Scherrman Claims BIG EAST Player of the Week
3/11/2024 2:58:00 PM | Baseball
Scherrman guided the Bluejays to a 4-1 record this week posting a team-high .611 batting average (11-of-18) with five doubles, one triple, one homer and two walks while scoring seven runs and driving in seven addition runs at the plate. The Illinois native opened the week with a 3-for-4 showing with two doubles and two runs scored as the Bluejays cruised to a 12-2 win over UMass Lowell on Tuesday. Scherrman then fell a home run shy of a hitting for the cycle, posting a perfect 4-for-4 outing with another double and triple while driving in a season-high four runs in a 13-8 win over UMass Lowell on Wednesday. After going hitless in the series opener against Portland on Saturday, Scherrman responded with a pair of hits, including a double and three-run home run to lead the Bluejays to a 9-2 win in the first game of a doubleheader on Sunday. Scherrman then closed out the week with another two hits, including his fifth double of the weekend in the 6-3 loss to Portland in game two on Sunday.
Creighton returns to the diamond on Tuesday, March 12 for an intercity rivalry game against Omaha at 6:00 p.m. at Charles Schwab Field Omaha.
The remainder of the BIG EAST honors for the week are below.
BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week Nick Boyle, Xavier, Sr., RHP (Goshen, Ky.) Nick Boyle made the start in Xavier's 2-1 win over No. 2 LSU on Sunday, going 5.0 innings with one run allowed, unearned, on four hits. He topped his career-high of six strikeouts, set last Sunday at Florida Gulf Coast, finishing with seven Ks while only walking a pair. Boyle picked up the win to move to 2-0 on the season. His seven strikeouts led the Xavier staff to a season-high matching 12 strikeouts.
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Owen Carapellotti, Georgetown, Jr., C
Had a hit in all three games this week, leading Georgetown to a 2-1 mark. Capped the week batting 6-for-10 with six runs, four RBI, a home run and three walks.
Marcello Mastroianni, Georgetown, Fr., LHP
Pitched five innings in Georgetown's 20-0 win over Cornell, striking out five batters and allowing just one hit.
Jimmy Keenan, St. John's, So., C Keenan unloaded a .563/.588/.813 slash line to go with eight RBIs and four runs in a 4-0 week for the Johnnies. The Red Storm catcher logged a career-high six RBIs and fell a home run shy of the cycle in the team's 14-1 routing of Iona.
Luke McCollough, Villanova, Gr., RHP
McCollough pitched six complete innings in a 7-1 win over Pepperdine Sunday. He allowed only two hits, no runs and three strikeouts against 20 batters.
Jason Neff, Villanova, Gr., C Neff batted .500 in a three-game series sweep over Pepperdine this past weekend. He recorded six hits and eight RBI including one home run. He also added two stolen bases.
