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3/11/08 - Enman & LaBatte Honored by Conference

Luke Enman '08

Luke Enman '08
Eric LaBatte '11
Eric LaBatte '11

STANDISH, ME - The Great Northeast Athletic Conference has announced their weekly award honorees for the March 2nd-March 8th reporting period. Monks senior shortstop Luke Enman (Milan, NH) has been named the GNAC Baseball Player of the Week and freshman outfielder Eric LaBatte (Rochester, NH) is the GNAC Baseball Rookie of the Week.

Enman receives the weekly award after hitting .500 (15-30) with 9 runs and 11 RBI's in the Monks' 6-3 week in Port Charlotte, FL. The senior shortstop was 3-4 with 2 runs, 3 RBI's and a home run in a win over Northland College (WI) on March 6th and 4-6 with 3 runs and an RBI in a victory over Olivet College (MI) on March 7th. Enman also collected 3 RBI's and went was 3-5 in a win over Misericordia University (PA) on March 7th. Enman played his usual stellar defense during the trip, making only two errors in the nine SJC games.

LaBatte was one of many contributing newcomers for the Monks during their southern swing. The freshman outfielder was 3-4 with 3 runs, 2 RBI's, a single, triple and home run in a win over Misericordia University on March 7th. LaBatte recorded his first collegiate hit in his first at bat as a pinch hitter against WPI on March 2nd.

The St. Joe's baseball team is off to a 6-3 start and is set to take a trip to Washington, DC and Maryland March 20-22 where they will play Catholic University (DC) and Salisbury University (MD). The March 20th Catholic doubleheader begins at 1:00 PM and the March 22nd Salisbury twinbill begins at 12:00 PM.




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