Great Northeast Athletic Conference Baseball Report - Week 5

Player of the Week
John Sullivan (Southbury, Conn.), Junior, Catcher, Anna Maria College
Sullivan had a monster week for the AMCATS. He batted .600 (12-for-20) with 6 doubles, 2 triples, 5 runs scored and 10 RBI's. He had 5 multi-hit games, a slugging percentage of 1.100 and a .600 on base percentage. He helped backbone a starting rotation that produce a 3.19 ERA over seven games and led the AMCATS to a 6-1 week including an outstanding 5-1 GNAC record. In a sweep vs. Rivier University, Sullivan was 5-for-6 with 3 RBI and two doubles. In the 5-1 win over #21 Saint Joseph's College (ME) the junior went 2-for-3 with 2 RBI. In a 12-11 slugfest vs. Albertus Magnus, the catcher delivered 4 RBI's with a triple and two doubles.

Pitcher of the Week
Tyler Laverriere (Biddeford, Maine), Senior, RHP, Saint Joseph's College (Maine)
Laverriere tossed a complete-game three hitter with four strikeouts and zero walks in a 3-0 victory over Anna Maria College on Saturday afternoon. The senior right-hander also lowered his season ERA to a minuscule 0.32 mark with the impressive effort.

Rookie of the Week
Bill Whaley (Northfield, Vt.), Freshman, Pitcher/First Baseman, Norwich University
Whaley led the Cadets to their first conference win of 2013, throwing a complete game one-hitter against Emerson. He allowed 0 earned runs in the contest while picking up eight strikeouts. He also registered a .409 OBP for the week and slugged a whopping .529. He racked up three extra-base hits, including two doubles and a homerun. He drove in four runs, scored five times and added three stolen bases. He also had a 1.000 fielding percentage in the week as the Cadets played six games.

Weekly Honor Roll
Brett Uberti (Newton, Mass.), Junior, First Baseman, Lasell College
Brandon Normandin (Oxford, Mass.), Sophomore, Pitcher, Anna Maria College