CAA Baseball Weekly Awards - April 21
Rob Washburn
CAA BASEBALL WEEKLY REPORT - APRIL 21 (PDF)
RICHMOND, Va. (April 21, 2025) – Northeastern junior outfielder
Harrison Feinberg was selected as the CAA baseball Player of the Week, while Northeastern junior left-hander
Jordan Gottesman was chosen as the CAA Pitcher of the Week. William & Mary freshman infielder
Jamie Laskofski received Rookie of the Week honors.
CAA Baseball Player of the Week
Harrison Feinberg, Northeastern – Jr., OF – Greenwich, Conn.
Feinberg batted .471 (8-17) with a double, triple, two homers, nine runs scored and nine RBI’s in Northeastern’s 5-0 week that included a pair of wins over Kansas State and a series sweep of Charleston. The junior was 6-for-11 (.545) with three extra-base hits and seven RBI’s vs. CofC. He scored four times in the opener vs. KSU and robbed a homer in the second. Feinberg was also 6-for-6 in stolen bases.
CAA Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Jordan Gottesman, Northeastern – Gr., LHP – Action, Mass.
Gottesman worked 7.0 scoreless innings for the second straight Sunday, allowing one hit and tying a career-high with nine strikeouts in Northeastern’s 10-0 victory over Charleston. The left-hander held CofC to a third-inning single and allowed only one runner to reach second. Gottesman has thrown 14 straight shutout frames with 18 K’s.
CAA Baseball Rookie of the Week
Jamie Laskofski, William & Mary – Fr., IF – Burke, Va.
Laskofski batted .412 (7-17) with four doubles, a homer, four runs scored and five RBI’s in William & Mary’s 2-2 week. In a series victory over Campbell, the freshman hit .429 with four extra-base hits and drove in five. He also walked three times and stole a base.
Conference notes:
NORTHEASTERN KEEPS ROLLING: Northeastern extended its lead atop the CAA standings to four games following a sweep of its conference series with Charleston. The Huskies are the only team to have captured all five of their conference series, including three sweeps. Northeastern, which has won nine in a row and 18 of its last 19 games overall, has climbed to a season-best #35 in the latest NCAA RPI.
COMPETITIVE CONFERENCE RACE: While Northeastern has built a four-game advantage atop the conference, the rest of the league standings remain tight.
UNCW and
William & Mary are tied for second at 9-6 and only two games separate second place to ninth place in the standings. The top six teams earn a berth in the CAA Baseball Championship.
PUTTING UP MORE ZEROS: Impressive pitching performances in CAA play continued with six more shutouts thrown last weekend, topping the five that were recorded the week before. Three of them came from Northeastern, which increased its nation’s-best shutout total to 12 while dropping its team ERA to 3.19, which ranks 3rd in Div. I. UNCW, which ranks 16th nationally with a 3.90 ERA, Stony Brook and Monmouth also had shutouts.
CAA PLAYERS ON NATIONAL WATCH LISTS: Several CAA players were chosen to Watch Lists produced by the College Baseball Foundation. UNCW’s
Cam Bagwell and
Zane Taylor were named to the Pitcher of the Year Watch List. Northeastern’s
Jack Goodman and UNCW’s
Kevin Jones were chosen to the Brook Wallace Award Watch List, which recognizes the nation’s top shortstop. Stony Brook’s
Erik Paulsen and Elon’s
Ryan Sprock were selected to the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award Watch List.
CAMPBELL (16-23, 7-8 CAA): The Camels had a 1-3 week that included a 5-4 win at William & Mary and a pair of extra-inning setbacks.
Zach Sabers and
Bryce Schares combined for 3.1 innings of scoreless relief in the win at W&M, with Schares earning his fourth save.
Seth Farni belted a grand slam and finished with six RBI’s in a 15-14 loss to W&M on Sunday.
Dalen Thompson had four hits at W&M on Sunday and is batting .426 over his last 10 games.
Charlie Meglio has driven in 16 runs over his past 10 contests. The Camels’ pitching staff is averaging 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings, which tops the CAA.
CHARLESTON (22-16, 7-8 CAA): The Cougars beat city rival The Citadel, 5-2, but were swept in their CAA series at Northeastern.
Dylan Johnson was 3-for-4 with a two-run double in the victory, while
Alex Lyon improved to 6-1 with 2.1 scoreless innings of relief.
Jake Brink turned in another strong start in the opener at NU, shutting the Huskies out for 6.0 innings before giving up two in the 7th. He’s 5-3 with a 3.23 ERA.
Landon Penfield contibuted three hits over the first two games of the NU series.
Dariyan Pendergrass tops Charleston with a .326 batting average and leads the CAA with 28 stolen bases.
DELAWARE (21-17, 8-7 CAA): The Blue Hens opened a 3-1 week with a 13-3 triumph at Penn State and followed by taking 2-of-3 from North Carolina A&T.
Aaron Graeber went 4-for-5 with a double, triple and three RBI’s from the leadoff spot in the PSU win.
Andrew Amato was 4-for-4 with two homers and six RBI’s in UD’s series-clinching 11-1 victory over A&T on Sunday. Amato also had a 2-run shot in Saturday’s 10-7 win and tallied nine RBI’s for the week.
Elias Conway (2-0) held the Aggies to one hit over 4.0 innings and fanned six on Sunday.
LT Cockrill hit a key 3-run homer in the 7th against A&T on Saturday.
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ELON (15-24, 6-9 CAA): The Phoenix split four games last week, blanking UNCG, 4-0, but dropping their CAA series at Monmouth. Seven pitchers combined on Elon’s 4th shutout of the year. Freshman
Hank Krift started and threw 3.0 scoreless innings vs. UNCG and then picked up a save after giving up just one hit and no runs over 3.0 frames in Saturday’s 10-4 victory at Monmouth. He fanned seven over the two appearances.
