In helping Central Connecticut State to clinch its second straight NEC regular season crown and set a school and league single-season record for victories, Rothkugel became the fifth Blue Devil player to capture NEC Player of the Week accolades this season. Rothkugel batted .412 (7-17), with three doubles, a homer, five runs scored, eight RBI, two stolen bases and six walks in CCSU’s 5-1 week. He slugged .765 and had an on-base percentage of .520 in the six outings. After a 3-3 performance in a 9-0 win over Brown on Tuesday, Rothkugel slammed his fourth homer of the season on Thursday, a two-run shot in the ninth to rally the Blue Devils to an 8-7 win at Boston College. In a three-game sweep of Fairleigh Dickinson over the weekend, the senior first baseman batted .429 (3-7) and drove in four runs. Rothkugel, a first team all-NEC performer a year ago, leads the league in walks (37), and is second in RBI (47) and third in hits (66), doubles (14), batting average (.384), slugging percentage (.558) and on-base percentage (.488).