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CUNYAC Baseball Weekly Award Winners (Apr. 6, 2026)

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CUNYAC Baseball Player of the Week
Hecnel Guzman, Lehman (Jr., OF, Bronx, N.Y.)

Batted .300 and belted three home runs and drove in six in three games last week.  Hit a pair of home runs and finished with four RBI in a doubleheader sweep of John Jay Friday.

CUNYAC Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Andrew Lapointe, Baruch (So., P, Staten Island, N.Y.)

Lapointe tossed a complete-game four-hitter in a 6-2 win against CCNY Friday,  allowing just two earned runs and three walks. He struck out a career-high nine batters and improved to 3–2 on the season.

CUNYAC Baseball Rookie of the Week
Deshawn Ansah-Pena, Lehman (Fr., P, Bronx, N.Y.)

In his collegiate debut Friday, he pitched a complete game against John Jay, earning his first and the Lightning's first victory of the season.  He struck out six and surrendered seven earned runs, scattering 11 hits.
 
CUNYAC Baseball Player of the Week (Honorable Mention)
Frank Scerra, Baruch (So., 3B, Staten Island, N.Y.)

Scerra batted .500 (5-10) with five RBI in three games last week.  He knocked in three runs against Old Westbury on Tuesday, then finished 3-6 with a walk and a pair of RBI in a doubleheader sweep of CCNY Friday.

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

Last Week's Results

Tuesday, March 31
Rowan 8, John Jay 3 | Box Score
Old Westbury 9, Baruch 7 | Box Score
Western Connecticut State 30, Lehman 4 | Box Score

Wednesday, April 1
CCNY 11, Old Westbury 8 | Box Score

Thursday, April 2
Penn State Brandywine 17, John Jay 7 | Box Score

Friday, April 3
Baruch 6, CCNY 2 | Box Score
Baruch 11, CCNY 9 | Box Score
Lehman 10, John Jay 9 | Box Score
Lehman 11, John Jay 6 | Box Score

This Week's Schedule

Monday, April 6
CCNY at Old Westbury – 1:30 pm (DH)

Tuesday, April 7
Baruch at Mount Saint Mary (NY) – 3:30 pm
Purchase at Lehman – 3:30 pm
John Jay at FDU-Florham – 3:30 pm

Wednesday, April 8
CCNY at Valley Forge – 2 pm (DH)
Lehman at Mount Saint Mary (NY) – 3:30 pm
John Jay at Merchant Marine – 7 pm

Friday, April 10
Lehman at CCNY – 12 pm (DH)
Baruch at John Jay – 12 pm (DH)

Saturday, April 11
CCNY at Purchase – 12 pm


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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