CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – Navy senior right-handed pitcher Noah Song captured his 10th career Patriot League Pitcher of the Week, while Bucknell junior outfielder Tyler Wincig and Bison freshman second baseman Will Gannon received player and rookie of the week, respectively when Patriot League Baseball Weekly Awards announced honors on Tuesday.
 
Song picked up his sixth Patriot League Pitcher of the Week of the campaign after breaking his own Patriot League single-season strikeout record and becoming the first pitcher in League history to reach 400 career strikeouts. Song earned his ninth win of the season, in a 2-0 decision against Lehigh, by allowing four hits and striking out 15 in 7.0 shutout innings. 
 
Wincig claimed his first Patriot League Player of the Week this season by batting .500 (9-for-18) while slugging .667 and reaching base at a .600 clip to help the Bison go 4-2 last week while splitting with Lafayette and sweeping Lehigh. He also drove in eight runs and scored six runs in six games last week. 
 
Gannon was named Patriot League Rookie of the Week for the first time after driving in seven runs in four games and batting .462 (6-for-13) last week. He combined to go 3-for-7 with three RBIs in a Sunday’s doubleheader sweep of Lehigh to conclude Bucknell’s season.
 
Holy Cross senior right-handed pitcher Declan Cronin and senior second baseman Alex Gionis, Lafayette junior left-handed pitcher Brett Kreyer and Navy senior catcher/first baseman Christian Hodge were selected as weekly honorable mentions.  
 
2019 Patriot League Baseball Standings (as of 4.30.19)
School                         League            Overall           

Navy	18-7	34-15
Holy Cross	13-8	19-27
Army West Point	12-9	25-20
Lafayette	10-11	16-26
Lehigh	8-13	20-24
Bucknell	6-19	14-32

 
NAVY CLINCHES PATRIOT LEAGUE REGULAR-SEASON TITLE; HOLY CROSS ALSO CLINCHES TOURNAMENT BERTH
Navy clinched its fifth-straight Patriot League regular-season title on Sunday with a victory over Lafayette in the second game of Sunday’s doubleheader with Holy Cross and Army West Point splitting their Sunday doubleheader. The Crusaders also earned a berth into the Patriot League Tournament by taking three-of-four games from Army West Point last weekend. Army West Point’s magic number to clinch a berth in the Patriot League Tournament is one, meaning one more League victory or one League loss by Lehigh puts the defending champion Black Knights in the field of four. Lafayette has a magic number of two to make the tournament, with them needing a combination of wins and Lehigh losses during the final weekend to equal two to clinch a spot in the tournament for the first time since 2015.
 
NOAH SONG BREAKS HIS OWN SINGLE-SEASON STRIKEOUT RECORD; REACHES 400 CAREER K’S
Song struck out 15 batters in a complete-game victory against Lehigh on Saturday, finishing one shy of his career high, but breaking his own Patriot League single-season record, set last season. The Claremont, Calif. native, who became the League’s career strikeout leader earlier this season, reached 400 career strikeouts in the victory against the Mountain Hawks.
 
LAFAYETTE CLAIMS LIBERTY BELL CLASSIC TITLE FOR SECOND STRAIGHT SEASON
Lafayette defeated Delaware, 7-5, at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia to capture its second straight Liberty Bell Classic Championship. Sophomore second baseman Ethan Stern went 3-for-4 with two runs and an eighth-inning RBI single to put the Leopards in the lead. The Liberty Bell Classic, conceived in 1992, is a tournament comprised of eight local Division I programs, including Lafayette, Lehigh, Delaware, La Salle, Penn, St. Joseph’s, Temple and Villanova.
 
ARMY WEST POINT’S JACOB HURTUBISE CLOSING IN ON PATRIOT LEAGUE RECORD
Army West Point junior centerfielder Jacob Hurtubise stole his 92nd career base in the fifth inning of game two against Navy on Saturday, April 20. Hurtubise passed Fordham’s Shawn Harris, who stole 91 bases from 1992-94, to move into second-place in Patriot League history. The Black Knights’ centerfielder is seven shy of Bucknell’s Ian Joseph, who recorded 99 stolen bases between 1998 and 2001. He is fifth in NCAA DI with 0.80 stolen bases per game. Army West Point has 12 regular-season games left this season.
 
