The Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) has announced its weekly awards following the sixth week of the 2024 baseball season. Salisbury's Andrew Kell was tabbed C2C Player of the Week, while Christopher Newport's Brandon Cassedy claimed C2C Pitcher of the Week honors.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Andrew Kell, Salisbury

Kell hit a whopping .765 with multi-hit efforts in all five of the Sea Gulls' wins for the week. Kell racked up five extra-base hits, including two home runs, to go along with five RBIs, five stolen bases, 11 runs scored, and a 2.140 OPS. His best game of the week came on Tuesday against Lycoming when he clocked two doubles and one homer.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Brandon Cassedy, Christopher Newport

Cassedy continued his stellar start to the season with another quality start in a 9-3 win over Marymount on Friday. He tossed 6.0 innings of two-hit ball while striking out 11 batters. Cassedy allowed two unearned runs in the first inning but then struck out eight of the next nine batters to get into a groove. The sophomore starter recorded ten of the first eleven outs in the game by strikeout and, despite a mounting pitch count, stayed on top of his game late in his outing by retiring seven in a row and 11 of the last 12 batters he faced. Cassedy improved to 4-0 on the season with 49 K in 30.0 IP while boasting a 1.50 ERA. He ranks second nationally in strikeouts and victories.

HONORABLE MENTION

PLAYER: Ty Lowe, Mary Washington; Zach Dzarnowski, Christopher Newport

PITCHER: Ethan Hirschfeld, Salisbury; Gavin Riley, Mary Washington

C2C HIGHLIGHTS

In five games this week, Mary Washington's Ty Lowe couldn't be stopped at the plate as the senior went 8-for-17 (.471 average) with two extra-base hits and four RBIs. Over the weekend in a series victory over John Carroll, Lowe went 7-for-12 (.583) over the weekend with a double and a two-RBI triple on Sunday. The Eagles' two-way player also walked three times to bump his on-base-percentage for the week up to .545. On the mound, too, Lowe also dominated. In his first start of the season on Wednesday against Eastern Mennonite, Lowe struck out three hitters, allowing a run in his three innings of work, then pitched a shutout ninth inning against John Carroll on Sunday… Zach Dzarnowski reached base in seven of his nine plate appearances during a pair of wins for Christopher Newport this week, against Randolph-Macon and Marymount. He recorded a pair of hits, both doubles, in four official at-bats, while also reaching with three walks and two HBP. Dzarnowski scored three times and drove in a pair. He slashed .500/.778/1.000 for the week and his now hiting .309 with a .458 on-base percentage through the first 15 games of the season… Ethan Hirschfeld boasted a 1.13 ERA over eight innings across two relief appearances during Salisbury's 5-0 week. On Wednesday against Messiah he tossed two scoreless to help SU win in extras. In the nightcap of Saturday's twin bill at Ursinus, Hirschfeld finished the game with six innings of one-run, three hit ball… In his lone start of the week, Mary Washington's Gavin Riley turned in an excellent performance on the mound in a comeback 5-2 victory over John Carroll on Saturday afternoon to clinch the weekend series. In seven innings, the junior struck out nine while yielding just two earned runs and on seven hits and a pair of walks. Riley's season ERA stands at 2.20 in 28.2 innings -- sixth best in the C2C.

PREVIOUS HONOREES

Feb. 12: PLAYER: Bobby Ayscue, Mary Washington; PITCHER: Gavin Riley, Mary Washington

Feb. 19: PLAYER: Kyle Brex, Salisbury; PITCHER: Dylan Weber, Christopher Newport

Feb. 26: PLAYER: Lincoln Lubsen, Christopher Newport; PITCHER: Brandon Cassedy, Christopher Newport

March 4: PLAYER: Tim Petrucelli, Salisbury; PITCHER: Brandon Cassedy, Christopher Newport

March 11: PLAYER: Andrew Kell, Salisbury; PITCHER: Gabe Delgado, Mary Washington

March 18: PLAYER: Andrew Kell, Salisbury; PITCHER: Brandon Cassedy, Christopher Newport