MCLA'S PESENTE NAMED ECAC DIVISION III BASEBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK

CENTERVILLE, MA, April 17, 2007 - MCLA baseball junior pitcher Jim Pesente (Whitman, MA) was named the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III New England Pitcher of the Week on Tuesday, April 17.

Pesente fired a complete-game, no-hitter in MCLA's shutout victory over Southern Vermont on Wednesday. He struck out 10, issued just one walk and faced just 22 batters en route to his second win of the season.

He then came on and pitched two innings of relief to earn the save in the Trailblazers' 8-5 conference win over Mass. Maritime Academy.