North Carolina A&T junior
Luke Tendler earned Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Player of the Week honors in baseball, the conference announced on Thursday. Bethune-Cookman's
Montana Durapau and North Carolina Central's
Terry McNabb were named the Co-Pitchers of the Week, while
Jeovanny Tolentino,
also from N.C. A&T,
earned
Rookie of the Week accolades.
Tendler (2B, 6-0, Jr., 195, Wilmington, N.C.) hit. .474 (9-for-19) with three doubles, one homerun and seven RBI in four games. In the first game of the series against North Carolina Central, he hit .600 (3-for-5) to lead the Aggies to an 8-3 victory. Defensively, he added 23 assists and 12 putouts and tallied a .972 fielding percentage.
Durapau (P, 5-10, Jr., 175, Deltona, Fla.) Durapau pitched a complete game, striking out five and walking two in a 6-0 win over the University of Central Florida. He allowed four hits and no runs or earned runs for a 0.00 ERA.
McNabb (P, 5-10, Jr., Davison, Sask Canada) earned the win in a complete game against North Carolina A&T. McNabb threw seven innings, allowing three hits and striking out three in a 10-0 victory.
Tolentino (SS, 5-8, Fr., 150, Deltona, Fla.) scored five runs in four games for the Aggies, batting .385 on the week with one double and five hits. In an 8-3 win over North Carolina Central, he was 2-for-3 (.667). The shortstop tallied 11 assists and 12 putouts for the Aggies.
Other Top Performers:
J.P. Black (UMES) struck out two batters and allowed four hits in 6.2 innings over three games for the Hawks.
Byron Campbell (UMES) was 12-for-27 (.444) with six runs, three doubles, and two RBI last week.
Cameron Cecil (DSU) hit 9-for-16 with a triple, two doubles and five RBI in five games for the Hornets.
Ryan Collins (NCCU) led the Eagles with three RBI in a 10-0 win over North Carolina A&T.
Jordan Elliott (DSU) pitched 9.0 innings to record a 1.00 ERA with seven strikeouts in an 8-1 win over Niagara.
Zach Markel (NSU) had back-to-back three-hit games against Fairleigh Dickinson and Savannah State last week.
Richie Salter (NSU) recorded a 0.00 ERA in 7.0 innings of work as the Spartans topped Fairleigh Dickinson 15-2.
Kendall Weeks (FAMU) was 2-for-4 with in a 3-2 loss to Bethune-Cookman.
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