Player of the Week
Freddy Forgione, Maritime
Junior, Third Baseman; Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Sachem North
Forgione (above) smashed five home runs (including at least one in each game) and added two doubles in Maritime's doubleheader sweeps of Mount Saint Mary and Manhattanville ... He went a combined 9 for 17 with 13 RBI and nine runs scored in the four games on his way to Skyline Player of the Week honors ... He finished a triple short of the cycle in game two of a doubleheader with the Knights, as the Privateers rallied from 8-1 down in the seventh inning to win 9-8 ... Forgione crushed a three-run homer during Maritime's seven-run first in game one of the twin bill with Manhattanville ... After belting a pair of two-run homers in his first two at-bats, he ripped an RBI double for his 100
th career hit in the fourth inning of game two against the Valiants.
Pitcher of the Week
Jack Kelly, St. Joseph’s-Long Island
Sophomore; Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst
The right-handed pitcher improved to 4-0 on the season, allowing two runs with six strikeouts in a six-inning start against Purchase … Kelly (above) garners his first Skyline Pitcher of the Week after leading the Golden Eagles to the top of the standings in conference play.
Rookie of the Week
Liam Daly, Purchase
Freshman, First Baseman/Pitcher; Babylon, N.Y./Babylon
Daly (below) went 9 for 20 with three doubles, two triples, five RBI, six runs and a 6-of-7 showing in stolen bases in five games on the week … Daly has a hit in 23 of 25 games this season and leads the Skyline in batting average (.467), is third in hits (42), second in doubles (11), first in triples (6) and third in stolen bases (19-21) … This is his second Skyline Rookie of the Week nod this season.
Honor Roll
Mount Saint Vincent freshman outfielder
Danny DiNorcia went 11 for 11 (.500 avg.) across five games, belting three home runs with 12 RBI, nine runs scored, three walks and a stolen base … St. Joseph’s-Long Island shortstop
Ryan Decoursey was 6 for 11 with two walks and a hit by pitch for a .545 batting average in a 3-0 week for the first-place Golden Eagles … Manhattanville grad student designated hitter/first baseman
Tyler Mandel successfully recorded a hit in all five games, extending his hitting streak to 13 straight games, highlighted by a pair of home runs to bring his season total to four … Mount Saint Mary grad student outfielder
Jack Goodwin hit safely in all five games for the Knights and produced multiple hits in three contests, finishing the week 10 for 19 with three doubles, a triple and a home run … Farmingdale State senior outfielder
Bobby Pollock, the conference's leader in home runs (8, tied), slugging (1.068) and OPS (1.582) produced at a .538/.647/1.231 slash line (7 of 13, 2 BB, 2 HBP) with three doubles, two homers and six RBI across the Rams' four Skyline games on the weekend … U.S. Merchant Marine Academy junior utility
Tyler Reistetter batted .524 (11 for 21) with two doubles, three home runs and eight RBI in five games, posting four multi-hit games, including one four-hit effort, and two multi-RBI games … St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn senior third baseman
Chris Leary totaled four hits over the Bears’ 2-1 week, driving in three runs and scoring once in the team’s win over John Jay before adding another three-RBI game against USMMA to close the week … Old Westbury senior outfielder
Jamal Ritter hit .500 across four games, with eight hits, including a double, triple, and two home runs … Purchase freshman outfielder
Patrick Reyes went 7 for 17 with a triple, two home runs, four RBI, seven runs, two walks and a 4-for-4 effort in stolen bases over five games … Mount Saint Vincent junior pitcher
Andrew Geiger tossed six innings of one-run ball, allowing six hits and two walks with four strikeouts, picking up the win over Manhattanville … Manhattanville sophomore pitcher
Tj Fuerst lowered his season ERA below 2.00 with four innings in the start against Mount Saint Vincent, allowing one unearned run on three hits, while striking out four; his season ERA now sits at 1.76 … Mount Saint Vincent freshman shortstop
Johnny Brucato went 10 for 14 at the plate across five games with seven runs scored, seven RBI and five walks … U.S. Merchant Marine Academy freshman outfielder
Charles Cahalan batted .533 (8 for 15) with one home run and six RBI in five games; he slugged .733, posted a .588 OBP and scored four runs, while swiping two bags in two attempts.
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
April 11 - Jake Pierre, Mount Saint Vincent
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
April 11 - Andrew Geiger, Mount Saint Vincent
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
April 11 - Danny DiNorcia, Mount Saint Vincent