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CUNYAC Baseball Weekly Award Winners (Apr. 20, 2026)

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CUNYAC Baseball Player of the Week
Frank Scerra, Baruch (So., 3B, Staten Island, N.Y.0

Across three games, including a conference sweep of Lehman Friday, Scerra batted .636 (7-11) with a .733 on-base percentage and 1.000 slugging percentage while driving in eight runs.  He went 3-3 with three walks, two doubles and three RBI against St. Joseph's Brooklyn Tuesday, then in the sweep of the Lightning, went 4-8 with a triple, a walk and five runs driven in.

CUNYAC Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Benjamin Norwood,  Baruch (Sr., P, Brooklyn, N.Y.)

Norwood allowed a pair of hits and fanned seven in five innings while surrendering one unearned run in an 11-1, five-inning win over Lehman Friday.

CUNYAC Baseball Rookie of the Week
Frank Cundari, CCNY (Fr., C, Brooklyn, N.Y.)

Cundari belted a pair of home runs and batted .500 in three games last week for the Beavers, driving in four runs.  He hit a home run in each game in a conference sweep of John Jay Saturday.
 
CUNYAC Baseball Player of the Week (Honorable Mention)
Erik Rank, CCNY (Sr., RHP/SS, Westwood, N.J.)

At the plate, Rank went 7-15 (.467) with a triple and three RBI and a .529 on-base percentage.  He went 4-8 in a Saturday conference sweep of John Jay.  On the mound, Rank allowed nine hits and four runs (three earned) and struck out three in a complete game win over the Bloodhounds.

Previous Award Winners
Week Player of the Week Pitcher of the Week Rookie of the Week Honorable Mention
2/23/26 Rich Cirigliano, CCNY Erik Rank, CCNY Tyler Persampire, CCNY None
3/9/26 Roy Longarzo, Baruch Noel Vasquez, CCNY James Anderson, CCNY John Spallin, CCNY
3/16/26 Gerard Molinaro, CCNY Amaan Jafery, CCNY Tyler Persampire, CCNY Daniel McCrink, Lehman
3/23/26 Sam Steinman, Baruch Benjamin Norwood, Baruch Giuseppe Buffolino, Baruch Demetri Ziorgiannis, CCNY
3/30/26 Joseph Bello, Baruch Armani Smith, CCNY Armani Smith, CCNY Erik Rank, CCNY
4/6/26 Hecnel Guzman, Lehman Andrew Lapointe, Baruch Deshawn Ansah-Pena, Lehman Frank Scerra, Baruch
4/13/26 Rich Cirigliano, CCNY Benjamin Norwood, Baruch Armani Smith, CCNY Erik Rank, CCNY

Last Week's Results

Tuesday, April 14
Centenary (NJ) 19, CCNY 1 | Box Score
St. Joseph’s (Brooklyn) 22, Baruch 15 | Box Score
Lehman 11, Yeshiva 8 | Box Score
Mount Saint Vincent 11, John Jay 8 | Box Score
Yeshiva 9, Lehman 0 | Box Score

Thursday, April 16
CCNY 16, St. Joseph’s (Brooklyn) 6 | Box Score
Neumann 16, John Jay 4 | Box Score

Friday, April 17
Baruch 14, Lehman 8 | Box Score
Baruch 11, Lehman 1 | Box Score

Saturday, April 18
CCNY 6, John Jay 5 | Box Score
CCNY 12, John Jay 4 | Box Score

This Week's Schedule

Monday, April 20
CCNY at Rutgers-Newark – 3:30 pm

Tuesday, April 21
Baruch at St. Joseph’s (Brooklyn) – 3 pm

Wednesday, April 22
John Jay at Old Westbury – 3:30 pm (DH)
CCNY at Maritime – 7 pm

Thursday, April 23
Lehman at Valley Forge – 2 pm (DH)

Friday, April 24
John Jay at Baruch – 12 pm (DH)

Saturday, April 25
CCNY at Lehman – 12 pm (DH)


2026 CUNYAC Baseball Championship
First Round: Tuesday, May 5 - hosted by higher seeds
Friday, May 8 - Saturday May 9 (if neccessary) - Location TBD
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