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Mattox earns NECC Rookie of the Week in men's tennis

Mattox earns NECC Rookie of the Week in men's tennis
Posted: Apr 12, 2010

Story courtesy of Christa Parulis-Kaye, NECC Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations

For Immediate Release:
April 12, 2010

MEN’S TENNIS

PLAYER OF THE WEEK – After two straight weeks of rookie honors, Mitchell College freshman Rocco Devona (Waterford, Conn.) earned his first NECC Player of the Week nod. Devona led the Mariners to a 2-0 week defeating Johnson & Wales 7-1 and NECC rival Becker 8-1. Devona partnered with both Tyler Engleberg and Kyle Carmona in #1 doubles winning 9-7 and 8-2 respectively. He also shut-out the Wildcats’ Gino Richter 6-0, 6-0 and the Hawks’ Snejezan Telebak 6-1, 3-0 (ret.).

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK – Lesley University freshman Nick Mattox (Pasadena, Md.) earned conference rookie honors helping the Lynx to a conference 2-0 week.  While pairing with Christian Domingo, the tandem defeated Becker players Jake Gilbert and Snejezan Telebak 8-2 and the Nighthawks’ pair of Ben Weiner and Matt Foley 8-2 in the #2 doubles position. Mattox also went 2-0 with straight set singles victories.

SOFTBALL

PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Mitchell College senior catcher Sara Krolikowski (Bristol, Conn.) was stellar behind the plate for the Mariners posting a perfect fielding percentage and not committing one error in 55 chances in a 7-1 week for her team. Krolikowski batted .500 (12-for-24), slugged .583 and had a .536 on-base percentage while having three multiple hit games. She racked up 12 hits, ten RBI and five runs with two double shots. In a 10-1 victory over Johnson & Wales, Krolikowski went 4-for-4 with a double and three RBI.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK – Elms College sophomore Courtney Hampton (Westfield, Mass.) was a winner each time she stepped into the circle for the Blazers notching four wins. Elms finished the week 6-0 sweeping three NECC opponents’ Bay Path (6-1, 12-1), Daniel Webster (10-8, 10-2) and Southern Vermont (10-1, 10-2). She hurled 24 innings giving up 11 runs, nine earned, on 27 hits.  Hampton fanned 18 and walked six batters. She finished the week with a 3.38 ERA.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK – Elms College freshman designated player/infielder Sarah Buckley (Wilbraham, Mass.) batted .550 (11-for-20) with 12 RBI, nine runs,  two triples and a double helping the Blazers to a 6-0 weekly conference record. She posted four multiple hit games in a weekly sweep of Bay Path (6-1, 12-1), Daniel Webster (10-8, 10-2) and Southern Vermont (10-1, 10-2). She finished with a solid .800 slugging percentage and a .625 on-base percentage including going 3-for-3 in stolen bases.

BASEBALL

PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Daniel Webster College junior infielder Bruce Brown (Lowell, Mass.) led the Eagles to a perfect 5-0 week including a conference sweep of Newbury going 10-2, 6-3 and 14-10. The Eagles also defeated Norwich 10-2 and Emerson 12-5 en route to a Daniel Webster record for most wins at 10 in a single season.  Brown batted a solid .588 (10-for-17) with four multiple hit games. He had two doubles, one triple and two homeruns. Brown also notched ten runs and seven RBI, while going a perfect 8-for-8 in stolen bases.  For the week, Brown slugged 1.176 and finished with a .650 on-base percentage.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK – Mitchell College senior pitcher Jeremy Chapman (Waterford, Conn.) tossed a complete game shut-out for the Mariners, allowing five hits, in a 4-0 victory over Southern Vermont. Chapman fanned a career-high 15 batters, while walking only four Mountaineers. Chapman notched a 0.00 ERA for the week.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK – Daniel Webster freshman centerfielder Darrik Marstaller (Spofford, N.H.) batted .500 (11-for-22) en route to a 5-0 week including a conference sweep of Newbury going 10-2, 6-3 and 14-10. Marstaller hit safely in all five games, including going 4-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI in a 6-3 win over the Nighthawks. He finished the week with a .909 slugging percentage, a .522 on-base percentage and a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage. Kilgore also went 5-for-6 in stolen bases.