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Farmingdale State righty Matthew Constantine

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Baseball Weekly Report - April 8

Farmingdale State righty Matthew Constantine
Player of the Week

Matt Mundorf, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Junior, Shortstop; San Luis Obispo, Calif./San Luis Obispo

Hit .550 (11-for-20) on the week, reaching base at a .625 clip and slugging .800 (3 2B, 3B), scoring seven times while driving in eight...had a 5-for-5 display in opener against Mount Saint Vincent with four RBi and a triple...went 4-for-6 at the dish in opener Saturday against Purchase with two doubles, two runs and as many RBI.

Pitcher of the Week

Matthew Constantine, Farmingdale State
Senior; W. Babylon, N.Y./W. Babylon


Went 3-0 over 16 innings of work (two starts) in Skyline action, scattering eight hits, two walks and two earned runs while fanning 16...picked up a 4.1 inning relief victory in the opener Monday at St. Joseph's-Long Island (2 H, ER, BB, 3K) before starting the nightcap in a triumph (5 IP, 2 H, BB, 5K)...rounded out the week Sunday against St. Joseph's-Brooklyn, going 6.2 innings of one-run, four-hit ball while striking out eight.

Rookie of the Week

Garrett Aichele, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Freshman, Outfield/Pitcher; Bainbridge Island, Wash./Bainbridge


Second honor of the season (March 11)...brought no-hitter two outs into the eighth inning in non-conference, mid-week action at Bard...batted .524 (11-for-21) on the week with seven runs scored, hitting safely in all five contests...went 4-for-6 in opener Sunday against Mount Saint Vincent with three runs scored and a double.

Honor Roll

St. Joseph's-Long Island's Tim Woodford struck out 16 in a one-run, five-hit complete game against Yeshiva...Mount Saint Vincent righty Peter Sanderson scattered five hits and struck out nine over eight innings pitched for the Dolphins, including a seven-inning complete-game blanking Saturday against St. Joseph's-Brooklyn...Sanderson's teammate, Anthony Nocero (.458, 6 R, 2 XBH), hit safely in all five contests...Old Westbury righty Adam Heidenfelder picked up two complete-game, one-run-allowed victories on the bump for the Panthers, while USMMA senior righty Andrew Spinnenweber picked up his school-record 14th complete game of his career in a seven-inning blanking with nine strikeouts against Purchase...Mount Saint Mary sophomore Michael DiGiovanni (6-for-13; 3.2 scoreless relief innings) and St. Joseph's-Long Island senior Anthony Raucci (10-for-24) each hit .458-plus on the week...Old Westbury sophomore Mike Manetta (.724) and Farmingdale State junior Vincent Rice (.682) each posted solid slugging numbers with four-plus extra-base hits apiece.

Previous Weekly Winners

Player of the Week

March 11 - Dylan Flynn, Purchase
March 18 - Jesse Nakashian, St. Joseph's-Long Island
March 26 - Dylan Flynn, Purchase
April 1 - Vincent Rice, Farmingdale State

Pitcher of the Week

March 11 - Niko Concha, Maritime
March 18 - John Fitzgerald, Purchase
March 26 - Andrew Spinnenweber, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
April 1 - Niko Concha, Maritime

Rookie of the Week

March 11 - Garrett Aichele, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
March 18 - Ryan Ragone, Maritime
March 26 - Niko Concha, Maritime
April 1 - Patrick Quinn, Old Westbury