Marist's Armitage, Niagara's Brash, and Fairfield Sansome's Collect MAAC Baseball Weekly Honors
Player of the Week
Robbie Armitage, Marist
So., Falmouth, ME/Falmouth
Smashed four home runs in three games at Richmond, helping the Red Foxes sweep the Spiders. Recorded a slash line of .444/.444/1.222 for the week with the four homers and a triple among his eight hits. His long ball on Friday was the first of his career, and he proceeded to hit at least one in each game with Richmond while blasting two in the Sunday finale. In his four games last week, he drove in nine runs and scored six, including a career-high 5-RBI game at Richmond on March 24. Armitage hit safely in every game, including three multi-hit performances.
Pitcher of the Week
Matthew Brash, Niagara
Jr., Kingston, Ontario/Bayridge Secondary School
Brash threw his first career complete game shutout against Rider on Saturday. Brash struck out nine, just two short of his career high, while walking just one and allowing only six hits.
Rookie of the Week
Michael Sansone, Fairfield
Fr., Cheshire, CT/Notre-Dame West Haven
Sansone earned his first collegiate win by tossing a complete game in Fairfield's 3-1 seven inning win against Iona. He struck out three and gave up five hits in the win.
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 38
th year of competition during the 2018-19 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.