Fuhrman, Stewart & Shirk Earn First Baseball Weekly Awards of 2016
MAAC Sports
Player of the Week
Michael Fuhrman, Niagara
Sr., 2B, 5-10, Palmyra, PA/Palmyra Area High School
Michael Fuhrman led Niagara, who competed in the Historic Dodgertown Classic in Vero Beach, FL, in scoring with seven total runs over four games, He went 8-for-14 at the plate and finished the weekend with a .625 on base percentage and .571 batting average. Fuhrman scored two runs in three games (Ohio State and Toledo on Feb. 20, Pitt on Feb. 21). He also had two RBIs on the weekend, with one against Ohio State and one against Toledo.
Pitcher of the Week
Kevin Stewart, Marist
Fr., LHP, 6-2, Mountain Lakes, NJ/Mountain Lakes
Stewart got the win in his first career start throwing five innings, giving up three hits, one run with two walks and five strikeouts in an 8-3 victory over Buffalo.
Rookie of the Week
Jack Shirk, Marist
Fr., SS, 5-10, Johnstown, PA/Richland
Shirk batted .455 (5-for-11) with one double, one home run and 6 RBIs in three games vs. Davidson, Air Force and Buffalo. He went 1-for-2 with a home run and one walk in his first career game, a 4-3 loss to Davidson. Shirk batted .500 (2-for-4) with an RBI in a 8-4 loss to Air Force and 2-for-5 with four RBIs in an 8-3 win over Buffalo. He also had a 1.000 fielding percentage with three put outs and three assists