May 11, 2009
NORFOLK, VA--The Colonial Athletic Association announced today that junior third baseman Jake McAloose (Virginia Beach, Va.) was named CAA Co-Player of the Week, while freshman righthand pitcher/DH Brett Harris (Chesapeake, VA.) was named CAA Rookie of the Week.
McAloose hit .778 for the week with two doubles, seven RBI and a 1.222 slugging percentage withno strikeouts. He was two-for-three with an RBI on Saturday against VCU, then went five-for-sixwith six RBI on Sunday in the Monarchs win over the Rams. McAloose leads ODU in hitting with a .388 batting average. He also has four homers and 35 RBI. He sharesthat honor with Rob Nickle of William and Mary.
Brett Harris tossed his CAA leading fifth complete game in a 2-1 win on Friday at VCU. In that contest,He scattered seven hits, walked three and fanned five. Harris also contributed with the bat as he hit .429with five RBI during the three-game VCU series. Harris is now 6-3 overall with a 4.07 ERA. Overall, heis hitting .318 with 26 RBI this season.
The Monarchs host Richmond Tuesday night at 7 p.m., then host UNC Wilmington in the final three-game regular season series beginning Thursday at 7 p.m.
CAA STANDINGSGeorge Mason 17-4 38-9Georgia State 12-9 32-20ODU 12-9 20-23James Madison 11-9 28-21UNCW 8-7 26-19Northeastern 11-10 26-20Towson 11-10 27-23W&M 9-11 24-22Delaware 8-10 23-18VCU 8-13 20-22Hofstra 3-18 8-32
CAA GAMES THIS WEEKENDGeorge Mason at James MadisonVCU at DelawareNortheastern at TowsonUNCW at ODUW&M at Hofstra