STANDISH, Maine – The Maine College Baseball & Softball Association (MCBSA) weekly awards have been announced, and two Saint Joseph's College players have been recognized.
Sophomore right fielder Jake Carlisle (Portsmouth, N.H.) has been named MCBSA Hitter of the Week, while freshman pitcher Tyler Nelson (Medford, Mass.) has earned MCBSA Rookie of the Week honors.
Carlisle helped Saint Joseph's remain alive in the GNAC Tournament by batting .588 (10-for-17) with four runs, 10 RBI, two doubles, a home run, a .550 OBP, and an .882 slugging percentage over four games. He opened the tournament with a 5-for-5 performance, including two runs, four RBI, a double, and two stolen bases in a win over Norwich, added two hits against Lasell, and went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in an elimination-game victory over the Lasers on Sunday.
Nelson came through in a high-pressure start for the Monks, earning the win in an elimination game against Lasell on May 3. The freshman allowed just one run on five hits with five strikeouts and two walks over 5.1 innings, helping Saint Joseph's stay alive in the conference tournament.
In 44 starts this spring, Carlisle is hitting .335 (53-for-158) with 32 runs, seven doubles, seven home runs, and 34 RBI. He ranks second on the team in hits, runs, doubles, total bases (83), and RBI, and sits third in batting average, home runs, and slugging percentage (.525).
Nelson has made eight appearances, including seven starts, and owns a 4-0 record with a 3.50 ERA over 36 innings. The two-time MCBSA Rookie of the Week selection has struck out 40 batters, walked 17, and held opponents to a .264 batting average.
Saint Joseph's (34-11, 14-6 GNAC), the No. 3 seed in the GNAC Tournament, opened postseason play with a 12-2 win over No. 6 Norwich on May 1 before falling into the elimination bracket with an 11-5 loss to No. 7 Lasell the following day. The Monks responded with three straight elimination-game victories by a combined 31-8 margin, capped by Monday's 6-3 win over Lasell that sent Saint Joseph's to the best-of-three GNAC Championship Series at top-seeded Mitchell College.
The series begins Thursday at 2:00 PM and continues Friday with an 11:00 AM game and a 2:00 PM if-necessary contest. The GNAC Champion earns the league's automatic berth into the NCAA Division III Tournament, which begins Friday, May 15.
