Maiella batted .700 in a 2-1 week for the Pioneers last week, going 7-for-10 with four runs scored, one run batted in and three doubles. In a 7-5 win over Iona, he was 3-for-4 with a run scored, an RBI and a double. In the doubleheader split against Quinnipiac, the junior second baseman went 4-for-6 with two doubles, and three runs scored. In the 6-1 opening game setback, Maiella scored Sacred Heart’s lone run and was 2-for-3 with a double. In the 8-1 nightcap victory, he again batted 2-for-3 and had a double and two runs scored. After missing the entire 2005 baseball season with a non-baseball related head injury, Maiella is batting .293 so far this season and leads the team in doubles with 11 and ranks second in runs batted in with 18. In NEC action, he is hitting at a .464 clip (13-for-28).