2003 CUNYAC / Burger King Baseball

March 31st, 2003
 

Player of The Week - MIGUEL JAQUEZ, John Jay So., 6'1, CF, Brooklyn, NY

The Telecommunications High School graduate is continuing to knock the cover off the ball. In 15 at-bats last week (four games), the sophomore outfielder went 11-15 with six runs scored and six RBI. He also had four doubles and three triples to push his average to .538 and his slugging percentage to an amazing 1.062.

Pitcher of The Week - NICK SECCHINI, Staten Island So., 6'5, P, Staten Island, NY

After winning the award last week, Secchini threw a 12-inning complete game shutout on Saturday in a 1-0 win over St. Joseph's. The 6'5" righty struck out a CSI record 18 batters, while yielding only nine hits. On the year, he's 2-1 with a 1.50 ERA and 34 strikeouts in 24 innings of work.

Rookie of The Week - MARK GONZALEZ, John Jay Fr., 6'0", P, Staten Island, NY

Undefeated on the season, he threw a complete game to propel the Bloodhounds to their only victory last week against Old Westbury on Saturday. A graduate of Monsignor Farrell High School, he gave up only three hits and four walks in seven innings to improve to 2-0 on the year in four appearances.

Last Week's Results

Kean 14, Staten Island 0
SUNY-Maritime 9, Baruch 8
Lehman 3, Mount St. Mary 2
St. Joseph's 12, Staten Island 0
Old Westbury 6, John Jay 5
Lehman 3, Mount St. Mary 2
Mount St. Mary 11, Lehman 3
Staten Island 6, St. Joseph's 1
Staten Island 1, St. Joseph's 0
Vassar 12, John Jay 3
John Jay 5, Old Westbury 4
Old Westbury 7, John Jay 6

* denotes CUNYAC games

This Week's Schedule

Monday, March 31st
Stevens Tech @ Lehman 4:00 pm

Tuesday, April 1st
Lehman @ USMMA-Kings Point 3:30 pm
Rutgers-Newark @ Staten Island 7:00 pm

Wednesday, April 2nd
John Jay @ St. Joseph's 3:30 pm
Lehman @ Ramapo 3:30 pm
Staten Island @ Baruch * 7:00 pm

Thursday, April 3rd
John Jay @ Nyack (DH) 5:00 pm

Saturday, April 5th
Baruch @ Staten Island (DH) * 12 noon
St. Joseph's @ John Jay (DH) 12 noon
USMMA-Kings Point @ Lehman (DH) 12 noon

Sunday, April 6th
Baruch @ Lehman (DH) * 12 noon
John Jay @ Mount St. Mary (DH) 12 noon
Staten Isalnd @ Stevens Tech (DH) 12 noon

* denotes CUNYAC games

NCBWA NAMES DIVISION III PLAYERS OF THE WEEK;
COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND'S NICK SECCHINI EARNS PITCHING HONORS

CHICAGO, IL - The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) has released its Division III National Hitter and Pitcher of the Week awards for the period ending March 30th, today. William Paterson senior OF Ron Hayward was named the National Hitter of the Week, while College of Staten Island sophomore Nick Secchini won the Pitcher of the Week honors. A panel of Division III NCBWA members reviews candidates from each Division III Conference each week and names winners each Tuesday throughout the season.

Secchini picked up his second conference Pitcher of the Week honor in as many weeks, as he held St. Joseph's College scoreless for 12 innings on Saturday, allowing the Dolphins to finally pull out a 1-0 extra-inning Victory. The more-than complete-game victory included a Staten Island single-game record 18 strikeouts without a single walk and nine hits. He is 2-1 on the season with a 1.50 ERA (24 innings of work).

For more information contact John Arenberg of Emory University
(404-727-6553, jarenbe@emory.edu).

PREVIOUS WINNERS:

Hitter of the Week - Mar. 11 - Brad Franklin, Guilford; Mar. 18 - Elliot Strader, Hardin-Simmons; Mar. 25 - Vince Mancusco, Wisconsin-Oshkosh.

Pitcher of the Week - Mar. 11 - Dustin Jones, Bridgewater; Mar. 18 - Dennis Reilly, Lebanon Valley; Mar. 25 - A.J. Hutton, Worcester State.