NEW JERSEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
BASEBALL

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
 SPRING 2007
WEEK ENDING 2/24/08

PLAYER OF THE WEEK  

 

John McMullin, Rowan University
Junior, Outfielder
Woodbury, NJ/Gloucester Catholic

McMullin earns the first NJAC Player of the Week honor after hitting .400 with two doubles, three RBI, and three runs scored in the Profs’ season-opening trip to Virginia. He opened his junior season by going 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI, and a run scored in the Profs’ 5-2 win over No. 1 ranked Cortland. One day later, he went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored in Rowan’s 9-8 extra-inning loss to Randolph-Macon. McMullin currently is tied for the conference lead in hitting with a .400 batting average.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK  

Ryan Kulik, Rowan University
Senior, Left-handed Pitcher
Marlton, NJ/Cherokee

Kulik earns the first NJAC Pitcher of the Week honor after earning a victory on the mound in the Profs’ season-opening 5-2 win over No. 1 Cortland. In the victory, he surrendered just two hits and one earned run in eight innings of work while striking out 11 and walking just three. Kulik currently leads the NJAC in earned run average with a mark of 1.12.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK  

Patrick Reitemeyer, Rutgers-Newark
Freshman, Shortstop
Kearny, NJ/St. Mary's

Reitemeyer earns the first NJAC Rookie of the Week honor after hitting .300 with a double in the Scarlet Raiders’ season-opening three-game series at Trinity (TX). He hit safely in all three contests and opened his collegiate career by going 1-for-2 with a double and a walk in Newark’s season-opening contest. Reitemeyer currently ranks seventh in the NJAC in hitting with a .300 batting average.

ROOKIE PITCHER OF THE WEEK  

Todd Burdette, Rowan University
Freshman, Right-handed Pitcher
Sccasunna, NJ/Roxbury

Burdette earns the first NJAC Rookie Pitcher of the Week selection after appearing in two games during the Profs’ season-opening trip to Virginia. He took the mound collegiate for the first time in the Profs’ second game of the trip against Randolph-Macon and pitched two-thirds-of-an-inning without allowing a baserunner. He also pitched in the second half of the doubleheader and surrendered just one hit and one unearned run in 1.1 innings of work. Burdette currently is holding opposing hitters to a .167 batting average.

PREVIOUS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK - SPRING 2008

   Player Pitcher Rookie Player Rookie Pitcher

Week 1

John McMullin
Rowan
Ryan Kulik
Rowan
Patrick Reitemeyer
Rutgers-Newark
Todd Burdette
Rowan

* Indicates ECAC Player of the Week selection as well