Cotter Recieves Mention; News on Torres and Tuttle

Mavericks infielder Casey Cotter, Northeast 10 Player of the Week for week ending March 19th, followed up his award with an honorable mention for this past week. Cotter batted .436 with seven runs scored and five RBI. Cotter also had two triples and two doubles on the week. He is batting .354 on the season for Merrimack with one home run and sixteen RBI.

Mavericks first-year assistant coach Chris Tuttle had a 4-for-4 afternoon in Misericordia's 10-1 win over Delaware Valley on Sunday. Tuttle is batting .348 with one home run and eleven RBI for the Cougars who are ranked 12th nationally in NCAA DIII.

Dennis Torres (UMass-Amherst) picked up his first win of the season with a 5-4 win over Fordham on Friday. Torres allowed four runs over eight innings, while striking out five and walking one batter. He is 1-2 on the season with a 3.09 ERA.

Peguero settling in for Franklin Pierce

With two future teammates batting .340 or better, it's easy to get lost in the shadows. But Anthony Peguero is putting together a solid season for the Franklin Pierce baseball team this season, his first since transferring from Wallace Community College.

Peguero, the starting third baseman, is batting .312 with one home run and nine RBI heading into Sundays doubleheader against American International. He has also swiped nine bases on the season.

After winning the NE-10 Conference player of the week, Casey Cotter (Merrimack College) is showing no signs of letting up. Through Friday, Cotter is 5-for-10 on the week with two RBI and three runs scored. Cotter is now batting .364 on the season, best on the Warriors.

Oakland University freshman, Spencer Marentette continues to perform well. Marentette has a pair of 1-for-3 performances this week. He is batting .341 on the season, tops for Oakland.

After a rough start to his college career, Aidan O'Leary (Manhattan College) hit stride with six hits in his last eleven at bats, raising his average to .225 on the season. O'Leary, a resident of Greenland, NH, will attempt to keep things rolling with a three game series against Marist this weekend.

Cotter & Marentette Remain Hot

Mavericks infielders Casey Cotter (Merrimack College) and Spencer Marentette (Oakland University) had great starts to the weekend on Saturday.

Cotter was 3 for 4 in Merrimack's 4-0 win over Molloy. Cotter, who is riding a five game hitting streak, is batting .358 on the season with one home run and twelve RBIs.

Marantette, a freshman from Ontario, had a walk off RBI single to give Oakland a 1-0 win over Canisius. Marantette leads Oakland in batting with a .364 average.

Cotter Goes 5-5 in Merrimack Win

Casey Cotter (Merrimack College) didn't waste any at bats in Merrimack's 10-0 over St. Michael's on Thursday. Cotter was a perfect 5-5 with three runs and an RBI on the day, increasing his season average to .333.Teammate Dionys Quezada was 1-4 with an RBI. After starting the season 1-6, Merrimack has rallied for five straight wins. Coincidentally, the streak began on Quezada's return to the lineup after sustaining a hand injury that sidelined him for the start of the season.

Tommy Chase was 1-3 with a walk in Notre Dame's 7-3 win over Houston Baptist on Thursday in the Irish Baseball Classic taking place in San Antonio, Texas. Chase raised his average to .303 on the season.

Chase continues to hit for ND

The University of Notre Dame’s bio for Tommy Chase describes him as a “quintessential program type kid.” Typically, when players are described in this manner it means they work diligently and remain silent despite not receiving much playing time. Up to this point, Chase fit the definition.

However, Chase is making it tough on the Irish coaching staff to do anything but play him.

On Wednesday night against the University of Texas – San Antonio, Chase started off the scoring in the second inning with a deep triple to centerfield knocking in a run and giving Notre Dame a 1-0 lead.

In the third inning, Chase struck again with an RBI single and scored his second run of the game, adding to the Notre Dame lead. He ended the night 2 for 3 with 2 RBI and 2 runs scored before being pinch hit for late in the game. Chase is batting .300 on the season with 4 RBI and has started nine of the team's thirteen games.

