CAA Baseball Weekly Awards - March 17
Rob Washburn
CAA BASEBALL WEEKLY REPORT - MARCH 17
RICHMOND, Va. (March 17, 2025) – Monmouth senior first baseman/designated hitter
Jay Bant was chosen as the CAA baseball Player of the Week, while Delaware right-hander
Doug Marose received Pitcher of the Week accolades. Hofstra utility player
Tyler Castrataro was selected as the Rookie of the Week.
CAA Baseball Player of the Week
Jay Bant, Monmouth – Sr., 1B/DH – Wall, N.J.
Bant batted .474 with a double, triple, two homers and 12 RBI’s in Monmouth’s 5-0 week on the road. The senior went 5-for-6, drove in four and scored four times in a victory at FDU. In the series opener at Georgetown, he homered twice and had six RBI’s, including a 6
th-inning grand slam that erased a 3-run deficit. Bant drove in two more runs in the opening game of a doubleheader sweep of GU on Saturday.
CAA Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Doug Marose, Delaware – Sr., RHP – Laytonsville, Md.
Marose allowed just one hit over 5.0 scoreless innings and struck out four in Delaware’s 10-0 win over Siena last Friday. After giving up a double to the second batter of the game, the right-hander retired the next 14 batters he faced. Marose is 1-0 with a 3.95 ERA for the season.
CAA Baseball Rookie of the Week
Tyler Castrataro, Hofstra – Fr., Util. – Mahopac, N.Y.
Castrataro extended his hitting streak to 10 games after batting .318 with a double, triple, two homers and six RBI’s over five contests last week. The freshman smacked a three-run homer in a victory over FDU and followed with a two-run shot in the opener at Kent State. In Saturday’s win at KSU, he was 3-for-6 with a double and scored twice and added a triple in the series finale.