March 5, 2012
Bardenett and June Earn First Weekly Awards of the Season
Cortland second baseman Matt June and Brockport pitcher James Bardenett have been named the SUNYAC Baseball Player and Pitcher of the week, respectively.
BASEBALL PLAYER – Cortland
Matt June (Colonie, NY/Colonie), senior second base
Matt June batted .550 (11-for-20) with two walks and hit safely in all five games as Cortland started the season 2-3. He had one double against #21 Shenandoah, went 4-for-5 in a tough 7-6 loss to seventh-ranked Christopher Newport and picked up a single verse Bridgewater. In the first two games of the eight-game Florida trip June went 2-for-4 with a run scored in a 13-0 win over defending AMCC champion Penn St. Altoona and was 3-for-4 with a walk, two RBI, two runs and a steal in a win over Husson College.
BASEBALL PITCHER – Brockport
James Bardenett (Syracuse, NY/Henniger), junior
James Bardenett did not allow a single run in 13 innings after earning two victories in two starts for the Golden Eagles. In the 7-0 win against Purchase he struck out 10 batters to just two walks and allowed the one hit in six innings. Bardenett allowed three hits over seven innings of work in a 2-1 victory over Rutgers-Camden as he struck out four batters and walked a pair. Opponents are batting .098 against the right hander.
