BIG EAST Player of the Week
Casey Dana, UConn, Gr., OF (Montgomery, N.Y.)
Casey Dana was lights out at the plate in the weekend series against Butler, batting .615 (8-for-13) in the trio of wins. Leading UConn’s offensive attack, Dana scored seven runs, tallied nine RBI, smashed two home runs and earned a walk. Defensively, Dana was equally impressive going a perfect 13-for-13 in fielding opportunities.
BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week
Nolan McCarthy, Georgetown, Gr., RHP (Portland, Ore.)
Nolan McCarthy tossed a complete-game shutout against Seton Hall on Friday. The Oregon native dominated in his nine innings of work, striking out a career-high 12 batters while surrendering just five hits and no walks. He also registered at least one punchout in eight of his nine frames of action. McCarthy became the first Hoya to throw a complete-game shutout since Simon Mathews against Villanova in 2017. The righty tallied his fourth 10-plus strikeout performance of the season while earning his fifth win.
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Ben Huber, UConn, Gr., 1B (Pendleton, S.C.)
Alongside Dana, Ben Huber helped lead the Huskies scoring attack in a perfect 5-0 week, appearing in all five outings as the Huskies scored 52 runs to move up to No. 13 in the USA Today rankings. Huber tallied an RBI in all five games, including three RBI on three separate occasions to lead the team with 11 RBI in five games. Batting 9-for-21, he also scored nine runs and earned three walks. Defensively, he was a perfect 30-for-30 in fielding opportunities, while forcing a double play in the series finale against Butler.
Andrew Meggs, Creighton, Jr., INF (San Jose, Calif.)
The Creighton leadoff man guided Creighton's attack with a team leading .571 average (8-for-14), including base hits to open each game at Xavier. He scored six times during the series, just under 30 percent of Creighton's 22 runs scored. Andrew posted a slugging percentage of .857 and an on-base mark of .625
Carter Bosch, Georgetown, Sr., RHP (McLean, Va.)
Bosch helped the Hoyas secure back-to-back shutouts against a BIG EAST opponent for the first time in program history with his fifth win of the season on Saturday against Seton Hall. The Virginia native tossed 6.2 innings, allowing just three hits and striking out five Pirates on Saturday. He retired the first six batters he faced and retired the side in order on three occasions. Bosch also never allowed a runner to move past second base in his outing.
Tyler Arella, Villanova, So., SP (East Northport, N.Y.)
Tossed a career-high eight scoreless-innings for the second time in his career in a 4-0 shutout of St. John’s on Saturday. He scattered four hits and walked four, while striking out a season-high six batters to move to 4-2 on the year. The victory marked the first combined shutout of the season.
Luke Franzoni, Xavier, Sr., 1B (Robbinsville, N.J.)
Franzoni batted a team-best .538 (7-13) in four games last week as the Musketeers took on No. 1 Tennessee and faced Creighton for a three-game series. Franzoni also led the Musketeers with five walks and had a team-best .667 on-base percentage. Franzoni recorded a hit in each of Xavier’s four games last week, including going 3-of-3 with two walks in Saturday’s game against Creighton, and 2-of-3, with two walks, in Sunday’s finale. Both of his hits in Sunday’s eventual 9-3 win for the Musketeers went for extra bases, including his 17th home run of season, a new Xavier single season record.