Quinnipiac’s Davis & Monmouth’s Klepchick Claim MAAC Baseball Weekly Awards
Player of the Week
Ben Gibson, Quinnipiac
So., INF, Sagamore Beach, MA/Pope John Paul II
Ben Gibson hit .400 with a .591 on-base percentage in five games last week, scoring eight runs and driving in six. He hit his MAAC-leading 13
th home run in the series opener with Niagara, a 6-3 Quinnipiac win, and added a two-run double in the rubber game of the series.
Pitcher & Rookie of the Week
Dan Klepchick, Monmouth
Fr., Pitcher, Warrington, PA/Central Bucks South
Dan Klepchick completed his second-straight start, striking out 12, the most for a Hawk this season. He allowed just three hits and one walk, with just one runner reaching second base and doing so in the first inning. He needed just 80 pitches for the complete game shutout.
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.