BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh junior third baseman Gerard Sweeney and junior left-handed pitcher Matt Stamford collected Patriot League Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively when the League announced weekly honors on Tuesday. Bucknell freshman infielder Jacob Corson was named rookie of the week.
Sweeney batted .400 (4-10) to help Lehigh take two of three games against Bucknell to claim Patriot League Player of the Week for the second-consecutive week. The junior third baseman drove in the game-winning run against Bucknell in Lehigh’s 4-3 victory in game one of Saturday’s doubleheader. He tripled and scored the game-winning run in Sunday’s 12-inning 17-10 win.
Stamford claimed his first Patriot League Pitcher of the Week honor after picking up a win over Bucknell on Sunday. The junior left-hander tossed 5.2 innings of perfect relief, striking out seven, in Lehigh’s 12-inning, 17-10 victory against the Bison.
Corson batted .417 (5-for-12) with four runs and two RBIs in Bucknell’s three-game series against the Mountain Hawks. He we went 3-for-6 with two runs and an RBI in Sunday’s loss to Lehigh.
Army West Point freshman RHP Trevor Finan, along with Bucknell sophomore RHP Will Greer and senior first baseman Peter Marren received weekly honorable mentions for their performances last week.
PATRIOT LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Gerard Sweeney, Lehigh, Jr., 3B, Havertown, Pa./The Shipley School
*Sweeney batted .400 (4-for-10) with four runs scored and two RBIs while slugging .700 and reaching base at a .647 clip to help Lehigh take two of three games from Bucknell. He also walked five times and was hit by two pitches during the series.
*The junior third baseman drove in the game-winning run with a single up the middle in the seventh inning of the Mountain Hawks’ 4-3 victory in game one of Saturday’s doubleheader.
*Sweeney also went 1-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI in Sunday’s 12-inning 17-10 victory. He led off the 12th inning with a triple and scored what proved to be the game-winning run against the Bison.
PATRIOT LEAGUE BASEBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Matt Stamford, Lehigh, Jr., LHP, Chatham, N.J./Chatham
*Stamford earned his first victory of the season by tossing 5.2 perfect innings of relief in the Mountain Hawks’ 12-inning, 17-10 win over Bucknell on Sunday.
*The junior left-hander struck out a career-high seven innings to make it through 5.2 innings on 62 pitches.
*His 5.2 innings pitched and seven strikeouts were both career highs.
PATRIOT LEAGUE BASEBALL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Jacob Corson, Bucknell, Fr., IF, Muncy, Pa./Hughesville
*Corson batted .417 (5-for-12) with four runs scored and two RBIs in Bucknell’s three-game series against Lehigh.
*The freshman infielder slugged .500 and reached base at a .571 clip while walking once and being hit by one pitch during the series.
*He went 3-for-6 with two runs and an RBI in the Bison’s 17-10 loss in 12 innings on Sunday.
HONORABLE MENTIONS (listed alphabetically by school)
Trevor Finan, Army West Point, Fr., RHP, Tampa, Fla./Armwood
*Finan tossed 3.2 innings of scoreless relief to earn a 12-4 victory over Albany in the second game of a doubleheader on Saturday. The freshman righty scattered two hits and struck out a career-high four batters.
Will Greer, Bucknell, So., RHP, Cohasset, Mass./Roxbury Latin School
*Greer earned his first win of the season in Bucknell’s 4-3 defeat of Lehigh in the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader by scattering five hits over 7.0 shutout innings while striking out eight and walking three.
Peter Marren, Bucknell, Sr., 1B, Darien, Conn./Darien
*Marren batted .500 (5-for-10) with three runs and three RBIs while slugging .700 and reaching base at a .643 clip during a three-game series with Lehigh.
Player of the Week
2.23 – Joe Simourian, Navy, Jr., OF
3.2 – Eric Cichocki, Lehigh, Sr., OF
3.9 - Eric Cichocki, Lehigh, Sr., OF
3.16 – Gerard Sweeney, Lehigh, Jr., 3B
Pitcher of the Week
2.23 – Ray Bartoli, Army West Point, Sr., RHP
3.2 – Mason Black, Lehigh, Jr., RHP
3.9 – Jordan Yoder, Lafayette, So., RHP
3.16 – Matt Stamford, Lehigh, So., LHP
Rookie of the Week
2.23 – Eduardo Diaz, Navy, Fr., 2B
3.2 – Logan Keller, Navy, Fr., IF
3.9 – Justin Grech, Lafayette, Fr., CF
3.16 – Jacob Corson, Bucknell, Fr., IF
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