Stony Brook's Rob Leonard and Hartford's Weston Szymanski have been named ECAC's Division I Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively.
Division I:
Player of the Week:
Rob Leonard, Stony Brook University
Senior, First Base, Wantagh, N.Y.
Leonard drove in 10 runs, including a game-winning grand slam versus Maine, in a 5-1 week. In the win over Hofstra, Leonard went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBI and run scored. In the sweep over Maine, Leonard led the offense, driving in eight runs and batting .500 with a grand slam, a triple and a double. In the 7-3 win over Maine on Friday, Leonard broke a 3-3 tie with a two-out grad slam to lift Stony Brook to a 7-3 win. He drove in five runs in the win. In Game 2, he struck again as he hit a two-run triple in the first inning to hand the Seawolves an early 2-0 lead. Leonard slugged a team-high .842 on the week and is on a five-game hitting streak.
Pitcher of the Week:
Weston Szymanski, University of Hartford
Sophomore, RHP, Mt. Airy, Md.
Szymanski tossed a complete-game two-hit shutout to jump-start a four-game sweep of UMBC. The sophomore righty allowed singles in the fourth and ninth, did not issue a walk, and faced just one batter over the minimum. He becomes the first pitcher in the league to toss a complete-game shutout this season. He is 3-2 overall with a pair of complete games.