Merlonghi & Spizzoucco Shine in NEC Baseball Weekly Awards
Central Connecticut's Gianno Merlonghi and Vincent Spizzoucco received NEC Baseball weekly honors for their outstanding performance that led the Blue Devils to a series win against FDU. Merlonghi, named co-Player of the Week, led the team with 10 RBIs and batted .467 in the weekend series, including three doubles and a homerun. Spizzoucco, named Pitcher of the Week, achieved his first career complete game with nine strikeouts and only allowing seven hits in a 16-2 win at FDU.
By the Numbers- Merlonghi's WEEK 10 Stats: 4 GS, .389 AVG, .421 ON BASE %, .722 SLUGGING %, 3 2Bs, 3 R, 10 RBIs
- Spizzoucco's WEEK 10 Stats: 1 GS, 9.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 9 K, 2 BB
- Brady Short also performed exceptionally, hitting .467 in four games, driving in seven runs and scoring five more.
- The Blue Devils are set to host Quinnipiac on Tuesday afternoon.
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