Cantor, Franchi, Cornwell, Kilgore Share Baseball Weekly Honors

PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Daniel Webster College junior outfielder Zach Cantor (Windham, Maine.) led the Eagles to a 2-1 conference series over Becker going 14-3, 6-5 and 1-3. In game two of the three game series, he went 3-for-3 with two RBI including two doubles. Cantor batted .714 while posting a 1.143 slugging percentage. He had two RBI and five hits, hitting safely in all three games.  He had three doubles and four free trips to first base. Cantor also notched two stolen bases.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK – Becker College freshman pitcher Joe Franchi (Millbury, Mass.) hurled a complete game, allowing five hits on one run, unearned, in a 3-1 victory over NECC rival Daniel Webster. Franchi fanned 11 batters throwing 120 pitches as the Hawks avoided a sweep by the Eagles. He finished with a 0.00 ERA.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK - For the second straight week, Mitchell College freshman pitcher Garrett Cornwell (Oxford, Conn.) earned conference rookie honors. He improved to 3-0 on the season in a complete-game effort over Elms, winning the series finale 5-2.  Cornwell allowed two runs on three hits in 7.0 innings of work. He struck out two batters and gave up four walks. Cornwell finished with a 2.57 ERA.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK – Daniel Webster freshman infielder Elliot Kilgore (Milford, N.H.) batted .500 en route to a 2-1 NECC series lead over Becker College. Kilgore hit safely in all three games, including going 2-for-2 with two runs scored and one RBI in a 14-3 win over the Hawks. He finished the series with a .625 slugging percentage, a .636 on-base percentage and a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage. Kilgore also went 5-for-6 in stolen bases.