MASCAC Baseball Weekly Awards 4/22
Brett Velzis of Mass. Maritime along with Ben Smith and Christopher Mondesir of Worcester State earn the MASCAC Baseball Player, Pitcher and Rookie of the Week accolades.
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Player of the Week |
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Velzis batted .632 (12-19) with four home runs, two doubles, 13 RBI, eight runs scored, five walks, a 1.421 slugging percentage and a .708 on-base percentage in a 5-1 week for the Bucs. Went 4-for-6 with two home runs, including a grand slam, eight RBI and four runs scored in the doubleheader sweep of MCLA. In the Bucs Saturday conference doubleheader sweep of Salem State (5-2, 8-7), he hit a home run in each game driving in five total runs, two walks and had a double. Went 2-for-4 with a run scored in the 5-4 win over Bridgewater State. Batted .500 or better in every contest this week. |
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Pitcher of the Week |
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Smith tied the school single game strikeout record with 15, allowing one earned run and no walks to earn the win in the Lancers’ 20-1 win over Bridgewater State. |
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Rookie of the Week |
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Mondesir batted .611 (11-18) with a triple, five home runs, 15 RBI, 11 runs scored and a 1.556 slugging percentage in a 2-3 week for the Lancers. Set the school record for RBI in a game with 11 and home runs in a single game with four, including two grand slams in the win over Bridgewater State. Went 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBI in the 11-5 win over Fitchburg State.
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