2013 POTW

Hitter of the Week

Scott De Jong- Wellsville Nitros

Felician College

Scott De Jong has been named the NYCBL Player of the Week for the (6/2-6/9) week. Scott finished the week going 3-for-6 while driving in a league best seven runs. He added also added a pair of homeruns which also are tied for the league lead throuhout the first week of the 2013 season. De Jong's week helped get the Nitros off to a 2-0 start.

Pitcher of the Week

Ryan Clark- Syracuse Jr. Chiefs

UNC Greensboro

Ryan Clark has been named the NYCBL Pitcher of the Week for the (6/2-6/9) week. Clark turned in two dominate performances to start the season for the defending league champion Jr. Chiefs. In his first start of the summer he went six shutout innings striking out eight Silversmith hitters to earn the win. He took the no decision in the loss to the Salt Cats going seven shutout innings while also striking out eight. On the week Clark has a 0.00 earned run average in sixteen innings of work.

Hitter of the Week

Bobby Twitty - Niagara Power

St. Leo College

Bobby Twitty has been named the NYCBL Hitter of the Week for 6/10-6/16. Twitty grabbed a pair of Player of the Day nods hitting .454 for the week and leading the Niagara Power to a 5-3 mark. The St. Petersburg, Florida native connected for four home runs including a grand slam in the night cap of a doubleheader with the Wellsville Nitros. Twitty scored six runs, drove in12 and has a seven-game hitting streak.

Pitcher of the Week

Patrick Kinney - Rochester Ridgemen

Lindenwood

Patrick Kinney has been named NYCBL Pitcher of the Week for 6/10-6/16. Kinney has made just one start on the mound this year, and the right-hander was close to flawless. Facing one of the league’s top offenses in the Wellsville Nitros, Kinney hurled seven shutout innings surrendering just three hits and zero runs. The Nitros came into the game averaging eight runs per contest.

Week 3 (6/17-6/23)

Hitter of the Week

Anthony Renz - Hornell Dodgers

Mansfield University

Anthony Renz hit .455 (15-33) during his first week in the NYCBL. The Danville, Pa. native collected five doubles, a home run and eight RBI while scoring three runs. After starting the season 1-6, Hornell's Dodgers have gone 6-2 with Renz in the lineup. 

Pitcher of the Week

Tommy Begjans - Geneva Red Wings

Haverford College

Tommy Bergjans took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and allowed one earned run over 14 innings for the week. The right-hander struck out 21 batters, allowed four walks and six hits going 1-0 with a no-decision. Opposing batters hit .111 against him for the week. 

Week 4 (6/24-6/30)

Hitter of the Week

Aaron Brill - Wellsville Nitros

Felician College

Brill had a sensational week at the dish, going 11-20 (.550 batting average), clubbing three home runs, scoring five times, driving in six, and stealing 4 bases. He now leads the NYCBL in hits, is third in average (.397),  and is 10th in on base percentage (.446).

Sabermetric: On the season, Brill leads the NYCBL with 22.356 runs created and sixth in secondary average (total bases gathered via extra base hits, walks, and stolen bases) with a mark of .559.

Pitcher of the Week

Mike Bittel - Syracuse Jr. Chiefs

Seton Hill University

Bittel allowed just two runs in two starts this week, recording a no decision in the first and win in the second. His ERA for the week was a stalwart 1.38, and his WHIP a solid 1.23, walking just three and allowing 13 hits.

Sabermetric: In 2013, Bittel is holding batters to a .221 average when hitting balls into play. 

Week 5 (7/1 -7/7)

Hitter of the Week

Carlos Guzman - Syracuse Salt Cats

Molloy College

Carlos Guzman climbed to the top of the batting average leaders hitting an eye-popping .520 (13-25) for the week. The outfielder from Bloomingburg, New York collected three extra-base hits scored 11 runs and drove in two. Guzman leads the NYCBL with a .415 average.  He has hit safely in 11 straight games. 

Pitcher of the Week

Dalton Scarborough - Olean Oilers

undecided

Scarborough tossed a four-hit shutout as the Olean Oilers tightened their grip on first place with convincing 5-0 victory over Niagara. Scarborough struck out six and walked one for his first win of the season. The right-hander's longest start before  the win over the Power was six shutout innings versus Hornell on June 14th.  

Week 6 (7/8 -7/14)

Hitter of the Week

Aaron Pigna, SS, Syracuse JR Chiefs

Ave Maria University

13/27 (1 2B), 9 r, 6 RBI, 4 bb, 7/11 SB, .481 AVG, .576 OBP

To say Aaron Pigna has been important in the Junior Chiefs’ recent hot streak is an understatement. In the past week, Syracuse has scored 59 runs with a record of 6-3. One out of every four (15/59) runs the Junior Chiefs scored were the product of Pigna’s bat. The righty shortstop now leads the NYCBL in SB, AVG, and OBP.

Sabermetric:

Aaron Pigna reached base an astounding 19 times in 33 plate appearances last week, making his OBP a stellar .576 for the same stretch (9 games).

Pitcher of the Week

Dwayne Snider, SP, Rochester Ridgemen

Texas Lutheran University

9.0 IP, 0 r, 2 h, 2 bb, 11 k, 0.00 ERA, 0.44 WHIP

It’s hard for a pitcher to win an “of the week” award while playing in just one game that week, harder still when it resulted in a no decision. Dwayne Snider was just that good; the righty hurler tossed nine no-hit innings against the Silversmiths on Friday. Unfortunately for Snider, Sherrill’s Kevin Carpentier also decided to throw nine no-hit innings as well in one of the most incredible occurrences in NYCBL history. Both starters lost their no-hitters in the 10th, but Rochester spared Snider some anguish by winning the game after he left.

Sabermetric:

For the outing, Snider held batters to an average of .071, allowing just two hits in 28 at bats. Combined with just two walks, Snider’s WHIP of 0.44 was even more stellar.

Week 7 (7/15 -7/22)

Hitter of the Week

Alec Bahnick, OF Wellsville Nitros

Bellarmine University

The Wellsville Nitros finished the week going 6-2 in eight games played. Nitros outfielder, Alec Bahnick, was a force in these victories. Bahnick hit .545 for the week notching eighteen hits in thirty-three trips to the plate. The sophomore from Bellarmine walked four times, scored twelve runs, drove in seven more, and stole six bases. He is batting .354 on the season, good for fifth in the NYCBL. The Nitros have three games left to secure a playoff spot.

Pitcher of the Week

Malcolm Purdy, SP, Oneonta Outlaws

Grand Canyon University

The Oneonta Outlaws climbed to the NYCBL's top spot for the first time this season. Malcolm Purdy’s performance on the mound this past week is a key reason for their standing. Purdy went 2-0 with a 1.56 ERA in three appearances. The right-hander struck out ten and walked four. He is 4-3 on the season with an ERA of 3.18.