Week 4 PAC Honors (for games played March 11-17)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 4 of the 2024 season.
 

PAC Hitter of the Week

Josh Dezenzo • Washington & Jefferson • Sophomore infielder • Alliance, Ohio/Marlington Dezenzo put together a record-breaking effort during a spectacular overall week ... Dezenzo finished the week with a .692 batting average (9-for-13), four home runs, seven runs scored and six RBI ... Dezenzo established a new single-game program record with three home runs Thursday versus Muskingum ... Dezenzo added three hits, including a pair of doubles, during W&J's game versus No. 7 Wisconsin-La Crosse Sunday.

PAC Hitter Honor Roll

Allegheny junior outfielder/pitcher Tyson Bryant-Dawson (Oakland, Calif./Manvel-Texas); Bethany sophomore infielder Sonny Peluchette (Wheeling, W.Va./Wheeling Central Catholic); Franciscan junior shortstop Anthony Franzonello (Ashburg, Va./Broad Run); Geneva senior outfielder Tim Hermansen (Lancaster, Pa./Penn Manor); Grove City junior outfielder Josh Minnich (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley); Thiel junior catcher Nathan Prunty (Elyria, Ohio/Keystone); Waynesburg junior utility Alec Engelmore (Pittsburgh, Pa./Shaler); Westminster senior first baseman Jake Dockum (Fairport, N.Y./Allendale Columbia)

   

PAC Pitcher of the Week

Brent Herrmann • Allegheny • Senior • Canfield, Ohio/Canfield Herrmann pitched a complete-game two-hit shutout to lead Allegheny to a 3-0 win over Rochester in the first half of Saturday's doubleheader … He struck out six, threw four 1-2-3 innings and retired eight in a row between the second and fifth innings … Herrmann is the first Allegheny pitcher to throw 9.0 innings in a complete game since 2019 and the first with 9.0 innings in a complete-game shutout since 2015.

PAC Pitcher Honor Roll

Bethany senior Trey Mantle (Groveport, Ohio/Groveport Madison); Franciscan junior infielder Wade Stoehr (Lewisville, Ohio/Monroe Central); Geneva junior Caleb Graft (East Liverpool, Ohio/Heartland Christian); Grove City senior Nick Guidas (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine Richland); Thiel junior Nate Lucas (Pittsburgh, Pa./Taylor Allderdice); Waynesburg sophomore Dalton Lucey (Holmbrook, Pa./West Greene); Westminster senior Kolton Banfi (Harrisville, Pa./Franklin)

 

PAC Newcomer of the Week

Garrett Comer • Waynesburg • Freshman utility • St. Albans, W.Va./St. Albans  Comer played a crucial role in both Waynesburg wins over PAC foe Geneva Saturday in the conference opener for both teams ... He clubbed a walk-off RBI single in the Jackets' 2-1 game-one victory ... In game two, Comer was 2-for-4 with a pair of singles, two RBIs and two stolen bases, as Waynesburg completed the sweep with a 5-1 win ... Comer also had a single in game one against Penn State Behrend Sunday.

PAC Newcomer Honor Roll

Allegheny freshman pitcher Dawson Thomas (Conneaut, Pa./Conneaut Area); Franciscan sophomore utility Devon Ashcraft (Fort Worth, Texxas/Nolan Catholic); Geneva freshman shortstop Bradley McGuire (Castle Rock, Col./Ponderosa); Grove City freshman outfielder Caison Holland (Freedom, Pa./Ambridge) Thiel freshman utility Joey Schimizzi (Willowick, Ohio/Willoughby South); Westminster freshman outfielder Nate Demchak (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway)

 

PAC Records & Milestones

Allegheny's Tyson Bryant-Dawson hit a walk-off RBI single to beat Oberlin 8-7 Sunday and picked up the win on the mound after throwing a scoreless inning of relief in the top of the 11th ... Thiel catcher Nathan Prunty has a seven-game hitting streak to begin the season ... Waynesburg sophomore starter Dalton Lucey scattered nine hits and struck out seven in a complete-game 2-1 victory over Geneva Saturday ... Westminster senior starter Kolton Banfi lowered his season ERA to 2.05 with a complete-game win over Oberlin, as he allowed one run on five hits with three Ks in a 5-1 triumph.