Jaspers Sweep Baseball Weekly Awards
Player of the Week
Richie Barrella, Manhattan
Jr., INF, Larchmont, NY/Canterbury Prep
Richie Barrella batted .571 (8-of-14) with a double, four runs, four walks, a HBP and two stolen bases, reaching base safely in all four games while posting a .643 slugging percentage and a .684 OBPAgainst LIU Brooklyn he reached base all five times, going 4-for-4 with a walk, two runs and two stolen bases. Barella followed that up by reaching base in five-of-six trips to the plate in victory at La Salle, registering a double, three walks, two runs and a HBP. The junior infielder singled and sacrificed in win at Villanova and notched two hits at Saint Joseph's.
Co-Pitcher of the Week
T.J. Stuart, Manhattan
So., P, Milford, CT/Joseph A. Foran
T.J. Stuart closed out all three Manhattan wins on the week.The right-hander struck out four while yielding just one hit and one walk over 5.0 scoreless frames while limiting opposing hitters to a .063 average. Stuart fanned one in a perfect inning of relief in registering the save in the Jaspers' victory over LIU Brooklyn and struck out three while scattering one hit over 2.0 innings in posting the save at La Salle.The sophomore capped his big week with 2.0 perfect innings recording a save at Villanova.
Rookie of the Week
Will Trochiano, Manhattan
Fr., INF, Morgansville, NJ/Marlboro
Will Trochiano hit safely in all four games en route to batting .316 (6-of-19) with five runs, two doubles, two RBI and one stolen base on the week. The freshman reached base safely three times in win at LIU Brooklyn, going 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI, a run and a hit by pitch. He followed that up with two hits, two runs and a stolen base in victory at La Salle and a single and run scored in the win at Villanova. Has now reach base safely in all 17 games to start his career, including recording a hit 15 times.
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With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 37
th year of competition during the 2017-18 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.