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ECC Baseball Report - Week One

ECC Baseball Report - Week One

Player of the Week
Sheldon Johnson, Lincoln (Sr, OF - Pittsburgh, Pa.)
In the game vs. Morehouse, Johnson launched two homers and had five RBI while going 3-for-4 with three runs scored over just seven full innings before the game was called due to rain. All of his stats from the tie with the Maroon Tigers were career-highs and he also added a walk in the first contest vs. Clark Atlanta. Johnson led the Lions in batting average (.429), slugging percentage (1.286), OPS (1.786), runs scored (3), hits (3), RBI (5), home runs (2), and total bases (9) on the week.

Pitcher of the Week
Charlie Cucchiara, Molloy (Sr, P - East Meadow, N.Y.)
Cucchiara threw six shutout innings in Molloy's season opener against No. 16/34 Millersville. The senior surrendered five hits and struck out three to earn his first win of the season.

Rookie of the Week
JJ DeVito, Molloy (So, IF/OF - Wantagh, N.Y.)
DeVito was a catalyst atop the Lions' lineup on opening weekend. The sophomore hit .462 on the week, collecting six hits, scoring five runs, driving in three, and stealing two bases.


ECC Weekly Honor Roll

Jaden Caballero, Mercy (So, OF/SS - Newburgh, N.Y.)
Caballero hit a team-high .385 (5-for-13) with three runs, three stolen bases, two RBI, a triple, and a double in four games this week. The sophomore opened the week going 1-for-5 with a run and two stolen bases against Goldey-Beacom on Saturday. The outfielder ended the week going 4-for-5 with two runs, two RBI and a stolen base in the Mavericks' win over Le Moyne on Sunday.

Joseph Gonzalez, Mercy (So, SS - Monroe, N.Y.)
Gonzalez hit .313 (5-for-16) with a hit in each of the four games Mercy played. The sophomore also had a team-high four RBI and five runs scored with one double. The shortstop opened the week going 2-for-6 with three runs and three RBI against Goldey-Beacom and Le Moyne on Saturday. Gonzalez ended the week going 3-for-10 with two runs, a double, and an RBI against Le Moyne and Goldey-Beacom on Sunday.

Jake McCarthy, Molloy (Sr, 3B - Northport, N.Y.)
McCarthy returned to the Molloy lineup with a three-run home run in game one against Millersville. The graduate student totaled four RBI on the week, three hits, and slugged .750.

Gabriel Sanchez, Lincoln (So, P - Anthony, N.M.)
Recorded the team's first season-opening win since 2017, tossing 6.0 innings of scoreless ball while allowing a career-low one hit with three strikeouts to help the Lions defeat Clark Atlanta in the Peachtree City Classic.


ECC Baseball Players of the Week

Date     Player Pitcher Rookie
2/20 Sheldon Johnson, Lincoln         Charlie Cucchiara, Molloy        JJ Devito, Molloy 

Standings

  Conference
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Overall
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GP Record Win % PF PA GP Record Win % GF GA Last 10 Streak
Molloy 1. * 24 19-5 0.792 204 109 52 35-17 0.673 414 274 7-3 Lost 2
St. Thomas Aquinas 2. 24 16-8 0.667 190 134 50 23-27 0.460 332 318 5-5 Lost 4
Queens (N.Y.) 3. 22 13-9 0.591 147 132 53 34-19 0.642 380 347 7-3 Lost 1
D'Youville 22 10-12 0.455 123 131 47 21-26 0.447 273 319 5-5 Lost 1
Mercy 4. 24 10-14 0.417 147 175 49 16-33 0.327 293 392 5-5 Lost 1
Staten Island 24 9-15 0.375 135 173 43 17-26 0.395 234 286 4-6 Lost 1
Lincoln (Pa.) 24 5-19 0.208 76 168 48 12-35-1 0.260 223 409 2-8 Won 1


Last Week's Results

Friday February 10, 2023
Saturday February 11, 2023
Voorhees
Saturday, February 11
Cancelled
@ Peachtree City, Ga.
Wednesday February 15, 2023
Friday February 17, 2023
Felician
Friday, February 17
Cancelled
@ Morehead City, NC (Round Robin BSB Tournament)
Saturday February 18, 2023
Sunday February 19, 2023


Upcoming Games

Tuesday February 21, 2023
Thursday February 23, 2023
Benedict
9
Thursday, February 23
Final
Benedict
23
Thursday, February 23
Final
Friday February 24, 2023
Saturday February 25, 2023
Sunday February 26, 2023


NCAA Statistical Rankings

Through Games February 19


ECC Team Notes

D'Youville: No team notes submitted.

Lincoln: Last Week Record: 2-0 2/10/23 - Win vs. Clark Atlanta (7-4) 2/11/23 - Tie vs. Morehouse (8-8, 8 Innings - Rain) Upcoming Schedule: 2/21/23 at Coker (12 & 3 p.m.) 2/23/23 at Benedict (12 & 3 p.m.) 2/25/23 at Anderson-SC (1 & 4 p.m.)

Mercy: The Mercy College baseball team went 1-3 to begin the season against Goldey-Beacom and Le Moyne. The Mavericks were led by sophomore Jaden Caballero who hit a team-high .385. Mercy resumes action on Tuesday when they play at UNC Pembroke at 3 p.m.

Molloy: The No. 22 Molloy baseball team began its season in Morehead City, NC at the Morehead City Challenge. The Lions went 3-0 on the weekend, defeating Millersville, 5-0, and 2-1, Saturday, February 18 and Assumption, 10-2, Sunday, February 19. Molloy sits at 3-0 in the campaign and will travel to Myrtle Beach, SC to play in the Northeast Challenge on Friday, February 24.

Queens: The Knights get the season going on Friday (Feb. 24) in Myrtle Beach in a four-game trip.

Staten Island: No team notes submitted.

St. Thomas Aquinas: The St. Thomas Aquinas College Baseball team opens its 2023 schedule on February 24, 25 & 26 against Le Moyne, Franklin Pierce and Southern New Hampshire in Myrtle Beach, S.C.


Polls

Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Division II Top 30
NCBWA Division II Top 25
NCBWA Division II East Region
NCAA East Region Poll (First poll released April 26)
ECC Preseason Poll

Previously in the Polls

Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Top 30 Poll

  PRE
Molloy         25

NCBWA Top 25 Poll

  PRE      WK1
Molloy         21 22

 
NCBWA East Region Poll

  PRE
Molloy         2
Queens     8

 

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