Baseball | 3/30/2026 4:00:00 PM
Week 6 PAC Honors (for games played March 23-29)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 6 of the 2026 season.
PAC Hitter of the Week
Josh Dezenzo • Washington & Jefferson • Senior infielder • Alliance, Ohio/Marlington
Dezenzo propelled the Presidents to another undefeated week, going 4-0 with conference sweeps against Thiel and Waynesburg ... Dezenzo finished the week batting 10-for-15 (.667) on the week with four RBIs, four doubles and two homers ... He also tallied his 100th career hit as a President on the week ... Dezenzo hit .500 (4-for-8) and scored four runs against the Tomcats across both games, with an RBI and two doubles in game one ... The senior went 6-for-7 (.857) against the Yellow Jackets, bashing two doubles in game one and two homers with three RBI in game two and crossed home plate five times overall in the twinbill.
PAC Hitter Honor Roll
Allegheny sophomore designated hitter Ryan Cochran (Pittsburgh, Pa./Deer Lakes); Bethany sophomore designated hitter Marco Gonzalez (Oviedo, Fla./Oviedo); Franciscan junior first baseman Matteo Lindia (Calgary, Alberta-Canada/Notre Dame); Geneva senior first baseman Kirk Bearjar (Summerhill, Pa./Forest Hills); Grove City junior catcher/shortstop Adam Weber (McKees Rocks, Pa./Montour); Hiram junior shortstop Ethan Ryan (Pataskala, Ohio/Watkins Memorial); Saint Vincent sophomore outfielder Isiah Petty (McKeesport, Pa./Serra Catholic); Thiel junior catcher Zach Smith (Steubenville, Ohio/Steubenville); Waynesburg senior infielder Noah Gabriel (Pittsburgh, Pa./Shaler); Westminster junior outfielder Nate Demchak (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway)
PAC Pitcher of the Week
Josh Reed • Westminster • Senior • Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk
Reed highlighted Sunday's PAC sweep of Saint Vincent by firing a one-hit shutout with a career-high seven strikeouts in the 6-0 game two victory… Reed allowed two base runners all game… He retired 14 straight batters after a first-inning, one-out single and finished the game retiring 12 straight … The 103-pitch outing was Reed's second win this season.
PAC Pitcher Honor Roll
Allegheny freshman Zach Miner (Venetia, Pa./Peters Township); Bethany senior Payton Zupko (Mineral Ridge, Ohio/Mineral Ridge); Geneva junior Jason Triscila (Coraopolis, Pa./ Montour); Grove City junior Bryce Trischler (Mars, Pa./Shady Side Academy); Hiram junior Nicolas Chernitsky (Elyria, Ohio/Elyria); Thiel senior Josh Daum (Tionesta, Pa./North Clarion); W&J junior Brendan Cruz (Carnegie, Pa./Chartiers Valley)
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Michael Alspaugh • Allegheny • Freshman utility • Venetia, Pa./Peters Township
Alspaugh earned one win and one save in two relief appearances against PAC opponents last week … He did not surrender a hit or run and struck out four in 4.0 innings … Alspaugh helped the Gators earn a 4-3 win in 11 innings against Hiram with 3.0 scoreless innings out of the bullpen, as he struck out three and walked two without giving up a hit … He saved a 5-4 win over Chatham with a 1-2-3 inning with one strikeout … Alspaugh also batted 3-for-7 (.375) with two runs scored in the series sweep of the Cougars.
PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Franciscan freshman outfielder Zachary Cook (Danbury, Texas/Danbury); Grove City freshman pitcher Noah Mackie (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland); Saint Vincent freshman catcher Brooklyn Hicks (Ococee, Fla./West Orange); Thiel freshman shortstop Ivan Rudiak (Youngstown, Ohio/Boardman); W&J freshman outfielder/pitcher Tyler Maddix (Pittsburgh, Pa./Bishop Canevin); Waynesburg freshman outfielder Eli Boring (Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe); Westminster freshman Jacob Harrelson (Canal Fulton, Ohio/Green)
PAC Records & Milestones
Bethany's Payton Zupko picked up a save with a scoreless ninth inning against Chatham and earned the win with six strikeouts and one earned run in seven innings against Thiel ... Franciscan's Matteo Lindia hit .454 (10-22) last week, marked by going 5-for-5 in a sweep over Mount Aloysius with three runs scored and a pair of RBI ... Geneva's Jason Triscila earned the win in a 5-4 victory over Saint Vincent with seven Ks and one unearned run on five hits in seven strong innings ... Ethan Ryan tied the Hiram program record for hits in a single game Saturday, recording five base knocks in a 12-10 game-two win over Franciscan and he finished that game with one double, three runs scored, two RBI and two stolen bases ... Hiram's Nicolas Chernitsky was the first Terrier pitcher over the last 20 seasons to reach 12+ strikeouts in a single game with 12 Ks in seven innings in a 10-5 win over Franciscan ... Isiah Petty led Saint Vincent in a 9-8 win over Geneva by going 3-for-6 with two RBIs ... Thiel's Josh Daum allowed just one run on four hits in a career-high seven innings in relief in a 10-9 come-from-behind win over La Roche ... W&J's Brendan Cruz lowered his ERA to 0.33, which ranks in top five in Division III, with seven innings and allowed one unearned run on two hits with eight Ks in a 9-1 victory over Waynesburg ... Josh Demchak helped power Westminster to a 5-0 record last week, which included PAC sweeps of Grove City and Saint Vincent, by hitting .625 (10-16) with two doubles, six RBIs, five runs scored and three stolen bases.