Baseball's Basteri Tabbed NEWMAC’s Top Player
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., April 19, 2004 – Springfield College’s
Matt Basteri is the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Player of the Week in baseball, announced today.
Basteri, a junior shortstop from
Melrose, Mass., led the Pride to a 4-0 week by hitting .533 with two home runs and eight RBI. He went 3-for-5 with two RBI in a 9-8 win over MCLA (April 12). In an 8-7 win over fourth-ranked Eastern Connecticut (April 16), Basteri drilled a three-run homer in the first inning to key a five-run opening frame. On Sunday (April 18), he was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI in a 12-4 win at Clark, then scored two runs and had an RBI as SC beat WPI, 8-6.
For the season, Basteri is hitting .347. The Pride is 7-8 overall and 5-7 in the conference. SC is the fifth seed in the upcoming NEWMAC Tournament, and will play MIT, fourth seed, on Thursday in the opening round at 3:30 p.m.
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Head Coach Mark Simeone
Former Springfield College standout
Mark Simeone will enter his 18th season as the head baseball coach at his alma mater in 2014. The 2012 NEWMAC Coach of the Year, Simeone will lead a veteran squad this spring.
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