SUNYAC Baseball Players of the Week

Date
Player of the Week Pitcher of the Week
3/22/04
Matt Kahan (Plattsburgh)
Brad Ebert (SUNYIT)
3/29/04
Jeff Cote' (New Paltz) Matt Miller (Cortland)
4/5/04 Dan Bartel (Oswego) Mike Schellinger (Oneonta)
4/12/04 Jimmy Basnight (Cortland) Mike Cortellini (Oswego)
4/19/04 Matt Johnson (Brockport) Mike Burnett (Cortland)
4/26/04 Jeff Cote' (New Paltz) Shawn Mahoney (Brockport)


April 26, 2004
Player of the Week
Jeff Cote' - New Paltz
So., RF, (Mechanicsville, MD/Chopticon)

Cote' hit .625 (15-for-24) with four doubles, a triple, a homerun, 13 RBI, 10 runs and a slugging percentage of 1.000 in the Hawks' 2-3-1 week. In an 11-8 victory over Mount St. Mary, Cote' went 4-for-4 and hit for the cycle with four runs and five RBI. In an 11-2 win over SUNYIT, he went 3-for-4 with three RBI and three runs scored. Cote' leads the team with a .467 average, three triples and a .787 slugging percentage.

Pitcher of the Week
Shawn Mahoney - Brockport
Sr., (Corning/Corning East)

Mahoney gave up just one earned run in 14 innings in two outings this past week for the Golden Eagles. Mahoney gave up two hits and struck out seven in a 10-2 win over Clarkson and shutout Pitt-Bradford 7-0 while surrendering just five hits and striking out two. The Golden Eagles (21-11) have clinched the second seed in this weekend's SUNYAC Tournament and will face Oneonta on Friday.



April 19, 2004
Player of the Week
Matt Johnson
- Brockport
Jr., OF (Kingston/Kingston)

Johnson went 12-for-20 (.600) in the Golden Eagles' 5-2 week. Johnson went 4-for-4 in a 12-5 game one victory over Fredonia and 2-for-3 in the 24-6 win in the nightcap. He recorded six doubles this week which broke the Brockport single-season doubles record (11 in 1978) with 15. Johnson sits in second in career doubles with 30. He is now batting .404 and has now hit safely in nine of his last 11 games.

Pitcher of the Week
Mike Burnett - Cortland
Jr., (Westfield/Westfield)

Burnett was 2-0 with 11 strikeouts on the hill for the Red Dragons who finished 5-2 on the week. Burnett had a 1.00 ERA in 18 innings pitched while surrendering just two earned runs and ten hits. In a tough 1-0 win over Plattsburgh, a game in which Burnett gave up three hits in nine innings and fanned seven, Cortland clinched the SUNYAC regular-season title. On the season, Burnett is 6-0 with a 1.59 ERA.



April 12, 2004
Player of the Week
Jimmy Basnight - Cortland
So., OF (East Norwich/St. Dominic)

Basnight had a big week for the Red Dragons who went a perfect 6-0. He hit an even .500 (12-24) for the week including, a double, a triple and a home run. He also collected three stolen bases, scored eight runs and drove in six.

Pitcher of the Week
Mike Cortellini - Oswego
Jr., (Arlington/Arlington)

Cortellini threw two complete games last week for the Lakers in leading them to a 3-3 record overall. On Tuesday he allowed six hits and struck out three in a 9-0 shutout of Oneonta State. This past weekend, he struck out nine and allowed three runs, two earned, in a 4-3 win against the Blue Devils.



April 5, 2004
Player of the Week
Dan Bartel
- Oswego
Sr., SS (Lancaster/Lancaster)

Bartel hit .615 in four games last week for the Lakers who went 2-2 for the week. He was 8-for-13 including a 4-for-4 performance in a 4-2 victory against New Paltz. Bartel had two doubles and a triple to go with six runs batted in. He also became the all-time leader for career assists for Oswego.

Pitcher of the Week
Mike Schellinger
- Oneonta State
So., (Fayetteville, NY/Jamesville-DeWitt)

In his only appearance of the week, Schellinger entered a 2-2 ball game against Brockport in the sixth inning and shut down the Golden Eagles for four innings en route to picking up a win in a 10-inning 3-2 victory. Schellinger struck out six batters and allowed only three hits in his relief appearance that included back-to-back strikeouts in the top of the 10th with the bases loaded.



March 29, 2004
Player of the Week
Jeff Cote' - New Paltz
So., OF (Mechanicsburg, MD.Chopticon)

In five games, Cote' hit .333 with two homeruns and seven RBI to lead the Hawks. Cote' went 3-for-3 with a pair of two-run homers in a 6-3 win over Fredonia and went 1-for-4 and drove in two runs in an 8-6 come-from-behind victory over the Blue Devils in game two. Cote' also scored four runs during the week and had a .733 slugging percentage.

Pitcher of the Week
Matt Miller - Cortland
Jr. (Harrison/Harrison)

Miller allowed just one hit while striking out 10 in seven innings pitched in a 4-0 win vs. SUNYIT on Saturday. The only hit the Wildcats could muster off of Miller, was a bunt single with two outs in the third inning. Miller is 2-1 with a 1.50 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 24 innings of work this season. Cortland is 8-8 (4-0 SUNYAC) and is currently ranked 8th in Div. III.



March 22, 2004
Player of the Week
Matt Kahan - Plattsburgh
Jr., OF (Levittown/MacArthur)

Kahan went 19-for-42 (.452) last week in Florida for the Cardinals (7-7). He scored 16 runs and was 12-for-12 in stolen bases. He had 10 RBI, three doubles, a triple and two homeruns. Kahan also had a .714 slugging percentage and a .478 on-base percentage.

Pitcher of the Week
Brad Ebert- SUNYIT
Sr. (Mexico/Mexico)

Ebert went 2-0 with one save on the mound this past week for the Wildcats in Myrtle Beach, SC. Ebert worked 12.1 innings, allowing two runs and five hits in three appearances. He started and pitched a complete game and his ERA is 1.33. The Wildcats return home with a 4-1 record.