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June 30, 2014 - New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) News Release


Player of the Week

OF Michael Martin

Senior | 6-0 | 175

Plymouth Pilgrims

Harvard

Martin excelled all across the board in six games last week, as the Harvard outfielder led the NECBL with 11 hits and finished with a .458 batting average on an 11-of-24 showing at the dish. He scored seven runs (2nd/NECBL), drove in five more (7th), drew three walks and was perfect on the base paths, going 4-for-4 in stolen bases (2nd). His .536 on-base percentage ranked fifth in the league last week while also finishing with an impressive 1.078 OPS.

Pitcher of the Week

RHP Aaron Fossas

Senior | 6-2 | 195

Plymouth Pilgrims

Wake Forest

Fossas enjoyed arguably the most dominant outing by a starting pitcher so far this summer on Saturday against New Bedford. The rising senior and right-hander went the distance and, more importantly, nearly had the league's first no-hitter of the summer, going 8-2/3 frames before surrendering an infield single, the only hit allowed that evening. He fanned six and walked three of the 30 batters he faced to lead the Pilgrims to a 3-0 win over the Bay Sox.

Honorable Mentions

Trey Amburgey (Vermont/St. Petersburg) - The Week 3 Player of the Week was solid again, batting 9-for-16 in five games with two runs, two RBI, two stolen bases and a league-leading .563 batting average.

Nicholas Berger (Plymouth/Northeastern) - Tossed league-high 11.2 innings in two starts, fanning league-best 15 while posting a 1.54 ERA.

Ryan Blanton (Ocean State/Georgia State) - Went 9-for-24 (.375) in seven games while scoring seven runs and driving in five more. Drew five walks and went 2-for-2 on the bases.

Aaron Hill (Mystic/UConn) - Finished 7-for-17 (.412) with three runs scored, three doubles, a triple and five RBI to pace the Schooners at the plate.

Nicholas Poore (Sanford/Boston College) - Made a stellar start last week, tossing 7.1 innings of eight-strikeout ball while allowing just one hit, one walk and one run in that span.

Brent Rooker (Plymouth/Mississippi State) - Tied teammate Michael Martin with 11 hits for the league lead, finishing with a .440 average in seven games. Also scored seven runs, drove in five more, blasted two homers and went 3-for-5 in stolen bases.

Blaise Salter (Newport/Michigan State) - Smashed a league-leading three home runs and drove in a league-best 10 runs in a powerful showing at the plate, finishing 5-for-19 (.263) while also adding a double and four runs scored.

Trevor Scott (North Adams/UC San Diego) - Held Keene scoreless over 7.1 innings in his lone start of the week, fanning five while allowing just five hits and two walks in a no decision.

Mick Van Vossen (Newport/Michigan State) - Remained unbeaten by winning his only start last week, tossing seven innings with eight strikeouts, five hits and one walk allowed.

Player/Pitcher of the Week News Archive

Week3: Amburgey (Vermont)/Knutson (Danbury)

Week 2: Sikes (Valley)/Van Vossen (Newport)

Week 1: Guglietti (Plymouth)/Davis (Vermont)

KEENE

It was a rough start to the week for the Swamp Bats as they were shutout on back-to-back nights by Newport and Laconia, but ended the week on a positive note with consecutive wins over the Valley Blue Sox and Ocean State Waves. For the week as a whole, Keene was 3-3 and will head into an off day with a record of 8-10.

MYSTIC

After losing their first game on the road to the Plymouth Pilgrims, the Schooners rattled of four consecutive wins over divisional opponents and finish the week 4-1. They capped it off with a 4-3 comeback win Sunday night at home against the Pilgrims. Toby Handley extended the longest hitting streak of the NECBL season to 12 games with a 7th inning double to drive in the winning run.

NEW BEDFORD

Josh Smith (William and Mary) heated up this week, raising his batting average by 34 points to hit .269 and his OBP to .345 by weeks end. New Bedford picked up a season high 13 hits on route to a 5-3 victory over the Ocean State Waves. David MacKinnon (Hartford) continues to hit at an impressive clip for the Bay Sox, hitting .362 by week's end, good for fourth in in the NECBL. Spencer Herrman (Fischer) made an instant impact for the Bay Sox Saturday night versus the Plymouth Pilgrims. Herrman threw seven innings in his start, allowing only two hits and two runs in a tough luck loss for the lefthander.

OCEAN STATE

It was a long week for the Waves. They played eight-straight games and have gone 3-5. They still have three more games before enjoying back-to-back off days on July 3-4. The Waves clubbed 13 doubles and five home runs on the week. Ocean State now leads the league with 35 doubles.

SANFORD

The Sanford Mainers have put on quite a performance over the last week. In their last 7 games only 2 of them have come at the friendly confines of Goodall Park but that hasn't stopped the road warriors as they've gone on streaks of 4 wins in a row with victories of 4-1 over New Bedford, back-to-back wins over North Adams 2-1 and 7-4, pitching excellence in a 4-1 victory over Laconia and offensive fireworks in a 10-5 drubbing of Laconia finishing off a week of great baseball with another win at North Adams 3-2. The pitching staff has been solid for the Mainers with an ERA of 3.02.

VERMONT

Vermont, winners of ten of their last twelve games, played to a 3-2 record during the week of June 24. They defeated Sanford and North Adams, the two teams that sit right behind them in the Northern standings. Reigning NECBL Player of the Week, Trey Amburgey (St. Petersburg), had another stellar offensive showing, going 9-16 (.563). Mike Vigliarolo (St. Louis) hit .385 (5-13) with a team-high seven RBIs. On the pitching side of things, the Vermont staff impressed, combining for a 2.06 ERA. Jim McDade (Millersville), Ty Weist (Columbia) and Dalton Goss (Alabama-Huntsville) each dealt at least four and two-thirds innings with a 0.00 ERA. Wiest, Goss and Jared Gesell (UNCW) each earned a save on the week. Elliot Ashbeck (Bradley) led the team in strikeouts, with seven in one start. The Mountaineers concluded the week with a two-game lead over the second place Sanford Mainers.

The 21st annual NECBL All-Star game will be held on Sunday, July 20, at MacKenzie Stadium in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Hosted by the Valley Blue Sox, the NECBL All-Star game showcases the NECBL's top student-athletes in a fun-filled afternoon and evening of baseball splendor.

While first pitch is slated for just after 5 p.m., the festivities start earlier in the afternoon, as our participants partake in a variety of skills competitions to showcase their talents in front of scouts from virtually every Major League team. Join us for batting practice, an outfield throwing accuracy test, the 60-yard dash competition, and of course, the Home Run Derby all afternoon long.



New England Collegiate Baseball League Stories from June 30, 2014


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