Baseball | 4/6/2026 4:00:00 PM
Week 7 PAC Honors (for games played March 30-April 5)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 7 of the 2026 season.
PAC Hitter of the Week
Josh Dezenzo • Washington & Jefferson • Senior infielder • Alliance, Ohio/Marlington
Dezenzo propelled the Presidents to another conference sweep to remain undefeated in PAC play ... He finished the week going 9-for-12 (.750) at the plate with a 1.667 slugging percentage and a .769 on base percentage ... He also mashed three homers, two doubles and had nine RBIs ... In the opening game of the week against Muskingum, Dezenzo was 2-for-3 at the plate with one double ... In game one of the doubleheader sweep over Allegheny, the senior went 3-for-5 (.600) with a two-run home run and a double ... In the nightcap, Dezenzo bashed two more homers while finishing a perfect 4-for-4 with seven RBIs and a walk.
PAC Hitter Honor Roll
Allegheny junior catcher/designated hitter Tyler Skaggs (Champion Heights, Ohio/Champion); Bethany sophomore designated hitter Marco Gonzalez (Oviedo, Fla./Oviedo); Chatham senior infielder Cooper Baxter (Butler, Pa./Butler); Franciscan senior shortstop Nicholas Peffer (Dawsonville, Ga./Homeschooled); Grove City junior catcher/shortstop Adam Weber (McKees Rocks, Pa./Montour); Hiram senior third baseman Matthew Trimble (Twinsburg, Ohio/Trinity); Thiel senior catcher Calvin Cackowski (Wickliffe, Ohio/Wickliffe); Waynesburg sophomore shortstop Kaden Flambard (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park); Westminster junior third baseman Parker Lyons (Rochester, Pa./Rochester)
PAC Pitcher of the Week
Andrew Bell • Saint Vincent • Junior • Bridgeport, W.Va./Bridgeport
Bell picked up the win for the Bearcats in game two of their doubleheader split against Franciscan ... The junior tossed seven shutout innings and allowed just five hits with six strikeouts and two walks in a 6-1 victory ... He struck out a pair in the second inning and ended his outing with a punch out to strand the bases loaded in the seventh inning and keep Franciscan off the board.
PAC Pitcher Honor Roll
Bethany senior Payton Zupko (Mineral Ridge, Ohio/Mineral Ridge); Chatham sophomore Ethan Botkin (New Albany, Ohio/New Albany); Franciscan sophomore Jacob Cole (Houston, Texas/Westside); Geneva junior Jason Triscila (Coraopolis, Pa./ Montour); Grove City freshman Noah Mackie (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland); Thiel freshman Adam Manuel (Petrolia, Pa./Karns City); W&J senior Luke Alvarez (Elizabeth, Pa./Elizabeth Forward); Waynesburg senior Dalton Lucey (Waynesburg, Pa./West Greene); Westminster senior Josh Reed (Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk)
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Nick Remish • Grove City • Freshman third baseman • Norristown, Pa./Methacton
Remish went 4-for-7 (.571) with a double, three runs scored and two runs batted in Monday to help Grove City sweep Geneva … He had two hits in each end of the doubleheader ... In the nightcap, Remish was 2-for-3 with a double and a two-run single, scored twice and drew a pair of walks in a 14-4 victory.
PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Allegheny freshman utility Michael Alspaugh (Venetia, Pa./Peters Township); Bethany freshman outfielder Brance McCune (Morgantown, W.Va./University); Franciscan freshman outfielder Zachary Cook (Danbury, Texas/Danbury); Geneva freshman first baseman Logan Middendorf (Peoria, Ariz./Glendale Prep); W&J freshman outfielder/pitcher Tyler Maddix (Pittsburgh, Pa./Bishop Canevin); Waynesburg freshman outfielder Jose Lopez Jr. (Lewis Center, Ohio/Olentangy Orange); Westminster freshman second baseman Breckin Minich (New Bethlehem, Pa./Redbank Valley)
PAC Records & Milestones
Allegheny's Tyler Skaggs homered in three consecutive games following a month-long absence due to injury and finished with seven RBIs, and four runs scored in three games ... Bethany's Payton Zupko tossed his first complete game of the year when he held Hiram to one earned run on eight hits while striking out four in a 5-3 victory ... Cooper Baxter helped Chatham to a 3-0 week by hitting .538 (7-for-13) with seven RBIs and four runs scored ... Franciscan's Jacob Cole lowered his ERA to 1.89 after he gave up one earned run on six hits in 6.1 innings in a 9-3 victory over Saint Vincent ... Geneva's Logan Middendorf had a big day at the plate against Westminster on Saturday in game one, going 2-for-5 with a double and three RBIs in an 8-5 victory over the Titans, their first PAC loss of the season ... Adam Weber went 4-for-7 with a grand slam, five runs batted in and three runs scored Monday in Grove City's doubleheader sweep of Geneva ... Hiram's Matthew Trimble had a home run and three RBIs in game two at Bethany Saturday ... Thiel's Calvin Cackowski raked three home runs and drove in six last week, highlighted by going yard twice against No. 15 Mount Union Monday and followed that with his PAC-leading sixth homer of the year Friday against Chatham ... W&J junior infielder Teddy Platt (Venetia, Pa./Peters Township) hit for the cycle while driving in three and scoring four times in a 17-7 game-one win over Allegheny ... Dalton Lucey tossed a complete-game six-hitter during Waynesburg's 17-1 win over Pitt-Greensburg on Monday, as he struck out seven and didn't allow an earned run or a walk ... With 6.1 shutout innings to help Westminster claim a 2-1 win over Geneva, Titan lefty Josh Reed dropped his ERA to 1.52, which ranks third in the PAC this spring.