CAA Baseball Weekly Awards - April 6
Rob Washburn
RICHMOND, Va. (April 6, 2026) – Towson senior catcher Brian Heckelman and Charleston sophomore first baseman Alex LaCoste shared CAA baseball Player of the Week honors, while Northeastern senior Ryan Griffin was chosen as the CAA Pitcher of the Week. Stony Brook freshman outfielder Nicholas Dromboski was selected as the CAA Rookie of the Week.
CAA Baseball Co-Player of the Week
Brian Heckelman, Towson – Sr., C – Mineola, N.Y.
Heckelman batted .500 (5-10) with a homer in all three games, five runs scored and five RBI’s in Towson’s series win over Hofstra. The senior catcher was 3-for-5 with a double and a two-run shot in Thursday’s 9-6 win and belted a game-tying solo shot in the 8
th on Friday. He smacked a 2-run homer in the first on Saturday as the Tigers won 8-6 to take the series.
CAA Baseball Co-Player of the Week
Alex LaCoste, Charleston – So., 1B – Simpsonville, S.C.
LaCoste batted .563 (9-16) with three extra-base hits and four RBI’s in Charleston’s 2-2 week. In a 15-5 win over Winthrop, the first baseman was 5-for-6 with two homers and four RBI’s, posting CofC’s first 5-hit game since 2024. He had a pair of two-hit games vs. High Point, including a 2-for-4 effort in a 6-5 victory on Saturday, highlighted by a single in the 9
th that led to the game-winning run.
CAA Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Ryan Griffin, Northeastern – Sr., RHP – Andover, Mass.
Griffin moved to 4-0 after allowing just two hits and one run over 6.0 innings and striking out nine in Northeastern’s series-clinching 13-1 win over Monmouth on Saturday. The right-hander gave up a first-inning solo homer but limited MU to just a single the rest of the way. The nine strikeouts were a career-high and he walked only two.
CAA Baseball Rookie of the Week
Nicholas Dromboski, Stony Brook – Fr., OF – Columbus, N.J.
Dromboski batted .600 (6-10) with two doubles, a triple, a homer, eight runs scored and five RBI’s in Stony Brook’s 3-1 week that included a series win over UNCW. The freshman was 2-for-3, scored four times and hit a solo homer in a win over New Haven. He was 3-for-4 with a double and a triple in a 7-6 victory over UNCW on Thursday and drove in two in Friday’s 4-2 win. Dombroski also stole four bases.
CAA Baseball Players of the Week
Feb. 16 – Vince Fattore, Elon
Feb. 23 – Jamie Laskofski, William & Mary
March 2 – Jake Amman, Charleston
March 9 – Mason Hughes, UNCW and Chris Walsh, Monmouth
March 16 – Mason Hughes, UNCW
March 23 – Nick Lovarco, Monmouth
March 30 – Michael Brown, Hofstra and Trent Rumley, Campbell
April 6 – Brian Heckelman, Towson and Alex LaCoste, Charleston
CAA Baseball Pitchers of the Week
Feb. 16 – Lleyton Grubich, Campbell
Feb. 23 – Cooper Allen, UNCW
March 2 – Aidan Stieglitz, Elon
March 9 – Ryan Griffin, Northeastern
March 16 – Bromley Thornton, UNCW and Owen Winebarger, Elon
March 23 – Connor Marshburn, UNCW
March 30 – Cooper Allen, UNCW
April 6 – Ryan Griffin, Northeastern
CAA Baseball Rookies of the Week
Feb. 16 – Sam Saucke, Monmouth
Feb. 23 – Matthew Kosuda, William & Mary
March 2 – Matthew Kosuda, William & Mary
March 9 – Carter Harrington, Charleston
March 16 – Carlos Lugo, Campbell
March 23 – Jett Humphreys, William & Mary
March 30 – Carlos Lugo, Campbell
April 6 – Nicholas Dromboski, Stony Brook