Greg Wilson made the most of his start in UMass-Lowell’s 10-5 loss to Dowling on Saturday. Wilson had two hits and 2 RBI’s and scored a run.  Wilson, a sophomore from Medford, Mass, will be fighting for a starting spot in the Mavericks outfield this summer.

Bobollts, Marentette, and Quezada have strong weekends

Kyle Bobolts (Oakland University) finally broke through with a 5-14 weekend, raising his average to .231 on the season. Teammate Spencer Marentette finished the weekend 3-8 and is second on the team with a .320 batting average.

Dionys Quezada (Merrimack College) made his long-anticipated season debut after sitting out the first few weeks with a hand injury. Quezada had a home run and caught several runners stealing in Merrimack's four win weekend. Official stats are not yet available.

Marentette Keeps Going Strong

Marentette (Photo: Oakland U.)

Freshman Spencer Marentette (Oakland University) continued his strong season for the Grizzlies with a 2 for 3 performance in Friday night's 9-2 win over Ohio. Marentette had two RBI's and scored a run in the game. The Kingville, Ontario native has been solid in the field, as well, with only one error in 25 chances. He has appeared in seven of Oakland's nine games, five as a starter.

Another freshman, Lucas Olen, pitched a scoreless ninth inning in Southern New Hampshire University's 2-1 loss on Friday night. Olen had two strikeouts and holds a 0.00 ERA on the season. The loss was the first for SNHU (13-1). Olen better be keeping notes on teammate Jon Minucci, who plays for the Nashua Silver Knights during the summer. Minucci is on fire, batting .438 with two home runs and 20 RBI's in 12 games entering last night's doubleheader.

We will have our first look at returning Mavericks pitcher Dennis Torres who is scheduled to throw for UMass-Amherst against nationally-ranked UCF in Orlando, Florida on Saturday. Torres had a 3.15 ERA was tied for fifth in the FCBL with 39 strikeouts last season.

Phillip Erwin had a two-RBI double to start the scoring for NYACK in an 8-2 win over College of Saint Rose on Friday. Cole Tobin and old friend Wayne Richardson each pitched a perfect inning to close out the game for the Warriors.

Mavericks Making Collegiate Impact

Dakota Irwin 

Dakota Irwin (Belmont Abbey) made the best of his first start of the season with a solo home run in the Crusaders 5-1 over Anderson on Wednesday. Irwin, who had previously made sporadic late inning appearances, was 2-2 on the day and now has five hits in nine at bats on the season (.556).

After being sidelined all last season recovering from Tommy John surgery, Cole Tobin (NYACK) made a successful return to the mound in Nyack's 8-1 loss to Queens on Monday. Tobin allowed one run and three hits in four innings. He struck out three batters and did not allow a walk.

Kevin Mayone (Assumption College) earned his first victory of the collegiate season in a 7-6 win over Bentley in Winter Park, FL. Entering the top of the ninth in a 6-6 game, Mayone worked a scoreless inning, striking out two batters, including the dangerous Logan Gillis (Nashua Silver Knights). The Assumption offense scored in the bottom of the inning securing the win.

Lucas Olen (Southern NH) picked up his second win of the season pitching 4.1 innings in the Penmen's 13-7 victory over Concordia on Monday. Olen, who picked up his first win over the weekend, struck out four and walked one. He has not allowed a run in 7.1 innings of relief this season.

Donnie Hissa and Tommy Chase (Notre Dame) are making solid cases for playing time with the Irish. Hissa pitched single innings in two games for the Irish this past weekend and did not allow an earned run. Chase, who currently sits fifth in batting for the team with a .292 average, has hits in six of his seven starts this season. Chase, who was slotted ninth in the order for the season opening series, has been moved up to seventh by Notre Dame coach Mik Aoki.

PHOTO: Belmont Abbey