MEAC ANNOUNCES WEEKLY BASEBALL HONOR
Hawks’ Gonzalez, Dean and Wildcats’ Gautier Earn Weekly Honors
Sahar Rashid
3/26/07

 

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – University of Maryland Eastern Shore outfielder/catcher Joel Gonzalez earned MEAC baseball Player of the Week honors, the league announced on Monday. Bethune-Cookman’s Joseph Gautier was named Pitcher of the Week and Maryland Eastern Shore’s Josh Dean earned Rookie of the Week accolades.

Gonzalez (OF/C, 6-0, 185, Beltsville, Md.)  posted a .619 batting average for the week to help the Hawks to a 3-3 mark, including a 3-0 conference record last week. Gonzalez recorded 13 hits, including a double, a triple and 10 RBIs in 21 appearances at bat. He also walked four times, stole two bases, tallied 16 putouts with one assist.

Gautier (P, 5-10, 165, Dorado, Puerto Rico) was 1-0 last week in the second game of a doubleheader against Florida A&M.  The win was the second straight and the first back-to-back victory for Gautier, who was 1-0 last week against Savannah State. Gautier finished with a 0.00 ERA with two unearned runs, while yielding three hits against the Rattlers. He also struck out three and walked two, facing 25 batters.  This is the second straight week that Gautier has earned Pitcher of the Week accolades.

Dean (OF, 6-1, 185, Dagsboro, Del.)  recorded his first career home run against Coppin State in the first game of a doubleheader last week.  Dean averaged .471 from the field including eight hits, five walks and five RBIs during 17 times at bat. He added three stolen bases and posted 11 putouts and one assist last week.

Other Top Performers:

J.R.  McAllister (P, DSU) struck out eight and walked three to finish 1-0 against Farleigh Dickinson in his only start last week for the Hornets.

Angel Mercado (OF, BCU) batted .429 in four games on 6-of-14 hitting at the plate, including two home runs to help the Wildcats to a 3-1 record last week.

Juan Serrano (3B, NSU) hit his first homer of the year against William and Mary and tied a career-high five RBIs against North Carolina A&T.

Tom Shelley (IF, DSU) recorded a one double, and a RBI, while batting .611 during a 3-2 week for the Hornets. 

Daniel Sterling (P, UMES) earned his first career win against Coppin State. Sterling did not give up any hits and struck out four in 4.1 innings of play.

De’Mece Williams (P, NSU) struck out six batters and allowed one run in over seven innings against North Carolina A&T.