Former Wolcott baseball standout Matt Warren had a day to remember on Tuesday for Albertus Magnus College.
The Falcons played a doubleheader against Norwich University and won by the scores of 17-2 and 19-12. In those two games, Warren drove in 10 runs. You read that right, 10 runs! The left-handed slugger drove in five runs in each game.
Warren, a junior, went 4-for-7 over the doubleheader with a double, two triples, a grand slam home run, and six runs scored. He went 2-for-4 with a grand slam, triple, five RBI and three runs scored in the first game of the doubleheader. In the second game, Warren was 2-for-3 with a double, triple, five RBI and three runs scored.
Warren has played in all 19 games for Albertus Magnus. He’s hitting .310 with team-highs in home runs (3), triples (tied with 2) and slugging percentage (.621). Warren also has 18 hits, 18 runs scored, five doubles and 14 walks.
Sarah Lawton, Florida SouthWestern State College softball
You know about Lawton’s five-inning perfect game, the first in the history of the Bucs softball program.
For that effort, and another five scoreless frames in two other games, the former Holy Cross star was named National Junior College Athletic Association Pitcher of the Week. Before getting that honor, Lawton had been named Florida College System Activities Association Pitcher of the Week.
Lawton threw her perfect game in an 8-0 home win over Polk State on March 28, retiring all 15 batters that she faced. She pitched four innings of two-hit ball in a 9-0 win over St. Petersburg College on Tuesday in the first game of a doubleheader.
Two days before the perfect game, Lawton tossed a scoreless, hitless inning in a 14-1 win over South Florida State College in the second game of a doubleheader. She struck out two in that frame.
Lawton is 9-1 with six saves and a 1.45 ERA. She has struck out 81 and walked 12 in 77 1/3 innings.
Ashley Elder, Southern New Hampshire University track and field
The former Bristol Central multi-sport standout was named Northeast-10 Conference Women’s Field Athlete of the Week after another tremendous performance.
All Elder did was win the discus and hammer throws at the her first outdoor meet of the season, the UMass-Dartmouth Corsair Classic on March 30. Elder threw the discus 46.85m (153’8″) and tossed the hammer 48.33m (158’7″). The discus throw was a personal best for the senior, and a program record.
Elder’s discus throw was over 29 feet better than the second place finisher. She was nearly 10 feet better than the closest finisher in the hammer throw.
Jordan Fitzsimons, Western Connecticut State University softball
Former Bristol Eastern star Charlie Plasczynski is well-known to Colonial fans, but Fitzsimons, a freshman and former Lancer standout in her own right, is making an impact.
WCSU swept Purchase College 12-1 and 7-4 in a doubleheader on Tuesday, and Fitzsimons drove in a run in each game. In the first game, Fitzsimons was 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored. She was 1-for-3 with an RBI double and a walk in the second game.
Fitzsimons has capitalized on her opportunities when she has picked up hits. She is 7-for-28 on the season (.250), but three of the hits are doubles. Fitzsimons has driven in six runs, scored seven runs, and stolen four bases in five attempts. She has played in 16 games.
Matt Mancini, Western Connecticut State University baseball
The Colonials have won two of their last four games since an 1-12 start, and this former Sacred Heart first baseman is doing what he can to get his team going.
Mancini, a junior, has played in 15 of the 17 games, and he’s up near the top in several offensive categories. He is second in RBI (15) and hits (22), and he is tied for second in walks (9) and home runs (1). Mancini is hitting .407 with both his on-base and slugging percentages both at .500.
Mancini has two doubles and nine runs scored. On defense, he has 74 putouts and two assists in 79 chances for a fielding percentage of .962. Mancini has helped his Colonial teammates turn six double plays this season.
Statistics, headshot photos and information compiled from the team website of each athlete.
