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Player of the Week: Jimmy Titus, BRY
Pitcher of the Week: Trey McGough (MSM) & Steve Theetge (BRY)
Rookie of the Week: Salvatore Monticciolo, FDU

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NEC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JIMMY TITUS, BRYANT
Sr., INF, R/R, 6-1, 190 lbs, Mamaroneck, NY/Mamaroneck
WEEK 6 STATS: .550 BA (11-for-20), 6 XBH, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 9 runs, 1.150 slugging pct., .571 OBP
Titus more than doubled his season RBI total within a one-week span. Leading Bryant to a 3-1 record, the sophomore shortstop slugged 1.150 while driving in 14 runs. Titus batted .550 (11-for-20) with three home runs, three doubles and nine runs scored over the four-game span that  included a NEC series victory over Central Connecticut. The 6-foot-1 right-handed hitter started the week by accounted for the most-impressive single-game offensive output in program history. Titus went 5-for-5 with seven RBI and five runs scored in a 23-3 drubbing of America East member Hartford. He opened the game’s scoring with a RBI single in the first inning and proceeded to homer in both the fifth and sixth frames. After accounting for single-game records for hits, RBI and runs scored, Titus continued the run production in Bryant’s two NEC wins over CCSU. He logged two hits and three RBI in the series opener, a 12-3 triumph. In the rubber game, Titus recorded four hits and four RBI, including a three-run bomb that boosted the Bulldogs’ lead to 8-4 in the fourth frame. 
 
NEC CO-PITCHER OF THE WEEK
TREY McGOUGH, MOUNT ST. MARY'S
Jr., LHP, 6-2, 195 lbs, Johnstown, PA/Ferndale Area
WEEK 6 STATS: 1 start, 0.00 ERA, 7.0 IP, 0 R, 6 H, 10 K, 0 BB, 0.86 WHIP
McGough fired 7.0 scoreless innings to earn his second NEC victory in as many starts. The 6-foot-2 lefty walked no one and struck out 10 batters in the series opener against Fairleigh Dickinson. McGough scattered six hits, all of which were singles, during the 99-pitch outing. He logged three 1-2-3 innings and exited the game with an 11-0 lead after seven. McGough, who threw 69 of 99 pitches for strikes, recorded the first six outs of the game via strikeout. He struck out the side in order in the first inning and then worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the second thanks to the K. McGough is 3-1 on the season with one no-decision in five starts.
 
NEC CO-PITCHER OF THE WEEK
STEVE THEETGE, BRYANT
Sr., LHP, 6-3, 210 lbs, Syracuse, NY/Cicero North Syracuse
WEEK 6 STATS: 1 start, 0.00 ERA, 6.0 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 7 K, 3 BB, 0.67 WHIP
Theetge continued his career-long mastery of Northeast Conference opponents by spinning 6.0 innings of one-hit ball against rival Central Connecticut. Taking the ball for the Bulldogs’ NEC opener, the tall southpaw allowed only one single and three bases on balls en-route to a 12-3 victory that boosted his record to 19-1 in regular season league games. Theetge, who fanned seven CCSU batters, held the Blue Devils hitless for the first 5.0 frames of his start. After issuing a walk to start the second inning, the senior retired 12 batters in a row. The string was snapped by a leadoff single in the sixth inning, but Theetge quickly erased the base runner by inducing a double play from the ensuing batter. Theetge, who threw 103 pitches, left with a 1-0 lead after 6.0 innings. 
 
NEC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
SALVATORE MONTICCIOLO, FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON
Fr., 1B/DH, R/R, 6-2, 220 lbs, Holmdel, NJ/Holmdel
WEEK 6 STATS: 5 starts, .429 BA (9-for-21), 3 HR, 2B, 14 RBI, 5 runs, .905 slugging pct.
Monticciolo, who entered the week with eight hits and five RBI to his credit, accounted for an eye-popping five-game power surge that yielded nine hits and 14 RBI. The freshman first baseman, who reached base safely in all five games, batted .429 (9-for-21) with three home runs, one double, one walk, one hit-by-pitch and five runs scored. First, Monticciolo went 5-for-8 with two extra-base hits and seven RBI over a pair of mid-week non-conference contests against Lehigh and LaSalle. After an 0-for-3 showing in the series opener at NEC foe Mount St. Mary’s, Monticciolo exploded again for a six-RBI performance in Game 2. He produced three run-scoring knocks during the 12-9 triumph. The Garden State product launched a solo homer in the third inning following by an RBI single in the fifth to help the Knights out to an 8-4 edge. He provided some needed insurance in the top of the ninth, blasting a two-out grand slam that bumped the FDU’s advantage to 12-6.
 
 
NEC PRIME PERFORMERS (Week 6)
Jimmy Titus, SS (BRY) - 1.150 slugging pct., 14 RBI
Patrick Causa, INF (MSM) - 5 XBH (3 HR), 7 RBI
Gregory Vaughn, Jr, OF (LIU) -- .538 OBP, 10 RBI
Gaby Cruz, C (BRY) -- .615 BA, 4 XBH, 6 RBI
Salvatore Monticciolo, 1B (FDU) -- .905 slugging pct., 14 RBI
Steve Theetge, LHP (BRY) -- 6.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 7 K
Trey McGough, LHP (MSM) -- 7.0 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 10 K
Nick Torres, RHP (LIU) -- 7.2 IP, 1 R, 4 H
Ryan Neuweiler, RHP (LIU) -- 6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R , 6 K
Justin Beyer, RHP (WAG) -- 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K