TROY, N.Y. – Junior Cooper Ames and senior Chris Suter paced the Union College baseball team in a pair of wins last week and were recognized as the Liberty League Performer and Pitcher of the Week to lead six Union College student-athletes recognized for the week ending on March 2, the conference office announced on Monday afternoon.
Baseball Performer of the Week: Cooper Ames
Ames hit .625 in a doubleheader sweep over SUNY Purchase on Saturday, going 5-for-8 with a double, a home run, five RBIs and two runs scored.
Baseball Pitcher of the Week: Chris Suter
Suter earned his second win of the season in game one of a doubleheader against SUNY Purchase. Suter pitched five scoreless innings of the seven-inning game, allowing only two hits and striking out six.
Honor Roll Mentions:
Men’s Lacrosse: Luke McHugh
McHugh won a career-high 17 of 22 (77.3 percent) of his faceoffs on Saturday against Springfield College and also grabbed 11 ground balls.
Women’s Lacrosse: Lana Mickelson, Kate Loughney
Mickelson and Loughney excelled on both ends of the field in Saturday’s season-opening 19-4 win over Plattsburgh State. Mickelson recorded a game-high four points, scoring three times with an assist. Loughney led the defensive effort by tying for the game-high with four ground balls and causing a pair of turnovers in her collegiate debut.
Women’s Tennis: Chara Meidani
Meidani earned a quick win at second singles over Jasmin Toor of the University of Rochester on Saturday, posting a 6-1, 6-2 victory to give the Garnet Chargers an early 2-0 lead over the Yellow Jackets.
