Siena’s Cossack, Iona’s Evans, and Marist’s Baratta Collect MAAC Softball Weekly Honors
Player of the Week
Madysen Cossack, Siena
Jr., First Baseman, Agoura Hills, CA/Agoura
Cossack recorded a hit in all six games last week for the Saints to extended her hitting streak to seven games overall and has reached base in 13 straight. The junior hit .556 (10-for-16), while homering twice and driving in five runs. Cossack added four runs scored and three doubles to post a .619 on-base percentage and a 1.056 slugging percentage. Cossack homered in each game of a doubleheader sweep at Howard to open the week and moved into the Top 10 in Siena history, while helping the Saints to the program's 500th win all-time. She then went 4-for-5 with a pair of doubles and a RBI at Towson. Cossack concluded the week with three hits in a MAAC opening doubleheader split versus Niagara.
Pitcher Player of the Week
Alana Evans, Iona
Jr., Pitcher, Goleta, CA/Dos Pueblos
Completed a two-appearance week with a 0.66 ERA over 10 2/3 innings. Evans recorded a career-high 15 strikeouts against Saint Peter's—tied for the second most in a single game in Iona history. She went the distance and allowed just three hits and two walks. Against St. John's, Evans came on in relief and went 3.2 innings allowing one run. Evans allowed only seven hits and one earned run over her 10 2/3 innings in the circle last week.
Rookie of the Week
Caroline Baratta, Marist
Fr., Infielder, Gladstone, NJ/Bernards
In Marist's two games this past week—a doubleheader against Holy Cross (3/29), Baratta slashed .857/.875/1.571. She added five runs scored and two RBIs as Marist swept the doubleheader, winning by scores of 8-0 (F/6) and 7-2. In game one, Baratta went 4-for-4 with a homer, three runs scored, two RBIs, and a stolen base. In game two, she went 2-for-3 with two doubles, two runs scored, and a walk.
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.