Patriot League Baseball Players of the Week Announced (3.5.18)
 
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – Army West Point picked up two of the three Patriot League Baseball Weekly awards after an undefeated week, as sophomore centerfielder Jacob Hurtubise was named Player of the Week and freshman infielder Anthony Giachin was named Rookie of the Week, when weekly honors were announced by the League office on Monday.
 
Lehigh sophomore right-handed pitcher was selected Pitcher of the Week for the first time this season.
 
Mountain Hawks’ senior second baseman earned a spot on the weekly honorable mention list, joined by Navy junior RHP Noah Song and Bucknell sophomore second baseman Evan Madigan.
 
PATRIOT LEAGUE LEADERS AMONG NCAA LEADERS
*Navy sophomore outfielder is fifth in NCAA DI with seven doubles and 19th with 0.64 doubles per game.
*Bucknell sophomore outfielder JohnPaul Bell is 24th in the nation with four home runs and 25th in home runs per game (0.44).
*Holy Cross senior infielder Thomas Russo is 67th in the nation batting .435, while 25th in NCAA DI with a .567 on-base percentage.
*Army West Point sophomore centerfielder Jacob Hurtubise is sixth in the nation with eight stolen bases.
*Navy junior RHP Noah Song is 11th in NCAA DI with 30 strikeouts
 
UPCOMING GAMES
The six Patriot League baseball programs are scheduled to play 25 games between Monday, March 5 and Sunday, March 11. For more information visit the Patriot League baseball composite schedule by CLICKING HERE. 
 
PATRIOT LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jacob Hurtubise, Army West Point, CF, So., Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville Community
Hurtubise batted .600 (6-for-10), while slugging .900 and reaching base at a .733 clip during Army West Point’s 3-0 week. The sophomore centerfielder scored eight runs, drove in two and was 3-for-3 on stolen base attempts. He went 3-for-4 with four runs, an RBI and a double in Friday’s 11-7 win over Bryant. Hurtubise went 2-for-3 with two runs and two walks with three stolen bases in Saturday’s 9-5 win over Niagara. He finished his weekend going 1-for-3 with two runs scored in Sunday’s 11-1 win over Boston College.
 
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Levi Stoudt, Lehigh, RHP, So., Pennsburg, Pa./Perkiomen School
Stoudt tossed 6.1 innings, scattering five hits and one unearned run, while striking out three to defeat defending Atlantic 10 and NCAA Regional Champion Davidson, 4-1, on Friday. The sophomore right-hander held a Wildcats’ lineup that had been averaging 12 hits per game to five.
 
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Anthony Giachin, Army West Point, Inf., Fr., Livingston, N.J./Newark Academy
Giachin batted .538 (7-for-13) with two multi-hit games and three RBIs to help the Black Knights go 3-0 last week. The freshman infielder went 4-for-5 in a win vs. Bryant on Friday. Giachin drove in one run and walked once, while going 1-for-4 in Saturday’s win over Niagara, before going 2-for-4 with two RBIs in a win over Boston College on Sunday.
 
HONORABLE MENTION
Chris Kersey, Lehigh, 2B, Sr., North Wales, Pa./North Penn
Kersey batted .545 (6-for-11), while slugging .636 and reaching base at a .615 clip to help Lehigh take 2-of-3 games from Atlantic 10 and NCAA Regional champion Davidson. The senior second baseman went 1-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI in the Mountain Hawks 4-1 win on Friday. He went 3-for-5 with two runs and an RBI in Saturday’s loss, before going 2-for-3 with a run scored in a 7-1 win on Sunday.
 
Noah Song, Navy, RHP, Jr., Claremont, Calif./Claremont
Song tossed a 7.0-inning, complete-game shutout, allowing just three hits and walking two, while striking out five in a 4-0 victory over NJIT.
 
Evan Madigan, Bucknell, 2B, So., Point Pleasant, N.J./Red Bank Catholic
Madigan batted .500 (6-for-12), while scoring twice and driving in four runs during a 2-1 weekend at North Carolina A&T. Madigan went 4-for-4 with a go-ahead two-run double in the ninth inning in a comeback 7-5 win.
 
Previous 2018 Patriot League Baseball Weekly Honorees
Player of the Week
2.26 – Jacob Williamson, Navy, 3B, So., Sims, N.C.
2.19 – John McKenna, Army West Point, 1B, So., Parkland, Fla.
 
Pitcher of the Week
2.26 – Noah Song, Navy, RHP, Jr., Claremont, Calif.
2.19 – Zane Hedaya, Holy Cross, RHP, So., Tampa, Fla.
 
Rookie of the Week
2.26 – Jared Leins, Navy, RHP, Fr., Raleigh, N.C.
2.19 – Peter Woltersdorf, Lehigh, RHP, Fr., Flemington, N.J.
 
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