Guevara and Miller Named Pepsi Zero MAAC Student-Athletes of the Week
Guevara and Miller Named Pepsi Zero MAAC Student-Athletes of the Week
Alina Guevara
Softball
Saint Peter’s University
Rising senior, Alina Guevara closed out the 2019 season as one of the top players for the Saint Peter’s softball team. Guevara completed her junior campaign as the Peacocks' leader in RBIs, doubles, walks, and sacrifice flies after appearing in all 56 games. She ranked tied for first in the MAAC in sacrifice flies and ranked amongst the Peacock-leaders in batting average, on base percentage, runs scored, hits, and total bases. Guevara's play this season led to her being honored as the Female Junior Student-Athlete of the Year at the 2019 SP's.
Tommy Miller
Baseball
Siena College
One of the most storied pitchers in program history, Miller re-wrote multiple parts of the Siena baseball record book in 2019. The Castleton, New York native set the program marks in both strikeouts and innings pitched back in March, while becoming the all-time wins leader in the Saints' doubleheader split with Quinnipiac on April 19. He finished his senior campaign eighth in the MAAC in strikeouts (80) and third in innings pitched (91.1). Miller became just the second player in program history and the 21st Saint overall to be named as a semifinalist for the prestigious Senior CLASS Award this spring.
A 2018 First Team All-MAAC and Second Team All-ECAC honoree, Miller has a 3.34 cumulative GPA, just graduating from Siena with a degree in accounting. He is a three-time MAAC Academic Honor Roll and three-time MAAC All-Academic Team selection and is a member of Siena's Student Athlete Mentor's (SAM) chapter.
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.