Hajjar, Ashworth, McClennan Take Weekly Honors

Hajjar, Ashworth, McClennan Take Weekly Honors

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Player of the Week

Anthony Hajjar, Fairfield University
Jr., 1B, 6-0, 195, Brooklyn, N.Y./Xaverian

Hajjar hit .500 (8-for-16), slugged .750, drove in eight runs, including two game-winners, and posted an on-base percentage of .529 to power the Stags to a 3-1 week and a berth in the MAAC Championship. The first baseman was flawless defensively in 38 chances. Hajjar began the week by going 4-for-5 with two doubles, a triple, a walk, five RBI and two runs scored in a non-league rout of NJIT. In the Stags' 1-0 victory over Marist on Thursday, Hajjar drove in the game's only run which clinched Fairfield's first MAAC Championship berth in more than a decade. In the first game of Friday's doubleheader, Hajjar went 3-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored. In the regular season finale, Hajjar drove in the game-winning run, a walk-off single with one out in the bottom of the tenth inning.

Pitcher of the Week

E.J. Ashworth, Fairfield University
Fr., RHP, 6-3, 190, Orange, CT/Amity

Ashworth turned in a dominant performance against Marist College on Thursday to help Fairfield clinch its first MAAC Championship berth in more than a decade. Ashworth tossed 6.2 scoreless innings, striking out seven batters and scattering four hits to combine for his first career shutout. After allowing a pair of hits in the second inning, Ashworth retired seven of the next eight batters he faced. He also fanned three of the final six batters he faced in his outing.

Rookie of the Week

Joe McClennan, Manhattan
Fr., IF, 6-2, 195, Highland Mills, N.Y./Cornwall

McClennan hit over .400 for the second straight week helping to lift the Jaspers to a MAAC series sweep of Siena. McClennan hit a team best .455, stole 2 bases and scored 5 runs against the Saints. In three starts at third base McClennan did not commit and error. He also led the Jaspers with a .545 slugging percentage and .500 on-base percentage as Manhattan clinched the top seed at the 2012 MAAC Championships and finished the regular-season as the only undefeated team at home in NCAA Division I posting a perfect 18-0 mark.