NECBL Weekly Roundup
July 14, 2014 - New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) News Release
Player of the Week
1B Robby Rinn
Junior | 6-2 | 205
Ocean State Waves
Rinn, who was named one of five All-Stars for the Waves yesterday, led the league in batting average and finished 9-for-16 last week. In only four games, he posted a .563 batting average but was atop the league in runs scored (7) and RBI (9), while also drilling a double and one home run to and finished with a 1.392 OPS, fourth-best among all qualifiers.
Pitcher of the Week
RHP Jimmy Davitt
Junior | 5-10 | 160
New Bedford Bay Sox
On the mound, Davitt was tremendous, making two appearances and one start during which he was untouchable. Over 12 innings, the rising junior right-hander did not allow an earned run, fanning a league-high 16 batters and finishing with a miniscule 0.67 WHIP over that span.
Honorable Mentions Brett Adcock (Sanford/Michigan) - Shared the league lead with 10 strikeouts over two appearances (one start), finishing with a 1.42 ERA over 6-1/3 innings of action.
Matt Byrne (Laconia/Iona) - Tied for the league lead in stolen bases and went 5-for-6 in attempts; also batted .360 (9-for-25) with three runs and five RBI.
Angelo La Bruna (Valley/USC) - Finished 10-for-21 (.476) with three runs, a double, two RBI and two stolen bases.
Toby Handley (Mystic/Stony Brook) - Batted .389 (7-for-18) while tying for the lead league with six runs scored. Also drove in three runs, poked a double and went 2-for-3 on the bases.
Thomas Jankins (Plymouth/Quinnipiac) - Surrendered his first earned run of the year after going more than 25 innings and struck out seven over 7-1/3 frames with only one earned run allowed to improve to 4-0 on the summer.
Zach Prendergast (North Adams/Seton Hall) - Led league with two wins in relief, tossing five innings with only one earned run allowed (1.80 ERA) with three strikeouts, no walks and three hit surrendered.
Brent Rooker (Newport/Mississippi State) - Tied for the league lead with three home runs and finished with a .375 batting average (6-for-16) and scored three runs while driving in six more.
Shea Spitzbarth (Laconia/Molloy) - Fanned eight with only one walk and five hits allowed in a strong start, picking up the win on a 7-1/3 inning performance.
Ty Wiest (Vermont/Columbia) - Made two strong appearances (one start) and finished with 7-2/3 scoreless innings while allowing only three hits and picking up a save.
Brad Zunica (Mystic/Miami) - Tied for the league lead with three home runs while boasting a league-best eight RBI. Also batted .316 (6-for-19) with three runs scored.
New England Collegiate Baseball League Stories from July 14, 2014
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