Stony Brook's Isidro Fortuna (New York, N.Y./Lehman) and Binghamton's Mathieu Bergeron (St. Celestin, Quebec/Academi Le Estacades) share the first America East Player of the Week honor for baseball, while Jon Lewis (Queens, N.Y./Francis Lewis), also of Stony Brook, and Curt Smith (Curacao, Netherlands/Peter Stuyvesant) of Maine have been named Pitcher of the Week and Rookie of the Week, respectively. The awards were announced on Monday (March 14).
Fortuna has jumped out to a quick start for the Seawolves in their first three series of the 2005 season. The 2004 America East Championship Most Outstanding Player picked up where he left off last season, hitting safely in seven of the first nine games of the year while going 14-for-34 (.412) with five doubles, two home runs and seven RBI, while posting a .735 slugging percentage and a .500 OBP to lead the Seawolves in each category.
Bergeron has hits in five straight games and seven of Binghamton’s eight games to start the season. He drilled a grand slam and a solo home run in a win over Delaware State, totaling five RBI and currently has a slugging percentage of .750 on the season.
Lewis has been stellar on the mound in his first three outings for the Seawolves to start the season. The senior picked up the Seawolves first win of the year versus Wofford, throwing six shutout innings and striking out four for the victory. Lewis went seven innings in his second start, this time versus The Citadel, allowing just two runs (earned) and six hits while striking out six in a no-decision. He earned his second win this weekend versus Delaware, striking out nine in six innings in a 5-3 SB victory.
Smith has started all 12 games for the Black Bears and is hitting a team-leading .409 with seven runs and four RBI. The freshman has a hit in 10-of-12 games this season and has currently put together a five-game hitting streak. Smith has two or more hits in seven games this season and was 3-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI in Maine’s 13-9 win over Seton Hall on March 2. Smith is the only freshman and one of only four players to start all 12 games.