In a weekend road series against Towson, Aponte recorded three multi-hit outings as UMES went 1-2 over the weekend. The junior first baseman went 7-for-13 (.538) while scoring three runs and driving in six more along with hitting a pair of doubles. In the Hawks’ 14-7 win over the Tigers, Aponte batted .500 and added four RBI to lead UMES to its first victory of the year. In the top of the fourth, Aponte hit the go-ahead RBI single to give the Hawks the lead the lead for good. The Bayamón, Puerto Rico native posted a 1.264 OPS during the series. Aponte is tied for second in the conference in RBIs (6) on the young season. Additionally, he became the first Hawk to ever win NEC Player of the Week honors.