PATRIOT LEAGUE BASEBALL UPCOMING GAMES (How to Watch)
Army West Point hosts Sacred Heart (3 p.m.) on the PLN and Lafayette travels to Rider (3:30 p.m.) on Tuesday afternoon with four more non-League games on Wednesday, including the Leopards hosting Seton Hall (3:30 p.m.) and the Black Knights welcoming Columbia (6 p.m.) both on the PLN. Lehigh travels to Saint Peter’s (3 p.m.) and Holy Cross hosts Marist (5 p.m.), also on Wednesday.
Patriot League play concludes this weekend Lehigh plays two against Army West Point and Lafayette hosts a doubleheader with Holy Cross on Saturday. The Mountain Hawks and Crusaders meet for two games on Sunday while the Leopards and Black Knights meet for two games on Sunday. Navy, who concluded its League slate last weekend, will play two games at Longwood this weekend. Bucknell concluded its regular season with a win over Lehigh on Sunday.  For an up-to-date schedule and streaming availability visit the baseball composite schedule on PatriotLeague.org.
 
PATRIOT LEAGUE STUDENT-ATHLETES AMONG NCAA DI LEADERS
*Navy senior RHP Noah Song leads NCAA DI in strikeouts (133), strikeouts per nine innings (16.40), wins (9), complete games (6) and is seventh in the nation in ERA (1.23). 
*Holy Cross sophomore RHP Liam Dvorak and Army West Point senior LHP Tyler Giovinco are tied for 59th in NCAA DI with six wins.
*Lafayette starting pitchers Brett Kreyer and JP Woodward are tied for sixth in the nation with three complete games apiece.
*Army West Point sophomore 1B Anthony Giachin is 33rd in NCAA DI with 16 doubles this season.
*Navy senior catcher Christian Hodge is 50th in the nation with 11 home runs and 40th with 48 RBIs.
*Navy junior outfielder Evan Lowery leads NCAA DI with 10 sacrifice flies this season while Holy Cross junior catcher Riley Livingston is fourth in the nation with 12 sacrifice bunts.
*Army West Point junior outfielder Jacob Hurtubise is 11th in the nation averaging 0.80 stolen bases per game and seventh with 32 stolen bases. He is 35th with 49 runs and 20th with a .500 on-base percentage, tied with Bucknell junior outfielder Tyler Wincig. 
 
NCAA DI BASEBALL RPI (4.30.19)
146. Navy
184. Holy Cross
185. Army West Point
195. Lafayette
256. Lehigh
280. Bucknell
 
PATRIOT LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Tyler Wincig, Bucknell, Jr., OF, New York, N.Y./Poly Prep
*Wincig batted .500 (9-for-18) while slugging .667 and reaching base at a .600 clip to help the Bison go 4-2 last week while splitting with Lafayette and sweeping Lehigh.
*The junior outfielder hit .500 (6-for-12) in four League games while driving in a combined seven runs against Lafayette and Lehigh, including a go-ahead, two-run single in game one against the Mountain hawks.
*The junior outfielder scored six runs and drive in eight while drawing five walks and stealing two basses during the week.
 
PATRIOT LEAGUE BASEBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Noah Song, Navy, Sr., RHP, Claremont, Calif./Claremont
*Song tossed his second-straight 7.0-inning, complete-game shutout, while scattering four hits, against Lehigh.
*The senior right-hander struck out 15, one shy of his career high, and did not walk a batter in his NCAA DI-leading sixth complete game of the season.
*Song broke his own Patriot League single-season strikeouts record, with an NCAA DI-leading 133 this season. He struck out 121 batters in 2018 to break the 11-year old record of Navy star Mitch Harris. Song is the first Patriot League pitcher to reach 400-career strikeouts.
 
