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Baseball Weekly Report - April 11

Player of the Week

Jake Pierre, Mount Saint Vincent    
Senior, Infielder; Holbrook, N.Y./Holbrook    
 
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Pierre (above) batted .636 (7 for 11) in three games, including two against Mount Saint Mary in conference play … He belted a pair of home runs, collected seven RBI and drew three walks across three Dolphins wins … This is his second Skyline Player of the Week award this spring.
 
Pitcher of the Week

Andrew Geiger, Mount Saint Vincent  
Junior; Naples, Fla./Seacrest Country Day 
 
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Geiger (above) hurled a complete-game shutout against Mount Saint Mary … The right-handed pitcher allowed three hits and struck out nine without allowing a walk over seven innings on his way to his second Skyline Pitcher of the Week award this season.
 
Rookie of the Week

Danny DiNorcia, Mount Saint Vincent
Freshman, Outfielder; Naples, Fla./Seacrest Country Day
 
DiNorcia (below) went 6 for 13 in three wins, including a perfect 4 for 4 against Lehman College … DiNorcia homered, doubled and collected four RBI to go along with three walks and two stolen bases over that span … This is his second Skyline Rookie of the Week award.
 
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Honor Roll 

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy senior outfielder Joey Zanetti batted .750 (6 for 8) with one double, four RBI and two runs scored in two games; he registered a pair of three-hit games and added a three-RBI contest … Purchase sophomore infielder Joe Salerno went 6 for 11, finishing with a two-run homer, a double, five RBI, five runs and two walks over three games for the Panthers … Mount Saint Mary junior catcher/designated hitter Adam Leone hit .625 for the Knights over two appearances, scoring three runs and driving in three more … St. Joseph’s-Long Island senior first baseman Nick Vicino finished the week hitting .455, going 5 for 11 with three walks over three games this week; he was flawless in the field with 27 putouts and two assists … Manhattanville grad student designated hitter/first baseman Tyler Mandel batted .571, successfully recording a hit in all five games he played with seven RBI and three runs scored to extend his hitting streak to eight straight games … Maritime junior infielder Rob Copozzi smashed the go-ahead three-run homer in the top of the seventh in the team’s 7-6 win over Old Westbury … St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn grad student pitcher/first baseman Louis Lombardi hit .500 with a double and home run against Manhattanville, driving in four runs in the process … Mount Saint Mary freshman outfielder Daniel Mack hit .667 for the Knights, going 4 for 6 with a triple, run and two RBI … Manhattanville freshman first baseman/third baseman Marco Clara batted .429 with six RBI and three extra-base hits … U.S. Merchant Marine Academy freshman infielder Ernest Darling hit .500 (3 for 6) with two runs scored in two games, hitting safely in both contests to extend his hitting streak to 13 games … Purchase freshman first baseman/pitcher Liam Daly went 7 for 13, finishing with two doubles, a triple, one RBI, six runs and three stolen bases … Manhattanville sophomore pitcher Tj Fuerst was the long-man out of the bullpen in the second game against St. Joseph's-Brooklyn, firing six innings of relief to pick up the win; he allowed no runs and did not issue a free pass in his outing, striking out eight … St. Joseph’s-Long Island junior pitcher Peter Manger limited William Paterson to two runs on three hits (.167) with a pair of strikeouts in a five-inning start … Old Westbury senior second baseman/outfielder Jacob Taormina hit for the cycle (4 for 5) with four RBI and two runs scored in a win against Maritime.

Previous weekly winners

Player of the Week

February 28 - Jack Millen, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
March 7 - Jake Pierre, Mount Saint Vincent    
March 14 - Chris McGuggart, Farmingdale State
March 21 - Chris Leary, St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn 
March 28 - Anthony Madigan, Maritime     
April 4 - Phil Krpata, St. Joseph’s-Long Island   
 
Pitcher of the Week

February 28 - Shane Sullivan, Maritime  
March 7 - Dante Morabito, St. Joseph’s-Long Island 
March 14 - Andrew Geiger, Mount Saint Vincent  
March 21 - Louis Lombardi, St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn    
March 28 - Tyler Reistetter, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy   
April 4 - Johnny Dougherty, Farmingdale State   
 
Rookie of the Week
 
February 28 - Ernest Darling, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
March 7 - Danny DiNorcia, Mount Saint Vincent
March 14 - Liam Daly, Purchase
March 21 - Brandon Stanley, Maritime
March 28 - Ernest Darling, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
April 4 - Ryan Wasserman, Farmingdale State