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GNAC Baseball Report: Week 2

SJC senior outfielder Jared Gagne was 15-for-28 (.536) with 13 runs, a triple, five RBI and 10 stolen bases last week as the Monks are off to a scorching 9-0 start.

GNAC Baseball Report: Week 2
March 11, 2019

( FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 4-10 )

PLAYER OF THE WEEK 

Jared Gagne, Saint Joseph's (Maine) (Sr, Outfield - Dover, N.H.)

Gagne had an outstanding spring trip as the Monks went 7-0, hitting .536 (15-28) with 13 runs, a triple, five RBI and 10 stolen bases (one caught stealing). The senior outfielder stole four bases in a win over RPI on Monday, was 4-for-4 with four runs and a steal versus Wartburg on Thursday, and went 4-for-5 with a run, a triple, three RBI, and a stolen base in a victory over Illinois-Wesleyan on Sunday. Defensively, Gagne fielded 11 chances without an error while spending time at all three outfield spots. He has been a driving force behind the Monks' 9-0 start to the season.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Jonathan Marchia, Saint Joseph's (Maine) (So, RHP - Chicopee, Mass.)

Marchia continued to dominate at the onset of his sophomore season, as the sophomore reliever struck out nine batters (14.29 K/9) while allowing just one hit and one walk in 5.2 scoreless innings spanning four appearances for the 9-0 Monks last week. He picked up the winning decision in triumphs over DeSales (6-5) and Illinois-Wesleyan (9-7) while tossing multiple late-and-close innings in both victories. 

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Steven Rossi, Suffolk (Fr., RHP - Corning, N.Y.)

The rookie struck out eight over six scoreless innings in Saturday's 6-0 win over Wentworth, surrendering just two hits and four walks to pick up his first collegiate win for the Rams. 

WEEK 2 HONOR ROLL
 Nick Genatossio, Anna Maria (So, INF/RHP - Sutton, Mass.) - Genatossio was 6-for-15 with a double, a triple, four runs and five RBI while slashing .400.500.600 in a 3-2 week. His best game came against Penn State Altoona, when he was 2-for-3 with a triple, three RBI and three runs. 

Fred Kazalski, Rivier (So, OF - Dracut, Mass.) - Kazalski had a stellar week for the Raiders as he hit at a .400 clip (8-for-20) with six RBI and finishing the week on a five-game hitting streak. Kazalski went 3-for-4 with a run scored and RBI in the team's 7-0 win over Baruch.

Will Hopkins, Suffolk (So., OF - Old Rochester, Mass.) - Hopkins slashed .474/.450/.632 in 3-2 week, going 9-for-19 with a double, triple, seven runs scored, three RBI and three stolen bases. He had a 4-for-4 game with three steals and three runs in a 6-0 Game 2 win over Wentworth on Saturday. 

Kevin Sinatra, Suffolk (Sr., P - East Boston, Mass.) - Sinatra allowed no runs on three hits and one walk with one strikeout in a seven-inning complete game shutout against Wentworth on Saturday. 

SLASH = AVG/OBP/SLG 

GNAC BASEBALL WEEKLY ARCHIVE (2019)

WEEK PLAYER PITCHER ROOKIE
1 Colby Greenhalgh, JWU Josh Mousseau, JWU  Matt Motyka, LAS
2  Jared Gagne, SJC Jonathan Marchia, SJC  Steven Rossi, SUF 

The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an NCAA Division III association made up of 13 member institutions and over 3,000 student-athletes across the New England region. Founded in 1995, the GNAC annually sponsors and administers 20 championships, while balancing academic integrity, athletic opportunity and community involvement in an effort to enhance the student-athlete experience. 

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