NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Mystic outfielder Martin Figeuroa (Rhode Island) and New Bedford closer Matthew Leon (Seton Hall) have been named the league’s Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for their efforts on the diamond. Both players are rising juniors.
Outfielder Figeuroa hit .583 with three homers, eight RBI and four walks. He homered in three straight games- all Schooner wins- on July 27, 28 and 30. Figeuroa is slugging .542 on the summer, helping Mystic maintain its three game first place lead in the Southern Division.
It was 13 up, 13 down for Leon, who literally was perfect in his three relief appearances for New Bedford. In the 4.1 innings, Leon struck out three and more importantly, saved the Bay Sox 6-3 win over Plymouth on July 29 and their 3-1 win at Ocean State the next day.
The NECBL congrats both players on their accomplishments.
Weekly Honor Roll
Batters
Keivan Berges (Winnipesaukee/Northwood) – Outfielder hit .333 with three doubles, three homers and eight RBI
Ryan Costello (Keene/Central Connecticut) – First baseman hit .308 with a pair of doubles, a pair of homers and seven RBI while scoring eight runs
Cole Gordon (Plymouth/Mississippi State) – Infielder boomed 5 homers and 13 RBI- the week’s leaders- while hitting .348 over seven games
Al Molina (Upper Valley/Seton Hall) – Shortstop co-led all players with 11 hits on the week. Batted .524 with five RBI
Ryan Ramiz (Mystic/Seton Hall) – Outfielder hit .526 with six runs in five games, while adding a pair of homers, a pair of doubles and six RBI
Stephen Scott (Newport/Vanderbilt) – Outfielder hit .500 with six runs scored and four walks
Dustin Shirley (North Adams/Dartmouth) – The other co-leader with 11 hits. Infielder Shirley hit .440 and scored eight runs while driving in nine
Chris Starcun (Valley/American International) – First baseman batted .294 with three homers, two doubles and seven RBI
Pitchers
Doug Domnarski (Mystic/Uconn) – Threw six shutout innings and allowed only six base runners in getting the win on July 30 against Ocean State
Zach Hart (Keene/Franklin Pierce) – Threw six shutout innings and allowed only six base runners in getting the win on July 27 against Valley
Sam Nepiarsky (New Bedford/UConn) – Had a WHIP of 1.00 and struck out 13 in 14 innings of work. Nepiarsky earned the win on July 29th against Ocean State yielded just one earned run on the week
Christian Nicolosi (Ocean State/Quinnipiac) – Surrendered just two hits and one walk in 5.2 shutout innings out of the bullpen. Nicolosi fanned nine this week
Joseph Orlando (Sanford/Binghamton) – Earned the win on July 29 against North Adams with five innings of shutout, one hit, walk-free baseball. Orlando struck out six
Jonathan Signore (Mystic/Fairfield) – Threw five shutout innings and struck out nine in defeating New Bedford on July 27
2016 NECBL Weekly Awards Archives
Week 1 – Vaughan (NA) & Tribucher (SM)
Week 2 – Jones (VAL) & Wilks (NSC)
Week 3 – Denison (UV) & LaBeau (KEE)
Week 4 – Scocca (VT) & Lyman (WIN)
Week 5 – Wolfsberg (NB) & Wolf (NPG)
Week 6 – Scott (NPG) & Astle (VAL)
Week 7 – Mascelli (MYS) & Whitman (SAN)
