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March 9, 2009

For Immediate Release

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Northeast-10 Player of the Week

Kevin Farrell, American International (Sr., 1B, Wilbraham, Mass.) - Batted .500 (8-16) with one double, two home runs, eight RBI and six runs scored in the team’s first four games of the year. Had a monster game in the 10-9 come-from-behind win against Saint Anselm, hitting a two-run bomb in the first inning and then crushing a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the ninth. Went 3-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and one RBI against Bentley and was 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored against Rollins.

Northeast-10 Pitcher of the Week

Jack Leathersich, UMass Lowell (Fr., SP, Beverly, Mass.) - Earned his first collegiate win in a 2-1 victory at Adelphi. Over seven innings scattered four hits, two walks and one earned run while striking out four.

Northeast-10 Freshman of the Week

Ben Waldrip, Saint Anselm (Fr., 1B, Medford, Mass.) - Batted .333 this past week, by ripping four doubles, totaling four RBI, four runs and three walks. Also made a start against Bentley and went seven innings allowing no runs and striking out four batters in his first collegiate win.

Weekly Honor Roll:

Dan Bassani, American International (Jr., OF, Naples, Fla.) - Batted .385 (5-13) with a double, a home run, two RBI and four runs scored in the first four games of the season. Went 3-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and four runs scored in a 10-9 come-from-behind win over Saint Anselm.

Derek Migrants, Assumption (Jr., OF, Ayer, Mass.) - In the 3-2 season opening week in Winter Haven, Fla., batted .400 with two home runs including a grand slam and five RBI.

Mike DeCoste, Bentley (Jr., C, Chelmsford, Mass.) – In a 2-1 week, hit .400 (4-10) with a double, homer and six RBI. Slugged .800 and walked three times for a .571 on base percentage. Was 3-for-3 with a homer and three RBI in a 9-7 win over Saint Anselm, and hit a three-run double against American International in a 12-4 win.

Jeff Eldridge, Bentley (Fr., DH, Danvers, Mass.) - In first two collegiate games, was 4-for-6 with two runs scored, two RBI, three walks and a .778 on base percentage. Was 3-for-4 versus Saint Anselm, and was involved in four runs (2 scored, 2 RBI) in 12-4 win over American International.

James Roche, Bentley (So., OF, Arlington, Mass.) - In a 2-1 week, hit .385 (5-13) with two homeruns, one double and three RBI. Slugged .923 and had a .429 on base percentage.

Tom Cote, Franklin Pierce (Sr., RP, Swanzey, N.H.) - Threw 5.2 shutout innings of one-hit relief, walked one and struck out five to record the win in the first game of a doubleheader at Philadelphia.

Kevin Rivers, Franklin Pierce (Jr., OF, Bristol, Conn.) - Hit 4-for-6 with two doubles, a home run, three RBI and two runs scored in a 2-0 week. Went 2-for-3 with a double and a two-run home run in the first game at Philadelphia. Hit 2-for-3 with an RBI double and a run scored in the second game.

Pat Devlin, UMass Lowell (Fr., 3B, Tewksbury, Mass.) – In two games, batted .500 (4-8), slugged .625 and maintained an on-base percentage of .600 in a 1-1 week. Also compiled three RBI, three stolen bases (three attempts), two walks and a run. Batted 2-for-4 with three RBI, two stolen bases, a walk and a run in a 10-9 loss at Dowling. Followed up with a 2-for-4 effort, a walk and a stolen base in a 2-1 win at Adelphi.

Joe Cotone, Pace (Sr., OF, Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) - Batted 5-for-11 (.455) and slugged .818 in a three-game series against Delta State. Blasted a solo homerun, while also totaling two RBIs, two runs scored and a double.

TJ Murphy, Saint Anselm (So., OF, Reading, Mass.) - Hit .522 by going 12-for-23 this past week in Florida. Had multi-hit games in five of the last six games, including a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and two doubles in a non-conference win over Bentley.


Nick DeMidio, Saint Rose (Sr., SP, Scotia, N.Y.) - Tossed six innings of no hit ball in a no-decision versus Felician. Walked three and allowed a run.

Angel Nunez, Saint Rose (So., OF, Brooklyn, N.Y.) - Batted .429 (6-for-14) with five runs scored, an RBI and a stolen base throughout a 1-3 week. Went 4-for-6 with an RBI and a walk during a doubleheader split again Felician.

Scott Strong, Southern New Hampshire (Sr., OF, Naperville, Ill.) - Batted .375 with a home run and five RBI in four games against Molloy. Was also 3-for-3 in stolen base attempts. Recorded base hits in all four games.