LARUSSO GARNERS ECC PLAYER OF THE WEEK ACCOLADES

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (Apr. 14, 2009) – On Monday, the East Coast Conference announced its weekly award-winners for baseball, and sophomore catcher/outfielder Robert LaRusso (Bayside, N.Y.) was named the player of the week by the league. He receives the award after hitting a home run with five RBI and three runs scored in two games. For LaRusso, this marks his first honor from the ECC in 2009.

Against the University of Bridgeport on Tuesday, he batted a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and five RBI. Four of those ribbies came on a grand slam. Then, on Thursday, LaRusso notched a .333 batting average (1-3) with a base on balls. Overall, he is hitting .300 with six homers and 22 RBI this year. LaRusso has also picked up 36 hits and 26 runs in addition to posting a .533 slugging percentage.

Head Coach Joe Fucarino and his squad return to action tomorrow when they head down the street to Garden City, N.Y. for a 3:30 p.m. first pitch at Adelphi University.