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2008 NE-10 Baseball


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May 12, 2008

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Northeast-10 Player of the Week

Kevin Rivers, Franklin Pierce (So., OF, Bristol, Conn.) - Led Franklin Pierce to its second-straight Northeast-10 Tournament title, hitting .467 (7-for-15) with five runs scored, a double, four home runs and ten RBI. Hit 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI in the opening round win over Bentley. Was 2-for-3 with a pair of solo homers in Friday's win over Southern Connecticut. Finished 3-for-5 with a double, homer, two runs and four RBI in the win over Bryant.

Northeast-10 Pitcher of the Week

Tyler Bishop, Franklin Pierce (Sr., RP, Milford, N.H.) - Named MVP of the 2008 Northeast-10 Championship. Picked up saves in two of the four wins en route to the title, striking out four in a combined 3.2 innings of work over the two appearances. Posted a two-inning save to preserve Friday's 5-2 victory over Southern Connecticut. Struck out two in 1.2 innings to seal Saturday's 10-9 win over top-seeded Bryant.

Northeast-10 Freshman of the Week

Derek Ingui, Franklin Pierce (Fr., DH, Sterling, Mass.) - Hit .438 (7-for-16) with four runs scored, a home run and two RBI in the NE-10 Championship. Slugged .625 and was successful on both stolen base attempts for the week. Was 2-for-5 with a stolen base and run scored in the first round win over Bentley. Hit 2-for-4 with two runs scored in the win over Bryant. Batted 3-for-5 with a stolen base, home run and two RBI in the championship victory over Southern Connecticut.

Weekly Honor Roll:

Pat McKenna, Bryant (Jr., SS, Orange, Conn.) - Hit .600 (6-for-10) in three NE-10 Tournament games, including a two-run home run in a win over Pace. Recorded four RBI and three runs scored while slugging .900 with a .667 on-base percentage.

Dylan Stone, Bryant (So., 1B, Portsmouth, R.I.) - Hit .545 (6-for-11) with two runs scored in three games at the NE-10 Tournament. Slugged .545 as well with an on-base percentage of .583.

Mike Adams, Franklin Pierce (Jr., SP, Orchard Park, N.Y.) - Posted a win and a save in the Northeast-10 Tournament Championship. Allowed just an earned run on two hits with 14 strikeouts over 8.2 innings in his two appearances for a 1.04 ERA for the week. Earned the win in seven innings of work in the first round win over Bentley. Allowed just an earned run on just one hit with 12 strikeouts over seven innings of work. Closed out Sunday's NE-10 Championship game with 1.2 scoreless innings of work, escaping a bases-loaded, one out jam in the eighth, striking out two.

Brian Maloney, Franklin Pierce (So., SP, Brockton, Mass.) - Allowed just an earned run on five hits with nine strikeouts to earn the win in Friday's NE-10 Tournament victory over Southern Connecticut.

Scott Savastano, Franklin Pierce (Jr., SS, Plymouth, Mass.) - Hit .500 (7-for-14) with five runs scored, two stolen bases, a double and RBI in the Ravens four wins en route to the NE-10 title. Slugged .571 and posted a .632 on-base percentage for the week. Was 2-for-3 with a double, RBI and two runs scored in the first round win over Bentley. Hit 2-for-4 with a run scored in the win over Bryant. Batted 2-for-3 with a stolen base and run scored in Sunday's championship game win over Southern Connecticut.

Taylor von Kriegenbergh, UMass Lowell (So., 1B, Stoneham, Mass.) - Led the River Hawks offensively going 5-for-10 with two runs batted in and a run scored. Went 2-for-3 with two RBI in the 3-1 win over Stonehill to clinch a playoff spot. Went 2-for-4 against Pace in the NE-10 first round playoff game.

Jeffrey Maloney, UMass Lowell (Jr., SP, Haverhill, Mass.) - Earned the win in the 3-1 victory over Stonehill to clinch a playoff spot. Allowed just one run on five hits and struck out six over 7.2 innings.

Dustin Corbett, Pace (Sr., SP, Vestal, N.Y.) - Tossed a shutout over 6.2 innings, allowing seven hits and struck out seven in the NE-10 Tournament first round win over UMass Lowell.

Mackenzie King, Pace (So., RP , Blairstown, N.J.) - Appeared in all three NE-10 Tournament games, posting a 1.59 ERA in 5.2 innings, allowing six hits and struck out six. Tossed 2.1 innings while allowing one hit and struck out three in the NE-10 first round win over UMass Lowell. Retired the only batter he faced in the semifinal opener against Bryant. Pitched three innings, allowing one earned run and struck three in the elimination game against Southern Connecticut.

Andre Liscinsky, Pace (Jr., SS, Trumbull, Conn.) - Batted .500 (6-for-12) and slugged .667 with three runs scored, three RBI, a triple and a stolen base. Went 3-for-5 with a two-run triple and scored two runs in the NE-10 Tournament opening win over UMass Lowell. Went 3-for-4 with an RBI in the semifinal opener against Bryant.

Andrew Babb, Southern Connecticut (Fr., OF, Hopkinton, Mass.) - Hit .333 (7-for-21) with three RBI and two runs in five games last week. Batted .313 (5-for-16) with two RBI and a run in four games at the Northeast-10 Championships.

Nick Carlucci, Southern Connecticut (Sr., SP, Franklin, Mass.) - Threw eight shutout innings, gave up five hits, walked two and struck out six to pick up the win against Bryant at the Northeast-10 Championships.

Paul Izzo, Southern Connecticut (Sr., OF, Cohoes, N.Y.) - Hit .389 (7-for-18) with one double, one homerun, six RBI and four runs scored in a 3-2 week. Hit .357 (5-for-14) with a homerun, four RBI and three runs over four games at the Northeast-10 Championships.

Toby Nylin, Southern Connecticut (Sr., SP, Pleasant Valley, Conn.) - Tossed a complete-game four-hitter, gave up one run, walked one and struck out 11 in the win over Pace at the Northeast-10 Championships.

Weekly Notes:

BENTLEY: Freshman James Roche (Arlington, Mass.) became the first Bentley player in 11 years to lead the team in the three triple crown categories (AVG, HR, RBI), with a minimum of three HR. His .521 slugging percentage was the best by a Falcon since the conference shifted to wood in 2003. Junior Jarrod Marchesi (Peabody, Mass.) set Bentley single season records for wins (8) and innings pitched (98.1).

PACE: In the NE-10 Tournament opening round win over UMass Lowell, senior pitcher Dustin Corbett became the Setters all-time leader in strikeouts with 199 and innings pitched with 240. Corbett passed David Qualben's (2004-06) 196 career strikeout mark and moved passed Matt Reilly's (2003-06) 238 2/3 innings pitched record.