MEAC ANNOUNCES WEEKLY BASEBALL HONORS
Delaware State’s Allen and Norfolk State’s Serrano Earn Co-Player of the Week honors
Sahar Rashid
3/2/7

 

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Delaware State University outfielder Eric Allen and Norfolk State University third baseman Juan Serrano earned Co-MEAC Player of the Week honors in baseball, the league announced on Monday.  Allen’s teammate JR McAllister earned Pitcher of the Week accolades.

Allen (OF, 5-11, Jr., Georgetown, IN) led the Hornets to a 3-1 week, including a three-game sweep of conference foe Maryland Eastern Shore. Allen recorded two doubles, a triple and a home run and tallied six RBIs in 12 appearances at the plate.  He also stole three bases and walked four times.

Defensively, he added eight putouts and one assist for Delaware State.

Serrano (3B, 5-10, Sr., Naugatuck, Conn.) recorded a .500 batting average; posted a double and eight RBI’s to lead Norfolk State to a three-game sweep of Coppin State. Serrano tallied two home runs against the Eagles, which were his second and third of the season.

McAllister (P, 6-0, Jr., Orlando, Fla.) pitched a shutout against Maryland Eastern Shore to improve to 5-2 on the season. McAllister struck out eight of the 27 batters he faced, while allowing only one hit and one walk in eight innings.

Other Top Performers 

Dustin Blackwell (BCU) struck out eight batters during 8.2 innings of play to help the Wildcats to a 3-2 victory over Oral Roberts. The win snapped a 23-game home winning streak for the Golden Eagles.

Leon Schabacker (NSU) recorded the Spartans’ first shutout of the season and the first of his career in a win over Coppin State.   

Ms. Sahar Abdur-Rashid