Franz Named NE-10 Player of the Week

Cazenovia, N.Y., native earns award for first time in career

EASTON, Mass. (March 17, 2010) – Stonehill College senior Shane Franz (Cazenovia, N.Y./Cazenovia) has been named the Northeast-10 Player of the Week for baseball by the Conference office.

Franz, who earns the weekly award for the first time in his career, hit .636 (7-for-11) with four runs scored, a double, home run and five RBI over four games for Stonehill during its spring break trip to central Florida. He slugged 1.000 and posted a .583 on-base percentage for the week as well.

Franz was 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored in an 8-5 setback to Assumption College in game one of a double-header on Monday. He was 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBI in the Skyhawks 7-6 win over Bentley University on Wednesday, belting a game-winning two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning. Franz wrapped up the trip by hitting 2-for-5 with a double and run scored in a 7-6 setback to Bentley the next day.

Franz has started all six games he has played this season and is batting .381 (8-for-21) with four runs scored, a double, home run and five RBI. He boasts a .571 slugging percentage and .391 on-base percentage in the early part of the season. Franz shares the team lead with three multiple-hit and two multi-RBI games and has hit safely in three-straight games.

Franz has started 79 of the 98 games he has played over his Stonehill career and has collected 78 hits with 34 runs scored, 14 doubles, a triple, two home runs and 39 RBI.

Stonehill (2-5, 0-0 NE-10) opens its Northeast-10 Conference schedule this afternoon at Southern New Hampshire University at 3:30 p.m. Live stats are available via www.stonehillskyhawks.com. The Skyhawks home opener is now slated for Tuesday, March 23, when they host Assumption College, ranked third in the East Region, at Lou Gorman Field with first pitch at 3:30 p.m.