COLONIA, N.J. – Mercy University Baseball junior Nevin Scaperotti (Stormville, N.Y./Carmel) has been named the East Coast Conference (ECC) Baseball Pitcher of the Week for the third time this season and senior Zach Ashline (Colonie, N.Y./Colonie Central), junior Dylan Koch (Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Pace University) and sophomores Andre Jenkins (Chester, N.Y./Chester Academy) and Geneo Savoca (Albany, N.Y./University at Albany) have been named to the Honor Roll for Week Eight.
Scaperotti pitched 8.0 innings with no earned runs and four hits allowed to go with one strikeout to earn to win for Mercy over Staten Island on Friday.
Ashline hit .533 (8-for-15) with four RBI, four stolen bases, three runs and one double as Mercy went 4-0 on the week. The senior opened the week going 4-for-8 with three RBI, three stolen bases, a double and a run in the sweep of Staten Island on Friday. The outfielder then went 4-for-7 with an RBI; a stolen base and two runs scored in the sweep of Staten Island on Saturday.
Koch hit .500 (3-for-6) with three runs, two RBI, one double and one triple as Mercy went 4-0 on the week. The junior opened the week going 2-for-5 with two runs and a double in the sweep of Staten Island on Friday. Koch then went 1-for-1 with two RBI and a pinch-hit game-tying triple in game one, scoring the winning run to give Mercy the 8-7 walk-off win on Saturday.
Jenkins pitched a seven-inning complete game with two runs allowed and three strikeouts to earn the win in Mercy's game two win over Staten Island on Friday. The sophomore also went 1-for-2 with a run in Mercy's game two win over Staten Island on Saturday.
Savoca hit .267 (4-for-15) with a home run, a double, three runs, two stolen bases and a team-high eight RBI on the week as Mercy went 4-0. The sophomore opened the week going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run in the game two win over Staten Island on Friday. Savoca then went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double in the game one win over Staten Island on Saturday. The sophomore ended the week going 1-for-3 with a game-high four RBI to go with two runs and a home run in the game two win over Staten Island on Saturday. He hit a grand slam for his first career home run in the fifth inning that gave Mercy the lead for good.
The award is the sixth earned by Scaperotti this season, the second for Ashline, the first for Koch, the first for Jenkins and the third for Savoca. Mercy has now earned 24 awards on the year.
Head Coach Chris Schoen and the Mavericks resume action tomorrow when they host Dominican at 3 p.m.
