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MASCAC Baseball Weekly Awards 4/22

Brett Velzis of Mass. Maritime, Ben Smith of Worcester State and Sean McNamara of Westfield State grab the MASCAC Baseball Player, Pitcher and Rookie of the Week honors after helping their teams to league victories the past week.

MASCAC Baseball Weekly Awards 4/22
April 22, 2024

Player of the Week
Brett Velzis, Mass. Maritime
Senior, Infield, Cypress, Texas
Velzis batted .667 (8-12) with two home runs, including a grand slam, and three doubles with 12 runs batted in, four runs scored and a 2.000 slugging percentage in a 3-0 week for the Buccaneers. Went 5-for-8 with three doubles, a home run, eight RBI and two runs scored in the doubleheader sweep of Bridgewater State. Went 3-for-4 with a home run, walk, four RBI and two runs scored in the 8-1 win over Salem State.

Weekly Report 4/22

  

Pitcher of the Week
Ben Smith, Worcester State
Senior, Pitcher, Bourne, Mass.
Smith threw a complete game, going 10 innings with six hits, one earned run and 12 strikeouts in the Lancers' 2-1 win over Bridgewater State.

Weekly Report 4/22

  

Rookie of the Week
Sean McNamara, Westfield State
First Year, Pitcher, Lowell, Mass.

McNamara allowed just two hits in 5.2 innings to get the win as the Owls defeated MCLA, 20-1 on Monday. McNamara struck out seven, walked four and yielded just a single run.

Weekly Report 4/22