2008 NE-10 Baseball

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May 20, 2008

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Northeast-10 Player of the Week

Kevin Renaud, Franklin Pierce (Sr., OF, Southbridge, Mass.) - Earned Most Outstanding Player honors at the NCAA Division II Northeast Regional Championships for the second-straight year, leading Franklin Pierce to its third-straight regional title. Hit .522 (12-for-23) with seven runs scored, two doubles, five home runs and 15 RBI. Slugged 1.261 and posted a .538 on-base percentage for the week to go with a stolen base. Ten of his 15 RBI for the week came with two outs, hitting 6-for-9 with two away for the weekend. Homered in all five games.

Northeast-10 Pitcher of the Week

Mike Adams, Franklin Pierce (Jr., SP, Orchard Park, N.Y.) - Earned All-Tournament team honors at the NCAA Division II Northeast Regional. Helped lead the Ravens to their third-straight regional title as he collected two wins. Posted a 1.93 ERA over the two starts, striking out 15 in 14 combined innings of work. Earned the win with eight-plus strong innings in the deciding game 11 against Bryant with ten strikeouts. Picked up the win in the opener against C.W. Post, allowing just an earned run on three hits with five strikeouts.

Northeast-10 Freshman of the Week

Derek Ingui, Franklin Pierce (Fr., DH, Sterling, Mass.) - Helped lead the Ravens to their third-straight NCAA Division II Northeast Regional Championship as he hit .409 (9-for-22) with seven runs scored, a double, triple, two home runs and five RBI. Slugged .818 and posted a .458 on-base percentage for the weekend. Was 3-for-5 with a triple, RBI and two runs scored in opening win over C.W. Post. Batted 2-for-4 in win over Southern Connecticut. Was 3-for-5 with two homers, three runs scored and four RBI in win over Caldwell.

Weekly Honor Roll:

Nick Campbell, Bryant (So., OF, Raynham, Mass.) - Went 10-for-27 (.370) this past weekend with five RBI and 11 runs scored, with two doubles and a home run

Pat McKenna, Bryant (Jr., SS, Orange, Conn.) - Hit .423 (11-for-26) with eight RBI and six runs scored in the NCAA Northeast Regional. Hit a double and two home runs, including a three-run shot in the first game of Monday's championship doubleheader versus Franklin Pierce. Named to the All-Tournament Team.

Dave Muscatello, Bryant (Sr., 2B, Hopkinton, Mass.) - Hit .500 (11-for-22) with four RBI and four runs scored in six games the NCAA Northeast Regional. Hit three doubles and was named to the All-Tournament Team.

Pat O’Connor, Bryant (Jr., OF, Mattapoisett, Mass.) - Hit .368 (7-for-19) with nine RBI and 11 runs scored in the NCAA Regional Tournament. Hit a trio of home runs in the tournament, including a three-run shot that gave Bryant the lead for good in Game One of Monday's championship doubleheader versus Franklin Pierce. Named to the All-Tournament Team.

Jeff Vigurs, Bryant (So., C, South Windor, Conn.) - Hit .304 (7-for-23) with four RBI, a pair of runs scored and a double in NCAA Tournament action. Named to the All-Tournament Team.

Steve Carr, Franklin Pierce (Jr., 1B, Nahant, Mass.) - Earned All-Tournament team honors at the NCAA II Northeast Regional Championships, helping the Ravens claim their third-straight regional championship. Hit .450 (9-for-20) with four runs scored, two doubles, two home runs and six RBI for the weekend. Slugged .850 and posted a .476 on-base percentage.

Brian Maloney, Franklin Pierce (So., SP, Brockton, Mass.) - Earned All-Tournament team honors at the NCAA Division II Northeast Regional, helping the Ravens capture their third-straight regional championship. Allowed just an unearned run, while scattering five singles over eight innings with eight strikeouts and just three walks in Franklin Pierce's 7-3 victory over Southern Connecticut.

Kevin Rivers, Franklin Pierce (So., OF, Bristol, Conn.) - Earned All-Tournament team honors at the NCAA II Northeast Regional, helping lead the Ravens to their third-straight regional championship. Hit .478 (11-for-23) with seven runs scored, a double, four home runs and ten RBI over the five games. Slugged 1.043 and posted a .458 on-base percentage with a stolen base. Was 2-for-5 with a home run, two runs scored and two RBI in opening win over C.W. Post. Hit 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in win over Caldwell. Batted 3-for-6 with a home run, two runs scored and two RBI in first game against Bryant. Finished 3-for-4 with a double, home run, two runs scored and three RBI in deciding win over Bryant.

Scott Savastano, Franklin Pierce (Jr., SS, Plymouth, Mass.) - Earned All-Tournament team honors at the NCAA Division II Northeast Regional, helping lead the Ravens to their third-straight regional championship. Hit .450 (9-for-20) with ten runs scored, three doubles, two home runs and six RBI for the weekend. Slugged .900 and posted a .542 on-base percentage. Homered in last three games played, including a three-run shot in the sixth inning of game two of the championship round that broke a 1-1 deadlock.

Weekly Notes:

BRYANT: Bryant finished its 2008 season with a 43-21 overall record after falling to Franklin Pierce in the NCAA Regional finals. The Bulldogs' 43 wins set a new program wins record, previously held by the 2004 World Series team. Sophomore closer Eric Polvani set a new single-season saves record with his 13th save of the season in Bryant's 12-10 win in Game One Monday. Senior tri-captain Jason Alexander notched his 200th career hit during the tournament, also becoming the program's all-time leader in starts and game appearances. Senior ace Eric Loh also set a new career mark, eclipsing the previous career innings pitched record.

FRANKLIN PIERCE: Franklin Pierce captured its third-straight NCAA Division II Northeast Regional Championship over the weekend. The regional title is the fourth overall for the Ravens who have reached the Division II Baseball Championships in 2003, 2006, 2007 and now 2008. Franklin Pierce hit .486 (36-for-74) in the regional with two outs, totaling 37 two-out RBI over its five games. The Ravens smacked 19 home runs over their five games, including a program-record matching six each in wins over LIU-C.W. Post and Caldwell. Sophomore right fielder Kevin Rivers has belted eight of his nine home runs this season in the postseason with four each in the NE-10 and NCAA Tournaments. Junior Mike Adams set a program record with his 11th win of the season on Monday. He was named Daktronics Northeast Region Pitcher of the Year last week.