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Christopher Tavarez

  • Award
    Rookie of the Week
  • Week Of
    4/9/2012
  • Sport
    Baseball
  • School
    Lehman College
  • Year
    Freshman
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Bronx, NY
  • High School
    James Monroe

 

Earning his first weekly honors, Christopher Tavarez, takes home this week’s Rookie of the Week award. The freshman infielder was an integral part of the Lightning’s two conference wins versus the City College Beavers. In game one, Tavarez went 3-for-5 at the plate, driving in three RBIs in the 11-10 win. In the following day’s doubleheader split, he added another 3 RBI’s, two runs and two doubles. In five games, he averaged an impressive .412 batting average, contributing 11 put outs and seven assists at second base.