Lombardi, Gariano, and Davis Earn MAAC Baseball Weekly Awards
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MAAC Player of the Week
Dom Lombardi, Manhattan
Senior, C/IF, 5-10/200, Bronx, N.Y./St. Raymond’s
Lombardi anchored the Jaspers’ offensive attack last week going 7-for-10 (.700) from the plate, notching three RBIs and boasted a 1.200 slugging percentage leading to a pair of victories at Rider. He tallied three doubles and a triple, while extending his consecutive game hit streak to five. In the first contest of the series, Lombardi was a perfect 3-for-3 and scored four runs, helping Manhattan to a 20-3 rout of the Broncs. Then on Saturday, he guided the team to a series clinching victory by going 3-for-4 from the plate and knockings in two runs in a 7-3 win. Lombardi harbored a .769 on base percentage.
MAAC Pitcher of the Week
Rob Gariano, Fairfield
Sophomore, RHP, 5-10/185, Nutley, N.J./Nutley
Gariano tossed a two-hit complete game shutout in Fairfield’s 1-0 victory over Marist on Saturday. He went all nine innings, scattering the two hits, while striking out seven batters and walking just two. Gariano retired 15 of the last 18 batters he faced. The effort was his third career complete game shutout.
MAAC Rookie of the Week
Shane Davis, Canisius
Freshman, LHP, 6-0/175, Belmont, Ontario/East Elgin Secondary
Davis threw his first collegiate complete game in a 3-1 victory at Le Moyne. The lefty scattered five hits in the nine innings, while allowing one run, walking none and striking out three. Davis retired 17 of the final 20 batters in the game to improve to 4-0 on the season.