Niederhaus earns his second straight Akadema NEC Rookie of the Week award, and third in the last four weeks. The rookie DH batted .625 (10-for-16) with four runs and four RBI last week. He was 3-for-4 with an RBI against Iona (W 6-3), 3-for-4 with an RBI, run scored and his first career triple in the 9-6 win at Rider and 1-for-2 with two runs scored and an RBI against St. Peter’s (W 14-2). In a doubleheader victory over Fairleigh Dickinson (7-4, 9-1), Niederhaus was 3-for-6 with a run scored and a run batted in. He is currently on a seven-game hitting streak and tops the Hawks while ranking second in the league with a .405 batting average.