Charlie Granatell and
Jake Hajdu each drove in three in the MU win, with Hajdu’s bases-clearing double in the 6th breaking the game open.
Ryan Sprock smacked his 7th homer vs. the Hawks on Friday.
HOFSTRA (13-27, 3-12 CAA): The Pride rallied for six runs in the 8th and knocked off St. John’s, 7-6, but were swept in their CAA series with Stony Brook.
Dylan Palmer batted .467 (7-15) for the week with a double, three triples, two runs and two RBI’s. Palmer tops the CAA with his school-record six triples this season and is 11 career triples are also a Hofstra record. Palmer moved into a tie for 4th on the Pride’s career hits list with 225.
Danny Kelleher didn’t allow a run over 6.0 innings in two appearances last week, including five scoreless frames against Stony Brook.
Michael Craig’s two-run single broke a 5-5 tie vs. SJU.
MONMOUTH (20-20, 7-8 CAA): The Hawks posted a 3-1 week, rolling past Rutgers (13-2) and taking 2-of-3 from Elon in CAA play.
Jay Bant batted .438 for the week, highlighted by a 4-for-5 outing with two doubles and three RBI’s in the Rutgers win. He leads the CAA with 46 RBI’s and is riding a 6-game hitting streak.
Shane Dux was 2-for-4 and drove in three as the Hawks topped Elon, 9-4, in Friday’s opener. Freshman
Ryan Mealy (5-0) and three relievers combined for a 3-0 shutout against the Phoenix on Sunday. Mealy, who scattered six hits and fanned six, hasn’t allowed a run over his past 16.0 innings.
NORTH CAROLINA A&T (13-25, 8-7 CAA): The Aggies went 1-3 last week, picking up a 16-9 victory at Delaware in Friday’s series opener.
JT Taylor went 3-for-6 with two homers and three RBI’s as the Aggies went deep six times in the victory. Taylor added a solo shot on Saturday and is batting a team-best .324.
Tyler Smith homered three times and drove in six last week. He tops the team with 8 HR’s.
Angel Ortiz improved to 6-2 after earning the win vs. the Hens.
AJ Jones has recorded a hit in his past seven games.
Savoi Edwards contributed seven hits and had an RBI in all four games last week.
UNCW (21-19, 9-6 CAA): The Seahawks vaulted into a tie for 2nd in the CAA following a 3-game sweep at Towson. UNCW scored 45 runs on 38 hits in the series. Leading the way was
Cole Nelson, who belted three homers and drove in nine against the Tigers, including a career-high five in Friday’s 22-0 win. Nelson is third in the CAA with 11 HR’s.
Kevin Jones chipped in six RBI’s at TU.
Trevor Lucas was 4-for-5 and knocked in four as UNCW took the opener, 12-3.
Connor Marshburn limited TU to one hit over 6.0 scoreless innings on Friday, while
Zane Taylor and
Cam Bagwell both improved to 7-1 with strong performances.
NORTHEASTERN (30-9, 13-2 CAA): The Huskies are riding the 3rd-longest winning streak in the nation at nine games after a pair of victories over Big 12 foe Kansas State and a CAA sweep of Charleston. NU’s pitching staff didn’t allow a run in three games vs. CofC with strong starts from
Will Jones (7.0 IP, 4 H, 3 K’s),
Aiven Cabral (6.0 IP, 5 H) and
Jordan Gottesman (7.0 IP, 1 H, 9 K’s). Offensively,
Harrison Feinberg batted .471 for the week with a double, a triple, two homers and nine RBI’s. He also stole six bases.
Jack Doyle and
Cam Maldonado added four hits apiece vs. the Cougars. NU had 15 SB’s against CofC.
STONY BROOK (20-16, 8-7 CAA): The Seawolves swept their CAA series at Hofstra and are 7-2 in their past nine conference games.
Nico Azpilcueta had a big week offensively, batting .538 (7-13) with six doubles, a homer and six RBI’s against the Pride. He has reached base in every game this season and is tied for the CAA lead with 13 HR’s.
Erik Paulsen drove in two runs in all three games of the series and is batting .372 for the year. On the mound,
John Rizzo threw a complete-game, 2-hit shutout in Sunday’s 10-0 win vs. HU. He retired the final 10 batters he faced and moved to 4-2 on the season.
TOWSON (13-27, 5-10 CAA): The Tigers suffered four setbacks last week, getting swept by UNCW following a loss at UMBC.
Max D’Alessandro and
Taye Robinson both went 3-for-4 vs. UNCW on Sunday, with Robinson driving in two runs. D’Alessandro is batting .325 with a team-high eight homers, while Robinson is hitting .266 with 26 RBI’s and a team-best 16 stolen bases.
Nate Nabholz threw 2.0 scoreless innings vs. UNCW, dropping his ERA to 2.18 for the season.
Brett Ahalt hit his third homer of the season against the Seahawks on Sunday.
WILLIAM & MARY (15-24, 9-6 CAA): The Tribe remained tied for second in the CAA after winning the final two games of their series with Campbell.
Lucas Carmichael batted .444 for the week. He homered twice and drove in five vs. Longwood and was 4-for-5 and scored four times in Sunday’s 15-14 win over CU to extend his on base streak to 26 games.
Ben Parker pushed his hitting streak to 25 games and tops the CAA with a .406 batting average.
Jamie Laskofski went 6-for-10 with three doubles, a homer and five RBI’s in the two wins over Campbell.
Derek Holmes had a walk-off RBI single on Sunday.