Rider’s Soporowski, Volpe, and Skettini and Niagara’s Tucker Named Rawlings MAAC Baseball Weekly Award Winners
Pitcher of the Week
Pete Soporowski, Rider
Gr., Sayreville, NJ/Sayreville War Memorial
Soporowski pitched 9.0 scoreless innings across two outings this week, striking out 16 in that time. He began the week with 2.0 innings of scoreless innings of relief against Marist, striking out three, before pitching a 7.0 inning complete-game shutout, striking out 13 to defeat Saint Peter's. He scattered four hits and three walks over his 9.0 innings pitched.
Co-Player of the Week
John Volpe, Rider
So., Sea Girt, NJ/Wall High School
Volpe hit .417 with two doubles, a triple, nine RBI's and six runs scored in the Broncs' eight games this week. He had four multi-hit games and hit safely in five of seven games played. He began the week with a 2-for-2 effort at Canisius on Monday, before going 9-for-15 with nine RBI's and five runs scored in four games in a four-game weekend sweep of Saint Peter's.
Co-Player of the Week
Cole Tucker, Niagara
Jr., Mount Pearl, Canada/Southeastern Community College
Tucker batted .529 in Niagara's 2-2 weekend against Manhattan. He recorded three multi-hit games and stole three bases in game one of the teams' DH on Sunday. On the weekend he had nine hits, five RBIs, four runs scored, four stolen bases, two doubles and one homerun.
Rookie of the Week
Brian Skettini, Rider
Fr., Midland Park, NJ/Ridgewood
Skettini hit .409 with two doubles, a home run, eight runs scored and three RBI's in seven games played this week. He also walked five times and was hit by a pitch to improve his on-base percentage for the week to .536. The Broncs' starting catcher, Skettini had three multi-hit games, homered against Marist and scored six runs and drove in two in a weekend sweep of Saint Peter's.
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.