Niederhaus earns his fourth Akadema NEC Rookie of the Week award after batting .500 (5-for-10) with three runs batted in, one run scored, one double and one home run in a three-game series against Quinnipiac last week. He started all three games at designated hitter for the Hawks and went 1-for-2 with a double and a walk in the opening game (6-1 loss) on Saturday and 2-for-4 with an RBI in the nightcap (3-2, 10-inning loss). In the 5-0 rubbermatch win, he was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, cranking his third long-ball of the season. Niederhaus has now hit safely in 15 of his last 16 games and ranks second in the NEC with a .417 batting average and third in slugging percentage with a .591 clip.