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Player of the Week: Anthony Pecora, WAG
Pitcher of the Week: McCae Allen, WAG
Rookie of the Week: John Lapointe (WAG) & Justin Jordan (SHU)
Previous Releases: Week 4 | Week 3 | Week 2 | Week 1 | Preseason Poll
NEC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
ANTHONY PECORA, WAGNER
Sr., INF, R/R, 6-1, 190 lbs, Mamaroneck, NY/Mamaroneck
WEEK 5 STATS: .375 BA (6-for-16), 4 XBH, 2 BB, 3 runs, 6 RBI
Pecora helped propel Wagner to three wins in four games last week. The veteran infielder reached base safely eight times, including four extra-base hits, and drove in six runs. As Wagner opened conference play with a series victory, Pecora recorded two RBI in each of the Seahawks’ three games against Mount St. Mary’s. He reached safely thrice during the middle game of the series, a 9-8 win for Wagner. Pecora delivered a one-out triple that plated a pair of sixth-inning runs and gave the Seahawks a 6-5 edge. The 6-foot-1 senior went yard during the finale, launching a two-run bomb in the seventh inning of the 4-0 triumph. Pecora started the week by putting forth a three-hit performance against A-10 member Fordham. He led off the game with a double and came around to score the first run four batters into the eventual 3-2 victory.
NEC PITCHER OF THE WEEK
MCCAE ALLEN, WAGNER
Jr., RHP, 6-4, 215 lbs, Wichita, KS/Neosho County CC
WEEK 5 STATS: 2 starts, win, 0.96 ERA, 9.1 IP, 1 R, 7 H, 7 K
Allen appeared in two wins last week while tossing 9.1 innings to the tune of an 0.96 earned-run average. After pitching effectively in an abbreviated mid-week start at Fordham, Allen dazzled in his Northeast Conference debut. Taking the ball for Sunday’s series finale, the 6-foot-4 right-hander blanked Mount St. Mary’s for 6.2 frames en-route to a 4-0 victory. Allen scattered five singles and worked around four walks while fanning five Mountaineers. He threw 104 pitches in the NEC start and left with a 1-0 lead and two out in the seventh inning. Earlier in the week, Allen limited Fordham to one run on two hits over the first 3.0 innings in Wagner’s 3-2 victory.
NEC CO-ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
JOHN LAPOINTE, WAGNER
Fr., LHP, 6-1, 185 lbs, Staten Island, NY/Monsignor Farrell
WEEK 5 STATS: 2 app., 2 wins, 0.00 ERA, 5.0 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 4 K
Lapointe picked up two wins while spinning 5.0 one-hit innings of relief. Taking over for starter Eric Ligda in the middle game of a three-game NEC series against Mount St. Mary’s, the first-year Seahawk twirled 3.0 no-hit frames. He limited the Mount to one unearned run during his 46-pitch outing and handed a 9-6 lead to closer Nick Robino. In Wagner’s mid-week victory over Fordham, Lapointe replaced starter McCae Allen and proceeded to complete a pair of scoreless frames. He totaled four strikeouts over the two appearances out of the bullpen.
NEC CO-ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
JUSTIN JORDAN, SACRED HEART
Fr., UTIL, L/L, 5-11, 165 lbs, Darien, CT/Darien
WEEK 5 STATS: 4 app., .417 BA (5-for-12), 2B, 3B, HR, 3 RBI, .917 slugging pct.
Jordan spearheaded Sacred Heart’s offensive effort during a 2-2 week. In three starts at the plate, the first-year Pioneer totaled three extra-base hits and three RBI. He went 5-for-12 (.417) with a double, a triple, a home run, three RBI and one run scored. He provided the Pioneers with an important insurance run in their series-opening win over LIU Brooklyn. Jordan sixth-inning triple gave SHU a 6-4 lead in an eventual 6-5 triumph. He came through again in the sixth inning of the series’ middle game, breaking a 3-3 tie with a run-scoring single through the left side. Jordan, who did not hit for himself, earned the start on the bump for the series finale against LIU. He limited the Blackbirds to two earned runs over 5.0 innings.
NEC PRIME PERFORMERS (Week 5)
Anthony Pecora, SS (WAG)
Ryan Ward, OF (BRY)
Greg Vaughn, Jr., OF (LIU)
Mike Kreiger, RHP (LIU)
Steve Theetge, LHP (BRY)
McCae Allen, RHP (WAG)
Shane Kelly, OF (BRY)