Baseball

Marist’s Rodriguez and Rivera, and Sacred Heart’s Parker Secure MAAC Baseball Weekly Awards

Player of the Week
Lewis Rodriguez, Marist
So., Garnerville, NY, Rabun Gap Nacoochee
 
Lewis Rodriguez had a breakout weekend in the Red Foxes series win against Fairfield. Rodriguez slashed a .600 batting average in the series win including two doubles and a home run. Rodriguez also tallied six RBIs in the series win.
 
Pitcher of the Week
Ryan Parker, Sacred Heart
Jr., Woodbury, MN, East Ridge
 
Parker tossed seven scoreless innings in the 3-0 shut out against Iona in game three of the series. The junior allowed just four hits and two walks while striking out three batters holding the Gaels offense to a .167 batting average.
 
Rookie of the Week
Noel Rivera, Marist
Fr., Brooklyn, NY, Suffield Academy
 
Noel Rivera continued his dominant rookie season in the Red Foxes series win against Fairfield. Rivera slashed a .411 batting average including two doubles and a home run in the series win.

The 2025 MAAC Baseball Championship is an eight-team, single and double elimination championship, that will take place at Clover Stadium in Pomona, NY on May 20-24. Games 1 and 2 will be single elimination, games 3-12 will be double elimination and all rounds will reseed. This will be the fourth straight season that the championship is hosted at Clover Stadium. For all information regarding the 2025 MAAC Baseball Championship, please visit maacsports.com/baseball.
 
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 13 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 44th year of competition during the 2024-25 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist University, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
 
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