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MEAC Announces Baseball Weekly Honors

Delaware State senior Abe Eubank earned Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Player of the Week honors in baseball, the conference announced on Monday. Bethune-Cookman's Patrick Goelz earned Rookie of the Week accolades, while North Carolina A&T's Esterlin Paulino was named Pitcher of the Week.

Eubank (INF, 6-3, Sr., Medford, Oregon) batted .438 with seven hits to lead the Hornets to a 3-1 mark last week.  He recorded four RBI and three doubles in 16 plate appearances. Against Florida A&M, Eubank hit two home runs to guide DSU to a 5-4 victory. He also tallied 30 putouts and three assists for the week.

Goelz (P, 6-2, Fr., Palm Bay, Florida) started two games for the Wildcats against North Florida and Norfolk State. The right-hander tallied a 1.64 ERA with seven strikeouts and one walk in 11 innings of play.  

Paulino (P, 5-8, So., Santo Domingo) earned the win against Maryland Eastern Shore with a 0.00 ERA in nine innings last week. Paulino struck out 12, walked two and allowed just five hits in victory. Paulino also pitched one inning against Gardner-Webb and struck out all three of the batters he faced.

Other Top Performers:

Elliot Gardner (DSU) struck out a career-high eight batters in his first career complete game for the Hornets.

Roman Lancara (B-CU) earned the win over Florida International with two strikeouts, two walks and three runs in six innings.  

DJ Leonard (B-CU) hit .412 with one home run, two doubles and five RBI for the Wildcats.

Xavier Macklin (NCAT) finished with a .353 batting performance with two triples, two doubles and four RBI to help the Aggies to a 3-2 mark last week.  

Derrick Shaw (FAMU) batted .500 with two home runs, two doubles and four RBI in six games for the Rattlers.