
Williamson and Gigliotti Claim 2022's First Set of Weekly Accolades
June 14, 2022 - New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL)
Vermont Mountaineers News Release
Vermont third baseman Ben Williamson (William & Mary) and North Shore right-hander Jake Gigliotti (Northeastern) have been named the New England Collegiate Baseball League's (NECBL) Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for the opening week of the 2022 regular season.
Williamson, who is a part of a Mountaineers squad that is the only undefeated team left in the NECBL, has been a staple of the Vermont offense so far this season. The infielder has two or more hits in four games, including three three-hit games, and is batting an astonishing .423, which ranks top-ten in the league. Williamson's eight RBIs are tied for first in the NECBL, his four runs rank top-fifteen in the league and he has posted a high .944 OPS through six games. His twenty-six at bats and eleven hits also rank first in the NECBL, proving his durability and impact during the first week of the Mountaineers season.
Williamson joined the NECBL after his sophomore year at William & Mary where he had a batting average of .296, had sixteen RBIs and forty-one runs scored in forty-four games and 179 at bats.
In North Shore, Gigliotti was lights-out in his one start with the Navigators, who sit at 1-4. The Northeastern starter shut down the Ocean State Waves lineup during an outing on June 8. The right-hander gave up no hits and only walked two through six innings of work. Gigliotti's eleven strikeouts in the outing are tied for first in the NECBL, while his 0.00 ERA is among the best in the league. He enters the second week of action with just a 0.33 WHIP and a .150 opponent on-base percentage.
During Gigliotti's redshirt sophomore season with the Huskies, he won three games and posted a 3.79 ERA with twenty-three strikeouts and only eight walks in nearly thirty-six innings of work.
Week 1 Honor Roll - Position Players
Evan Fox (Vermont, IF/OF, Stony Brook), William Sullivan (Upper Valley, 1B, Troy), Gerry Siracusa (Vermont, OF, Massachusetts Lowell), AJ Gaich (Bristol, OF, Yale), Dan Covino (Keene, 2B, Central Connecticut St)
Week 1 Honor Roll - Pitchers
Joe Cinnella (Ocean State, LHP, Seton Hall), Jordan Yoder (Valley, RHP, Lafayette), Dominic Perachi (Newport, LHP, Salve Regina), Vincent Spizzoucoo (Keene, LHP, Central Connecticut St), Max Parker (Vermont, LHP, Le Moyne)
New England Collegiate Baseball League Stories from June 14, 2022
- Miscues Hurt the Mainers in Loss to Upper Valley - Sanford Mainers
- North Shore Navigators' Gigliotti Named NECBL Pitcher of the Week - North Shore Navigators
- Newport Wins Four Straight - Newport Gulls
- The NECBL Daily Rundown - June 13th, 2022 - NECBL
- Williamson and Gigliotti Claim 2022's First Set of Weekly Accolades - Vermont Mountaineers
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