MAC Freedom Player of the Week
Parker Abate (Misericordia / Jr., OF / Malvern, Pa.) led the Cougars to a 4-1 week in conference action while hitting .533 (8-for-15) with eight runs scored and four RBIs. Abate had four multi-hit games. The junior was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI in an 8-5 come-from-behind win in the series opener against Wilkes. He then went 2-for-3 with a run scored in the third game of the series to get the series win. In a doubleheader sweep of Delaware Valley, Abate went 4-for-7 with four runs scored and two RBIs. He also was hit by a pitcher on three occasions and walked once during the week for a .632 on base percentage.