PATRIOT LEAGUE BASEBALL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Will Gannon, Bucknell, Fr., 2B, Red Bank, N.J./St. Rose
*Gannon hit .462 (6-for-13) with three runs and seven RBIs in four games played last week. The Bison went 3-1 in games Gannon played, including one victory apiece against Lafayette and Lehigh.
*He slugged .846 and posted a .462 on-base percentage during the week.
*Gannon went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a game two win over Lafayette on Saturday. He also went 3-for-5 with four RBIs in a victory over La Salle on Wednesday.
 
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Declan Cronin, Holy Cross, Sr., RHP, Montclair, N.J./Regis
*Cronin allowed two runs, one earned, spanning a career-high 8.0 innings against Army West Point on Saturday afternoon. He struck out seven and walked none in the Crusaders’ victory.
 
Alex Gionis, Holy Cross, Sr., 2B, Tampa, Fla./Carrollwood
*Gionis batted a team-best .429 (6-for-14) while slugging .571 and reaching base at a .571 clip to help the Crusaders take three of four games against Army West Point. 
 
Brett Kreyer, Jr., LHP, Ashburn, Va./Stone Bridge
*Kreyer earned a victory over Navy on Sunday by allowing two runs on eight hits over 7.0 innings. The southpaw struck out five to earn his fourth win of the season. 
 
Christian Hodge, Navy, Sr, C/1B, Winder, Ga./Winder-Barrow
*Hodge batted .471 (8-for-17) with nine runs and six RBIs to help Navy go 4-1 last week to clinch their fifth-consecutive Patriot League regular-season title. He slugged .706 and posted a .591 on-base percentage.
 
Player of the Week
2.19 – Anthony Giachin, Army West Point, So., 1B
2.26 – Ryan Malloy, Lehigh, Sr., OF
3.5 – JohnPaul Bell, Bucknell, Jr., OF
3.12 – Ryan Malloy, Lehigh, Sr., OF
3.18 – Christian Hodge, Navy, Sr., C/1B
3.26 – Trey Durrah, Lafayette, Jr., LF
4.2 - Christian Hodge, Navy, Sr., C/1B
4.9 – Zach Biggers, Navy, Jr., 2B
4.16 – Trey Martin, Army West Point, Sr., SS
4.23 – Tony Gallo, Lehigh, Jr., 1B
4.30 – Tyler Wincig, Bucknell, Jr., OF
 
Pitcher of the Week
2.19 – Noah Song, Navy, Sr., RHP
2.26 – Noah Song, Navy, Sr., RHP
3.5 – Jack Grabek, Bucknell, Sr., LHP
3.12 – Noah Song, Navy, Sr., RHP
3.18 – Jared Leins, Navy, So., RHP
3.26 – Liam Dvorak, Holy Cross, So., RHP
4.2 – Declan Cronin, Holy Cross, Sr., RHP
4. 9 – Daniel Burggraaf, Army West Point, Sr., RHP
4.16 – Noah Song, Navy, Sr., RHP
4.22 – Noah Song, Navy, Sr., RHP
4.30 – Noah Song, Navy, Sr., RHP
 
Rookie of the Week
2.19 – Casey Rother, Lehigh, Fr., DH
2.26 – Ben Malgeri, Holy Cross, Fr., OF
3.5 – Zach Stevens, Navy, Fr., 1B
3.12 – Justin Johnson, Lafayette, Fr., SS
3.18 – Zach Stevens, Navy, Fr., 1B
3.26 – Justin Johnson, Lafayette, Fr., SS
4.2 – Joe Simourian, Navy, Fr., OF
4.9 – Zach Savage, Lafayette, Fr., C/2B
4.16 – Luke Rettig, Lehigh, Fr., LHP
4.22 – Mason Black, Lehigh, Fr., RHP
4.30 – Will Gannon, Bucknell, Fr., 2B
 
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