Greg Hickey, Baseball
The senior DH was just named NESCAC Player of the Week for the hitting display he put on in the few days as he led the Jumbos to four straight wins.
In four games this past week, Hickey hit .588, collecting 10 hits in 17 at-bats. Hickey drove in nine RBI and scored six runs over that span, hitting two doubles, a triple and two home-runs.
Hickey was instrumental in the team's 9-7 comeback victory over Bowdoin in game three of the series, going 3-5. With the Jumbos trailing 7-1 in the fourth inning of that game, Hickey hit a solo home run to bring the team one run closer. The next inning, Hickey chipped away again with an RBI single to cut the deficit to four runs.
Hickey helped the Jumbos start their series against the Polar Bears on the right foot by going 3-4 with three RBI in game one. Hickey hit a home run in the fifth inning and an RBI double in the sixth to carry the Jumbos to a 10-0 lead.
Hickey has collected multiple RBI in each of his last five games. He is now hitting .411 with three home runs and 20 RBI.
Courtney Bongiolatti, Softball
The senior shortstop went on a home run binge this weekend, tying the Tufts single season record for home runs with nine.
In game two of the team's doubleheader with Bowdoin on Saturday, Bongiolatti cracked a couple three-run homeruns to fuel an 11-2 victory.
With the team down 2-0 in the third, Bongiolatti gave the team the lead with a three-run shot. She hit another one in the fifth to give the team the mercy rule victory.
Bongiolatti had another monster day on Apr. 14, when she went 3-6 with two home runs to lead the Jumbos to a doubleheader sweep of Springfield. She drove in five runs on a day when the Jumbo offense drove in seven total. In game two, she hit a three-run shot in the first inning to provide the team's offense in a 3-1 victory.
Bongiolatti is now hitting .382 on the season with nine homers, 17 runs and 35 RBI. She has seven games left in the season to break the record.
