Babson Park, MA --- Freshman outfielder Mitch McClune (Pembroke, MA) was named NEWMAC Player of the Week for the week ending April 5. The honor is McClune's first career NEWMAC award, and the sixth weekly award given to a WPI baseball player this season.

McClune had an outstanding week for the Engineers, collecting 10 hits in 20 at-bats (.500). Six of his 10 hits were of the extra base variety, including homers versus MIT and in both games of a doubleheader with Springfield. His blast on the first pitch of the bottom of the ninth inning in game two versus the Pride forced extra innings. McClune added nine runs batted in and scored five times on the week. The rookie also walked twice, collected a sacrifice fly and did not make in an error in 10 fielding chances in left field.

McClune is batting .389 for the season and is sixth on the team in RBIs with 13, despite only 36 at-bats. The freshman currently leads the Engineers in slugging, at .779.

WPI baseball begins its week with three games on the road, beginning with facing Trinity on Monday at 3:00pm.  The Engineers then travel to Westfield State on Wednesday and MIT on Thursday before returning home for a Saturday doubleheader against Springfield.

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Full NEWMAC Release

NEWMAC Baseball - Weekly Report #5
(Includes Games Through Sunday, April 5)