NAC Baseball Weekly Awards (4/6/26)

4/6/2026 5:03:47 PM

Player of the Week
Matt Holmes | Husson University | Junior | Outfielder | Bangor, Maine
 
Holmes put together a dominant week of conference action for the Eagles, who went 5-1 over the week, picking up a doubleheader split with SUNY Cobleskill on Monday, before sweeping a four-game weekend series with Lesley University. Holmes went 10-17 at the plate, recording one double, one triple and one home run during the week, while also driving in nine runs, including a two-run single on Friday night in game two against Lesley to give Husson the eventual game-winning runs, in addition to a walk-off hit by pitch in game one on Saturday. Also at the plate, Holmes drew six walks and one stolen base and struck out just once during the week to help boost his batting average from .300 to .404.

Pitcher of the Week
Ryan Garner | Husson University | Junior | Pitcher | Leominster, Mass.
 
Garner was great on the mound for Husson in his three appearances, recording one win and two saves for the Eagles in a 5-1 week overall for the team. Against SUNY Cobleskill on Monday, Garner hurled two innings and surrendered just one hit, while punching out one batter to earn the first save of his career. In game two against Lesley University on Friday, Garner closed out the seventh inning in one-two-three fashion with two of those outs being strikeouts to help the Eagles sweep Friday's double-dip. Garner concluded the week on Saturday with a vital 2.2 innings pitched in the series finale against Lesly, by allowing just two walks during the outing and recording three strikeouts, as the Eagles walked-off Lesley for a second time on the day. For the week, Garner totaled 5.2 innings pitched, while allowing just one hit and two walks, adding six strikeouts.

Rookie of the Week
Ajay Rychcik | Thomas College | First-Year | Outfielder | Apex, N.C.
 
Rychcik was superb for the Terriers all week, starting in all seven games played. In total Rychcik earned nine hits, earning at least one in every single game. He also earned 11 RBI on those nine hits, along with two doubles and two home runs. In total for the week he hit .409 from the plate, driving home several crucial runs to help the Terriers earn three important conference wins this past week. His best performance came in a 7-4 win against VTSU Lyndon on Friday, where he earned two hits, three RBI, and one home run. These three runs proved crucial, giving the Terriers a three-run win against the Hornets.

Honor Roll
Liam Kelly, Husson
Ryan Lansing, SUNY Cobleskill
Reis Brammer, SUNY Cobleskill
Kyle Delano, Thomas