Posted: Mar 04, 2024

Week 3 - March 4, 2024

NE10 Player of the Week

Josh Frometa, American International
Junior | Infielder | Chicopee, Mass.

Frometa helped carry AIC to a 3-1 week against Bridgeport, slashing .500/.700/.917. He was 6-for-12 at the plate and drove in at least one run in every game, reaching base at least half the time in all four games as well. His three-run home run in the third game of the series provided the deciding margin for the contest. He had one home run, six RBI and seven runs scored during the week.

NE10 Pitcher of the Week

Chase Tucker, Saint Rose
Junior | Pitcher | St. John's, Newfoundland

Tucker struck out a career-high 10 batters while surrendering just one hit across 7.0 innings to earn the win against Chestnut Hill on Friday.

NE10 Rookie of the Week

Hunter Smith, Bentley
Sophomore (Rookie Eligible) | Outfielder | Ladera Ranch, Calif.

In a 3-1 week for Bentley, Smith hit .462 (6-for-13) at the plate with a pair of RBI and five runs scored. He stole an incredible four bags in the first game of the series with Saint Michael's, pushing his season total to seven steals (second in NE10). Smith went 4-for-6 in the first game of the weekend, marking his first-career four-hit game. He followed that with a 2-for-3 performance in the second game.

NE10 Weekly Honor Roll

Jose Matos, Adelphi (Gr., C - Coram, N.Y.)
Produced the second-highest batting average on the team in the weekend series against Molloy, sporting a .429 average with a team-high-tying three RBIs. He lifted the game-winning walk-off sacrifice fly that knocked off the No. 13 ranked Lions in the opening game of the series. He also threw out 3-of-7 base stealers in the final game of the series behind the dish.

Dawson Montesa, Adelphi (Fr., P - Glendale, N.Y.)
In his first-ever home start, Montesa took the ball against No. 13 Molloy and fired five incredible innings over a 7-inning contest with eight strikeouts. He limited the Lions to just one run, two hits and a .125 batting average against, while posting a 1.80 earned-run average.

Vaughn O'Leary, American Int'l (So., LHP - Essex, Mass.)
O'Leary twirled a gem for the Yellow Jackets, going a complete-game seven innings in a 5-1 win against Bridgeport. He allowed just two hits and two walks while fanning five for a 0.57 WHIP.

Steve Rizzuto, Bentley (Gr., IF - Belmont, Mass.)
Rizzuto drove in five runs during the weekend series win over St. Michael's. He is tied for the NE10 lead in RBI with 12 this season. Rizzuto finished the weekend with a .500 OBP and he had two multi-hit games, finishing with a .357 average (5-of-14) for the week.

Kyle Roche, Franklin Pierce (Sr., RHP - Braintree, Mass.)
Over the weekend, Roche took the mound for the second time in 2024. Playing six innings, he wracked up an impressive 10 strikeouts in the team's 5-2 victory over Queens - allowing just two earned runs on three hits.

Sam Cavossa, Saint Michael's (So., C/OF - East Falmouth, Mass.)
Cavossa had a hit in all four games of a weekend series with Bentley, finishing with a .429 batting average, .571 slugging percentage and a .529 on-base percentage. Cavossa added four runs, two doubles, four RBI, three walks and a stolen base.

Nathan Toms, Saint Rose (Sr., 1B - Albany, N.Y.)
Toms went 3-for-7 in a pair of games against Chestnut Hill this weekend in Wilson, NC. Toms launched a solo home run and recorded a double as part of a three-RBI performance in the first game of the series on Friday. He reached base twice with a hit and a walk in the finale on Saturday.

Kyle Lavigne, Southern New Hampshire (So., C - Bedford, N.H.)
Lavigne went 4-for-9 (.444) with a double and five RBI, as he slashed .400/.556/.956 in SNHU's doubleheader sweep of Jefferson on Sunday. Lavigne went 1-for-5 with a double and three RBI in a 7-6 game-one victory and then was 3-for-4 with a pair of runs knocked in in an 11-8 win in game two.

NE10 Weekly Winners

2023-24 NE10 Baseball Standings

Northeast Division

	Conference			Overall
-	GP	W-L	PCT	GP	W-L	PCT
So. New Hampshire	27	20-7	0.741	48	31-17	0.646
Franklin Pierce	27	18-9	0.667	46	28-18	0.609
Bentley	27	15-12	0.556	48	29-19	0.604
Assumption	27	11-16	0.407	49	19-30	0.388
Saint Anselm	27	9-18	0.333	43	15-28	0.349
Saint Michael's	27	8-19	0.296	41	11-30	0.268

Southwest Division

	Conference			Overall
-	GP	W-L	PCT	GP	W-L	PCT
Pace	27	17-10	0.630	47	28-19	0.596
New Haven	27	16-11	0.593	52	29-23	0.558
Adelphi	27	15-12	0.556	46	23-23	0.500
Saint Rose	27	13-14	0.481	44	20-24	0.455
So. Connecticut	27	12-15	0.444	47	25-22	0.532
American Int'l	27	8-19	0.296	43	14-29	0.326

Individual Leaders

Hitting

Batting Average	#
L Gendron Saint Rose	.390
I Battipaglia Franklin Pierce	.385
C Bright Bentley	.374
J Pellegrino Adelphi	.373
J Haker American Int'l	.358
Complete leaders

Runs Batted In	#
N Wachter So. New Hampshire	57
S Rizzuto Bentley	56
J Burgos So. New Hampshire	56
K Lugo Franklin Pierce	51
J Pellegrino Adelphi	47
Complete leaders

Home Runs	#
J Burgos So. New Hampshire	16
M McIntire New Haven	13
N DeAndrade Franklin Pierce	13
K Lugo Franklin Pierce	9
S Rizzuto Bentley	9
Complete leaders

Stolen Bases	#
H Vargas Segura So. New Hampshire	42
M Talavera So. Connecticut	30
K Lugo Franklin Pierce	20
S Cucinotta American Int'l	20
I Battipaglia Franklin Pierce	19
Complete leaders