in a 4-0 victory over Philadelphia.
Division III - New England
Co-Players of the Week
Kevin Heller - Amherst College
Freshman, Outfielder, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Heller reached base safely in all 10 games for the Lord Jeffs
this week. He batted .622 (23-for-37), with an on-base
percentage of .652 and slugged .946. On the week, Heller
recorded five doubles, two triples, a homerun and six walks.
He also had 22 RBI, 15 runs scored, and eight stolen bases.
Jeff Perkins - Keene State College
Senior, Outfielder, Dunbarton, N.H.
Perkins hit .538 (21-for-39) on the week, with 10 doubles,
three triples, 19 runs scored, and 18 RBI. The senior also
stole four bases and registered nine multi-hit games, including a
4-for-5 performance against Roger Williams.
Co-Pitchers of the Week
Jeremiah Bayer - Trinity College
Junior, Pitcher, Greenfield, Mass.
Bayer posted a 3-0 record this week, winning two starts
and another in relief for the Bantams. He allowed only two
earned runs and struck out 19 batters in 16.2 innings
pitched. In a 15-6 win over Suffolk, Bayer struck out 13 to
earn the victory.
Adam Deltgen - Mitchell College
Senior, Pitcher, Norwich, Conn.
Deltgen went 2-0 this week and did not allow an earned run
over 14 innings pitched. He threw a no-hitter in a 4-1 win
over Lehman, striking out 10 and walking three. For the week,
the senior struck out 17 batters and allowed just four
hits.
Division III - Upstate
Player of the Week
Matt Holiday - Clarkson University
Senior, First Base, Syracuse, N.Y.
Holiday drove in 21 runs and hit four homeruns over a
nine-game stretch for Clarkson. He batted .406 for the week,
with a .931 slugging percentage, nine extra-base hits, and eight
runs scored.
Co-Pitchers of the Week
Billy Davis - SUNY Plattsburgh
Senior, Pitcher, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Davis recorded five saves in a 6-3 week for the
Cardinals. The five saves set a single-season record, giving
Davis 12 for his career, another Plattsburgh record.
Michael Park - University of Rochester
Senior, Pitcher, Scarsdale, N.Y.
Park threw six innings of one-hit, no-run ball in a 23-0
victory over SUNY Cobleskill. He struck out a career-high 13
batters and walked three. Park struck out six of the first nine
batters he faced, and held the Tigers to a team batting average of
.056.
Division III
- Metro
Player of the Week
Mike Moran - William Paterson University
Sophomore, Outfielder, Pompton Plains, N.J.
Moran hit .571 (12-for-21) with three doubles, one triple,
four stolen bases, seven RBI, and 11 runs scored in six games for
the Pioneers. He hit safely in all six games and recorded
three multi-hit contests, including a 4-for-6 performance with two
doubles, a triple, a stolen base, three RBI, and three runs scored
in an 18-11 victory over Concordia (Ill.).
Pitcher of the Week
Robert Whitenack - SUNY Old Westbury
Junior, Pitcher, North Massapequa, N.Y.
Whitenack pitched a three-hit, complete game shutout in a
1-0 victory over Mount Saint Vincent. He struck out 11 and
walked two for his 10th career victory and sixth career
complete game. The win also marked his third career shutout
and forth career 10-plus strikeout performance.
Division III - South
Player of the Week
Michael Cameron - Swarthmore College
Freshman, First Base, Calabasas, Calif.
In five games for the Garnet, Cameron batted .600 with 12
hits, nine runs scored, and six RBI. The freshman hit his
second homerun of the season in a 20-10 win over Neumann and also
recorded four doubles and a triple on the week.
Pitcher of the Week
Casey Lawrence - Albright College
Junior, Pitcher, McSherrystown, Pa.
Lawrence was 2-0 this week for Albright, pitching 14
innings and walking none. He recorded two, seven-inning
starts, giving up three earned runs and 11 hits. Lawrence
threw a shutout in a 5-0 win over Ripon, striking out six and
allowing five hits.
