Kuroda-Grauer and Potok Earn Week 7 Honors
Published on July 25, 2022 under New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) News Release
SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. -- Newport middle infielder Joshua Kuroda-Grauer (Rutgers) and North Shore right-hander Matt Potok (Coastal Carolina) have been named the New England Collegiate Baseball League's (NECBL) Pitcher and Player of the Week, respectively, for the seventh week in the 2022 regular season.
Kuroda-Grauer dominated this week in his seven appearances for the Gulls. In twenty-seven at bats, the infielder batted a high .519, ranking third in the league, with fourteen hits, six doubles and three walks. His thirteen RBIs led the NECBL. Kuroda-Grauer added seven runs and hit both his homers on consecutive days. The Rutgers man recorded a hit in every game this week and had five multi-hit outings. He had four two-hit games, including a four-RBI effort and a home run in a 13-5 win over Ocean State on July 21. The New Jersey native also shined the following day with another four-RBI game, this time recording four hits and three doubles. For the season, the Gull has a .331 average with thirty RBIs, thirty-one runs scored, four home runs, twelve doubles and fourteen walks in fourty games.
During his freshman season with the Scarlet Knights, Kuroda-Grauer batted .299 with fifty-nine hits, five homers, thirty-nine RBIs and thirty-four runs scored in fifty-three games and 197 at bats.
Potok was excellent in his one start this week for the Navigators. During an outing against Keene on July 21, the right-hander earned the win after throwing eight scoreless innings. The New Jersey native let up just three hits and a walk while facing three batters over the minimum required. Potok struck out eleven Swamp Bats, the most by any starter this week. In the NECBL this year, the Navigator has posted a 3.41 ERA over four starts and twenty-nine innings. He has struck out twenty-four batters, allowed just three walks and earned a save and a win.
In his freshman season with Coastal Carolina, Potok was 4-0 with a 3.71 ERA. He struck out nineteen batters, gave up seven walks and twenty-nine hits over almost twenty-seven innings of work.
Week 7 Honor Roll - Position Players
Colton Ledbetter (Newport, OF, Mississippi St), Justin Cassella (North Shore, OF, Elon), Logan Chambers (Martha's Vineyard, 2B, Tennessee), Chaz Myers (Bristol, SS, Pacific), Patrick Roche (Winnipesaukee, SS, Boston College)
Week 7 Honor Roll - Pitchers
Cody Carwile (Danbury, LHP, Georgia Tech), Logan McGuire (Newport, RHP, Georgia Tech), Todd Tringale (North Shore, RHP, Dayton), Seamus Barrett (Newport, RHP, Louisville), James Sashin (Martha's Vineyard, RHP, San Diego)
Previous POTW Winners
Week 1 - Ben Williamson (Vermont, 3B, William & Mary) and Jake Gigliotti (North Shore, RHP, Northeastern)
Week 2 - Ryan Ignoffo (Upper Valley, 1B, Eastern Illinois) and Andrew Sears (Valley, LHP, Rhode Island College)
Week 3 - Quinn McDaniel (Sanford, IF, Maine) and Sonny Fauci (Sanford, RHP, St Johns)
Week 4 - Ryan Ignoffo (Upper Valley, 1B, Eastern Illinois) and Kevin Seitter (Newport, RHP, Quinnipiac)
Week 5 - Colton Ledbetter (Newport, OF, Mississippi St) and Ryan Ginther (Newport, LHP, Vanderbilt)
Week 6 - Derek Tenney (Bristol, 1B, Hartford) and Griffin Young (Winnipesaukee, RHP, Northeastern)
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