Sabatella has been on an amazing tear at the plate for the red-hot Bobcats, who have won 10 of their last 11 games - including a school Division I record 10 straight victories - to move into second place in the conference. Sabatella hit .812 last week, with 13 hits in 16 at-bats. He also tallied three doubles, two homers, seven runs, six RBI, two stolen bases and slugged 1.375 in four games. Sabatella recorded a pair of four-hit games and a five-hit outing last week, and now leads the NEC with a .445 average. He opened play by going 4-5 with a homer and two RBI in Quinnipiac’s 9-6 win over Central Connecticut State on Wednesday. The Wading River, NY native followed with a 5-5 performance that included a pair of doubles in a 13-9 conquest of UConn the next afternoon. Finally, in a 10-4 victory over New York Tech in the first game of a doubleheader on Sunday, Sabatella went 4-4 with a homer and three RBI. The NEC Triple Crown candidate now has 32 hits in his last 46 at-bats - a remarkable .696 clip that includes three four-hit games and a pair of five-hit games - along with four homers and 17 RBI over his last 12 outings. In addition to batting average, Sabatella ranks first in the conference with 49 hits, seven homers, 79 total bases, a .500 on-base percentage and a .718 slugging percentage. His 27 RBI are tied for third on the circuit.