Baseball | 3/16/2026 4:00:00 PM
Week 4 PAC Honors (for games played March 9-15)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 4 of the 2026 season.
PAC Hitter of the Week
Luke Snider • Hiram • Sophomore outfielder • Mentor, Ohio/Lake Catholic
Snider hit safely in all six games last week at the Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic, as he hit .550 (11-20) and slugged .850 ... He had an RBI in each of his six games played dating back to Monday, which included four multi-hit performances, three doubles and one home run ... His week began when he went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and a walk-off RBI single Monday in a 9-8 win over Haverford ... Snider followed by going 2-for-4, knocked in two and scored once in a 10-3 win victory over Alfred State ... For the entire season, Snider leads the Terriers in batting average (.417), on-base percentage (.523), OPS (1.106) and RBI (eight).
PAC Hitter Honor Roll
Allegheny sophomore outfielder Liam Irving (Olney, Md./Sherwood); Bethany senior second baseman Jaden Nestor-Fox (Vermillion, Ohio/Vermillion); Chatham senior infielder Cooper Baxter (Butler, Pa./Butler); Geneva sophomore left fielder Marco Chenet (Coraopoolis, Pa./Moon); Grove City junior outfielder Caleb Backos (Troy, Mich./Bloomfield Christian); Saint Vincent senior outfielder Dylan Schmude (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park); Thiel junior first baseman Max Bihler (Delaware, Ohio/Olentangy Berlin); W&J senior infielder Josh Dezenzo (Alliance, Ohio/Marlington); Waynesburg junior first baseman Trent Giraffa (Hanover, Pa./Delone Catholic); Westminster sophomore catcher Ian Temple (Harrison City, Pa./Penn-Trafford)
PAC Pitcher of the Week
Anthony Pass • Washington & Jefferson • Senior • Clinton, Pa./West Allegheny
Pass powered the Presidents to its seventh victory of the season in a win over Rochester on the team's annual Florida spring break trip ... The senior pitched 7.0 innings with 12 strikeouts, tying his career-high in punchouts, and zero walks while allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits ... He struck out the side in two innings and allowed just three base runners over the final five innings of work ... Pass earned his 10th career pitching victory and upped his strikeout total to 92.
PAC Pitcher Honor Roll
Allegheny sophomore Evan Belkin (Austin, Texas/James Bowie); Chatham sophomore Riley Baum (Heath, Ohio/Heath); Geneva junior Dylan Rowe (California, Md./Leonardtown); Grove City junior Bryce Trischler (Mars, Pa./Shady Side Academy); Thiel junior Brady Rzodkiewicz (Erie, Pa./Harbor Creek); Waynesburg sophomore Ryan Opfer (Houston, Pa./Chartiers-Houston); Westminster junior Tyson Djakovich (Hermitage, Pa./Hickory)
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Tyler Maddix • Washington & Jefferson • Freshman outfielder/pitcher • Pittsburgh, Pa./Bishop Canevin
Maddix helped the Presidents finish with a 5-1 record on W&J's annual Florida trip to compete in the RussMatt Invitational ... Maddix finished the week with a .545 batting average (6-for-11) with five runs batted in, two doubles, two stolen bases and three hit by pitches ... He also finished with a .643 on base percentage and a .727 slugging percentage ... Maddix was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBIs in an 18-9 win over RIT ... In the final game of the trip, he was 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, scored three runs and knocked in three in a 13-1 victory over Mount St. Mary.
PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Allegheny freshman shortstop Connor Kunkle (Moon Twp., Pa./Moon); Franciscan freshman outfielder Zachary Cook (Danbury, Texas/Danbury); Geneva freshman pitcher/first baseman Logan Middendorf (Peoria, Ariz./Glendale Prep); Grove City freshman infielder Nick Remish (Norristown, Pa./Methacton); Saint Vincent freshman pitcher Jason Forgey (Orlando, Fla./Bishop Moore); Waynesburg freshman infielder Mason Leonard (Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe); Westminster freshman pitcher Jacob Harrelson (Canal Fulton, Ohio/Green)
PAC Records & Milestones
Allegheny's Liam Irving hit .417 last week (5-12) in a 2-1 week, extending his on-base streak to 13 games to open the season and his hitting streak to 10 games ... Bethany's Jaden Nestor-Fox was 3-for-4 with a pair of triples and career-high four RBIs in a 23-10 win over Moravian ... Chatham's Riley Baum allowed one earned run on five hits and struck out eight in six innings to lead the Cougars to an 11-7 win over Bluffton, helping Chatham extend their program-record win streak to nine games ... Franciscan's Zachary Cook went 3-for-4 against both Washington College and Earlham and he batted .538 (7-13) in four games on their spring break trip ... Saint Vincent's Jason Forgey earned his first collegiate win with 6 1/3 solid innings in a 6-5 victory at the Apprentice School ... Thiel's Max Bihler had three three-hit games on spring break last week and hit .522 (12-23) over six games in Florida ... Ian Temple went 5-for-6 with two doubles, a home run, five RBIs and three runs scored in Westminster's 14-8 victory over Lancaster Bible, the five-hit game for the program first since Seth Schrader's five-hit, seven-RBI effort in a 14-7 win at Chatham on March 26, 2022.