Baseball | 3/9/2026 4:00:00 PM
Week 3 PAC Honors (for games played March 2-8)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 3 of the 2026 season.
PAC Hitter of the Week
Colin Marinpetro • Grove City • Senior first baseman • Imperial, Pa./West Allegheny
Marinpetro hit .500 (11-for-22) with two home runs, two doubles and eight runs batted in during Grove City's five games last week at the RussMatt Invitational in central Florida … He posted a .577 on-base percentage and an .863 slugging percentage, good for a 1.440 OPS … Marinpetro clubbed two homers and drove in six against Clark and then was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in an 8-7 victory over John Carroll ... He is hitting .565 (26 of 46) this year.
PAC Hitter Honor Roll
Allegheny sophomore outfielder Liam Irving (Olney, Md./Sherwood); Bethany sophomore outfielder Niko Heidt (San Diego, Calif./Monte Vista); Chatham junior outfielder Keegan McGraw (Arlington, Va./Bishop O'Connell); Hiram senior infielder Tyler Fernandez (Aurora, Ohio/Aurora); Saint Vincent senior outfielder Dylan Schmude (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park); Thiel junior shortstop/second baseman Kolten Kruszewski (Erie, Pa./Mercyhurst Prep); W&J sophomore catcher Tommy Dietrich (Davidsonville, Md./DeMatha Catholic); Waynesburg senior outfielder Jordan Mosely (St. Albans, W.Va./St. Albans); Westminster junior third baseman Parker Lyons (Rochester, Pa./Rochester)
PAC Pitcher of the Week
Parker McRay • Allegheny • Sophomore • Mechanisville, Va./Atlee
McRay earned his second win of the season in the longest outing of his career, leading the Gators to a 9-6 win versus Rose-Hulman … He pitched 7.0 scoreless innings, scattering four hits and one walk over 91 pitches while tying a season high with six strikeouts … McRay picked off a runner at first in the first inning, faced the minimum through the first three innings, and retired the Fightin' Engineers 1-2-3 in the fifth.
PAC Pitcher Honor Roll
Chatham junior pitcher Gianni Cantini (Monongahela, Pa./Ringgold); Saint Vincent junior Nolan Hurd (Homestead, Pa./Steel Valley); Thiel sophomore Isaiah Torres (Berea, Ohio/Berea-Midpark); W&J senior Anthony Pass (Clinton, Pa./West Allegheny); Westminster junior Tyson Djakovich (Hermitage, Pa./Hickory)
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Zach Miner • Allegheny • Freshman utility • Venetia, Pa./Peters Township
Miner finished second on the team with seven hits, batting .389 at the plate while earning a three-inning save on the mound … He doubled twice, scored four runs, and drove in three more … Miner was 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI in a 14-13 win vs. Dubuque and he tossed 3.0 scoreless innings with two strikeouts to earn a save in the victory … He finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs and one run scored in a 9-6 win vs. Rose-Hulman … Miner posted a season-high three hits with one run scored in a 14-1 victory against Fredonia in the 2026 home opener … The freshman utility was also perfect in the field with eight putouts and six assists while playing both first and third base.
PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Chatham freshman infielder Zane Pollack (Elgin, Ill./Burlington Central); Grove City freshman catcher Johnny Reyes (Hubbard, Ohio/Hubbard); Saint Vincent freshman pitcher Jason Forgey (Orlando, Fla./Bishop Moore); Thiel freshman outfielder Justin Dubee (Gibsonia, Pa./Hampton); W&J freshman infielder Seth Rosenfeld (Ellicott City, Md./Long Reach); Westminster freshman pitcher Jacob Harrelson (Canal Fulton, Ohio/Green)
PAC Records & Milestones
Allegheny's Liam Irving hit .500 last week (8-16), highlighted by three hits, two runs, two stolen bases, and one RBI in a 14-1 win over Fredonia in the Gators' home opener Saturday ... Bethany's Niko Heidt was 3-for-3 with a double and stolen base in a 6-5 game-one win over Drew Sunday ... Chatham's Keegan McGraw went 4-for-4 and scored twice in an 8-2 game-one win over Pitt-Greensburg Saturday and then hit a walk-off two-run single for a 2-1 Cougar win in game two ... Grove City's Johnny Reyes hit .500 (10 for 20) with five doubles last week in Grove City's five games at the RussMatt Invitational and has hits in nine of his first 10 games, including a current eight-game hitting streak ... With a pair of home runs in Hiram's doubleheader Sunday against Augustana (Ill.) in Fort Myers, Fla., Tyler Fernandez is now tied with Mike Davis for the seventh-most home runs in program history (14 each) ... In a 16-13 win over Hope, Saint Vincent's Dylan Schmude was 2-for-5, scored three times, drove in one and swiped two bags ... Waynesburg's Jordan Mosely went 4-for-8 and knocked in two in a sweep over Bluffton ... Westminster's Tyson Djakovich went 6.0 innings to secure his first win of the year in Sunday's 6-1 game-one victory over Rivier, allowing one run (unearned) on six hits with a career-high nine strikeouts.