MAC Freedom Player of the Week
Timmy Gorton (Eastern / Jr., C / Miller Place, N.Y.) batted .533 (8-for-15) and slugged .933 with three triples and a home run in a 3-1 week. Gorton opened the week going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBIs and two runs scored in a 10-6 win over Lancaster Bible. The junior then went 6-for-11 (.545) in a 2-1 conference series win over Wilkes. Gorton shined in game one going 5-for-5 with three triples, two RBIs and four runs scored in a 12-2 win. It is Gorton’s first five-hit game. He also drove in the game-winning run in game two in a 2-1 eight-inning victory.