Cotten, Costigan and Smith Win MAAC Baseball Weekly Awards
MAAC Sports
MAAC Player of the Week
BRANDON COTTEN, RIDER
Sophomore, OF, 6-2, 190, Wiconisco, Pa./Williams Valley
Cotten batted .474 (9-for-19) with eight runs scored and two RBI over five games for the Broncs. As the leadoff batter against the Saints, he went 5-for-12 with six runs scored and an RBI to his credit.
MAAC Pitcher of the Week
TOM COSTIGAN, MANHATTAN
Senior, RHP, 6-3, 190, Cold Spring, N.Y./Our Lady of Lourdes
Costigan pitched his fourth complete game of his career in a 12-1 victory over Niagara at Van Cortlandt Park on Saturday. He allowed just four hits and struck out three batters as he took sole possession of second place on the program.
MAAC Rookie of the Week
TYLER SMITH, RIDER
Freshman, LHP, 6-2, 220, Westmont, N.J./Haddon Township
Smith pitched in four games last week, giving up three hits and allowing no runs in five innings of work. In Rider's series against Siena, he posted one win and two saves as the Broncs swept their three games against the Saints.