Week 9 - April 20, 2026
NE10 Player of the Week
Joel Valera, Southern New Hampshire
Junior | Infielder | Boston, Mass.
Valera went 9-for-16 (.563) with three home runs, eight RBI and nine runs scored during a 4-1 week for SNHU. Seven of his nine hits went for extra bases and he also drew six walks to craft a slash line of .682/1.375/2.057. Valera was 6-for-8 with a walk, three doubles, a pair of home runs, six RBI and four runs scored in Friday's doubleheader split with Adelphi.
NE10 Pitcher of the Week
John Carver, Adelphi
Fifth Year | Pitcher | Lynbrook, N.Y.
Carver had another outstanding performance Friday against No. 22 SNHU. Going seven full innings, the Panther ace struck out 11 Penmen while allowing only five hits and two earned runs in Adelphi's 4-3 win. This marked the fifth outhing where Carver recorded 10+ strikeouts.
NE10 Rookie of the Week
Anthony Depetro, Pace
Freshman | Catcher | Staten Island, N.Y.
Depetro put together a strong week at the plate, hitting 10-for-17 (.588) with seven runs scored and nine RBI across five games. He recorded a hit in every contest and posted four multi-hit performances, highlighted by a 4-for-5 effort with three runs scored, three RBI, and two doubles in the second game against SCSU on Saturday. Depetro also added a 2-for-2 game with two runs scored and two RBI earlier in the day, while driving in three runs in the series opener on Friday.
Season Awards History
Player of the Week
Week 1: Dakota Britt, SNHU
Week 2: Christopher Manzo, Assumption
Week 3: Casey Cumiskey, SNHU
Week 4: Stan DeMartinis, Bentley
Week 5: Stan DeMartinis, Bentley (2)
Week 6: Michael Robinson, Adelphi
Week 7: Casey Cumiskey, SNHU (2)
Week 8: Shane McNamara, SNHU
Week 9: Joel Valera, SNHU
Pitcher of the Week
Week 1: Sam Belliveau, Bentley
Week 2: Parker Lendrum, SNHU
Week 3: Aidan Kempf, Pace
Week 4: Alvin Gomez, AIC
Week 5: John Carver, Adelphi
Week 6: Andrew Chenevert, Saint Anselm
Week 7: Jack Davis, SNHU
Week 8: Keegan Burke, Saint Michael's
Week 9: John Carver, Adelphi (2)
Rookie of the Week
Week 1: Matt Scalia, SCSU
Week 2: Leo Vitale, AIC
Week 3: Zak Whitney, SNHU
Week 4: Zak Whitney, SNHU (2)
Week 5: Michael Caron, Assumption
Week 6: Zach DeMilt, Adelphi
Week 7: Zach DeMilt, Adelphi (2)
Week 8: Zach DeMilt, Adelphi (3)
Week 9: Anthony Depetro, Pace
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