Matteo Avallone, Alfred State College, Baseball (Player)
Avallone has recorded 12 hits, seven runs, nine RBIs, two doubles and two home runs in the Pioneers' first five games of the season. He has a .870 slugging percentage and .522 batting average. He went a combined four-for-nine against the defending NCAA Division III National Champions and No. 1 ranked Salisbury College and hit two home runs, the first one being a two-run homer and the other a three-run homer. In game two he had a .750 batting average and a 1.750 slugging percentage. In their three-game series against Ferrum College, Avallone went eight-for-14 and had five RBIs.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Alfred State P/1B/OF Matteo Avallone has recorded 12 hits, seven runs, nine RBIs, two doubles and two home runs in the Pioneers' first five games of the season. He has a .870 slugging percentage and .522 batting average. He went a combined four-for-nine against the defending NCAA Division III National Champions and No. 1 ranked Salisbury College and hit two home runs, the first one being a two-run homer and the other a three-run homer. In game two he had a .750 batting average and a 1.750 slugging percentage. In their three-game series against Ferrum College, Avallone went eight-for-14 and had five RBIs.
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