LANCASTER, Pa. - The Atlantic East Conference announced the Baseball Players of the Week for the week ending, March 12th. Cabrini’s Jaden Dickerson was named Player of the Week; while Stephen DiBatista of Immaculata earned Pitcher of the Week honors.
Player of the Week:
Name: Jaden Dickerson
School: Cabrini
Class: Sophomore
Position: INF
Hometown: New Castle, DE
High School: St. Elizabeth
Brief Outlook of Week: Went 1-for-1 with a 2-run double and a run scored vs Eastern on March 8 Went 3-for-4 with three doubles, 4 RBIs, and 2 runs scored vs Delaware Valley on March 12 Over the two games, he went 4-for-5 (.800 .AVG) with 5 RBIs, four doubles and 3 runs scored.
Pitcher of the Week:
Name: Stephen DiBatista
School: Immaculata
Class: Senior
Position: Pitcher
Hometown: Clifton Heights, PA
High School: Monsignor Bonner
Brief Outlook of Week: Went 8 innings on March 7th vs. St. Joseph's Maine getting the win, allowing one hit, 0 runs, and had 10 strike outs. Pitched four innings relief on March 11th vs. St. John Fisher allowing four hits, no runs, and struck out five. In 12 innings pitched this week, allowed no runs, only five hits, and had 15 strike outs.
Weekly Honor Roll
Christian Michak (So., Short Stop, Marywood): Michak broke the Marywood single-game steals record in just his third career game. Michak swiped four stolen bases in the Pacers' 12-2 win over Cairn. He finished with a 3 for 5 effort with four runs and a double.
Bryce Smith (Sr., Utility, Marymount): In the opening doubleheader of the Saints Florida trip, senior Bryce Smith put together a solid day at the plate. Going 4-for-5 at the dish, Smith knocked his first home run of the season, collecting an RBI and a run.
Andrew Schaeb (So., Utility, Marymount): Andrew Schaeb picked up his second win on the mound for the Saints on the season after dominating Coe College in the second game of Sunday's Florida doubleheader. Going 6.1 strong innings, the sophomore racked up nine total strikeouts, allowing just one earned run across four hits allowed. He currently sports a 3.05 ERA. Steven Theisen (Jr., Infield, Immaculata): Hit .467 for the week going 7-for-15 with five RBI's, three runs scored, and three stolen bases including stealing home against Fontbonne on March 10th.
Previous Players of the Week:
2/27/2023 - Josh Crowding, Immaculata & David Muirhead, Marymount
3/6/2003 - Dustin Sutton, Cabrini & David Muirhead, Marymount