Two Hawks win AE awards

Originally Posted on The Hartford Informer via UWIRE

Two Hawks were rewarded with an America East accolade this past week.

Baseball player Chris DelDibbio won America East Rookie of the Week while softball player Chelsey Mooney won America East player of the Week.

DelDibbio, a freshman Centerfielder, played in four games this past week and had a .353 batting average.

In the four games, he finished with two RBI’s and scored three runs. He had one extra base hit.

In the three game series against the University of Baltimore Country Retrievers, he hit .385 knocking in two runs. He had five hits in a total of 13 at bats.

For the season, DelDibbio has a .284 batting average, with 13 RBI’s and 11 runs scored.

Chelsey Mooney, the designated hitter for the softball team, batted .643 this past week giving her the honors of America East Player of the Week.

In five games, she had nine hits in 14 at-bats including two doubles and three runs batted in.

In the second game of a doubleheader against Iona, she was 3-for-4 with two RBI’s and one run scored.

She knocked in one of those runs on a double in the bottom of the fifth inning helping Hartford with the comeback against the Gaels.

Mooney would continue her hitting prowess in the following series against Boston University. She had six hits in nine at bats including a perfect 3-for3 in the final game of the series. Mooney led the Hawks with their first ever series win against the Terriers.

For the season, Mooney has a .279 batting average with four rubs batted in and three runs.

Both players will continue to look for their success at the plate as the baseball team travels to Stony Brook while the softball team hosts UConn.

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