NEW JERSEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE BASEBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

WEEK ENDING 5/19/19

PLAYER OF THE WEEK MITCH WALKER • Rowan University Junior • Designated Hitter • Pennsville, NJ/Pennsville Memorial

Walker collects the final NJAC Player of the Week honor of the 2019 season after powering Rowan this past weekend at the NCAA Salisbury Regional. Over four games, he totaled 11 hits, five RBI, five runs, and four doubles. He hit .611 with a .833 slugging percentage. In the 18-2 win over Penn State-Abington, he went 5-for-6 at the plate and recorded three doubles, two RBI, and two runs scored. He was a perfect 3-for-3 against Salisbury, including three runs, two RBI, and one double. He wrapped up the season with a hit and RBI in a loss to Washington & Jefferson in the regional championship game. Walker finished the season as the top hitter in the NJAC, going .444 on the season with a .621 slugging percentage and 35 RBI.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK FRANK LoGIUDICE • Kean University Junior • Pitcher/Outfield • Edison, NJ/JP Stevens

LoGiudice earns the final NJAC Pitcher of the Week honor of the 2019 season after leading Kean in the NCAA Union Regional over the weekend. He tossed 8.0 innings in a 9-1 win over Westfield State, allowing just four hits and no earned runs. He struck out two in the effort. LoGiudice also helped his cause at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double, RBI, and run scored against Westfield State. While in the outfield in the opener against Shenandoah, he went 3-for-4 with one RBI. In total, he batted .412 (7-for-17) with two RBI on the weekend. LoGiudice finished the season fourth in the NJAC with a 2.36 ERA, going 8-2 in 12 appearances. The all-around threat also ranks 13th among all NJAC hitters, batting .366 for the season with 36 RBI.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK JOE OCZKOWSKI • The College of New Jersey Freshman • Infield • Maple Shade, NJ/Bishop Eustace

Oczkowski is named the NJAC Rookie of the Week in the final week of the 2019 season after contributing to the TCNJ offensive effort at the NCAA Baltimore Regional. He saw time as the designated hitter, going 2-for-3 with two RBI in the Lions’ 7-4 win over Susquehanna that sent the team to the regional championship game against host Johns Hopkins. Oczkowski batted .277 in his rookie season, with 13 hits in 47 at-bats across 19 appearances.