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Baseball Weekly Report - March 11

Player of the Week

Anselmo Joya, St. Joseph's-Long Island
Senior, Outfielder; Central Islip, N.Y./Central Islip

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Joya (above) hit .533, going 8 for 15 with two walks in five games as he posted an .833 on-base percentage and a .750 slugging percentage for the Golden Eagles ... He knocked in 12 RBI, scored five runs, and stole two bases ... In a twin bill against Yeshiva, the senior went 6 for 7 with four doubles, 12 RBI, and four runs scored ... He also went 1 for 2 with a double, a walk and two runs scored in a 5-3 win against Keene St. on his way to the PofW nod.  

Pitcher of the Week

Andrew Heiderstadt, Maritime                                                                                                     
Junior, Farmingdale, N.Y./Chaminade

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Heiderstadt (above) went 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA over 10 innings in two starts against John Jay and Union, respectively ... He tallied 11 strikeouts, the fourth-most for a single-game in program history, in the 17-5 victory over John Jay ... Nine of the first 10 outs he recorded were via strikeout, including fanning the side in both the second and third, part of a string of eight consecutive Ks ... He allowed two runs on three hits over five innings in the game and gave up just two hits and an unearned run in five innings against Union, as the Privateers beat them 4-1 to complete a doubleheader sweep. 

Rookie of the Week

David Granucci, Maritime                                                                                                  
Freshman; Medford, N.Y./Patchogue-Medford

Granucci (below) hit the first two home runs of his collegiate career against John Jay ... He crushed a two-run shot to right center in the second inning, then belted a grand slam to right in the fourth ... He finished with six RBI, one shy of the Maritime single-game record ... After scoring a run in the first game of a doubleheader with Union, he had three hits, an RBI and a run scored in the second game ... Granucci had a .750 batting average (6 for 8), crossing the plate five times and knocking in seven across the three contests.

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Honor Roll

Purchase junior infielder Liam Daly went 10 for 16 over five games with a two-run home run, a double, five RBI, six runs, three walks and 5 for 5 on stolen base attempts … U.S. Merchant Marine senior infielder Jack Millen hit a team-best .571 (4 for 7) with two singles, including a walkoff, two doubles, and four RBI against Monmouth; he also registered a .857 slugging percentage … Old Westbury sophomore pitcher Louis Pizzileo got the start in the Panthers' first game against Lehman, tossing six innings, where he allowed just five hits and one run; Pizzileo faced 27 batters, striking out 13 and in the process, eearned his first win of the 2025 campaign ... Manhattanville junior pitcher Ryan McCann improved to 2-0 on the year following a complete game in the team's win over Rhode Island College; he allowed two runs in seven innings, scattering six hits while striking out one to earn the twin bill split with the Anchormen.

Previous Weekly Winners 

Player of the Week

March 4 - Joe Thatcher, St. Joseph's-Long Island; Mike Petrucelly, Old Westbury

Pitcher of the Week

March 4 - Johnny Dougherty, Farmingdale State

Rookie of the Week  

March 4 - Braden Vazquez, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy