Baden Player of the Week
Robert Paccione, Adelphi (Jr., OF, Bayside, N.Y. / St. Francis Prep) - Hit .526 over a six-game week (10-19) and slugged .684. He also stole four bases, picked up 10 hits, scored two runs and drove in two, picking up a double and a triple.
Baden Pitchers of the Week
Brent Lotito, Dowling (Sr., Miller Place, N.Y. / Miller Place HS) - Picked up two wins (including career program record 22nd). Posted a win in relief against Mercy, bailing Dowling out of a no-out bases loaded jam in the 10th. He followed with a CG seven-hit shutout (5-0) against Adelphi, striking out nine and walking one.
Mark Fochesato, St. Thomas Aquinas (Fr., SP, Middletown, NY /Pine) - Was 2-0 in 8 2/3 innings of work with a 0.00 ERA. Posted a win against Dominican (3 IP, 0 H, 3 K, 1 BB) and a win against CW Post (5 2/3 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 4 K, 0 BB).
Baden Rookie of the Week
Matt Walsh, Mercy (Fr., OF/P, Staten
Island, N.Y. / St. Peter's Boys HS) - Hit.471 (8-17) in four games
with at least a hit in each, slugged .588, had two RBI and was 6 of
6 in stolen base attempts. He tossed 5.2 innings of one-hit relief
(1 ER, 4 K) at Dowling, also going 2-for-2 (2 SB) including a swipe
of home. He also went 3-for-5 (2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, 3 SB) in game one
against Bridgeport, and went 2-for-5 (SB) in game three of the
series.