Rich Gawlak, The College of New Jersey
Senior, Catcher
Plainsboro, NJ/West Windsor-Plainsboro South

Gawlak earns NJAC Player of the Week honors after hitting .471 (16-for-34) with three doubles, 17 RBI, and six runs scored during eight games of the Lions’ Spring Trip to Phoenix, AZ. He hit safely in seven-of-eight contests including a 4-for-5 performance with a double and two RBI in an 8-3 victory over No. 3 Cortland. He also knocked in at least one run in seven-of-eight games and produced four multiple-RBI games including a 2-for-5 performance with a double and five RBI in an 8-7 loss to Keene State. Gawlak, who did not commit an error in eight contests played on the trip, registered six multiple-hit games to help the Lions post a 6-2 record during the week.

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

Kulik earns NJAC Pitcher of the Week honors for the second time this season after recording a pair of victories on the mound for the Profs. He first surrendered just three hits and no walks in six innings of work while tying a school-record with 15 strikeouts in Rowan’s 7-0 blanking of Alvernia. He wrapped up the week by surrendering just three hits and one earned run in four innings of work while striking out five for his second victory of the week in a 17-8 win over Massachusetts-Liberal Arts in the first game of the Profs’ Spring Trip to Florida. With the two wins, Kulik improved his record to 3-0 overall on the season.

Matt Connors, Rutgers-Newark
Freshman, Second Baseman
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ/Hasbrouck Heights

Connors earns NJAC Rookie of the Week honors for the second consecutive week after hitting .391 (9-for-23) with two RBI and three runs scored during five contests for the Scarlet Raiders. He hit safely in three-of-four games including a 3-for-5 performance with a RBI and a run scored in an 11-1 win over No. 12 Eastern Connecticut during Newark’s Spring Trip to California. He wrapped up the week by going 4-for-5 with two runs scored in Newark’s 13-7 victory over No. 19 Redlands. Connors committed just one error in 31 chances during the week for a .968 fielding percentage at his second base position.

John Lightbody, Ramapo College
Freshman, Right-handed Pitcher
Toms River, NJ/Toms River East

Lightbody becomes the second different Roadrunner to earn NJAC Rookie Pitcher of the Week honors after recording saves in three consecutive appearances during Ramapo’s Spring Trip to Florida. In Roadrunner wins against Westfield State, Transylvania, and Messiah, he logged a combined four innings while surrendering just three hits and no earned runs for three saves in a four-day span. He notched a combined eight strikeouts in the three appearances while surrendering just two walks to help Ramapo post a 5-2 record during its Florida Trip.