Quinnipiac’s Correria, Marist’s Rubayo and Monmouth’s Black Named Rawlings MAAC Baseball Weekly Award Winners
Pitcher of the Week
Arthur Correria, Quinnipiac
Sr., Rehoboth, MA/Dighton-Rehoboth Regional
Pitched two complete games in the week to go 2-0 with wins at Canisius and vs. Marist. Struck out a career-high 10 batters at Canisius in his first complete game. Allowed just one run the following game against Marist for his second straight game with one earned run allowed and second straight complete game. Recorded six strikeouts in that win to finish the week with 16 strikeouts.
Player of the Week
Matt Rubayo, Marist
R-Sr., Skillman, NJ/Montgomery
Rubayo had an excellent week for the Red Foxes, helping lead Marist to a 4-2 record. His average for the six games was .375 and he had a monster line of 4 HRs and 13 RBIs with 6 runs scored.
Rookie of the Week
Dixon Black, Monmouth
Fr., Archbald, PA/Valley View
Black continued his strong freshman campaign with a .571 weekend, leading Monmouth to a series win over Canisius. He hit three doubles and totaled eight hits and five runs scored.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) celebrates its 40th year of competition during the 2020-21 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.