Fairfield's Arciuolo, Siena's Miller & Iona's Punzi Take Home MAAC Baseball Weekly Awards
Player of the Week
Drew Arciuolo, Fairfield
Sr., OF, Milford, CT/Notre Dame-West Haven
Drew Arciuolo hit .588 (10-17) last week, which included a .750 (9-12) mark during a three-game sweep against Rider. Against the Broncs, Arciuolo slugged 1.250 with five extra base hits, five RBI, and five runs scored while also drawing two walks.
Pitcher of the Week
Tommy Miller, Siena
Jr., P, Castleton, NY/Maple Hill
Tommy Miller tossed the first 9.0 inning complete game shutout by a Siena pitcher in three years, to pitch the Saints past Manhattan 4-0 in the series opener between the teams Saturday. Miller scattered five hits and walked three while striking out six. The outing marked his third consecutive complete game victory to open MAAC play, and his first career shutout.
Rookie of the Week
Sam Punzi, Iona
Fr., C, Eastampton, NJ/Gloucester Catholic
Sam Punzi hit .308 (4-13) with one home run, five RBI, and two runs scored in three games last week. He went 2-4 with two RBI and scored a run against Stony Brook on Wednesday. In his next start on Saturday against Niagara, the catcher went 2-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs scored. Over the course of the week he posted an on-base percentage of .375 and slugging percentage of .538.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
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.