NEC Co-Players of the Week: Gianno Merlonghi, CCSU & Christian Scanlon, MC
NEC Pitcher of the Week: Vincent Spizzoucco, CCSU
NEC Rookie of the Week: Dawson Bryce, MC

Previous NEC Releases: April 16 | April; 9 | April 2 | March 26 | March 19 | March 12 | March 5 | February 27 | February 20 | Preseason Poll Release

NEC BASEBALL CO-PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Gianno Merlonghi, Central Connecticut
Jr., OF
Monroe, CT/Masuk                                                         
In a 2-2 week for CCSU, Merlonghi anchored the Blue Devil offense. The junior outfielder went 8-for-20 (.400) in the batter’s box last week, while scoring four runs and bringing in an additional 10 more. All his RBIs came in CCSU’s two wins against conference foe FDU. The Monroe, CT native homered in the Blue Devils’ 11-5 win against the Knights on Sunday, while adding three doubles in Friday and Saturday’s games. Merlonghi recorded a 1.100 OPS off a .400 / .700 / .429 slash during this past week’s four games.

Christian Scanlon, Merrimack
So., OF
West Haven, CT/Hamden Hall Country Day
Scanlon was a scoring machine for Merrimack last week. The sophomore outfielder scored 12 runs and brought in five more during the Warriors’ five games. Scanlon hit three homers while going 8-for-16 (.500) at the plate. He hit a home run in each of the Warriors’ league match ups with Norfolk State, which Merrimack won two out of three. The West Haven, CT native posted a .500 / 1.250 / .680 slash for a 1.930 OPS. Scanlon leads the NEC in slugging percentage (.655), OPS (1.108) and home runs (12). Additionally, he’s tied for second in the league in total runs scored with 39.

NEC BASEBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK 
Vincent Spizzoucco, Central Connecticut
Jr., LHP
Southington, CT/Southington
Spizzoucco earned his first win of the season after tossing a complete game in CCSU’s 16-2 victory over FDU on Saturday. The junior southpaw gave up two earned runs off seven hits, while striking out nine batters. Additionally, Spizzoucco walked two at the plate on his way to recording a 1.00 WHIP. The Blue Devils went on to win the conference series against the Knights. 
  

NEC BASEBALL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Dawson Bryce, Merrimack
Fr., IF
Taunton, MA/Taunton High School
Once again, Bryce put together an impressive performance at the plate to earn his fourth Rookie of the Week award in 2024. The freshman infielder went 9-for-24 (.375) and homered three times in a 3-2 week for Merrimack. The Taunton, MA native scored eight runs and drove in seven more in the Warriors’ five games last week. Two of his runs and three of his RBIs came in Merrimack’s conference series against Norfolk State. He posted a 1.096 OPS with a .375 / .750 / .346 slash. His 43 runs scored this season is first in the league. 

NEC PRIME PERFORMERS

Gianno Merlonghi, CCSU, Jr., OF
.400 BA, 8-for-20, 4 runs, 3 2Bs, 1 HR, 10 RBIs, 1 SB, .429 OBP, .700 slug%, 1.100 OPS
NEC Co-Player of the Week.

Brady Short, CCSU, Jr., IF
.467 BA, 7-for-15, 5 runs, 2 3Bs, 7 RBIs, 4 BBs, .579 OBP, .733 slug%, 1.312 OPS

Vincent Spizzoucco, CCSU, Jr., LHP
9.0 IP, 7 hits, 2 ERs, 2 BBs, 9 Ks, 1 win, 1.00 WHIP
NEC Pitcher of the Week.

Justin Sierra, FDU, Gr., OF
.412 BA, 7-for-17, 2 runs, 1 HR, 5 RBIs, 1 BB, 3 SBs, .474 OBP, .588 slug%, 1.062 OPS

Carlton Harper, LIU, Sr., OF
.385 BA, 5-for-13, 3 runs, 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBIs, 4 BBs, .529 OBP, .692 slug%, 1.222 OPS

Garrett Yawn, LIU, Sr., RHP
8.0 IP, 5 hits, 1 ER, 3 BBs, 7 Ks, 1 win, 1.000 WHIP

Dawson Bryce, MC, Fr., IF
.375 BA, 9-for-24, 8 runs, 3 HRs, 7 RBIs, 1 SB, .346 OBP, .750 slug%, 1.096 OPS
NEC Rookie of the Week.

Braydon Dolbashian, MC, Gr., IF
.500 BA, 6-for-12, 6 runs, 2 HRs, 7 RBIs, 4 BBs, .625 OBP, 1.000 slug%, 1.625 OPS

Christian Scanlon, MC, So., OF
.500 BA, 8-for-16, 12 runs, 1 2B, 1 3B, 3 HRs, 5 RBIs, 6 BBs, .680 OBP, 1.250 slug%, 1.930 OPS
NEC Co-Player of the Week.

Emmett Jefferson, NSU, Jr., OF
.357 BA, 5-for-14, 5 runs, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 6 RBIs, 2 BBs, .438 OBP, .786 slug%, 1.223 OPS

Trey Ciulla-Hall, STO, Sr., 1B
.467 BA, 7-for-15, 4 runs, 1 2B, 1 HR, 7 RBIs, .500 OBP, .733 slug%, 1.233 OPS

Frankie Wright, WC, Jr., RHP
8.0 IP, 4 hits, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 Ks, 1 win, .7500 WHIP

2024 Baseball Weekly Award Winners:

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Feb. 20: Chris Amparo, DSU
Feb. 27: Brody Keneston, LEM
Mar. 5: Nick Nevins, LEM
Mar. 12: Samuel Nieves, CSU
Mar. 19: Justin Journette, NSU
Mar. 26: Dawson Bryce, MC
Apr. 2: Benji Ries, LEM
Apr. 9: Zack Kovalchik, SHU
Apr. 16: Chris Marte, CSU & Krew Bouldin, DSU
Apr. 23: Gianno Merlonghi, CCSU & Christian Scanlon, MC

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Feb. 20: Kieran Etwaru, DSU
Feb. 27: Brayden Ryan, MC
Mar. 5: Zach Gleason, STO
Mar. 12: Jake Babuschak, SHU
Mar. 19: Zac Capps, FDU
Mar. 26: Dominic Pieto, LIU
Apr. 2: Jacob Crystal, LEM
Apr. 9: Patrick Gardner, FDU
Apr. 16: Liam McCallum, CSU
Apr. 23: Vincent Spizzoucco, CCSU

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Feb. 20: Connor Roche, WC
Feb. 27: Dawson Bryce, MC
Mar. 5: Jalan Jones, NSU
Mar. 12: Dawson Bryce, MC
Mar. 19: Josiah Ross, WC
Mar. 26: Dawson Bryce, MC
Apr. 2: Gavin Donohue, SHU
Apr. 9: Mike Whelhan, LEM & Diego Tavarez, WC
Apr. 16: Chris Marte, CSU
Apr. 23: Dawson Bryce, MC