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UConn and St. John’s Secure BIG EAST Baseball Weekly Honors

BIG EAST Player of the Week
Jackson Marshall, UConn, So., 1B (Hookset, N.H.)
Marshall led UConn to a series sweep over Seton Hall, batting 6-for-11 with five RBI and four runs scored. Marshall registered two doubles, a home run and earned four walks to close out the series. Marshall opened the series with a solo home run on Friday, before batting 4-for-6 with two doubles and four RBI in the second game to clinch the series. In the series finale, he batted 1-for-1 and collected four walks to score two runs.
 
BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week
Liam O’Leary, St. John’s, Jr., RHP (Souderton, Pa.)
O’Leary started on the mound in the series opener against Villanova, throwing his third complete game of the season, allowing just one run and four hits, while striking out eight batters on 114 pitches in St. John’s 8-1 win. Overall, he has won seven games this season, and owns a conference best 1.09 WHIP over 87.0 innings pitched.
 
Honor Roll
Isaac Wachsmann, Creighton, Jr., OF
Wachsmann closed out the week hitting .500 (9-for-18) with two home runs, leading the Bluejays with seven runs and a slugging percentage of .889. 
Ashton Seymore, Georgetown, So., C
Seymore went 8-for-14 with five runs, seven RBI, two doubles, two home runs and three walks in a 3-1 week for the Hoyas, including a series win over Creighton.  
Dylan Fitzsimmons, St. John’s, Fr., OF/DH
Fitzsimmons started all four games for the Red Storm, slashing .313/.353/.563, scoring two runs and collecting four RBI, with 11 put outs in right field.
Will Parkinson, Villanova, Gr., LHP
Parkinson helped secure a senior day win for Villanova, retiring nine consecutive batters over a trio of innings of his overall 4.2 innings of work.
Jorge Valdes, Xavier, So., OF
Valdes batted .375 in a 3-0 weekend against Butler, leading the Musketeers with six hits and five RBI, along with matching the team high with four runs scored.