Baseball Sweeps NECC Weekly Awards

ATTLEBORO, Mass. – Elms College swept the weekly New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) player of the week awards for baseball as announced by the league office on Monday.

Senior infielder Mike Andrews (Greenfield, Mass.) was named NECC Player of the Week, while freshman center fielder Stephen Fisher (West Boylston, Mass.) garnered conference rookie of the week honors. Junior right-hander Matt Wood (Feeding Hills, Mass.) was also selected as this week’s NECC Pitcher of the Week.

Andrews had a stellar opening week for the Blazers, hitting safely in all seven contests including three multiple hit games. In an extra inning 13-12 win over Olivet, Andrews went 3 for 4 with two RBI and a round-tripper. He batted .458 (11-for-24) with nine RBI, five runs and two doubles during the nine-game stretch.

Fisher began his debut season by batting .406 (13-for-32) with four doubles, one triple, four RBI and 15 runs scored during the Gene Cusic Classic. Fisher also drew 12 walks including four in a 7-4 victory over Coast Guard. He provided a spark on the bases going five-for-five in stolen bases, helping Elms to a 4-5 week.

Wood picked up two wins in 12 innings of work including a 7-4 victory over Coast Guard and a 16-2 win in game one of a doubleheader against Finlandia. Wood set a program single-game record for strikeouts, fanning 11 batters against Finlandia to highlight a complete-game seven-inning outing. He finished the week with a 2.25 ERA and 17 punch-outs.