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May 4, 2009

For Immediate Release

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Northeast-10 Player of the Week
Derek Migrants, Assumption (Jr., OF, Ayer, Mass.) - In a 6-1 week, had a .429 average on the week with a team high 12 hits, including five extra base hits, three doubles, a triple and a home run. Had a team high 11 RBI and scored five runs. Touched base 20 times and had a slugging percentage of .714. Defensively, had 16 put outs in the outfield and had a fielding percentage of .941.

Northeast-10 Pitcher of the Week
Kyle Vazquez, Franklin Pierce (Jr., SP, Berlin, Conn.) - In his only appearance of the week, threw a 10-inning, three-hit shutout and recorded 15 strikeouts in a 1-0 win over UMass Lowell to clinch the Northeast-10 regular season title.

Northeast-10 Freshman of the Week
Chris Pinette, Merrimack (Fr., SP, Norwood, Mass.) - Went 2-0 in two starts with a 1.59 ERA in 17 innings. Threw a complete game in a 7-3 win over Stonehill and closed the season allowing one run over eight innings in a 6-3 win over Pace.

Weekly Honor Roll:

Mike Baillargeon, Assumption (Sr., 2B, Worcester, Mass.) - In a 6-1 week, had nine hits including his team high 10th home run of the season. Had 10 RBI on the week and scored six runs. Defensively, had 19 put outs and 16 assists for a fielding percentage of .972.

Ross Curley, Bentley (So., 3B, Lexington, Mass.) – In a 5-0 week, hit .409 (9-22) with a double, triple, three runs scored and four RBI. Had a .545 slugging percentage, reached base 46 percent of the time and handled 19 chances at third base without an error.

Rob Finneran, Bentley (So., SP, Garden City, N.Y.) - Improved to 7-1 on the season with a 12-strikeout complete game victory at Southern Connecticut. Scattered eight hits, escaped a bases-loaded jam in the second with a strikeout, and walked only one. Strikeout total was the most for a Bentley player in seven years.

Tom Cote, Franklin Pierce (Sr., SP, Swanzey, N.H.) - In two starts last week, threw 14 innings, notched a 2-0 record and posted a 1.29 ERA. Allowed five runs (only two earned) on 14 hits, walked three and struck out nine.

Mike Dowd, Franklin Pierce (Fr., C, East Bridgewater, Mass.) - Hit .450 (9-for-20) in a 5-0 week. Hit one double, drove in four runs, scored three times, drew a walk and was hit by two pitches. Posted a .500 slugging percentage and a .522 on-base percentage.

Tim Keene, UMass Lowell (Sr., 3B, Berlin, N.H.) - Batted a team-leading .429 (9-for-21) in five games. Had a hit in all five games including back-to-back three-hit games against Franklin Pierce.

Mike Andre, Merrimack (Sr., 3B, Medford, Mass.) - Batted .409 with nine hits in 22 at-bats and had two RBI. Had the game-winning, walk-off single in a 9-8 win over American International.

Tom Rombilus, New Haven (So., 3B, Monroe, Conn.) - Posted a .706 batting average (12-for-17), six runs scored and five RBI in four games this past week. Had at least two hits and a stolen base in every game. Went 7-for-9 with four runs scored, four RBI and two stolen bases in two games against Merrimack. Finished 3-for-4 with a triple, stolen base and two runs scored against Post. Also recorded three putouts and six assists in the field without an error.

Andre Liscinsky, Pace (Sr., SS, Trumbull, Conn.) - Batted .478 (11-for-23) and slugged .652 with eight RBI, five runs scored, four doubles and a stolen base in seven games. Against Adelphi, went 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored. In a win over Caldwell, went 2-for-4 with two RBI, a run scored and a stolen base. In a three-game series against Merrimack, went 7-for-13 with six RBI, three doubles and a run scored.

Brendon Malkowski, Saint Rose (Sr., SP, Guilderland, N.Y.) - Tossed in a four-hit shutout in a 2-0 victory versus Southern New Hampshire. Fanned 11 and did not allow an extra base hit. After surrendering a leadoff base hit, retired the next 19 batters in order en route the first complete game shutout of the year for the Golden Knights.

Ryan Geffert, Southern Connecticut (Fr., 1B, Plymouth, Pa.) - Had a .350 BA (7-for-20) with two doubles and three RBI during a 3-2 week. Went 4-for-5 with three RBI and two doubles at Bentley and hit safely in four of the team's five games.

Chris Zbin, Southern Connecticut (Fr., SP, Colchester, Conn.) - Threw eight innings, allowed just one run on three hits, struck out six and walked four in the 3-1 win over Southern New Hampshire. Pitched one scoreless inning in relief versus Bentley.

Jeremiah St. Louis, Saint Rose (Sr., SP, Tupper Lake, N.Y.) - Allowed only a run on seven hits and fanned a career-high 15 batters, while issuing just one walk, over the distance to lead Saint Rose to a 3-1 win at Assumption.

Weekly Notes:

BENTLEY: Bentley set a school record for wins in a season, with the current total of 28 bettering the previous standard of 26, set in 1997. On Saturday, junior CF Brett Damato (Commack, N.Y.) hit the program’s first grand slam in 310 games, dating back to 2002. Sophomore James Roche (Arlington, Mass.) became the first Bentley player to reach the 10-home run mark since before the NE-10 moved to wood bats in 2003. Junior 3B Charlie Pagliarulo (Medford, Mass.) set a school record he’d rather not have when he was hit by pitches three times in the first game of Saturday’s twinbill with American International.

SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE: With 100 strikeouts on the season, senior Ryan Quinn (Lebanon, Conn.) set a single-season school record. He graduates No. 2 in program history in career strikeouts with 168.